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Books of 2020

3 January 20213 January 2021 ~ greendoorproject ~ Leave a comment

Let’s be real, reading in 2019 went to pot. Don’t get me wrong, I read a few books. I started even more with every intent to finish. But alas, reading was not given the proper energy it deserves or needs. I read something at the beginning of this year (2020) that really struck a chord … Continue reading Books of 2020

the light between oceans

7 January 20148 January 2014 ~ greendoorproject ~ Leave a comment

Today is Book Club day, so in honor,  here is quick look at the next to last book we read. ************************** Have you ever read a book that endeared your heart to its characters, only to later be broken to pieces due to the trials, choices and consequences those same characters made and endured?  This book, The … Continue reading the light between oceans

a curious incident

10 October 201311 October 2013 ~ greendoorproject ~ 3 Comments

I was recently invited to join a book club here in Alaska.  I have always wanted to be in a book club.  There is something lovely about gathering together with an eclectic group of ladies to talk about books.  What we liked, what we didn't, what made us laugh, what made us cry; the string of … Continue reading a curious incident

my life on the run

22 September 2013 ~ greendoorproject ~ 4 Comments

I recently finished another running book entitled "My Life On The Run: The Wit, Wisdom and Insights of a Road Racing Icon" by Bart Yasso.  Bart has run marathons on Mount Kilimanjaro to the blistering cold of the Antarctic.  He is an icon for being willing to try out the exceptionally elite to the craziest … Continue reading my life on the run

running for my life

27 October 201227 October 2012 ~ greendoorproject ~ 7 Comments

“I did not know at the time, but my childhood had just ended.  I was six years old.” The story of Lopez Lomong, one that is still continuing today, is a powerful one.  I cannot accurately express in words the beauty of his story.  It takes you into war-torn southern Sudan in 1991 where Lopez … Continue reading running for my life

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