Genesis 17-18

Genesis 17

God changes lives every day. However, I find it curious that God even changed Abram's name, as well as Sarai's. i can imagine them both walking up to people like, "um, it's Abraham now." It would be somewhat of a pain, I think, but also a glorious outward sign of God's promise. Everyone would know that somehow, everything changed. 

The other sign of the promise was circumcision. (If you don't know what that is, ask your parents.) I wanted to talk about a metaphysical circumcision, though. I think the concept of cutting off different things in our lives is a healthy one - removing bad attitudes, or snide comments, or habits that take a bit of effort to be broken. I think to God, circumcision of the soul must be more important that circumcision of the body. 

God's promise to Abraham was so great that he genuinely couldn't believe it. He promised Abraham descendants, and the land in which he was currently an outsider. It looked impossible at the time -  so impossible that Abraham fell on the floor, and started laughing. God didn't even get offended. I imagine he probably laughed with his son that would become the father of many nations. God delights in laughter. 

This is definite, as God tells Abraham to name his son after laughter itself. I love the playfulness of our creator. He embodies both might and delight. 

And he keeps all his promises. 

Genesis 18

One of my favorite things about God is the variety of different mediums that he uses. Sometimes he speaks through nature, or through music, or through prayer, but perhaps my favorite is the way he works with and uses people. In this chapter, the visitors speak to Abraham with something of a message from God. 

Abraham does what I wish I could more often do, which is simply that he recognizes it at the time. He bows to them, calls them "Master," kills the calf, makes the bread. He does everything in his power to be a proper servant to these strangers. I think that's gorgeous. 

I love how there are three men. It sort of represents the Trinity to me. Plus, you can see that they are all-knowing, by the way they call Abraham's wife by name. Then they proceed to change the world by telling Abraham that in a year at this time his wife is going to have a son.  

Though Sarah laughs, she still regards childbearing as a deep pleasure. She never in her dizziest daydreams imagined that God would grant her a baby of her own. She laughs, and I picture the God smiling. His next words are a reminder that with Him, all things are possible. 

I don't think It was too intelligent of Sarah to lie to God in saying that she didn't laugh, but I think all of us do it. We try to justify our actions, and defend ourselves, and sometimes just straight-up lie. 

There is a 100% chance that God knows we're lying. Is it not easier to simply be like "oh, I'm sorry. I was being human again, and forgot that you even know my thoughts"? 

I love that God reveals his plan to Abraham and allows Abraham to ask questions. I don't think He necessarily requires us to blindly accept what He says as law - we're allowed to doubt, and to question, and to search God for an answer. However, I think He begs us not to look elsewhere. If we can find the answers to our questions in God, the amount of faith we can gain is massive. And our relationship with the one who made us will grow exponentially. 

"Far be it from you to do such a thing—to kill the righteous with the wicked, treating the righteous and the wicked alike. Far be it from you! Will not the Judge of all the earth do right?” (Genesis 18:25 NIV)

Abraham knows God's goodness. And he, like myself, doesn't understand how a God so good could just massacre something, if there's anything worth saving. 

I wanted to mention that I never see God destroying something as "God destroying something." I see it rather as "God sparing something." Saving them from the pain and sorrow of wickedness. Obviously,I don't know everything, so please take that with a grain of salt. 

Have a glorious day!

Genesis 16

Genesis 16: the Hagram Affair

I'm not sure there would be anything more emotionally devastating for me than to discover that I couldn't have babies. Knowing myself, I realize full well that I would be so...so absolutely beyond pissed at God. I can't even stand to write down the words I would cry to Him because they're awful. 

Yet, thinking of Abram and the family, she gives her Hagar to sleep with. 

I genuinely cannot imagine resorting to that. It must have torn Sarai up inside. It would have wrecked me. The marriage would be essentially over. 

Why couldn't they have trusted God? God promised that he would make their descendants as numerous as grains of sand. Therefore, it wasn't up to them to take it into their own hands. God will always provide; the whole Hagram affair wasn't even truly necessary. 

As one might expect, this causes a serious rift in the relationship between Sarai and Hagar. Hagar looks down on Sarai; ("haha, you can't have babies!") When Sarai gets extra mean, Hagar runs away. 

