Saint Francis by Robert West

Quite a while back, Thomas Moore publishers sent me a copy of the biography" St. Francis" by Robert West (part of the Christian Encounters series). I have never been much of a biography reader but thought that I would give this one a try because of my deep love for St. Francis of Assisi. I enjoyed the style of this book; it was written more as a book of fiction, easy to read, in a conversational tone.

The book takes us from the saints early years as an out of control child of privilege to his conversion and ultimate leadership of the Franciscan order of monks. It goes into detail about the orders early years, when just a few of St. Francis's friends joined him and pledged to give away all of their earthly possessions (so that these possessions would not take away from their worship of God) and the pope's early disapproval of St. Francis's radical views. As we know, time went by and more and more people witnessed the divine peace that the monks of the order modeled, causing scores of new entrants into the order. Today, the Franciscans continue their belief of relying on God for all provision, charity, and worship.

St. Francis was a man who demonstrated a powerful love for God and devotion to his practice of faith. Through him we learned to trust that the Lord would supply all of our needs. This book gives great insight into the man and his mission. I give it 4 out of 5 stars.

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Snow Storm

The kids have a snow day today. Throughout the day yesterday, it snowed and snowed and snowed.


Can you see Saint Francis's nose?



Snow on the Queen Anne's Lace








My son on top of the stone pillar across the street freezing his bum off



People seem to be fond of taking pictures of their feet. Here's my "my feet and jeans are covered with snow" feet picture.

Wherever you are, I hope you are warm. If you don't want to be warm, come to Ohio - the whole state is a big, white expanse!

Winter Loveliness

We had a rather grand snowfall last night. The kids were on a 2 hour delay for school and we nestled inside for most of the day. I did, however, manage to get a few photos of winter in Marysville, OH.


Isn't he the greatest? I found him in the park.



Saint Francis's snowy lap









Couldn't get enough of this guy!

I hope you are staying warm, and for those readers across the sea where snow is rare, I hope you can feel the chill coming from these snowy day photos!