{"id":84198,"date":"2025-01-09T07:43:10","date_gmt":"2025-01-09T13:43:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/?p=84198"},"modified":"2025-01-09T07:43:14","modified_gmt":"2025-01-09T13:43:14","slug":"just-do-something-more-december-reads","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/2025\/01\/09\/just-do-something-more-december-reads\/","title":{"rendered":"Just Do Something (&amp; More December Reads)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/December-Reads.png?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/December-Reads.png?resize=1024%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"December Reads\" class=\"wp-image-36292\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/December-Reads.png?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/December-Reads.png?resize=400%2C400&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/December-Reads.png?resize=100%2C100&amp;ssl=1 100w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/December-Reads.png?resize=600%2C600&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/December-Reads.png?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/December-Reads.png?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/December-Reads.png?resize=768%2C768&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/December-Reads.png?resize=500%2C500&amp;ssl=1 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I finished reading seven books in December, including Kevin DeYoung&#8217;s Just Do Something, which was excellent. Doing so brought my total count for the year up to 72, which is an average of six books a month. Read on for my impressions of each title in this last batch of books for the year!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-the-7-books-i-read-in-december\">The 7 Books I Read in December<\/h2>\n\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id84198_e5946b-0d > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id84198_e5946b-0d > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id84198_e5946b-0d > .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-id84198_e5946b-0d > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id84198_e5946b-0d > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr) minmax(0, 2fr);}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id84198_e5946b-0d > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id84198_e5946b-0d 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-column84198_e7d430-f0 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column84198_e7d430-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-column84198_e7d430-f0 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column84198_e7d430-f0 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column84198_e7d430-f0 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column84198_e7d430-f0 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column84198_e7d430-f0{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column84198_e7d430-f0 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column84198_e7d430-f0 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column84198_e7d430-f0\"><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\/2025\/01\/Zia.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"351\" height=\"522\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Zia.jpg?resize=351%2C522&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-84199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Zia.jpg?w=351&amp;ssl=1 351w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Zia.jpg?resize=202%2C300&amp;ssl=1 202w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 351px) 100vw, 351px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column84198_a4bb3e-62 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column84198_a4bb3e-62 > .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-column84198_a4bb3e-62 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column84198_a4bb3e-62 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column84198_a4bb3e-62 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column84198_a4bb3e-62 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column84198_a4bb3e-62{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column84198_a4bb3e-62 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column84198_a4bb3e-62 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column84198_a4bb3e-62\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-zia-by-scott-o-dell\"><em>Zia<\/em> by Scott O&#8217;Dell<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/click.convertkit-mail.com\/mvu40r3p22h5hqk9pp2fmhrzm30qqf3\/reh8h9u0ov5p4xi6\/aHR0cHM6Ly9hbXpuLnRvLzNaQ2ZiRGM=\">Island of the Blue Dolphins<\/a>\u00a0was one of my very favorite books in grade school. Imagine my surprise, then, to recently learn O&#8217;Dell wrote a sequel to the story called\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/click.convertkit-mail.com\/mvu40r3p22h5hqk9pp2fmhrzm30qqf3\/08hwhgudpw74vqcp\/aHR0cHM6Ly9hbXpuLnRvLzNaeTkwM2c=\">Zia<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In it, we learn what happened to Karana after she left Dolphin Island and came to live at the mission in Santa Barbara.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The details are shared from the perspective of Karana&#8217;s young neice, Zia, who has been trying for years to brave the ocean waves and paddle to the island herself to rescue her aunt.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id84198_458a4e-fb > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id84198_458a4e-fb > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id84198_458a4e-fb > .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-id84198_458a4e-fb > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id84198_458a4e-fb > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr) minmax(0, 2fr);}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id84198_458a4e-fb > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id84198_458a4e-fb 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-column84198_9b472a-b8 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column84198_9b472a-b8 > .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-column84198_9b472a-b8 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column84198_9b472a-b8 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column84198_9b472a-b8 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column84198_9b472a-b8 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column84198_9b472a-b8{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column84198_9b472a-b8 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column84198_9b472a-b8 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column84198_9b472a-b8\"><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\/2025\/01\/Just-Do-Something.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"318\" height=\"445\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Just-Do-Something.jpg?resize=318%2C445&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-84200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Just-Do-Something.jpg?w=318&amp;ssl=1 318w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Just-Do-Something.jpg?resize=214%2C300&amp;ssl=1 214w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 318px) 100vw, 318px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column84198_4abb72-7e > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column84198_4abb72-7e > .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-column84198_4abb72-7e > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column84198_4abb72-7e > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column84198_4abb72-7e > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column84198_4abb72-7e > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column84198_4abb72-7e{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column84198_4abb72-7e > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column84198_4abb72-7e > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column84198_4abb72-7e\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-just-do-something-by-kevin-deyoung\"><em>Just Do Something <\/em>by Kevin DeYoung<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>I finished Kevin DeYoung&#8217;s\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/click.convertkit-mail.com\/k0uqe9g2oof6h5g8e83flhomel577f8\/x0hph3uw4ezmdzcg\/aHR0cHM6Ly9hbXpuLnRvLzNWTWRRc3g=\">Just Do Something<\/a>\u00a0last month and would recommend it to anybody who struggles with decision-making.