life + books - tv= ?

So much to say so little to write... Get ready for a hodge podge of thoughts in this thing.

I am reading a bunch of books right now, and that seems to be consuming my time. In the past month I have read some great books! I love to read. If you have anytime I would suggest reading any one of these books. Book 1: Choosing to See, Book 2: Respectable Sin, Book 3: The One Year Bible (it really is changing the way I see/read the Bible and if you have ever wanted to read the Bible but have gotten stuck in Numbers like me then you should look into investing in this Bible!) Book 4: One Thousand Gifts.
I gotta say more about One Thousand Gifts. I just started this book yesterday and I can't put it down. My small group leader suggested it to me after I was telling her about how I try to do a thankful for blog every week. It is all about this lady who was challenged to write down 1000 gifts that she is thankful for. It is awesome seeing her life transform as she goes through this experiment. And the thing is as I have read it I too have found myself looking at the world differently. I can't wait to keep reading. I have so many excerpts I want to quote but I cant pick just one. So I won't pick any :) Just go read it yourself. The funny thing is that I feel like each of these books are trying to tell me the same thing... to live fully right where I am, choose to see the good in all situations, be thankful for the things I often overlook. I am working on it.



Oh and I am trying to learn to sleep without the TV on. I always sleep with the tv on. not that there is anything wrong with that but the reason I do is because I am scared. Yes, it is true... I am a scaredy cat. I don't like the dark, I don't like the silence, and I don't like being alone. So I use the tv as a crutch. I am trying to eliminate this crutch for multiple reasons that I don't want to go in to. There is nothing to be scared of... This is a big deal for me. So last night as I was going to bed and I was reading my daily thing and in my verses was Psalm 4:8 which says "In peace I will lie down and sleep for you alone, O Lord, will keep me safe"... How crazy is that!!! yea, crazy. I don't need that silly tv. We will see how this goes!