{"id":82260,"date":"2024-01-06T06:12:22","date_gmt":"2024-01-06T12:12:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/?p=82260"},"modified":"2024-01-06T06:12:24","modified_gmt":"2024-01-06T12:12:24","slug":"crazy-busy-more-december-reads","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/2024\/01\/06\/crazy-busy-more-december-reads\/","title":{"rendered":"Crazy Busy (&#038; More December Reads)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/December-Reads-FB.png?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"717\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/December-Reads-FB.png?resize=1024%2C717&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"December Reads\" class=\"wp-image-32508\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/December-Reads-FB.png?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/December-Reads-FB.png?resize=300%2C210&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/December-Reads-FB.png?resize=768%2C538&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/December-Reads-FB.png?resize=600%2C420&amp;ssl=1 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Despite the fact my December was crazy busy, I finished reading eight books over the course of the month, including (appropriately) Kevin DeYoung&#8217;s book by that same title.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-8-books-i-read-in-december\">8 Books I Read in December<\/h2>\n\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id82260_22ee3f-1f > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id82260_22ee3f-1f > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id82260_22ee3f-1f > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr) minmax(0, 2fr);}.kb-row-layout-id82260_22ee3f-1f > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id82260_22ee3f-1f > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr) minmax(0, 2fr);}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id82260_22ee3f-1f > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id82260_22ee3f-1f alignnone wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-2-columns kt-row-layout-right-golden kt-tab-layout-inherit 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.kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column82260_10ca33-15 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column82260_10ca33-15 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column82260_10ca33-15 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column82260_10ca33-15 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column82260_10ca33-15 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column82260_10ca33-15{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column82260_10ca33-15 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column82260_10ca33-15 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column82260_10ca33-15\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-the-best-christmas-pageant-ever-by-barbara-robinson\"><em><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/48oWeHr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">The Best Christmas Pageant Ever <\/a><\/em>by Barbara Robinson<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>We listened to one of our favorite Christmas books on our way to San Antonio last month: \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/click.convertkit-mail.com\/d0uznxlmggs0h4dlmolcmhmogp444\/8ghqh3ulll62k8al\/aHR0cHM6Ly9hbXpuLnRvLzNHejk0WHY=\">The Best Christmas Pageant Ever<\/a>\u00a0by Barbara Robinson. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Clocking in at only 128 pages, it&#8217;s a quick read and one my family has enjoyed for many a Christmas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We love revisiting this tale of how six incorrigible and delinquent siblings take over the annual pageant at a local church, hear the Christmas story for the first time, and respond to its miraculous message in a way the congregation won&#8217;t soon forget.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id82260_3ac1b6-8c > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id82260_3ac1b6-8c > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id82260_3ac1b6-8c > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr) minmax(0, 2fr);}.kb-row-layout-id82260_3ac1b6-8c > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id82260_3ac1b6-8c > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr) minmax(0, 2fr);}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id82260_3ac1b6-8c > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id82260_3ac1b6-8c alignnone wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\"><div 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.kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column82260_89c79f-27\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/A-Christmas-Carol.jpeg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/A-Christmas-Carol.jpeg?resize=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens\" class=\"wp-image-37081\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/A-Christmas-Carol.jpeg?w=300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/A-Christmas-Carol.jpeg?resize=100%2C100&amp;ssl=1 100w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/A-Christmas-Carol.jpeg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column82260_2c46fd-57 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column82260_2c46fd-57 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column82260_2c46fd-57 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column82260_2c46fd-57 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column82260_2c46fd-57 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column82260_2c46fd-57 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column82260_2c46fd-57{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column82260_2c46fd-57 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column82260_2c46fd-57 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column82260_2c46fd-57\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-a-christmas-carol-by-charles-dickens\"><em><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3NRoz0S\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">A Christmas Carol<\/a><\/em>  by Charles Dickens <\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>I like to re-read Charles Dickens&#8217;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/click.convertkit-mail.com\/o8udqr7n22hqhkxp9vgavhpnk2rrr\/3ohphdu77roxdqup\/aHR0cHM6Ly9hbXpuLnRvLzNOYjV0NUI=\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">A Christmas Carol<\/a> every Christmas. Although, for the past several years, instead of reading it in print, I&#8217;ve listened to my talented friend Miriam Margolyes read the story in the BBC&#8217;s audiobook production.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dickens&#8217; transformative tale of the miserly, Christmas-loathing Scrooge and the instructive ghosts who visited him upon a dark, dank, and foggy Christmas Eve, never grows old.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id82260_6de690-77 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id82260_6de690-77 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id82260_6de690-77 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr) minmax(0, 2fr);}.kb-row-layout-id82260_6de690-77 > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id82260_6de690-77 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr) minmax(0, 2fr);}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id82260_6de690-77 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id82260_6de690-77 alignnone wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-2-columns kt-row-layout-right-golden kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-mobile-layout-row kt-row-valign-top\">\n<style>.kadence-column82260_6d3ddc-8e > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column82260_6d3ddc-8e > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column82260_6d3ddc-8e > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column82260_6d3ddc-8e > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column82260_6d3ddc-8e > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column82260_6d3ddc-8e > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column82260_6d3ddc-8e{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column82260_6d3ddc-8e > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column82260_6d3ddc-8e > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column82260_6d3ddc-8e\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Do-More-Better.