More randomness

Am thinking this "Random 5 Friday" is a good thing... it is at least getting me on my blog and writing again!! Thank you shout-out to my blogging friend, Tina, for bringing this weekly "random fun" with A Rural Journal to my attention!!

1. Been thinking a lot about my Mom this week. She had an infectious laugh. Even if you didn't know her, when she laughed everyone in the room just had to join in! Really missing everything about her, especially the sound of her voice and the unconditional love and support that was so freely given.
2. Toying with the idea of maybe buying a motorcycle (emphasis on the "maybe"). Hard to justify a purchase like that because I would not be able to use it much of the year, thanks to cold weather in the late Fall, all Winter, and early Spring. Well there's that and the whole helmet wearing bad hair thing. Oh and I also don't really possess any skills, or even basic know-how, for operating a motorbike. But they do get fabulous gas mileage!
3. Never to my knowledge have I ever been a "morning person". In fact, I simply hate mornings. My brain really does not begin functioning until around 10 or 11 a.m. (and caffeine of any type is not an option, thanks to it making me quite physically ill). Of course depression, for me, can only exacerbate the whole ugly morning scenario. There are many many days where I'm honestly just doing good to get out of bed. That being said, must admit that I have been privileged to see a few truly spectacular sunrises in my lifetime. Too bad they occur so darn early!!
4. Found out earlier this week why Easter occurs at different times, anywhere from March into April every year. It is the first Sunday - after the first full moon - after the Vernal Equinox (aka: first day of Spring). Guess I never really thought about that before. Now we are all just a little bit more knowledgeable and prepared to amaze others with the amount of somewhat useless information stored in the brain!
5. This week I bought yet another book to read... because reading around five of them at the same time apparently just wasn't enough! What am I reading, you ask? Even if you didn't ask - I'm going to tell you anyway!!

• Scriptures. I try to read from the scriptures every day. As a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, of course the Book of Mormon plays a large part in my scripture reading. But so too does the Holy Bible!!
• Light in the Wilderness, by M. Catherine Thomas
• Return: Four Phases of Our Mortal Journey Home, by Robert D. Hales
• As I Have Loved You, by Kitty de Ruyter-Bons
• After My Son's Suicide, by Darla Isackson. Reading this book I have learned so much about the Atonement of Christ, and am very grateful for the author's honesty and insights.
• Which all leads me to the book I bought this week... The Continuous Conversion, by Brad Wilcox. Having previously read his other fantastic book, The Continuous Atonement, I was so excited to see this new book I just couldn't wait to buy it and start reading!!

It can take me longer to finish books than maybe an average person, because I keep hopping from one to the other and back again! Yes, I do finish reading them (eventually)... in fact this past year I finished these most excellent books...

• Let It Go: A True Story of Tragedy and Forgiveness, by Chris Williams
• Running with Angels: The Inspiring Journey of a Woman Who Turned Personal Tragedy into Triumph over Obesity, by Pamela H. Hansen
• Reaching for Hope: An LDS Perspective on Recovering from Depression, by Meghan Decker

It is interesting what you can learn about a person from what they choose to read. What have you learned about me from this list of books?