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Jun 26Liked by Sarah E. Westfall

I was hoping you would be invited to share "The Way of Belonging" on many podcasts! Please continue to let us know where you are going to pop up. Your summer reading list is hefty indeed!. I'm currently reading two mysteries...one I purchased and one was loaned to me. The problem is I'm reading both at the same time and am mixing up the storylines! I'm surprised at how much I'm enjoying the mysteries.

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Oh that's really kind, Paulette. I will do my best to share! You're brave in trying to tackle two mysteries at once! I definitely could not keep them straight. I just finished up book four in the Thursday Murder Club series today! Mystery is not usually my genre but I do love this series.

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Jun 27Liked by Sarah E. Westfall

You have earned that nap, Sarah! I hope you get the chance to take many more. Looking forward to the next season of Human Together (and if you're looking for more guests, I'd love to recommend Gregory Coles, author of "No Longer Strangers" He writes about belonging and community too!)

Love your book list! Right now I'm reading "The Remarkable Ordinary" by Frederick Buechner and loving it. Finished and really enjoyed "Beyond that, the Sea" by Laura Spence-Ash and "Family Family" by Laurie Frankel. And Lisa Jo Baker's memoir is definitely next on my TBR list!

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That sounds like a great stack! I will do my best not to add them to mine. 😂

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Jun 27Liked by Sarah E. Westfall

Now that’s a book list! I love it. We will have to chat about Lisa-Jo’s book when you’re done.

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Yes! Totally. Will do.

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Such a good stack! I read Homegoing 6 or 7 years ago and it still haunts me. Right now I’m slowly working through two very academic books, The Christian Imagination by Willie James Jennings and Evangelicals Incorporated by Daniel Vaca.

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Oooof! Those do indeed sound head-y but I like that sometimes. Even if I have to take it super slowly.

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Jun 27Liked by Sarah E. Westfall

Oh my heart!!! So honored to see Of Wings & Dirt in your stack. Thank you, friend! I am reading your book now! JUST WOW. I will share a glorious review! And I am seriously considering it be our first-ever book for The Way Back to Ourselves book club!! You belong here!! 😆♥️🙏🏼

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The more I know you and your work, the more I see SO MUCH overlap between us. If you end up doing a book club thing, let me know! We may be able to work out some sort of special deal.

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Jun 27Liked by Sarah E. Westfall

Yes, as I read your story, I am nodding my head in deep knowing and seeing. Kindreds to say the least. I will definitely reach out to you about the book club. What would be most wonderful is if you could drop in on one of our Zooms! But, you must honor your capacity. Blessings.

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Jun 30Liked by Sarah E. Westfall

Congratulations on your book and thank you for sharing your reading list -- the ones on creativity and art seem intriguing!

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