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August 24, 2023 all good things•reading

August Good Reads

Purely for pleasure, I have been reading through Louise Penny’s Inspector Gamache murder mystery series. I just finished The Beautiful Mystery (#8 in the series). I love the way the characters in the books develop over the series. The focus of her books is not so much on the murder as the motivations and emotions of the characters involved. The Beautiful Mystery is set in an aging monastery hidden deep in the Québec woods, where a group of monks...
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January 15, 2021 all good things•books that shape me•my favorite things•reading•Uncategorized

All Good Things: January

Well friends, the new year feels . . . like more of the movie Groundhog Day (and there were way too many wonderful Groundhog Day GIFs to choose from). I know this past week has been heavy and anxiety-inducing for many of us in this country, so here are a few things from the last week (and month or so) that I have enjoyed and learned from: I thought this article by Esau McCaulley, “Truth over power: It is...

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June 14, 2017 books that shape me•featured•kids•motherhood•reading•summer•thankfulness

The recount + Psalm 9:1 Printable Bible Coloring Page in English and Spanish

  (The Amazon links in this post are affiliate links,* which means that if you purchase something using them, I get a small portion of the sale. It’s a small way you can support the blog, but only if you’d like!) Okay, I know it’s not technically summer yet (see previous post), but . . . HAPPY SUMMER!!! I am feeling so much better this week and settling into the groove of summer. I am reading Anne Brontë’s (of the Brontë...

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On today's pretend podcast on my Substack: 🌟 ad On today's pretend podcast on my Substack:
🌟 adjusting to a new weekly schedule 
🌟 new stickers in the shop and why I created them
🌟 art I created this week
🌟 my next Bible study. Was Mary of Clopas the unnamed disciples on the road with Jesus to Emmaus?
🌟 the 60 minutes interview with Ben Sasse that brought me to tears

Have a listen here:
https://marydeandraws.substack.com/p/marys-friday-newsletter-5826

Shop the new stickers here:
https://marydeandraws.com/product-category/new
Prepping for Saturday's class @friendlycityclay 💕
I recorded today's newsletter as a "pretend podcas I recorded today's newsletter as a "pretend podcast." You can hear me yap about how much I love the story of Frozen, why I think the song "Let it Go" has to be understood in context of the movie's whole story, and what I think that insight has to teach us about good Biblical interpretation. 

Have a listen or read the post here:
https://marydeandraws.substack.com/p/marys-friday-newsletter-5126
Jesus Speaks to Women: Mary Magdalene, Part 2 on J Jesus Speaks to Women: Mary Magdalene, Part 2 on John 20:1-18 is posted on Substack! 

Here is some of what I'm pondering:
🖤 what did the death of Jesus mean to Mary?
🖤 why did Jesus meet her first after his resurrection?
🖤 the evidence of the grave linens
🖤 a new type of Eve
🖤 Golgotha has a garden

Substack subscribers can download the coloring page! 

Artwork by Edward Manigault, Christ Appearing to Mary (1910).

Read the post here or find "Marydean Draws" on Substack:
https://marydeandraws.substack.com/p/jesus-speaks-to-women-chapter-16-f53
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