I just read...

Have a Little Faith by Mitch Albom.  (Hyperion, 2009).   In true Albom form, we find tender writing of fruitful lives and encouragement for living our own authentic faith experiences.  Ahhhh. I actually discovered this book displayed in our church library and immediately snatched it up.  I read it faithfully almost every night, and each time it warmed my heart and confirmed my belief in the sometimes joyful, sometimes plodding journey of Christian faith.

Portrayed are two very different men of God with very different paths and promises.  Albom moves between their worlds of Jewish and Christian, white and African-American, well-to-do and impoversihed.  Themes are survival, mentoring, perseverance, forgiveness, miracles and more.

This Christmas, reach for an old favorite or one just published.  But make it a tender read - after all, Christmas is about faith, and promise!

First Blog posting

And Marlene said, "let there be a blog!" And there was evening and there was morning, the first day. And Marlene surveyed all that was created and she said that it was good.

Ok, well, maybe that's a bit overly dramatic, but hopefully the fruits of this labor won't get Marlene into as much trouble as the apple did for Eve.

At this point you're probably wondering what's going on here. The answer to that is basically, wait and see. At this time of this posting, the site still kind of under construction. The real magic will happen when Marlene starts updating on a regular basis. (as if you can't tell already, the person writing this posting is not, in fact, Marlene. Who am I? Oh....let's just say a "friend"). Marlene will be filling the pages of this blog with all kinds of updates, thoughts, brain droppings and other fun, helpful and thoroughly interesting stuff.

Until then, here are some pictures of happenings at the Library to wet you're appetite. And yes, Library's are exciting places. You just have to know the right librarian!