I'm reading a book called the Shack, and it's phenomenal. I came across a part last night that reminded me that God will travel any road to get to you. This time, He traveled up the road to Shur to comfort Hagar, who slept with a man not her husband, and to promise her plentiful descendants. 

He's so freaking awesome. 

Hagar's response to God is so gorgeous. "You are the God who sees me." 

The simplicity of that statement sums up God in a glorious way. He sees us - not for what we're trying to be, or what our friends think we are, or for what we aspire to become. He sees us in all of our shattered glory, in all of our thoughts riddled with insecurities and fears that maybe someone might see through the mask we're wearing - and He loves us harder, and better, and with more joy than anyone else ever could. 

Oh, yes. He is the God that sees us. 

Genesis 15

Genesis 15

I often forget how awesome of a reward God is. We spend our lives often looking for love and fullness from other people, and when we're able to feel that in its entirety from the creator of the universe - is there anything truly better? 

I think Abram felt the same way. He was concerned with the whole "inheritance situation," and seemed to think God was going to do nothing about it. But at the same time, I think his honesty with himself and God was admirable. It allowed God to relieve Abram of the situation, and to promise away his worries and fears. 

Imagine the night. This happened so long ago that no lights truly disrupted the glory and magnificence that is the night sky. When Abram looked up with God, I'm sure the sight was staggering. 

As numerous as the stars. I have no doubt that Abram doubted this at times. How can one go from childless, to galaxies' worth of children? But Abram believed God more than he doubted him, and the visual reminder of the stars must have brought him great peace. I imagine he laid in his eno before he went to sleep and just looked up for a while. Maybe now and then he tried to count the stars before his eyes finally gave up and he fell asleep. 

Abram is also reminded that the land will be his and his children's, but seems to doubt this even mo than the concept of children themselves. When he asks God for a sign, God gives him one. 

I wonder why the "thick and dreadful darkness" was necessary. Seeing as one of my spiritual gifts is joy, I have a real issue with darkness. As in, I don't wasn't any in my soul or heart or life. (I'm not talking about physical darkness here. Nighttime is the greatest.) 

God tells Abram the big picture of his plan, which I think is awesome but sometimes uncommon. More often, we get little instructions or jobs to do, with the knowledge that above all, we should trust the one who formed us, because his plan is so much better than mine. 

Genesis 14

Genesis 14

War has gone on for way too long. You would think that by now, we would have a way to stop it, and a way to communicate peacefully. I guess I'm a little bit of a flower child though, seeing as I grew up listening to John Lennon's "Give Peace a Chance." It's a great idea though, because maybe if these people followed that concept, they wouldn't have fallen into tar pits. 

Lot didn't do anything specifically that was wrong in this situation. All he was doing was hanging out by Sodom. 

We do this all the time. The excuse "well, I wasn't doing anything, I was just there!" is not unheard of. But look where it got Lot. Carried off as booty for some warmongers. The people we surround ourselves with will have an impact on us, whether we like it or not. 

Meanwhile, I imagine Abram to be living in some trees. 

However, I imagine him and his whole camp to be lounging around in enos, oddly enough. 

Which is not at all possible due to the fact that this happened so very long ago. 

Anyway, I'm amazed at Abram's response to Lot being captured. Without a moment of "haha, quarrelsome little sucker," he went out with 318 men to pursue his nephew. And then he freaking completely rescued him, just like God rescues us. 

I wonder what Lot's response was. I can't imagine not being humbled, but what can you say to properly thank Him? 

Abram's rescue of Lot completely parallels God rescuing us. 

1. Lot was living in sin, like we do. 

2. God doesn't lay in his eno and reprimand us; he gets up with his angel armies and delivers us from evil. 

3. He saves us completely - not just our souls, but our emotions, relationships, freedom, etc. 

4. We, like Lot, can never thank Him enough. 

Genesis 12-13

Genesis 12

God asked a lot of Abram, that's for sure. It's hard for me to imagine changing schools, let alone leaving my country, family, and father's home. That being said, I think the promise would help. Abram must have looked with anticipation to the day that he could lead a great nation! However, the part that I love even more than that is the promise that "thou shalt be a blessing." 

The promise works two ways, though. Abram had to uphold his end for God to honor the promise. That in itself was a work of faith; what if God didn't pull through? Then Abram would have abandoned everything for nothing. However, it wasn't even a logical concern in Abram's mind, because God never fails. And though I forget this so much more often than I should, Abram fortunately didn't, and he picked up and moved with reckless abandon - first to Canaan, then to Bethel, and ultimately to Egypt. 