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The seemingly endless number of choices, possibilities and opportunities available these days is enough to paralyze a lot of people. They are so afraid of making the<em>\u00a0wrong<\/em>\u00a0decision that they fail to decide on anything at all (which, o is\u00a0<em>itself\u00a0<\/em>a decision).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Instead of waiting for God to spell out, in advance, a step-by-step plan for your life, DeYoung argues in favor of using the general principles of His Word to map out your own course of action and pursue it, trusting that God will redirect you if He has something different in mind for your life.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id84198_115192-24 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id84198_115192-24 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id84198_115192-24 > .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-id84198_115192-24 > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id84198_115192-24 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr) minmax(0, 2fr);}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id84198_115192-24 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id84198_115192-24 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-column84198_45ab8d-65 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column84198_45ab8d-65 > .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-column84198_45ab8d-65 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column84198_45ab8d-65 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column84198_45ab8d-65 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column84198_45ab8d-65 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column84198_45ab8d-65{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column84198_45ab8d-65 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column84198_45ab8d-65 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column84198_45ab8d-65\"><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\/2025\/01\/Decluttering-Your-Marriage.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"326\" height=\"522\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Decluttering-Your-Marriage.jpg?resize=326%2C522&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-84201\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Decluttering-Your-Marriage.jpg?w=326&amp;ssl=1 326w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Decluttering-Your-Marriage.jpg?resize=187%2C300&amp;ssl=1 187w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 326px) 100vw, 326px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column84198_ad4c6e-80 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column84198_ad4c6e-80 > .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-column84198_ad4c6e-80 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column84198_ad4c6e-80 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column84198_ad4c6e-80 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column84198_ad4c6e-80 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column84198_ad4c6e-80{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column84198_ad4c6e-80 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column84198_ad4c6e-80 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column84198_ad4c6e-80\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-decluttering-your-marriage-by-douglas-wilson\"><em>Decluttering Your Marriage<\/em> by Douglas Wilson<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>My husband, I and my mother listened to the better part of Douglas Wilson&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/49SJSJ8\">\u200bDecluttering Your Marriage\u200b<\/a> together after a recent fender bender while we were waiting for a police officer to come fill out a crash report. It was time well spent. The book is short (only 44 pages long), but it spurred some lively conversations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Wilson proposes that problems in marriage can be tackled in the same way you might clean a messy garage: Start with whatever is on the surface and work your way down from there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Although I agree with the majority of what the author has here written, I would&#8217;ve worded a few of those concepts differently. But that was one of his points: Men and women are different &#8212; by design &#8212; and neither spouse should expect the another to express themselves in exactly the same way.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id84198_0019ef-52 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id84198_0019ef-52 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id84198_0019ef-52 > .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-id84198_0019ef-52 > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id84198_0019ef-52 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr) minmax(0, 2fr);}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id84198_0019ef-52 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id84198_0019ef-52 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-column84198_a3806a-26 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column84198_a3806a-26 > .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-column84198_a3806a-26 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column84198_a3806a-26 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column84198_a3806a-26 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column84198_a3806a-26 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column84198_a3806a-26{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column84198_a3806a-26 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column84198_a3806a-26 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column84198_a3806a-26\"><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\/2025\/01\/Get-the-Girl.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"338\" height=\"522\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Get-the-Girl.jpg?resize=338%2C522&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-84205\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Get-the-Girl.jpg?w=338&amp;ssl=1 338w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Get-the-Girl.jpg?resize=194%2C300&amp;ssl=1 194w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 338px) 100vw, 338px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column84198_b7158a-cd > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column84198_b7158a-cd > .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-column84198_b7158a-cd > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column84198_b7158a-cd > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column84198_b7158a-cd > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column84198_b7158a-cd > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column84198_b7158a-cd{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column84198_b7158a-cd > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column84198_b7158a-cd > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column84198_b7158a-cd\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-get-the-girl-by-douglas-wilson\"><em>Get the Girl <\/em>by Douglas Wilson<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Perhaps you can tell, but we&#8217;ve been on a bit of a Douglas Wilson jag lately. But we&#8217;ve been reading and discussing several of his books as a family since we find his writings to be both concise and thought-provoking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4j25abH\">Get the Girl<\/a> is no exception. My Doug and I, together with my mother, listened to the audiobook on a recent road trip. Written in the style of Screwtape Letters, it features the advice of a wisened uncle to a floundering (and, in Wilson&#8217;s case, imaginary) nephew. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The book&#8217;s subtitle says it all: &#8220;How to be the &#8220;How to Be the Kind of Man the Kind of Woman You Want to Marry Would Want to Marry.&#8221; And, unsurprisingly, Wilson&#8217;s counsel is as cogent as it is countercultural.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id84198_cfc7fe-96 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id84198_cfc7fe-96 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id84198_cfc7fe-96 > .