1.19.11

I am done with the third book of the month:
Life on the Refrigerator Door by Alice Kuipers

Even if the jacket cover inscribes a note from Joanne Harris that it is “very original and touching”, I find it lacking in soul. For such a unique subject (mother and daughter coping with mother’s breast cancer), words to evince the heart were wanting. If originality meant the use of concise post-it words to picture a domestic drama, I would rather label them a collection of poems rather than a novel. On that note, Sonya Sones’ “Stop Pretending” is a much, much better read.

I also watched the John Depp-Angelina Jolie starrer and sleeper, “The Tourist”. It was quite a relaxing film to watch if you don’t expect much but entertainment. You have to suspend all your disbelief in order to make it an enjoyable run.

There is something about Angelina Jolie and Marianne Rivera that I do not like.
Hmmmmm.
Think Jennifer Aniston and Karylle.
Basta.


REFLECTIONS
Exodus 11-13

Plunder the Egyptians!

The killing of the firstborn as the final act in the chapter between God and Pharaoh.
One thinks, “Babies?”
Does seem cruel.
But…how does one contend with what God has in mind?

The Passover
Thank you, Lord, for being my Passover Lamb.
Thank you for your blood that covers me from death.