Better Late Than Never?
I'm always late - when I tutor, I run into the library at 4:33 and hope that no one is annoyed that I'm late; coming to Church I might be on time if the lights are good; and the only way I keep any long-distance friends is because they forgive me for being a space-cadet and not calling back or writing sooner. But eventually, I try to get to everything I've been meaning to do, including writing about the Shannon Hale books.
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Goose Girl is tremendous, but River Secrets may be my favorite. Enna Burning was okay, but just not as interesting to me. I guess I like the plotting and spying and scheming better.
After I listened to parts of Goose Girl on my computer (downloadable from the library), I think I started to dream about it. Luckily, no nightmares. I mean, for a children's book, there is a reasonable amount of gore - like the horse's head. I don't think it would freak out any kids old enough to actually be reading the book - I just mention it because sometimes when I read a really good description (like the scene of talking to a dead horse) I like to try it out in real life. Imagine what happened as a kid when I really thought I could fly if I jumped off the stump in the middle of our backyard!
So anyways, what dead things would I talk to. People seemed a little too morbid - besides, I do that for reals. I had a rabbit once, but I don't even remember its name. We had a dog, but we gave it away so I can pretend that he's still alive. Oh well - I just had to talk to the spiders after I squished them, and then I gave it up.
I absolutely love love love! how Isi loses everything she thought she was and would be, and remakes herself into herself. I think she would've been a fine queen if her mother hadn't deliberately kept her from it at home, but she made herself into a queen Isi, not a copy of her mother the queen. Anyways, I just totally relate - it seems like every time I have an idea of where my life is going, things just fall apart and change. I hate change! But Isi keeps going and finds her new life is more real and more herself instead of what was expected of her. Sometimes I think I'm finding that too. One way I'm not the same though, is that Isi doesn't seem to have any problems believing that her life married to the prince will be good. I always have that problem. Oops! Not about Dan! I have a problem with believing that changes are going to be good, and I also am very pessimistic about the future sometimes. Bad Julie! But I try to avoid negative thoughts, and maybe Isi could've had some doubts too and just kept going.
All right, so I'm taking a fictional character as a role model - nothing wrong with that. :)
Why do I love Rivers Secrets? I just love the adventurousness of it all - and the total surprise of discovering that instead of being pitied by his commander, Razo (?) has overlooked talents that make him vital! I think this is more like our lives here - I mean, most of us have sometime compared ourselves unfavorable to others instead of seeing how great we really are. I do this all the time - I grew up thinking my older sister was perfect, and that my parents thought she was perfect. When we finally compared notes, I discovered that she was just as secure (or not) as the rest of us. Even when I find or meet people whose lives I think I just want - whether they have that high metabolism I lack, or whether they can make up an answering message on the spot without babbling - everyone has something I admire and wish was part of myself. But like Razo, sometimes someone tells us that WE are wonderful at something, and we see ourselves in a whole new beautiful light. To me, that's what the scriptures do. How incredible to know that there is someone who is always there, who has prepared ahead of time the words to tell us that our worth is more than we can ever imagine. My mom always tells me that she loves me more than I will ever understand until I have children of my own. And Heavenly Father has a similar, but even more perfect, love for me. How can I think badly of myself when He tells me otherwise? Why should I compare myself to others when He has told me that we all are blessed with different talents?
I think that went a lot more spiritual than I intended when I started this post, but it looks like a good thought to end with - so I can go have family prayer and say thanks.
Click here for the rest of the post.
Goose Girl is tremendous, but River Secrets may be my favorite. Enna Burning was okay, but just not as interesting to me. I guess I like the plotting and spying and scheming better.
After I listened to parts of Goose Girl on my computer (downloadable from the library), I think I started to dream about it. Luckily, no nightmares. I mean, for a children's book, there is a reasonable amount of gore - like the horse's head. I don't think it would freak out any kids old enough to actually be reading the book - I just mention it because sometimes when I read a really good description (like the scene of talking to a dead horse) I like to try it out in real life. Imagine what happened as a kid when I really thought I could fly if I jumped off the stump in the middle of our backyard!
So anyways, what dead things would I talk to. People seemed a little too morbid - besides, I do that for reals. I had a rabbit once, but I don't even remember its name. We had a dog, but we gave it away so I can pretend that he's still alive. Oh well - I just had to talk to the spiders after I squished them, and then I gave it up.
I absolutely love love love! how Isi loses everything she thought she was and would be, and remakes herself into herself. I think she would've been a fine queen if her mother hadn't deliberately kept her from it at home, but she made herself into a queen Isi, not a copy of her mother the queen. Anyways, I just totally relate - it seems like every time I have an idea of where my life is going, things just fall apart and change. I hate change! But Isi keeps going and finds her new life is more real and more herself instead of what was expected of her. Sometimes I think I'm finding that too. One way I'm not the same though, is that Isi doesn't seem to have any problems believing that her life married to the prince will be good. I always have that problem. Oops! Not about Dan! I have a problem with believing that changes are going to be good, and I also am very pessimistic about the future sometimes. Bad Julie! But I try to avoid negative thoughts, and maybe Isi could've had some doubts too and just kept going.
All right, so I'm taking a fictional character as a role model - nothing wrong with that. :)
Why do I love Rivers Secrets? I just love the adventurousness of it all - and the total surprise of discovering that instead of being pitied by his commander, Razo (?) has overlooked talents that make him vital! I think this is more like our lives here - I mean, most of us have sometime compared ourselves unfavorable to others instead of seeing how great we really are. I do this all the time - I grew up thinking my older sister was perfect, and that my parents thought she was perfect. When we finally compared notes, I discovered that she was just as secure (or not) as the rest of us. Even when I find or meet people whose lives I think I just want - whether they have that high metabolism I lack, or whether they can make up an answering message on the spot without babbling - everyone has something I admire and wish was part of myself. But like Razo, sometimes someone tells us that WE are wonderful at something, and we see ourselves in a whole new beautiful light. To me, that's what the scriptures do. How incredible to know that there is someone who is always there, who has prepared ahead of time the words to tell us that our worth is more than we can ever imagine. My mom always tells me that she loves me more than I will ever understand until I have children of my own. And Heavenly Father has a similar, but even more perfect, love for me. How can I think badly of myself when He tells me otherwise? Why should I compare myself to others when He has told me that we all are blessed with different talents?
I think that went a lot more spiritual than I intended when I started this post, but it looks like a good thought to end with - so I can go have family prayer and say thanks.
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