Did you know that author Madeliene L'Engle died this past fall? Apparently this wasn't a happening that made the radio, but for those of us who have been shaped by her writings, this is indeed news-worthy!
Hmm... for those of you with a pull toward the creative, read Walking on Water if you've not yet. Madeliene takes on faith, art, the work of the Spirit in and through us...
I mean it! For those of you who don't already love her works, be inspired to discover the gift that her writing is!
Here is a better source of inspiration-- a beautiful NY times obit. I mean that seriously. It communicates something of the honor due:
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/08/books/07cnd-lengle.html?pagewanted=2&_r=1&ref=books
My first reading recommendation is Walking on Water, then A Wrinkle in Time and its companions, then A Circle of Quiet. Actually, those are the only books of hers that I have read, so to be honest I guess that isn't a very encompassing recommendation. What I've read, I've liked, and perhaps if you choose something of hers, you will enjoy it, too...Read! Read the NY Times piece, then one of Madeliene's books. At a future meeting, I will acquaint you with a dear friend of hers and mine, Ms. Luci Shaw...
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Madeleine, through her writing, has been a kind of mentor to me... Sarah Jane and I mourned the loss of her together last fall; I had the audacity to ask the Lord for just a fraction of her writing talent for both Sarah and me since she (Madeleine) won't be using it down here anymore - if stuff works like that. Can't wait to meet her someday!
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