At this particular time in my life, walking through what I am walking through, I draw great strength from these three songs.
Why Yeshua’s Name Matters: The Mystery and Spiritual Implications of Its Meaning
Parashot Vayakhel (He gathered) and Pekudei (Countings)
Torah: Sh’mot (Exodus) 35:1-40:38
Haftarah: Yeheskiel (Ezekiel) 45:16-46:18
Gospel: Yochanan (John) 13:1-19 and Or (Luke) 16:1-13
Dr. Jeffey Seif and the Tree of Life Bible
Parashat Ki Tisa (when you lift up)
Torah: Exodus 30:11-34:35
Haftarah: Ezekiel 36:16-38
Gospel: Marl 9:1-10
The Tabernacle vs. Golden Calf
Tyler Staton on Prayer
Praying Like Monks, Living Like Fools Introduction
Prayer Workshop with Tyler Staton and Tim Mackie
What Does It Mean to Contend in Prayer?
Praying for the Lost with J.T. Thomas
Silence and Persistence with Pete Greig
Prayer Posture with John Mark Comer
Intercession with Christine Caine
Prayer is More Practice Than Theory
Prayer Can Be Delightful and Risky!
Tyler Staton Interviewed by Canadian Church Leaders Network
Matt Massy Interviews Taylor Staton
Prayer as an Invitation to Intimacy
Teach Us to be a Praying People
Tyler Staton’s Interview with twelve;thirty media
The Artscroll Tanach: An Indepth Review
Parashat Tetzaveh (command)
Torah: Exodus 27:20-30:10
Haftarah; 1 Samuel 15:1-34
Gospel: Matthew 5:13-20
The Daily Continual Burnt Offering
Kohens, Priests of a Different Kind
Death by Dumpling by Vivien Chien (a review)
Title: Death by Dumpling
Author: Vivien Chien
Published: 27 March 2018
Publisher: St. Martin’s Press
Series: A Noodle Shop Mystery
Date Read: 7 January 2023
Format: eBook
Source: Own
Genre: Mystery
Sub-genre: Cozy Mystery
My Rating: 4
GoodReads’ Rating: 3.7
Other Books by Author: Dim Sum of All Fears, Murder Lo Mein, Wonton Terror. Egg Drop Dead, Killer Kung Pao, Fatal Fried Rice, Hot and Sour Suspects, Misfortune Cookie
2023 Reading Challenges:
2023 Alphabet Soup Reading Challenge (#alphabetsoupchallenge)
Cloak and Dagger 2023 (#CloakDaggerChal)
Craving for Cozies Challenge 2023 (#CravingCozies)
Cruisin’ thru the Cozies 2023
2023 Goodreads’ Reading Challenge
Read 52 Books in 52 Weeks in 2023 (#Read52Booksin52Weeks)
The TBR Pile Challenge 2023 (#TBRYear10)
First Sentence: You know in the movies where someone says “You can’t fire me, I quit!:…maybe don’t do that in real life.
Review:
I have a particular sweet tooth for cozy mysteries, and I have a great love of Chinese food, so it was only a matter of time before I stumbled upon the Noodle Shop Mysteries by Vivien Chien, which I learned about through the amazing and constantly updated Cozy Mystery List.
The first book in the Noodle House Mystery Series introduces us to the Asia Village strip mall, owned and operated by Thomas Feng, and its many vendors and customers. One of the shops in Asia Village is the Ho-Lee Noodle House ran by Betty Lee and her family. As the book opens, Betty’s daughter, Lana, abruptly quits her job and ends up waitressing in her family’s Noodle House.
After delivering a lunch order to Mr. Feng, Asia Village soon learns Mr. Feng has died as a result of a shellfish allergy. The Ho-Lee Noodle House and its cook, Peter, quickly become the prime suspects. Lana has known Peter since childhood and convinced of his innocence, undertakes amateur sleuthing in order to solve the crime and clear the name and reputation of her friend and co-worker.
One of my most favorite parts of the book was getting to know all of the vendors and customers of Asia Village from the Mahjong Mavens who breakfast each morning at the Noodle House to Mr. Zhang, the octogenarian purveyor of medicinal herbs, they all are wonderfully crafted characters who breathe great life into the narrative of the mystery.
I greatly enjoyed Death by Dumpling and look forward to reding the rest of the series.
Dune: A Chronological Reading
Hunting Harkonnens (short story)
The Butlerian Jihad
Whipping Mek (short story)
The Machine Crusade
The Faces of a Martyr (short story)
The Battle of Corrin
The Sisterhood of Dune
Mentats of Dune
Red Plague (short story)
Navigators of Dune
House Atreides
House Harkonnen
Blood and Water (stand-alone excerpt from House Harkonnen)
House Corrino
Wedding Silk (short story)
Paul of Dune (part II)
Fremen Justice (stand-alone excerpt from House Corrino)
Paul of Dune (part IV)
Paul of Dune (part VI)
The Winds of Dune (part II)
The Sands of Dune
The Duke of Caladan
The Lady of Caladan
The Heir of Caladan
Dune
A Whisper of Caladan Seas (short story)
The Waters of Kanly (short story in Infinite Stars, edited by Bryan Thomas Schmidt)
Paul of Dune (part I)
Paul of Dune (part III)
Paul of Dune (part V)
Paul of Dune (part VII)
The Winds of Dune (part IV)
The Road to Dune (short story)
Dune Messiah
The Winds of Dune (part I)
The Winds of Dune (part III)
The Winds of Dune (part V)
Children of Dune
God Emperor of Dune
Heretics of Dune
Chapterhouse: Dune
Sea Child (short story)
Hunters of Dune
Treasure in the Sand (short story)
Sandworms of Dune
Path of a Ragamuffin 