tattoos on the heart-- postscript

wow, powerful. i have questions though. how do i apply these principles? he talks about ripping off the roof of your house and letting everyone in, about how kinship is really living with people, really being together. how do we do that? i think he really means charity. and isn't that what the point of this whole life is? but how do i do that in provo ut? how do i do that when i dont live in downtown LA? When he talks about the soul and the person its all about 'you are perfect just as you' that the person is perfect just the way they are. why am i conflicted about this? i guess that we have to seperate the sin from the sinner. that the soul that came down is perfect, what they are doing isn't but the soul is. also, God loves us no matter what. that is a powerful idea, a powerful truth- that you, just you, with all the crap you've ever done is still lovable- is still loved, is still important to God. to understand that no matter what God wishes us to be happy. That we are worthy of love no matter what is powerful. anyway, i'm still digesting this book. i hope some of you read it.

trying to work out the kinks.

annie gave some great suggestions for the success of this blog- unfortunately i seem to suck at figuring out how to impliment them- i found a place that will email people whenever there is something posted BUT it will only allow 10 email address. I tried to make sure at least one member of every family was on that list. if you are not on the list i greatly appoligize. please give me your email address that you want to use. if there are more than 10 people who want to be on the list maybe....we can do one per family??? also, i cant figure out how to get it to email everyone if some has posted a comment without it be monitored- i dont think we need to monitor...if anyone knows how to A) get everyone emailed when something is posted and B) get everyone emailed when someone comments that would be great. Again, if you want to be an author and are not PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE give me your address and i will add you as an author. i want everyone to be an author. If anyone else wants to change stuff- do it. I have no idea how to do this and want all the help i can get. so. hopefully this helps.?

Another recommendation

Empire of the Summer Moon
pretty violent but really good.

Tattoos on the Heart

I know that this book club idea has totally bombed on me. SO- What if we use this as a way to suggest books to each other and talk about them instead? If anyone checks this place give me your thoughts...Anyway, with this in mind I am suggesting Tattoos on the Heart. I just started it last night and wow. I read 60 pages and probably cried for 50 of them. Heres the jist- This is a nonfiction. Its written by a Catholic priest who has been in the worst 'gang land' of LA since 1986. He has done some amazing things to try to help remedy this situation. These are stories and things he has learned. It is about love- its about God. It is insipiring and amazing. WARNING: there is language. Apparently swearing isn't against catholoisim (sp?) because the priest's mouth isn't totally clean. As I haven't finished it I dont know if there is other stuff to warn you about. But, I think that this is worth the read despite the language. Anyway, if you dont want to read religious ideas dont read this one because as I said it was written by a priest-- and really he is saying that when people find out that God loves them they can change- powerful.

give me your thoughts- also, if you want to be an author then give me your email address you use for blogging in the comment section and i'll add you up. :)