I must admit, though. I'm unimpressed with how Abram dealt with the "Sarai-in-Egypt" situation. I feel like he almost used her - not in the way men would typically use women, but used her as his protection. And to get all that stuff. 

And then, to top it all off, God punishes Pharaoh with plagues. I don't get it at all; is he really being punished for polygamy? And why, if anyone is to be punished, why isn't Abram being punished for lying, or for purposefully deceiving Pharaoh? (Not that I even think punishment is what God's about. It's love, people.) 

If I were to go out on a limb to attempt to answer the questions invented by my own mind, the response would look like this: 

1. Pharaoh's real mistake is having more than one wife in the first place. 

2. Abram got a "get-out-of-jail-free" card because he's following God's plan. 

And God always protects those that are striving to know him.

Genesis 13

Sometimes we have to take a few steps back, whether physically or mentally. Abram did, when he returned to Bethel. When he called on God, I imagine it was a prayer asking for a bit of guidance. He didn't have a home to return to, or a roadmap to happiness. Rather, he had a quarreling nephew that had as much stuff as he did. They weren't getting along, making the whole "where do we go?" question even more difficult. 

"...And God, if you could maybe just... Tell me how to handle this... That would be fab." 

(That's my prayer for guidance, about 90% of the time.) 

With God's grace, Abram made a plan that solved not only the "quarrelsome Lot" problem, but also the dilemma of where to settle: he would give the choice to his nephew. 

Lot opted to take the easy route; in looking at the rich, lush land of Jordan, he picked that area. Abram, then, was left with what God had promised all along: the land of Canaan. And over time, the beauty and wonder Canaan holds is revealed, as is the destruction in Sodom. 

This simply goes to show that God has a plan for us. And even if some paths may look easier today than the roads God has for us, His plan will be the best plan in the end. We will never regret following his instruction. 

Genesis 10-11

Genesis 10

I don't feel like I'm alone in saying that these passages kind of bore me. Lineages in the Bible... Well, they're not my thing. Except for Jesus', because it's studded with people one wouldn't usually include. Like women. 

Last point: there's a person in the Bible named Nimrod, but he's the only person who got a description. He's a "great hunter." 

I know I'm really stretching it here, but the fact that Nimrod was great at ANYTHING proves that people are not always as they appear, or as you would expect.

Genesis 11

First, can we talk about how amazing I think it would be if everyone spoke one language? I understand that this is a tiny bit "communist" about myself, but it would make communication and conversation between people of different races so easy. At the same time, I wouldn't get the joy of French class, or the game that is trying to decipher my relatives' respective languages. 

The Tower of Babel. I had never thought about a little part of verse 4: "and let us make a name for ourselves." I'm not sure God was super fond of that idea. Honestly, I don't think God is really keen on us doing anything to "make a name for ourselves." Ideally, we would follow his plan, regardless of whether we're going to get famous from it or not. (But of course, a tiny little part of me craves fame.) 

The bigger issue here is that they were building a tower to reach heaven. I still don't wholly understand why God didn't like this; they were pursuing him, we're they not? All I could really come up with is the concept that they were going about it all the wrong way. Nobody can get into heaven by their own means. It is only by grace - and the Tower of Babel disagreed with that. 

So, in the end of the Tower of Babel, God confuses the languages, drawing a quick end to what I think of as the Tower of Babble. 

And here's what I imagine the monument to be like! 

Genealogies & such goes on.. 

I feel like Terah was probably an awesome dad. I mean, he lost one of his sons, which often shapes people into really incredible and caring people. And then, later in life, he took some of his family for an extended family vacation, en route to Canaan. In the travel aspect, he kind of reminds me of my dad. I have to imagine that the trip was awesome. Plus, to settle down with your family in some distant land sounds so exotic.

What do you think? Feel free to let me know in the comments! 

Genesis 8-9

Genesis 8

Tons of time was spent in the ark. I'm curious as to what they did for fun - did Noah and his sons play cards? Or was the upkeep of every animal on earth enough? 

I think it makes sense that Noah sent out a raven first. Ravens generally symbolize death - and so much death had occurred in their time on the ark. Perhaps his bird choice indicates that he knew the extent of the sadness on earth. But then he sends out a dove, which we know today as a symbol for peace & hope. 