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-id84198_cfc7fe-96 > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id84198_cfc7fe-96 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr) minmax(0, 2fr);}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id84198_cfc7fe-96 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id84198_cfc7fe-96 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-column84198_f8e32e-d3 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column84198_f8e32e-d3 > .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-column84198_f8e32e-d3 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column84198_f8e32e-d3 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column84198_f8e32e-d3 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column84198_f8e32e-d3 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column84198_f8e32e-d3{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column84198_f8e32e-d3 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column84198_f8e32e-d3 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column84198_f8e32e-d3\"><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\/2025\/01\/balance-of-loving-discipline.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"348\" height=\"514\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/balance-of-loving-discipline.jpg?resize=348%2C514&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-84204\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/balance-of-loving-discipline.jpg?w=348&amp;ssl=1 348w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/balance-of-loving-discipline.jpg?resize=203%2C300&amp;ssl=1 203w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 348px) 100vw, 348px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column84198_c945ff-57 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column84198_c945ff-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-column84198_c945ff-57 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column84198_c945ff-57 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column84198_c945ff-57 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column84198_c945ff-57 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column84198_c945ff-57{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column84198_c945ff-57 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column84198_c945ff-57 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column84198_c945ff-57\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-the-balance-of-loving-discipline-by-dr-melodie-sterrett\"><em>The Balance of Loving Discipline <\/em>by Dr. Melodie Sterrett<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>A friend loaned me <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4fQhfxC\">The Balance of Loving Discipline<\/a> to get my impression of the slim book. I found it to be a very&#8211;surprise!&#8211;<em>balanced<\/em> approach to parenting. Especially in an age which seems to be given to such extremes between strict disciplinarians and the lenient, never-tell-your-kid-no camp.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The truth of God&#8217;s Word points to a position between these two poles. We are to train our children up in the fear and admonition of the Lord, yes. But we&#8217;re to simultaneously model for them the gracious, unfailing love of the Father.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Problems arise when parents begin to mistake loving their child for giving them license to do as they please, free from correction or consequence. That is not how our heavenly Father deals with us, and it is not a precedent we should adopt with our children, either.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id84198_03999c-50 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id84198_03999c-50 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id84198_03999c-50 > .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-id84198_03999c-50 > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id84198_03999c-50 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr) minmax(0, 2fr);}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id84198_03999c-50 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id84198_03999c-50 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-column84198_6fab59-6c > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column84198_6fab59-6c > .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-column84198_6fab59-6c > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column84198_6fab59-6c > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column84198_6fab59-6c > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column84198_6fab59-6c > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column84198_6fab59-6c{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column84198_6fab59-6c > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column84198_6fab59-6c > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column84198_6fab59-6c\"><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\/2025\/01\/When-Stars-Are-Scattered.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"296\" height=\"445\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/When-Stars-Are-Scattered.jpg?resize=296%2C445&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-84202\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/When-Stars-Are-Scattered.jpg?w=296&amp;ssl=1 296w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/When-Stars-Are-Scattered.jpg?resize=200%2C300&amp;ssl=1 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 296px) 100vw, 296px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column84198_7ee228-2d > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column84198_7ee228-2d > .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-column84198_7ee228-2d > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column84198_7ee228-2d > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column84198_7ee228-2d > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column84198_7ee228-2d > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column84198_7ee228-2d{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column84198_7ee228-2d > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column84198_7ee228-2d > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column84198_7ee228-2d\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-when-stars-are-scattered-by-victoria-jamieson-and-omar-mohamed\"><em>When Stars Are Scattered <\/em>by Victoria Jamieson and Omar Mohamed<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>I read very few graphic novels, but after assigning <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/2024\/12\/29\/when-stars-are-scattered-a-graphic-novel-review\/\">When Stars Are Scattered<\/a> to my grandson, I got so drawn in by his narration that I decided to read it for myself. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The book tells the true story of the long years two young children, Omar Mohamed and his brother, spent in a refugee camp in Kenya after fleeing their native Somalia. They were alone, uncertain if their parents were dead or alive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It&#8217;s an eye-opening book and taught me a lot. 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I like the way it breaks it up, so that I read the law on one day, books of poetry on a different day, prophecy another, letters another, gospels another, and so forth. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It gives a good variety of reading throughout the week and keeps me from feeling stuck or weighed down when I get to the book of Leviticus or Numbers.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/2021\/05\/10\/10-ways-to-find-more-time-for-reading\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"757\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Make-Time-for-Reading-Books-FB.png?resize=1024%2C757&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Make Time for Reading\" class=\"wp-image-29042\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Make-Time-for-Reading-Books-FB.png?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Make-Time-for-Reading-Books-FB.png?resize=600%2C444&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Make-Time-for-Reading-Books-FB.png?resize=300%2C222&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Make-Time-for-Reading-Books-FB.png?resize=768%2C568&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Do you love to read as much as we do? 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