When I told my husband about taking a break from blogging, he didn't give the enthusiastic cheer that I thought he would. Instead he told me, "Well, we'll see how long that lasts. You may need the outlet in the midst of everything else." As often happens, he's right in this case. I've had all these thoughts running around in my head this week, so I'm just going to put some of them down in this post. Pondering #1 Last week a missionary couple came to visit our church from France where they are serving. We started talking about books and I recommended several of my favorite books to her. At first, I didn't articulate why. After the church service, I realized that it was because each of the books made a deep impression on me. These were the books: Love in the Driest Season by Neely Tucker This book made me realize how Americentric I've been in my world view and why it is important that the U.S. help countries in Africa and why we need ...