What was a favorite gift you received this year? I mean other than the wonderfully obvious ones like: spending time with your family, your health, and just, in general, celebrating the birthday of Jesus Christ?
One of my favorites was a book Clay gave me: West with the Night. On the back of the book a portion of the review reads: "...written so well, and marvelously well, that I was completely ashamed of myself as a writer." Who was the reviewer? Time magazine? John Grisham? James Patterson? Ken Follet? No! Ernest Hemingway! So you just have to know it is must be great...and good 'ole Ermest has not let me down.
I have always loved reading. At any given time, I am reading at least 5 books at once. When I leave the house, I always take a book, my blackberry, my credit cards...AND my Barnes and Noble frequent user card.
A highlighting pen is a necessity. I love to be able to reread what I believe to be important. Additionally, there are some lines so significant I like to memorize them (and isn't this especially helpful when reading the Bible so I can be ready with my sword?).
One of the side effects of liver disease and the medications are memory problems. Mine tends to lean towards short term memory. This has really put a hinderance on my pleasure of reading because I have trouble not only remembering specific lines - but with titles of the books, major characters, etc. My family loves trivia games and it is really hurting my scores too! :):)
Seriously, I do ask that you pray for my memory. I have been given the option of a medication but its side effects sound like those horrible television commercials that spend 3 minutes talking about how the pills can cause yada, yada, yada and "even lead to stroke and heart attack." Right now I am trying a doctor's suggestion of eating yogurt with live cultures - but I am not sure that is doing much good.
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