Give someone a lift! Following a series of misadventures trying to get to Nauvoo on an airplane with several nieces and nephews, Sheri Dew writes that she was ready to scrap the trip and just go home. A simple statement by her niece restored her perspective: "Aunt Sheri, if life were easy, it wouldn't be hard." The fact is, life is hard-but that's okay. If we learn to turn to the Lord, he can make our burdens light. Distinguishing between burdens (the stuff mortality throws at us) and baggage (the junk we elect to pick up on our own) can help ease our way. So can a correct understanding of basic principles like charity and chastity. This road map to some basic truths about life will make you feel better-even on hard days!
My sister lent this to me a while back and I have really enjoyed Sister Dew's insights. It has helped remind me of the reason we have challenges and some ideas of how to get through them.
Natalie
Welcome!
Welcome to the North Millville Book Club site (or at least that's what I'm calling it for purposes of a blog name & address). Here you will find our current schedule, past books read, the current book suggestions list, and books that have been removed from the list for lack of votes, but are good books to consider.
If you have any books that wouldn't be right for book club, (LDS publisher, only in hardback, wouldn't make for a good discussion, or any other reason you don't think they would right for book club) you can list them here. Look at the list of tags to know how to tag certain items to help us find what we are looking for.
Whenever you post, please sign your name at the end so we know who is writing, sometimes the "names" we use on the internet are not as clear to everyone who we are. Thanks!
If you have any books that wouldn't be right for book club, (LDS publisher, only in hardback, wouldn't make for a good discussion, or any other reason you don't think they would right for book club) you can list them here. Look at the list of tags to know how to tag certain items to help us find what we are looking for.
Whenever you post, please sign your name at the end so we know who is writing, sometimes the "names" we use on the internet are not as clear to everyone who we are. Thanks!
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