The first time the dove is sent out, it finds nothing. 

The second time, it finds an olive branch. 

The third time, it doesn't even come back. 

When God told Noah it was time to come out of the ark, I think He was smiling. Surely, God knew the excitement that would erupt in the family. I wonder if everyone heard God speaking to Noah, or if Noah had to relay the message to his family. Either way, I love the way it's phrased in the Message: 

"God spoke to Noah: “Leave the ship, you and your wife and your sons and your sons’ wives. And take all the animals with you, the whole menagerie of birds and mammals and crawling creatures, all that brimming prodigality of life, so they can reproduce and flourish on the Earth.” (Genesis 8:15-17 MSG)"

I must imagine that coming out of the ark for the first time in months must have felt like stretching after sleeping for 12 hours. The sky must have looked like it could go on forever, and the air probably still smelled like it just rained.

I love how Noah's attitude of gratitude. He just turns the glory back to God, and builds an altar before doing anything else. God is so impressed with Noah's diligence and sacrifice, that He makes a promise that I'm SO glad we can hold Him to:

“Never again will I curse the ground because of humans, even though every inclination of the human heart is evil from childhood. And never again will I destroy all living creatures, as I have done. As long as the earth endures, seedtime and harvest, cold and heat, summer and winter, day and night will never cease. (Genesis 8:21, 22 NIV)"

Genesis 9

There's a ton of goodness in this chapter. 

In the third verse, we're reminded that God made the earth for us. 

Think about that for a moment. The sunsets that overwhelm us, the meals that leave us fat and happy, the pets that we can hardly imagine life without- He made them for our enjoyment, and to make our lives as beautiful as possible. Of course, part of His hope in doing this is that it would draw us to Him. 

I hear a lot of people say that that we're supposed to live our lives thinking only of the afterlife. But with all due respect, I totally disagree. The world is not a miserable place to live. God made it. There's so much in this life that is rich, and full of love and goodness. I think we should recognize that. 

I love the metaphor in verses 14-15: "Whenever I bring clouds over the earth and the rainbow appears in the clouds, I will remember my covenant between me and you and all living creatures of every kind. Never again will the waters become a flood to destroy all life. (Genesis 9:14, 15 NIV)"

I don't know why, but I don't spend much time worrying about the end of the world. So, I take the word clouds as a metaphor for personal storms in our lives. If you think of it in this light, the verse takes on a whole new meaning. God will not give us anything we can't handle. He wouldn't destroy us, nor drive us insane with stress or worry. He wants to walk with us, and to help us work through our problems. 

The second half of this passage is something I honestly can't say I've ever heard of before. Noah gets drunk and falls asleep naked. 

How human is that? We put Noah on this grand pedestal, the only human God thinks worth saving- and yet his behavior at this point mirrors that of the people on Jersey Shore. 

There's so much we can take away from this. 

1. God didn't write Noah off because of this mistake. He didn't condemn him, nor was Noah really frowned upon. Thus, we do not have the right to condemn or punish those who make the same mistake. 

2. Our reaction to those who behave in this manner should not be like that of Ham. As tempting as it is to run around and gossip about the naked drunk, (because it's such a fascinating story.) let’s try to be like Shem and Japheth and save that person's remaining dignity and pride. 

Let's have some mercy, because God forgave us of much, much more. 

Genesis 7

The first thing that throws me off about this passage is the command for seven pairs. Does anyone tell this story with seven pairs of any animal? Every version I've ever read indicates that Noah took the animals two-by-two. 

I am once again amazed at Noah's incredible faith. The fact that he did everything God commanded him to do, without anything more than a command from God to base it around, is incredible. I would think it would be so easy to doubt, and to hesitate to follow what God was telling him to do, especially since it was so radical. How many of us have a hard time listening and following God with the basic things? "And Noah did all that the Lord commanded him. (Genesis 7:5 NIV)"

Let's also remember that Noah was about 600. So he's getting up there. I can't help but think that's perhaps years were measured differently; but regardless, he was an old man. 

In verse 9, we're reminded that the animals came to Noah. He didn't have to go looking for them. They just showed up, and he had facilities for them. 

