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37 meditative chapters into this book of biblical reflection. Favorite quotes:

"When we don't feel needy, it's a sign we're getting full of ourselves"

"Humility says, 'Lord, I'm empty without you. I'm broken without your wholeness...apart from you I'm nothing. I need you!"

"In the garden of prayer we arouse from sleep, gird our waist for action, and trim the lamps of our love so they burn bright. Watch and pray."

Audiobook narrator is not great

Loving this as a chapter -a-day supplement to my quiet time

Disappointed that this engaging story of 1940s circus life - the travel, hard work, relationships, competitiveness, animals - is laced with sexually explicit details.

The writing is horrible. To the point of comedic

Listening while on a short road trip; lots of missing details (her family doesn't ask why there is a cop at the house? Why her car was impounded?)

The "friendly rivalry" is more intense than women on The Bachelor.

Yes, I'm intrigued.

Gonna stick with it out of curiosity

Page turner from the first chapter

Relationships matter. That stands out to me as I am nearing the halfway point and am examining the dynamics of this broken family and their relocation; Mom's response to her life; Granny's responsibilities; Grandpa's healing touch.

Also impressed with the engaging way beekeeping lessons are taught

Rereading, prepping for a group discussion of chapters 1-5

Interestingly, listening to this during the same time frame I am reading Hillbilly Elegy. Both accounts of a childhood marked by unstable parental relationships and positive, impactful grandparents