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Karen V.'s bookshelves
read (235)
currently-reading (4)
to-read (27)
christianity (64)
non-fiction (62)
biographies-autobiographies (33)
preschool-early-elementary-reads (31)
classics (29)
currently-reading (4)
to-read (27)
christianity (64)
non-fiction (62)
biographies-autobiographies (33)
preschool-early-elementary-reads (31)
classics (29)
homeschool (28)
family-reads (27)
fiction (27)
macabre (16)
fantasy (14)
c-s-lewis (11)
sc--fi (9)
toddler-books (8)
family-reads (27)
fiction (27)
macabre (16)
fantasy (14)
c-s-lewis (11)
sc--fi (9)
toddler-books (8)
Karen V. is currently reading
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05/12
Karen V.
is currently reading:
The Reason for God: Belief in an Age of Skepticism (Hardcover) by Timothy Keller bookshelves: currently-reading |
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05/02
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Ancestral Shadows: An Anthology Of Ghostly Tales (Hardcover) by Russell Kirk bookshelves: currently-reading, macabre, russel-kirk, short-stories-anthologies |
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recommended to Karen V. by:
an old friend
recommended for: gothic tale lovers 
Karen V. said:
"Last night my husband read "Lex Talionis," aloud to myself and our kids. Now finding a story we could all agree on, with 2 teens and a preteen, was tricky, but we did it. Russel Kirk is an artist with words. He paints images of dark scenes,...more
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04/17
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The Imitation Of Christ (Hendrickson Christian Classics) by Thomas à Kempis bookshelves: christianity, classics, currently-reading, devotional |
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recommended to Karen V. by:
my beloved husband
recommended for: those concerned with the inner life
Karen V. said:
"This book is going to forever be in either of two places in my home; my coffee table or my bedside. Reading this book this morning was like drinking deep of Christ's love. Thomas a Kempis wrote this devotion in such a way to fan the flame in our soul...more
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Karen V. made a comment in the group Homeschoolers—An introduction topic:
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Karen V. made a comment in the group Anglicans—Heretics/Orthodoxy Discussion topic:
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Karen V.
marked as to-read:
There Is a God: How the World's Most Notorious Atheist Changed His Mind (Hardcover) by Antony Flew, Roy Abraham Varghese bookshelves: to-read |
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The Six Wives of Henry VIII (Paperback) by Alison Weir bookshelves: non-fiction |
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The Widow's Tale (Dame Frevisse Medieval Mysteries) by Margaret Frazer bookshelves: historical-fiction |
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recommended to Karen V. by:
My friend Ann
recommended for: Medieval mystery lovers read in May, 2008
Karen V. said:
" This could be classed "historical fiction." It reminded me of the Ellis Peters Medieval mystery stories about Brother Cadfael. The sleuth was a medieval nun, Dame Frivisse, and the main character a genteel lady, Cristiana Helyngton. The pl...more
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Walking on Water: Reflections on Faith and Art (Wheaton Literary Series) by Madeleine L'Engle bookshelves: to-read |
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Karen V. made a comment in the group Anglicans—And now for something completely different ... topic:
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Karen V.'s favorite quotes
"All that is gold does not glitter,
Not all those who wander are lost;
The old that is strong does not wither,
Deep roots are not reached by frost."
— J.R.R. Tolkien
Not all those who wander are lost;
The old that is strong does not wither,
Deep roots are not reached by frost."
— J.R.R. Tolkien
"I believe in Christianity as I believe that the sun has risen: not only because I see it, but because by it I see everything else."
— C. S. Lewis
— C. S. Lewis
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"A man can no more diminish God s glory by refusing to worship Him than a lunatic can put out the sun by scribbling the word darkness on the walls of his cell. "
— C.S. Lewis
— C.S. Lewis
"I am not absentminded. It is the presence of mind that makes me unaware of everything else."
— G.K. Chesterton
— G.K. Chesterton
"Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths. -Proverbs 3:5-6 "
— Bible (KJV Ruby Text Bible White hardback, 60 CEW)
— Bible (KJV Ruby Text Bible White hardback, 60 CEW)
Karen V.'s writing
Life snapshots from 1990- (Poetry)
7 chapters
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updated 04/06/2008 02:54PM
description:
Starting from 1990 and hopefully to the present. I will add to this little by little.
Karen V.'s groups (recent posts)
Anglicans
— 8 members
— last activity 1 day ago, 07:32PM
For orthodox Anglicans, to share/discuss fiction and non-fiction that arises from or impacts modern Anglican Christianity.
Discussion/debate of to...more
Homeschoolers
— 30 members
— last activity 2 days ago, 04:42PM
A group for homeschooling parents to connect with one another to find and recommend books!
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