Reading Challenge

My original goal was to read 15 books this year (because it's 2015), but now I have to read 52.

I decided to do the 2015 Popsugar Reading Challenge, and I'm appalled that I'm not even halfway done. I have finished 14/52 books, and I don't feel like reading another book just yet because I still can't get over Hiromu Arakawa's Fullmetal Alchemist.LOL

I love this challenge because it drives me to read books I normally wouldn't consider reading. To be honest, I'm still dreading the day I have to read Jane Eyre or Pride and Prejudice, but the idea of dabbling in works of literature that are "outside my comfort zone" really does excite me.

I hope I'll be able to complete this; I don't think I've ever read 50 books in a year before.

Myopia

So this is how it feels to see your photo on the cover of a book. I'm embarrassed to admit that I smile whenever I look at it. 

I have honestly forgotten about this as it was shot probably more than three years ago. I figured that they decided to stick with the clear plastic covers, so I was really surprised when my friends informed me last week that the manuals were already printed. 

With this book came a wave of serenity, a surge of hope. It reminded me that God is constantly weaving me into something beautiful. One day, I will be able to marvel at the intricate patterns He's creating, but right now, I'm holding on to His promises, even if all I can see is a set of mismatched threads interlaced at weird angles.

Maybe sometimes we can only ask people to be patient with us. Yes, we are acutely aware that we’re not okay, that we’re in pieces, that we don’t have everything figured out.

Give us time; we’ll try and glue ourselves back together. Please be patient with us. That’s all we ask.