The Take-Away

Normally, I don't really like that term 'take-away.' I don't really know why. It's cheesy or something. But, for lack of a better term. Here is the take away from two awesome books I just finished. There will be a real review for these books on the Bookworm's Library Resources page. (One this week, and one next week) You'll probably be hearing a lot about books for a while. I'm in the middle of a very-little-fiction stage.

So, first. I just finished The Federalist Papers by James Madison, John Jay, and Alexander Hamilton. At the end of the book, in the appendices, I also read, The Declaration of Independence, The Articles of the Confederation, The United States Constitution, and the Constitutional Amendments up to Amendment 27. I must say, it was one of the best things I ever did. I 'took away' from it a renewed vision for patriotism. I absolutely LOVE my country. I am so proud to be an American. It was really neat to see how well the Constitution has worked over the years. We have not necessarily done everything, made every decision in keeping with the Constitution, but the Constitution has done what it was intended to do. These founding pillars of American policies and history, Hamilton, Jay, Madison, and the writers of the Constitution, had so much foresight.
The other 'take-away' from this book was a possible new-found love of political science. The book was fascinating. And if you knew me, that's saying a lot. Because while I believe in being a good citizen etc. I've never ever been one who enjoyed politics, current events, debate, law. At least, not very much anyway. But, it was just so interesting to see the explanation and reasons behind each part of the Constitution via The Federalist Papers. A review of this book will be posted this week.

The other book I just finished was UnPlanned, by Abby Johnson. Abby Johnson was the former director of a Planned Parenthood facility in Texas. She is now a prominent Pro-life leader. The thing I 'took-away' from this book was the way in which we can be misled. You can have all the right motivations, and still make the wrong decisions. It was a message that is always good to be re-enforced. The story of Abby Johnson is a clear example of what God can do with our wrong decisions. This book will be reviewed more fully next week. (Now, I'm in the middle of Joyfully at Home, by Jasmine Baucham. So, you might be hearing about that later on too.) Endure and enjoy with me!