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"302\" height=\"466\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Do-More-Better.jpg?resize=302%2C466&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-82262\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Do-More-Better.jpg?w=302&amp;ssl=1 302w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Do-More-Better.jpg?resize=194%2C300&amp;ssl=1 194w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 302px) 100vw, 302px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column82260_4b8ab8-9a > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column82260_4b8ab8-9a > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column82260_4b8ab8-9a > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column82260_4b8ab8-9a > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column82260_4b8ab8-9a > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column82260_4b8ab8-9a > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column82260_4b8ab8-9a{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column82260_4b8ab8-9a > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column82260_4b8ab8-9a > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column82260_4b8ab8-9a\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-do-more-better-by-tim-challes\"><em><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3vs7hBd\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Do More Better <\/a><\/em> by Tim Challes <\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>In his short, fast-paced book on productivity, <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3vs7hBd\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Do More Better<\/a>, Tim Challes offers practical advice for choosing the most important tasks to work on and then doing that work efficiently and to the glory of God. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He argues that the driving force behind all our work should be honoring God and serving others. One secret of being productive is voluntary neglect of things that do not move you toward your goals within the calling God has placed on your life. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Don&#8217;t miss out on doing the things God has specifically gifted and equipped you to do because you keep getting distracted by sometimes good but lesser things vying for your attention.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id82260_b7e97d-8b > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id82260_b7e97d-8b > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id82260_b7e97d-8b > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr) minmax(0, 2fr);}.kb-row-layout-id82260_b7e97d-8b > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 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.aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column82260_28d5ae-cc > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column82260_28d5ae-cc{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column82260_28d5ae-cc > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column82260_28d5ae-cc > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column82260_28d5ae-cc\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/The-Art-of-War-Visualized.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"466\" height=\"466\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/The-Art-of-War-Visualized.jpg?resize=466%2C466&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-82263\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/The-Art-of-War-Visualized.jpg?w=466&amp;ssl=1 466w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/The-Art-of-War-Visualized.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/The-Art-of-War-Visualized.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/The-Art-of-War-Visualized.jpg?resize=400%2C400&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/The-Art-of-War-Visualized.jpg?resize=100%2C100&amp;ssl=1 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 466px) 100vw, 466px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column82260_c43f71-af > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column82260_c43f71-af > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column82260_c43f71-af > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column82260_c43f71-af > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column82260_c43f71-af > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column82260_c43f71-af > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column82260_c43f71-af{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column82260_c43f71-af > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column82260_c43f71-af > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column82260_c43f71-af\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-the-art-of-war-visualized-by-jessica-hagy\"><em><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3HaCU4O\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">The Art of War Visualized<\/a> <\/em> by Jessica Hagy<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>I enjoyed reading <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3HaCU4O\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Jessica Hagy&#8217;s visual depiction <\/a>of Sun Tzu&#8217;s classic The Art of War. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Although a couple of her diagrams made no sense to me whatsoever, the vast majority were smart, witty, and thought-provoking. She did a great job of adapting age-old military strategies to the common conflicts and everyday struggles of the modern era.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id82260_e7e120-7b > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id82260_e7e120-7b > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id82260_e7e120-7b > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr) minmax(0, 2fr);}.kb-row-layout-id82260_e7e120-7b > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id82260_e7e120-7b > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr) minmax(0, 2fr);}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id82260_e7e120-7b > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id82260_e7e120-7b alignnone wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-2-columns kt-row-layout-right-golden kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-mobile-layout-row kt-row-valign-top\">\n<style>.kadence-column82260_b33aad-d6 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column82260_b33aad-d6 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column82260_b33aad-d6 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column82260_b33aad-d6 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column82260_b33aad-d6 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column82260_b33aad-d6 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column82260_b33aad-d6{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column82260_b33aad-d6 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column82260_b33aad-d6 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column82260_b33aad-d6\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Small-Add-block-One-Year-of-Dinner-Table-Devotions.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"309\" height=\"466\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Small-Add-block-One-Year-of-Dinner-Table-Devotions.jpg?resize=309%2C466&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Dinner Table Devotions\" class=\"wp-image-82264\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column82260_d18897-8e > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column82260_d18897-8e > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column82260_d18897-8e > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column82260_d18897-8e > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column82260_d18897-8e > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column82260_d18897-8e > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column82260_d18897-8e{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column82260_d18897-8e > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column82260_d18897-8e > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column82260_d18897-8e\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-one-year-of-dinner-table-devotions-by-nancy-guthrie\"><em>One Year of<\/em> <em>Dinner Table Devotions<\/em> by Nancy Guthrie<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>This book of <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3NPbdlK\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Dinner Table Devotions and Discussion Starters<\/a> prompted a lot of valuable discussions over the course of the past twelve months. