Chalaina Reads — Thoughts & Musings about Books and Life
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Posted on February 25, 2021February 25, 2021 by chalaina · 1 Comment

## A Person After God’s Heart

It's important to understand what we're saying when we reason that King David was a man after God's own heart and we use that as an excuse for people's sins.

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Posted on January 9, 2021January 9, 2021 by chalaina

## A Time of Beginnings?

It's January again. 2020 is over, and we're on to 2021; but it doesn't seem to be bringing a feeling of newness with it. Rather, it feels like a continuation of the exhaustion that last year was building. 2020 is over; but so many of the things that made it so hard haven't disappeared. Can…

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Posted on June 7, 2020June 7, 2020 by chalaina

## Countdown to Surgery

Nine days. I'm going to have surgery in 9 days. I mean, this cancer thing is still sinking in, but that is going to make it even more real, you know. I've got my pre-op and my post-op instructions. I'm trying to figure out what in the world I'm going to need help with afterwards.…

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Posted on January 27, 2020January 19, 2020 by chalaina · 1 Comment

## State of the Heart 2020

Once upon a time this past November I asked God if he would make my heart harder. And then I took it back. You see, I was thinking about how much it hurt when I lost my Little Boy and Mittens. I didn't want to feel that hurt again. I immediately realized that my heart…

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Posted on January 19, 2020January 19, 2020 by chalaina

## Looking Back at 2019

2019 was quite the year. I fell and injured my back 3 times. Hubby and I went to Disneyland. We won a new car. I read 175 books. I fostered a mama cat and watched her bring 5 babies into this world. Three of them still live here. We got two puppies. Yes, I do…

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Posted on December 21, 2019December 21, 2019 by chalaina

## Light in the Midst of Darkness

It's the solstice today. The shortest day of the year. The day with the least amount of light and the most darkness. What better day to talk about light. I simultaneously dread this day and look forward to this day. Dread for the same reason I dread the rainy, gray weather - I am solar…

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Posted on December 13, 2019December 13, 2019 by chalaina

## The Most Difficult Time of Year?

The Christmas season feels harder this year. I've been trying to think of the reasons why. 1.) I've had a headache of one kind or another since October 20. Yes. Still. These headaches have kept me from doing the majority of Christmas crafts I've wanted to do. They've kept my brain from working clearly. They've…

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Posted on December 5, 2019December 5, 2019 by chalaina

## Playing the Blame Game

They say that you can’t blame your parents for your choices. You’re a grown up. You need to take responsibility for your decisions, your actions, your words. It’s fruitless to blame your parents. After all, you are making those choices. Your parents aren’t standing there telling you what to do Hopefully. However, if you look…

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Posted on September 30, 2019September 30, 2019 by chalaina

## Farewell to Summer

It always seems to go by too fast. Or is it just me? It seems like summer was just starting a couple of weeks ago. It was finally warm enough outside to not need a jacket or sweater during the day. The garden was just starting to grow. And now the tomatoes are basically done.…

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Posted on July 31, 2019July 29, 2019 by chalaina

## Give the Girl a Name, parts 1 & 2

(Trigger warning. I'm going to be talking about a story from the Bible that involves rape and abuse.) (Since I really like this post, I decided to combine both parts so I can see it all in one place.) There are some stories in the Bible that just make me mad--mostly when people make bad…

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