Hello Everyone,
As winter sets, in it is the perfect time to curl up with a blanket and a good book. Yet, we also spend a good deal of time more in the car going from place to place and a good audiobook makes the time pass more enjoyably. I have recently listed to, Mine is the Night, by Liz Curtis Higgs. This story is based on the the book of Ruth and does a good job of utilizing the base of the story and giving it a new twist. It is set on the borderlands of Scotland after the defeat of Bonnie Prince Charlie. Elizabeth and Marjory Kerr return to Marjory's home in Selkirk after losing Elizabeth's husband and Marjory's two sons in battle. Since their family had supported Bonnie Prince Charlie they were stripped of titles, estate, and money they have to depend on family who they had never been close to and learn to lean on God.
What I also found interesting about this story is how the Church of England required their pastors to show as much deference to the King as onto God. This was a result of the Henry VIII's establishment of the King as the head of the Church of England. The history of the Catholic Church's struggle in England for many centuries, and still linger today. The Catholic persecution in England is not well known and I would recommend reading up on it as it is an important part of our faith history.
Safe driving this winter,
Nina
