To finish this book, or to start a new one

Today as I was beginning to read this new book Dave bought me at Together for the Gospel, I got to thinking about how many books I have started but never finished.

• Pilgrims Progress by John Bunyan
• Don't' Waist Your Life by John Piper
• The Search for Significance
• The Life You've Always Wanted by John Ortberg
• What does God Know and When Does He Know It by Millard J. Erickson
• Shepherding a Child's Heart by Tedd Tripp ( I started this today!)
• The Shaping of a Christian Family by Elisabeth Elliott ( I think that's the name)
• A Chance to Die (about Amy Carmichael)
• Spiritual Disciplines for the Christian Life by Donald Whitney (My dear husband was nice enough to remind me of this one! :)

That is all I can think of now. I think there are more, those are just the ones I started this year. That makes me sad that I started so many books and never finished them. I am going to try to complete all those books before the end of the year! Maybe I should start with the Spiritual Disciplines book:) On a positive note, I have actually finished a few books this year. They are.......

• Family Driven Faith by Voddie Baucham (Loved it!)
• A biography on Martin Luther (can't remember the exact name)
• Lots of Junie B. Jones and Fairy Tales (do those count?)

OK. So tomorrow is a new day and I am going to finish some books soon. Its not that I don't want to read.... its just I always seem to find a book I want to read more than the one I'm reading (hence all the unfinished books). So feel free to keep me accountable to reading , especially to reading my Bible .....I've never even finished it..... that's another goal to aim for!

Have a good Sunday!

Lisa

Fun Friday with the Fish

These are some of the statements we heard a lot today.... Look at those big fish, look at those little bitty fish, what are those called?Wow look how big that shark is, those are so pretty, will that bite me? We went to the Aquarium in Atlanta today with the Harcrows. It was great. We have been to the one in Chattanooga and Gatlinburg, but I think this was my favorite. The whale sharks were definitely the highlight. They were huge! I think one was about 22 feet long. There were also Beluga whales that were huge. There were divers in a lot of the tanks cleaning or filming or something. Julie said she would like to volunteer for that. Not me!!!!! I like to look at fish, sharks, whales, jellies, sting rays or you name it, through a BIG glass window. When you stand in front of those huge walls of glass looking at all the different kinds of fish you wonder how anyone could say there is no God. They are all so different and so complex. "The heavens declare the glory God, and the firmament shows his handiwork." Psalm 19:1

Lisa