Book Club Sundries

If you are here to participate in the Advent Book Club - Welcome! There are a few items to note before the formal start of our study on December 1st. 

On November 28th, I'll be posting on the Introduction and Prologue. I'll then be posting daily starting on December 1st through the 24th. My posts are usually scheduled to publish at 8 am. 

Please remember to try and watch the movie My Son My Savior. At our church, it will be shown during adult Sunday morning Bible study on November 29th. During the following weeks of Advent, we'll also be following the study that follows scenes in the movie. 

If you're new to my format of "blog book club", let me explain how it basically goes. I start with some of my own comments and thoughts and highlight some of my favourite passages from the book.  Sometimes readers like to form their own thoughts before they read what I have to say while others may appreciate someone else going first:) It's all good! 

I'll also be personally answering one of the questions found at the end of the chapter. Feel free to share your own thoughts or answers in the comment section below. This gets the conversation going!

If you get behind, DON'T PANIC! If you're a week back and just now making comments, it'll still be read and acknowledged. You can still be part of the conversation. 

I try to make it really clear as to what I'm quoting. If I am italicizing words in the same size font, this means it's from the book The Mom God Chose. I usually will give a page number or the first words of the paragraph as reference. If words are italicized and in bold, I am quoting the Bible. If they are in just bold and same font, it's either a prayer or used for stress. If I'm quoting from the hymnal, you'll know this by small, italicized font with the hymn reference. OK - hopefully it's not as confusing as all that sounds now but will make more sense as we go along. 

Oh! And if you are here for book club and wondering who I am - I don't blame you:) I'm Rachel - (WELS) pastor's wife, mother of two, home-maker, home-educator, home-based hair stylist and child of God.   This is technically my family blog. I started it in 2007 as a way to communicate with family and friends all over the place when my husband and I traveled to China to adopt our daughter. Since then, I've just kept writing! So no worries if you could care less about the wreath I made by destroying an old Lutheran hymnal, or you're not interested in the super cute chairs I my husband just recovered with adorable IKEA fabric. I'm just thrilled you're here now for the purpose of joining me in the study of Mary through the month of December! May God bless your Advent study!