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The format is simple. Each daily reading consists of a scripture passage, a short related story, and 2-3 questions aimed at getting families to apply God&#8217;s Word to their lives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I read the book aloud to my younger kids and older grandkids around lunchtime during our last few semesters of homeschooling. It took us a little over a year to get through it all that way, but we eventually did and enjoyed many deep conversations along the way.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id82260_c6befd-c9 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id82260_c6befd-c9 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id82260_c6befd-c9 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr) minmax(0, 2fr);}.kb-row-layout-id82260_c6befd-c9 > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id82260_c6befd-c9 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr) minmax(0, 2fr);}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id82260_c6befd-c9 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id82260_c6befd-c9 alignnone wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-2-columns kt-row-layout-right-golden kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-mobile-layout-row kt-row-valign-top\">\n<style>.kadence-column82260_3d8c2a-09 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column82260_3d8c2a-09 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column82260_3d8c2a-09 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column82260_3d8c2a-09 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column82260_3d8c2a-09 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column82260_3d8c2a-09 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column82260_3d8c2a-09{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column82260_3d8c2a-09 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column82260_3d8c2a-09 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column82260_3d8c2a-09\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Glad-Tidings.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"369\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Glad-Tidings.jpg?resize=300%2C369&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Glad Tidings\" class=\"wp-image-32519\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Glad-Tidings.jpg?w=300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Glad-Tidings.jpg?resize=244%2C300&amp;ssl=1 244w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column82260_0e4cac-f0 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column82260_0e4cac-f0 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column82260_0e4cac-f0 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column82260_0e4cac-f0 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column82260_0e4cac-f0 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column82260_0e4cac-f0 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column82260_0e4cac-f0{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column82260_0e4cac-f0 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column82260_0e4cac-f0 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column82260_0e4cac-f0\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-glad-tidings-by-jennifer-flanders\"><em><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4aJfRvv\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Glad Tidings<\/a> <\/em> by Jennifer Flanders<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>My husband re-reads our old Christmas letters aloud to the family every December, the first 25 of which can be found in my book, <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4aJfRvv\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Glad Tidings<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The stories are specific to our family, but relatable to all, as we share funny anecdotes, embarrassing moments, hard-learned lessons, everyday struggles, and tender mercies, tracing God&#8217;s hand of grace and faithful provision to our ever-growing family from our earliest days together. <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id82260_fdd919-44 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id82260_fdd919-44 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id82260_fdd919-44 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr) minmax(0, 2fr);}.kb-row-layout-id82260_fdd919-44 > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id82260_fdd919-44 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr) minmax(0, 2fr);}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id82260_fdd919-44 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id82260_fdd919-44 alignnone wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-2-columns kt-row-layout-right-golden kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-mobile-layout-row kt-row-valign-top\">\n<style>.kadence-column82260_9a4684-0d > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column82260_9a4684-0d > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column82260_9a4684-0d > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column82260_9a4684-0d > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column82260_9a4684-0d > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column82260_9a4684-0d > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column82260_9a4684-0d{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column82260_9a4684-0d > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column82260_9a4684-0d > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column82260_9a4684-0d\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Crazy-Busy.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"306\" height=\"466\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Crazy-Busy.jpg?resize=306%2C466&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Crazy Busy\" class=\"wp-image-82265\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Crazy-Busy.jpg?w=306&amp;ssl=1 306w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Crazy-Busy.jpg?resize=197%2C300&amp;ssl=1 197w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 306px) 100vw, 306px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column82260_765582-28 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column82260_765582-28 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column82260_765582-28 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column82260_765582-28 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column82260_765582-28 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column82260_765582-28 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column82260_765582-28{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column82260_765582-28 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column82260_765582-28 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column82260_765582-28\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-crazy-busy-by-kevin-deyoung\"><em>Crazy Busy <\/em>by Kevin DeYoung<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Other than the Bible, <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/48TBB6j\">Crazy Busy<\/a> was the last book I read in 2023, hoping it would help set the tone in 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Not that I want to be crazy busy this year. But that I recognize the fact my life consistently drifts in that direction and would like to counterbalance that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You, too? 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