A few notes before we begin –
SHARK WEEK 2024 begins July 7-13 (Mark your calendars.)
PRAYER INTENTIONS—Leroy and I will travel to a Catholic conference this summer, and we would be honored to carry your prayer intentions with us. Your requests are important to us, just like they were in April. Send me your intentions via email, text, contact form, etc.
BOOK: Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel
This book was recommended by my new British Buddy, Stuart. (We met Stuart and his wife Deb on our April trip to Poland, Prague and Germany.) Stuart and I discovered we shared a love of history and historical fiction. This is the first of three books that tell the story of Thomas Cromwell in the court of Henry VIII. It is a massive book that took me a long time to finish, but Stuart was right; I loved it. I also remember he mentioned the Wolf Hall TV series based on the books. I found and binged it right after I finished the novel. Considering how many top actors participated, I was surprised I hadn’t heard of the TV show. I loved it; it was a great way to close out the experience of the book. (I always mourn the end of a good book.)
BOOK: The Little Liar by Mitch Albom
This book was another recommendation that came from our trip in April. There were many of us on the tour interested in World War II history and Nazi Germany, so we discussed books with several people. On a tour of Oskar Schindler’s Factory in Krakow, one of the participants recommended this book. He said it was a great example of how individual experiences of the war could vary from person to person. This book begins with the Nazi occupation of Greece and follows four characters as they navigate their circumstances. Each one’s path was different, yet they were all connected.
I assigned this book to July’s Book Club. I’m curious to hear what everyone thought.
TV: Hitler and the Nazi’s – Evil on Trial – Netflix
Netflix released a new Hitler/Nazi series in June, and I thought it was excellent. It tells of Hitler’s rise to power and includes a lot about the Nuremberg Trials.
“Move toward the next thing, not away from the last thing. Same direction. Completely different energy.” – James Clear
“Guilt lives in the past. Worry lives in the future. Peace lives in the present.” – James Clear
“Make a mistake? Release the guilt, remember the lesson.” – James Clear
“Those who lack the courage will always find a philosophy to justify it.” — Albert Camus, philosopher and author
“There is a huge amount of freedom that comes to you when you take nothing personally.”