tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3440987760281897397.post3566405503323687825..comments2023-05-04T03:36:27.255-07:00Comments on Bookish Catholics: God's WreathAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14275272437317840727noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3440987760281897397.post-39051856958543196012012-07-18T17:49:22.053-07:002012-07-18T17:49:22.053-07:00I love how you tied everything together (much like...I love how you tied everything together (much like a beautiful wreath, we could say? :) I enjoyed the last part as you described how our faith journey resembles the very nature of creation - the cyclical seasons which we all go through...births, deaths and re-births. Thank you for outlining so many themes and symbolism, this is really going to enhance the rest of the novel's experience for me!Juliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11093178608034450446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3440987760281897397.post-82854394530927417442012-07-17T21:15:22.648-07:002012-07-17T21:15:22.648-07:00Thank you Terri for writing this! Wow! This was ve...Thank you Terri for writing this! Wow! This was very helpful to me! I am looking forward to Wednesday evening! I just finished book 1 and 2 last night!Jessicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01352421459582695457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3440987760281897397.post-78978260429064405432012-07-02T21:14:22.181-07:002012-07-02T21:14:22.181-07:00"one of my favorite parts of the book" i..."one of my favorite parts of the book" is what that should have said in the last paragraph. Sorry I didn't proofread.Erinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15454112901640690546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3440987760281897397.post-57389164647269332952012-07-02T21:12:14.227-07:002012-07-02T21:12:14.227-07:00Terrie, this is so beautiful. I got the foreshado...Terrie, this is so beautiful. I got the foreshadowing of the elf maiden and the wreath, but this is amazing. I LOVE LOVE this para (among many others including the whole thing):<br /><br />"I cannot help but think that this line from Brother Edvin has double meaning, for Kristin and for us. It was not simply her maidenhood that she should have properly offered to God, as she offered it up to Erlend on their wedding bed. It was Kristen herself--her heart, her mind, her soul--that God wanted. That would not change whether she was to be adorned with the gown of a bride or the habit of a nun. The offering would be the same. I am the wreath. You are the wreath. And we belong to God."<br /><br />Yes, it's so clear (once you explain it - LOL). I believe one of my favorite parts was her journey of redemption when she finally offers her crown (herself, her sins) to God. Very powerful.qErinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15454112901640690546noreply@blogger.com