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Kimberly Knowle - Zeller's avatar

These are great questions to reflect on. Thank you for sharing (and what a great stack of books!)

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Aimee Guest's avatar

Thanks, Kimberly! Though all the credit goes to Emily P. Freeman. She's great at coming up with questions, I really like her monthly email.

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Jody L. Collins's avatar

Aimee. I've heard the same echo from the Holy Spirit when I sit down surrounded by books; my book stack has gotten much much shorter as a result.

I'm m finding lately that fiction is much more inspirational to me, offering me more opportunities for creativity and imagination. Books that have information and ideas in them can be overwhelming, and I think you are right. Sometimes we just need to take the cork off the top and let the words flow out from what God's already put inside.

My suggested title for your little poem is "Uncorked."

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Aimee Guest's avatar

I use to read mostly fiction but it's flip-flopped the last few years. I've been making a concerted effort to dip back into fiction. I think it would be good if I sit and reflect a bit on what I'm trying to get from this stack of non-fiction books, why I feel the urgency.

I do feel a similar pull to quiet the voices. I feel it with podcasts as well, which I love. I've been turning music on more often instead.

Thanks for the title suggestion!

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Jenny Albers's avatar

I'm so sorry about the chronic pain you endure. Your words here are full of grace and I appreciate how you differentiate between acceptance and acknowledgement.

And I'm so glad you took the trip! My daughter is a good decade behind yours, but I hope I'll get similar invitations when she's older.

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Aimee Guest's avatar

Thanks for your kind words, Jenny.

Navigating the adult waters with our kids (ages 23, 21, 18, and 14) can feel pretty stretching sometimes. Going on a fun trip with our eldest was definitely a treat!

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Kerri Christopher's avatar

I love this poem! You’ve captured well what I feel on so many days.

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Aimee Guest's avatar

Oh, good! Glad it resonated. And thanks!

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Linda Hanstra's avatar

I’d love to answer your questions but I think I’d end up writing a whole newsletter in your comments! Plus, I have to give them a little more thought. I’m so sorry about your chronic pain, but I think you have a very good attitude about it. And you’re obviously still a fun parent and adventuring into brain-eating-bacteria-infested waters (eewww!)! You go, girl! I really enjoy your writing.

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Aimee Guest's avatar

Well, I get that Linda since that's how answering Emily's questions turned into my whole post!

The guided kayaking adventure was challenging! It was all so confusing to me-on the one hand we discovered the sign warning us about the bacteria (the tour guide never mentioned it and didn't ask anyone to wear life jackets either) and on the other hand there's a house being built on the lake that is just slightly smaller than the White House and there were little kids playing in the water. I wouldn't build my house on that lake!

Thanks for the kind words. 🙂

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