There are days...

...when the wrecking ball of life keeps on swinging.


Why is it then that you can never get the wrecking ball to break down the parts of you life that you want demolished? Bad habits multiply, aggravations build higher, animosity forms a stronghold and bitterness becomes a solid foundation.
When all these things build up the joy, happiness, contentment, peace and relaxation tend to come crashing down. It would really be nice if we could control that wrecking ball and have it only demolish the things we want out of our lives and have the rubbish instantly removed. I would remove my addiction to food and my self destructive tendencies. I would demolish my self righteous hang-ups and bust open those fears that hold me captive. I would then build up a God centered life filled with honest compassion for all people and a patience to deal with those same people. A love for myself that sees me as God sees me and not as the mirror reflects me along with seeing others the way God sees them to see their value through His eyes.

I've been neglecting...

...the book part of this blog for a while. Therefore I shall endeavor to share some of the books I have enjoyed lately and why.
1. "Wicked Appetite", by Janet Evanovich
Best know for her hugely popular Stephanie Plum series, Evanovich has created a spin off series featuring Diesel, the Unmentionable character from the Plum Between-the-Numbers books.Diesel is on the quest to find and protect the stones that represent the 7 Deadly Sins. This first book brought together humor, adventure and just a touch of attraction as the searched for the Gluttonoid. Maybe it was the fact that gluttony was the first stone they searched for or maybe it was just the wonderful humor but I'm already looking forward to the next book. My biggest hope is that she doesn't drag out a love triangle throughout the series like she has with the Plum books.

2. "Ravished by a Highlander", by Paula Quinn
I admit that I am a romance junkie and am only mildly embarrassed by that fact. This was the first book I read by Quinn and I was just expecting a regular straightforward historical romance full of brawny Scotsmen in kilts! (Yummy) What I found most interesting about this book was all the history interwoven with a touching love story. Set during the coronation of King James, this fiction book brought out the reality of the role religion played in the battle for the Monarchy. Betrayal and faith walked side by side and there were times when even knowing this was a romance I would wonder if love would be enough to protect Davina and Rob.

3. "Eat Prey Love" by Kerrelyn Sparks
No that isn't a typos and this is not the basis for Julia Robert's movie. This book continues the "Love at Stake" series about Vamps and Shifters. Cait discovers that the sister she hasn't seen in over a decade didn't abandon her but instead was separated from her by their father. Their reunion hold it's own surprises as Cait discover that her sister has married a vampire and her niece and nephew have very special abilities. These shocking truths are nothing compared to the were-panther who ignites instant animal attraction in her. But Carlos, the were-panther, has bigger problems than the mortal who has invaded his life. He is on a search for a Mate and the discover of other were-panthers before his race is extinct.

That's it for now but if you are willing to admit that you enjoy a lot of romance in your stories check out some of these blogs.
Killer Fiction
Running with Quills
TDL's Let's Talk Books

Foolish choices...

...deadly decisions! You read about it everyday, people do silly or foolish things and they end in death. We like to use the term 'accident' but is it really an accident when you are intentionally endangering your life? Surfing on subway cars, free climbing tall buildings, diving of cliffs hoping to catch the incoming tide...
In my mind these are all foolish choices and not having an adventurous bone in my body so I'm never tempted with these foolish choices.
What I am tempted by are deadly decisions! You know what decision I mean, the decision to sit down with a whole "Death by Chocolate" layer cake and eat the whole thing. The decision to take the whole quart of ice cream to the couch instead dishing up a serving. (Because you know that if you take the whole quart you'll eat the whole quart even if you tell yourself you'll only have a little) That decision to stay in bed that extra half hour instead of getting up and putting some extra movement in your day. There is also that popular decision to hit the fast food place or the pizza place and pick up dinner after a long day of work instead of going home and fixing a halfway balanced meal.
The risk of early death is high with either scenario. Maybe I should try a few more foolish choices to liven up my life and cut back on the deadly decisions?