I love when God does this. He always prepares us, and then he does something we could never have done on our own. If we follow his instructions, I feel like it would be so easy for us. It seemed to be for Noah. All he had to do was make an ark; God would go ahead and fill it for him. 

The last part of verse 16 reads:

"Then The Lord shut him in." 

I think Noah was afraid here. I would be terrified. Just imagine for a moment that you've spent months building this ridiculous ark, and then seeing it be filled to the brim with animals you had no idea existed. Then, as it starts to POUR, running with your family into the ark for cover for a moment - and the door shut behind you. I think it would be scary. 

However, I imagine they prayed away the doubts as a family, and then went around to care for the animals. And I don't know why I think all that, except for that it would be a completely appropriate human reaction. 

This is Mount Everest. It's about 29,029 feet, or roughly 5.5 miles tall. It's visible for 209 miles all around. This mountain is not a new phenomena; but it was covered by the flood. 

"The waters rose and covered the mountains to a depth of more than fifteen cubits. (Genesis 7:20 NIV)"

I think the weight of that is remarkable. 

It goes on to say that everything died. I'm curious as to what happened to all the corpses. I realize this is a morbid question, but it is a real one. I suppose in reality it doesn't matter, though. Only to know that God took care of it. He always does. 

Genesis 2-6

Genesis 2

I wonder what God did on his day off. Did he just sit and admire his handiwork?

I think it noteworthy that God made Eve for Adam. Like the most suitable companion for man was a woman. And she wasn't the only companion, she was simply the best. But it helps me understand and get the whole "marriage is for a man and woman" argument a bit more. 

Weird how she was both the best and worst thing for him. Like God made her because there was nothing that would make Adam happier, but she ended up leading to his downfall. 

Genesis 3

crafty: adj. skillful in underhand or evil schemes; cunning; deceitful; sly. ingenious; dexterous.

Before they ate of the tree, they wouldn't die. Like they would genuinely live forever. "but God did say, ‘You must not eat fruit from the tree that is in the middle of the garden, and you must not touch it, or you will die.’ ” (Genesis 3:3 NIV)" this passage indicates that if they didn't eat it, they wouldn't die. 

The realization that they were naked could also be a metaphor for internal vulnerability. They put up a barrier between themselves and God in more than a physical way. They tried to protect and control their own emotions and circumstances, rather than being vulnerable enough to let God do it. 

"The Lord God made garments of skin for Adam and his wife and clothed them. (Genesis 3:21 NIV)" 

Does God not always provide? He just got slapped in the face by his favorite part of all creation and before punishing them, he helps them deal with their sin and insecurity in a better way than what they had done. They made garments of leave, the God of the universe made them leather clothes. That's so incredible to me. 

I feel like all of us are a little like Eve in a way. We all want to know what's really going on; we all eat the fruit. We press people to tell us what's going on and wheedle information out of them; and then we find out and are either disappointed or unimpressed. Is it not better sometimes to just be okay with not knowing? 

Genesis 4

I think I'll probably always wonder why God didn't like Cain's offering. It feels unfair to me. He gave what he could, and yet God didn't approve. My only reasoning would be the concept that God knew Cain's heart, and that he would kill Abel, and that bitterness was inside of him. Other than that, I can't think of a viable reason for God to dislike what was offered to him. 

God asks Cain where Abel is, but does He not already know? Of course he does! Then he must be asking simply to remind Cain of the severity of his actions. That would be my guess. 

"Today you are driving me from the land, and I will be hidden from your presence; I will be a restless wanderer on the earth, and whoever finds me will kill me.” (Genesis 4:14 NIV)"

This statement says so much. But the one line I want to point out is the second one: "and I will be hidden from your presence." Because Cain, again, is mistaken. God, even in his sin, promises protection in the next lines. 

"But the Lord said to him, “Not so; anyone who kills Cain will suffer vengeance seven times over.” Then the Lord put a mark on Cain so that no one who found him would kill him. (Genesis 4:15 NIV)"

He protects us even AFTER we sin. He may allow punishment to come on us, but he never forsakes us. 

Why should Lamech be avenged more than Cain? Is he just arrogant, and thinking his life is worth more? 

And Seth was born, because Jesus could never come from the line of Lamech and Cain. I feel like Seth is kind of a miracle, such a blessing and wonder to Adam and Eve. They must have felt as though two sons were dead instead of just one, and Seth gave them their life back. 

