A Curious Girl: I'm feeling bookish

I've been awake since 1:30 am. Not sure why; uncomfortable bed, food at the pub yesterday, or possibly that I have a job interview this afternoon. You heard me correctly. They called yesterday - not the Italian, but well, you can't have everything :-).

It gave me a chance to think about some things I've really got to get right with God. For one thing, I've been being rather self-important lately, and there were other things too I just wanted to ask forgiveness for. Felt bad, but feel much better now and it's back to trying to do the best I can for him. Thought I'd do some reading - read a little from 1 Corinthians (and that bit in 1 John 1:9 about God being faithful to forgive us if we confess our sins) and passed the time from about 4:00 onwards rereading The Sacred Diary of Adrian Plass, Aged 37 3/4. Felt immediately better! It served to remind me that there are other Christians who are doing very well at being idiots for Christ :-) It's a great book (my copy is signed by Adrian Plass himself!! If he ever talks in a church near you, go see him. Even if he doesn't move you in a spiritual way, he'll make you laugh!). All the wonderful hilarious blunders of an everyday, although slightly naive Anglican living his life for God. His attitude rather reminds me of myself, but not in a sad way, because he always comes right in the end (plus it's hilarious!! And if I can give people a good laugh, my life surely won't have been wasted). There are so many bits I'd like to quote, but I think the first entry would suffice...

"Feel led to keep a diary. A sort of spiritual log for the benefit of others in future. Each new divine insight and experience will shine like a beacon in the darkness!

Can't think of anything to put in today.

Still, tomorrow's Sunday. Must be something on a Sunday, surely?"

Now it's a toss up between Heidi and the Sacred Diary as to which wins the post of my favourite book of all time. Read Heidi again the other day - discussing names with Bill, the mention of the name Heidi came up, and when I woke up the other day, I saw my special copy of Heidi on the shelf - hadn't been able to see it. I say my 'special' copy, because I have three. One old abridged one I read before I became a Christian, which is special too in its humble way, even if it is abridged! (I was so annoyed when I found out!), one Paragon edition I bought second hand, and one I bought because Mum reckoned that the Paragon one was probably abridged too. I think she was wrong, but anyway, the last one is the copy I read most once I'd become a Christian; it was quite clearly translated and had pictures! I decided instead to read the Paragon one, which was translated from the German to a more adult tone, and I'd actually never read. So I did, and found again a bit that really profoundly moved me to discover more of the nature of God - Heidi telling her grandfather the story of the prodigal son. I didn't actually know until I became a Christian that that was a story Jesus told! I like the way Heidi tells it. She's the kind of child who is just what springs to mind when I think of how Jesus told us to be like little children!

You can find Heidi (all of it, in text or zipped) on Project Gutenberg - search for Johanna Spyri, or just Heidi. It's yet another translation - one day maybe I'll learn enough German to read it in its original language.

Sorry if you caught the entry yesterday about the other new layout I'm working on - I was in a hurry and didn't complete the URL on the link!

Must have a bath now. Oh, and other favourite novels - Small Gods by Terry Pratchett, A little Princess by Frances Hodgeson Burnett (and The Secret Garden, too!), The Cuckoo Sister by Vivien Alcock, The Robots of Dawn by Isaac Asimov, The Reluctant Vampire by Eric Morecambe, Which Witch by Eva Ibbotson (don't take it too seriously :-), Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. Rowling, Alice in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass by Lewis Carroll, The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis, Midnight Blue by Pauline Fisk, and Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien. And Little Women by Louisa May Alcott. And... An Alien at St. Wilfred's by Adrian Plass - hmm, I gave that to Megan for Christmas. I haven't got a copy myself, but I have it fairly well committed to memory after I borrowed it from the church for an extended period :-). It's simply brilliant, with a touch of everything I like best - fancy, humour, emotion, and of course, God!

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