In which this is what I'm into this month

 
What Am I Into This Month - August 2010 

On My Nightstand:

• Resurrection in May by Lisa Samson,  
• Love is an Orientation: Elevating the Conversation with the Gay Community by Andrew Marin,  
• The Message,  
• Approval Addiction: Overcoming Your Need to Please Everyone by Joyce Meyer and  
• Experiencing the Depths of Jesus Christ by Jeanne Guyon.

Want To Read:

• What Bothers Me Most About Christianity: Honest Reflections from an Open-Minded Christ Follower by Ed Gungor,  
• The Misunderstood God: Lies Religion Tells About God by Darin Hufford and  
• Scouting the Divine by Margaret Feinberg.

T.V. Show Worth Watching: I've become a ginormous (what? That's not a word? Pssssh.) of Glee and my husband has politely asked me if we will ever again listen to anything other than show choir versions of pop music on the iPod (answer: not anytime soon, luv). Also I picked up Season 1 of Heartland at the library and am pleasantly surprised by how much I'm enjoying it. It's a great show to watch while knitting - interesting and family friendly without being sappy or lame.

Movie I've Seen (in our out of the theatre): Capitalism: A Love Story and Date Night. I'm mighty impressed that there are two movies there - it's usually closer to, um, none.

In My Kitchen: My dishwasher is broken! My dishwasher is broken! And this month has been crazy  between Anne's birthday party, my in-laws visiting and now having a houseful of Gina-sprites, I am good and done with washing dishes. 2 more weeks until our new dishwasher arrives. *happy sob*  Otherwise, I'm currently eating a lot of Brian's garden bounty and are up to our necks in green beans. Once the tomatoes are finished ripening (late season this year for some reason), I'll also be learning how to do down.

In My Ears: I have just discovered Audrey Assad and am thoroughly in love.Seriously. Love.

Three Newest Blog Reads:

• Kristin at Halfway to Normal. Fantastic writer and incredibly personable and kind. According to her, she's "daily defying what it means to be a divorced-Christian-liberal-remarried-Midwestern-mommy-writer."
• Crunchy Domestic Goddess is a very well known blogger but I'm a new reader. Great content from someone wanting to "change the world, one blog post at a time."
• Permission to Live also known as A Young Mum's Musings. She writes openly and authentically with conviction about her beliefs, her decisions and even her realisations such as this heartbreaking but victorious post about never being good enough.

What I'm Looking Forward to Next Month: The arrival of the dishwasher, September 2 (more on that shortly), Joseph's 2nd birthday and our VERY FIRST getaway weekend since having our tinies. We're headed down to Seattle to meet one of Brian's dearest friends and his wife to see the Nebraska Cornhuskers in action (I'll be bringing my knitting) and generally hang out. But you know, able to sleep in which sounds brilliant right now.

Linked up at SortaCrunchy for this fun idea.