CnC #9 - Books and Faith

Whoooooweeeeee. This weekend was pretty uneventful, and the question must be asked.....why am I so tired? Could it be that summer officially sprung in my neck of the woods with triple digit heat and really bad sleep? Ding ding ding! I am SO not ready for summer. I really would like spring to hang around for a little while longer. 


We have a new question for this week's CnC! "What was the last book you read that really caused you to grow in your Faith?"

So, I have been wracking my brain on this question since last Monday. Hence why the post isn't ready until late! I am not really a religious person in the sense that I don't practice organized religion. I grew up Catholic, did the Sunday School thing, First Communion....all that Jazz, but once I hit puberty we as a family just didn't continue to go. There were underlying reasons, which I wont delve into, but it just kinda fell by the wayside. I have been to church since then, but it's never been the same. I love going and hearing the scriptures, the music and the beauty that is a Catholic Church.....I just haven't gotten back into it. Partly because my hubby was raised Lutheran and it's just different. I know it's still the Christian religion, but it's not church as I know it. I dunno, I guess I just have the faith and I pray, because He is always around and listening that I don't feel the need to sit in a building to make me feel closer to him. But that's just how I feel. Everyone is different and has their own opinion about religion.

Back to the topic at hand. Books. I love to read......I love to read suspense novels. Murder mysteries. Things that make me want to help solve the problem. There have been a couple of books that have made me want to research the history behind religion and faith, but not necessarily caused my faith to grow. The Dan Brown novels and a couple of others have made me curious into conspiracy theory's about Mary Magdalene and the Illuminate, but also television series like the historical fiction Tudors make me curious as to how power shapes the course of religion as well. I was never a history buff, but these kinds of things intrigue me as to how the past has shaped how we see religion and the world today. The recent Bible series on History Channel really peaked my interest even more. Some of the stories I remembered from my learning's, but a lot I had forgotten about. It makes me want to read more and learn more. I guess my brain is thirsty for knowledge because it's not full of school anymore! Haha. I know that these books and television shows are purely for entertainment, and facts have been altered to create drama, but it really makes me curious as to how and why we live in the world we do today. I also really do want to start going back to church and finding my love for it again. The hubbs and I just need to go to several and pick the best one for us! I want our children to have faith and understand the beauty in it.

Below are a couple of shots from this weekend. Our pup decided that the sun was the BEST place to be while I was cleaning on Saturday.....of course this was before it decided to hit the 90° mark and she came into the shade. I thought that it was too precious and had to share!

After cleaning I pulled out my sketchbook and started to play around. I miss drawing and every time I walk passed the chalk nude I did it makes me want to draw. I did the eye this weekend really quick, and even though it was really quick, and not shaded very well...I think it turned out pretty good! :-)

Saturday night I went to one of the local high schools final dance show. It was circus themed and very well done! It was my friend's baby cousin's final show with the school! She graduates this year! It was bittersweet knowing that this is the last show I will watch knowing a member of the team! All the girls did a fantastic job! Congrats on National Champs! :-)

Sunday we did absolutely nothing of interest. Laundry and lounging. That's it. No photographic evidence to that effect! I hope you all had a great weekend!