"At that time, people began to call upon the name of The Lord." 

May we follow their lead, and when the world gets ugly, may we call upon the name of The Lord. 

Genesis 5

I never like these genealogies in the bible. I never like get a real sense of anything from them; they seem very much to be purely factual. 

I guess the main part that sticks out to me, though I have heard it before, is that we were created in the likeness of God. I must imagine this was fun for Him. Perhaps he rolled up his sleeves and said "alright, if I were to exist on earth, what would I look like? What abilities and physicality would I have?" And then he made us. Crafted to his immense pleasure, more proud of our beauty than I am of my sims'. Then, as if being covered with his fingerprints wasn't enough, he blessed them, and gave them everything on the earth for their enjoyment. 

The last thing that pops out at me is that all 3 of Noah's children came at the same time. Does that mean they were triplets? Because that would be a precious thought.

Genesis 6

I think God's initial disappointment in this chapter was less about specifically marriage, and more about the lack of people walking with him. God intended for marriage to exist, but he wanted to be part of it, too. So when "the sons of God saw that the daughters of humans were beautiful, and they married any of them they chose (Genesis 6:2 NIV)," God decided to take action to remind the world from whom it came. 

I admittedly do not really know what Nephilim are. Some studies suggest that they're giants, made from relations between fallen angels and humans. Actually, the Message Bible states them as that. I find the Sethite likely, also; this concept is simply that they are the fallen children that sought false gods in the line from Adam to Noah. If you're still interested, here's a link: 

http://www.answersingenesis.org/articles/aid/v2/n1/who-were-the-nephilim

I wanted to point out that I think the world at that time must have been in a much greater state of disillusionment that it is today. "The Lord saw how great the wickedness of the human race had become on the earth, and that every inclination of the thoughts of the human heart was only evil all the time. (Genesis 6:5 NIV)" Today, I don't know of a single soul who only thinks of evil. Which I'm beyond glad for. Plus, this concept is reinforced by how very much God adores us. To feel the need to wipe his most precious creations from the face of the earth- the only conclusion I come to is that he was sparing us the pain of living in a world and living a life that would never be fulfilling. Again, it wasn't wrath; it was mercy. 

I don't think Noah was perfect by any means. I think God simply must have seen that more goodness existed in him than anyone else on earth, and he had brought his family that light as well. 

A Change of Pace

Hello loves! It's been ages since I've posted anything, and I'm sorry for that! A lot has gone on in the past six months. Though I'm not sure it's necessary to write out all that has occurred in this time, I do want to highlight one life-changing experience I had at Timber Wolf Lake, while I was on work crew there this past month. I was reminded in full force of how high and deep and long and wide Jesus' love for us is. We are his favorite part of creation. I say this not to preach at you, but to remind you that you are so unbelievably gorgeous that the creator of the universe simply cannot get over it. He counts the hairs on your head in his free time.

In this line of thinking, I came home with a fire in my belly for reading the Bible. No, seriously. Let me tell you how absolutely fascinating this book can be.

From there Elisha went up to Bethel. As he was walking along the road, some boys came out of the town and jeered at him. “Get out of here, baldy!” they said. “Get out of here, baldy!” He turned around, looked at them and called down a curse on them in the name of the Lord. Then two bears came out of the woods and mauled forty-two of the boys. (2 Kings 2:23-24 NIV)

Let's just take a second to appreciate the concept that this made it into the Bible.

So I started in Genesis the day I got home from work crew, and decided I would write down thoughts, questions, and doubts as I read. My ideas are not always profound. Sometimes they're ridiculous and I'm not sure wholly worth sharing. However, I wanted to share this all with you, in hopes that you might perhaps grow in it. I will post as often as I can, but I urge you to understand that it may not apply to Flint.

But since we're on the topic of Flint, this week is Back to the Bricks, which means that this city is hopping like never before. Let it be noted that I misplaced my brother yesterday in a crowd of people and he didn't get mugged or killed. Cheers to that. No, but in all seriousness, this city always has and continues to give me hope for the human race. It's fun to see people be unexpectedly kind in a city that reeks of a bad reputation. People are awesome.

Tomorrow I'll post my Bible journal thing, for Genesis 2-6. I'm sorry, but I didn't write one for chapter one. Feel free to follow along, I read a chapter every day!

You're amazing, and have a glorious Saturday!