Random pick off the library shelf. It's the true story of thirteen women who joined together to buy and share a diamond necklace that was worth $37,000. I love the novelty of the idea, the variety of reasons the women joined the group, how their project brought them closer and how they worked through the conflicts it created, and the ways they've used the necklace to bless other people in a variety of ways.
p. 122, Generosity isn't just about giving money; it's giving of yourself, your time, your words.
p. 163, In the past, Priscilla had always thought that the smarter and more successful you were, the more you didn't need other people, the more you could do it all yourself. Priscilla had never asked anyone for anything. Now she was starting to think differently. Maybe the smarter you were, the sooner you recognized you were in trouble and asked for help.
In the Dark Streets Shineth: A 1941 Christmas Eve Story, written by David McCullough
A short book about Prime Minister Winston Churchill's visit with President Franklin D. Roosevelt in the midst of WWII and story behind two popular Christmas carols.
A Marriage Carol, written by Chris Fabry and Gary Chapman
I found this on the library site while I was searching for Christmas movies. Fiction, quick read, happy ending, some good things to be reminded of.
p. 52, "The choices you make lead your heart toward your husband or away; they are never inconsequential."
"Can't you just run parallel?"
"Have your ever tried to draw a straight line on your own? There's always a little bend there because none of us is perfect. So it may appear that you're moving parallel to each other when in fact you're moving apart or together."
Affluenza: The All-Consuming Epidemic, written by John De Graaf, David Wann, Thomas H. Naylor and illustrated by David Horsey
This book was referenced in The Necklace, so I checked it out. It's long and I skimmed much of it, but the premise of the book is an important one. Our culture is obsessed with having bigger, more, better, newer, etc. and it's a problem. I realize that's old news, but it's always a bit shocking to read actual statistics.
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