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I realized in this read-through that, in the vicar's cottage scene, Emma tries using Pierce's first name several times to get his attention. It comes across to me as her trying to join him in the historical space he was occupying. It's not until she interjects physically and carries him by the name he's asked her to use, Pierce, that she's able to draw him into the space and time the occupy together in the present.

"...a good deal of life is watching those we love consider the stupidest of possibilities. Why would God trust humankind if, in the end, we are all fools."

I have never baptized a fern, but now I want to.

That was when the fireworks began; shimmer and fire autographing the sky with smoke. A moment of awe for us all.

My knees and my hands were less than 12 inches apart.

It felt like much more.

It felt like much less.

I...

...

Hold the phone. I need to immediately reread this. I'll be right back.

I...

...

Hold the phone. I need to immediately reread this. I'll be right back.

I reread the vicar's cottage scene 4 times.

The emotions and the writing are heartbreaking on every level and for every character in the room.

I didn't understand until this book that I have been blessed to experience my own Stonecrop. I also didn't realize until this book how much I have ached for it.

The interactions with the Romany women left me with chills up and down my spine upon first read and reread of the scene. I am spellbound.

The scene with the Romany women left me with shivers up and down my spine. I am spellbound.

I have waited long enough. It is now time to enjoy the next jounal volume.

Disclaimer: percent complete of book is not representative of percent complete of training child

"It is not true that women cannot keep secrets. Where they love, they can be trusted to death and beyond, against all sense and reason. It is their weakness, and their great strength."

"...I had been so used to God's voice in the fire and stars that I had forgotten to listen for it in the counsels of men."

Made myself read a short stack of other books before resuming this one; I've been going through Emma's journal entirely too quickly.

Even with it having been several weeks (and several epic books that completely transported my mind away from Emma's world) since I was last in this book, picking this back up yesterday felt exactly like stepping into a room of old friends who I've known for years. *contended sigh*

Must...

Slow...

Down.

Gah!

"It's not like that..."

"It's exactly like that!"

Lovely scene setting:

"A cloud reached out and grappled with the moon for possession of the night."

"Sometimes, the price of dreams is achieving them."

"But he laughed as the English do; at the end of his teeth."

😆 What an unexpected and delightful description.

There's only a hour left! I'm starting to worry hat there is not enough time for all the resolutions we need! Tia still needs to go after her last two marks, Gavin needs to attempt his 7th purpose, Kip and The Mighty still needs to face off against the White King, Aliviana needs to find Kip before she does or doesn't become a god, and where the heck has Corvan been?!
My worry is breaking my fun.

I know I'm enjoying it when I turn the playback speed down from 2x to 1x. Gotta savor this.

I am having to work hard to keep reading. I just want to put it down in exchange for something (anything?) else. 1,000 years separating our two FMC and the only thing that has changed in their society is that some (a very few) people have guns?

"Through critical conversations and a strong commitment to reflection, parenting -- whether it's through a lens of social justice or not -- is always about making the best decisions with the knowledge you have; making mistakes, adjusting, and then readjusting. Remember to give yourself and your children grace and compassion as you do this work together. It does make a difference; I promise you."

"Without courage, we cannot practice any other virtue with consistency. We can't be kind, true, merciful, generous, or honest. Right now, our country is yearning for those traits to shine through in all of us..."

"If you don't call [private body parts] by name, it teaches your child that the private parts of their body are something to hide or something to be ashamed of. In not naming, you unintentionally teach your children that if someone touches them "there," it may not be safe to tell you, or a trusted adult, since even saying the real name of my private parts out load was too scary -- even for mommy."