The "To Be Continued..."

Yesterday I was puzzled about the two Amazon accounts and finally straightened those out.

In the evening I sat on the deck with both my iPad and my phone and tried several times (really many times) to download the new book to my Kindle on the iPad.

It didn't work.

I gave up finally, and since I knew we would be at Megan's house today and her WiFi was much stronger than what we have, I thought that maybe, just maybe, I could download the book there.

No.

I synced the Kindle app several times.  I connected to their WiFi and tried again and again.

I reviewed the order from Amazon for the book and finally received a message that I had been trying to check it too many times (re-directing too much).

I was sitting on their deck after lunch in one of the Adirondack chairs.  I thought about downloading the book onto my phone, just to see what happened.  What do you know?  I didn't have the Kindle app on my phone (side note:  In ENGL 112 one semester we were reading a book which had a free download so the students could read it on their devices.  One student read the entire book on her phone, little page by little page.  I was amazed that she did that! But I alsot think that is why downloading the app to my phone was NOT going to happen.  Who would read an entire book on one's phone?)  I opened the app on my phone, logged in with my email and password, and lo and behold---the book appeared.  Not only did the book I bought yesterday show on the list of books, but the one I had 'purchased'  for free a month ago appeared also, along with a couple of others!  I hit pay dirt!

I opened by iPad again.  I checked the Troubleshooter tab under the Help button.  It said that after checking to be sure the item had been purchased (it was) and that the payment method was current, (ditto) and if the book still did not appear, to un-register the device, then re-register it.

I had been afraid to do that because usually the password I enter is wrong and I need to check my magic cards that I keep in a special drawer at home which is not where I was.  BUT...I had just added the Kindle app to my phone and used my email and password to register it.  I was good!

I unregistered the Kindle.  I went out of the app, then returned to it and completed the re-registration process.

Did you hear me yelling "YES!" at the top of my lungs around 1:30 this afternoon?  I am surprised if you didn't!  I was SO happy to see both books in my Library!

I proceeded to open the new book The Good Life, by Derwin Gray.  He was interviewed by Lysa Terkeurst in a YouTube segment from Proverbs 31.  I was intrigued by his conversation with Lysa and decided to search for the book on Amazon.  It was available in Kindle form so that was the option I chose (it was cheaper too!) since I have a ton of hardback books that are cluttering my shelves now.

This book focuses on the Beatitudes from the book of Matthew in the New Testament.  So far I am really enjoying the narrative in the book.  The author is black, he is married to a white woman from Montana whom he met while attending Brigham Young University in Utah on a football scholarship.  He is now a minister at Transformation Church outside of Charlotte, NC.  He also played for the Indianapolis Colts.

My purpose in reading the book is several -fold.  I enjoy books endorsed by the staff at Proverbs 31.  I have not studied the Beatitudes before so this would be an interesting study for me.  Plus the current stress of racial issues in our country leads me to know more about how a black man does feel about the situation and what his godly advice would be regarding our beliefs and our actions.

I have read only one chapter. The commandments can be boiled down to two basics:  Love God.  Love others as yourself.   That's it.  Do it.

If people would just do those two things, think about how great the world would be.

Problem solved with the Kindle app.  Now to work on other issues.