For the first time in a long while, my ca lander is not clogged with things to do and places to be! I have been able to read some books in the last couple of weeks, yay! Free time to read books? What is my world coming to? A more manageable pace I hope!

The first book I read was Blink by Ted Dekker. It was the first time I read anything by him. I had seen his books before but just never picked them up. No time! Well, he is an awesome and creative author. Blink was a fast paced, sit on the edge of your seat action packed story of a genius college student who suddenly has the ability to see glimpses into his immediate future. Throw in a beautiful Saudi Arabian princess fleeing from a forced marriage stemming from the struggle for power in the Middle East being chased by bad guys and you are off on an unforgettable chase. The book addresses the deeper questions of, "Is there a God?" and "Is God in control of all things?" It is a cool book, I would recommend it highly.

The second book I read was The Canopy by Angela Hunt. This story takes you to the jungles of Peru. The heroine is a scientist researching and looking for a cure for a deadly prion disease from which she also suffers. To save herself and her daughter who has inherited the disease she must race against time and evil forces of the jungle. A staunch scientist she must come face to face with the spiritual realm and decide if she will choose faith in a Creator to save herself or to continue in her own failing efforts to save herself.

The third book I read (I really had time to read 3 books?!) was Three by Ted Dekker. No pun intended. This book was a psychological mind twister. I don't really know how to explain it. It is about a young man, Kevin, who escaped a dysfunctional childhood. He attended seminary school and was writing a paper on the natures of man, the struggle of good and evil. He becomes the target of a demented stalker who demands that he confess his sin to the world. The stalker gives him riddles to solve and if he doesn't solve them in the alloted time he will blow something up. His childhood friend comes to help him in tracking the stalker but he always seems one step ahead of them. Who could he be??? To find him Kevin must dig deep within himself. I thought I had it figured out but an unexpected twist at the end astonished me! I won't give it away...
I wonder, how does someone come up with such things? Ted Dekker does.
I will definitely be reading more of his novels!
But right now I need to go check my calander, I'm sure there is something I should be doing besides reading or typing this entry....
Blessings!