Chronicles of Narnia

Mike's post this morning on his blog got my nostalgia going in full force! I hope all of you have had the blessing of reading C.S. Lewis's classic series about Narnia.
If not, stop what you doing and go get them. They will bless you.

I commented on Mike's blog today about my memories concerning these wonderful books.
I won't repeat that whole comment, but I just wish I could communicate in words how full my heart gets when I think about these rich books, and my experiences with them.
They aren't "just books" to me.........they are full of life and all the things that go with living. I know part of the attachment is connected to what was going on in my life at the time, a very enchanted time in Nigeria. It is hard for me to separate the two. For all practical purposes, I remember visiting TWO very special places in 1965.....Nigeria and Narnia. Edmond and Peter were as much a part of my life as David Farrar and Billy Rees Bryant were. I was just as infatuated with Susan and Lucy as I was Marty Farrar and Sara Jo Bryant. When I went on preaching trips with my dad way back in the bush, I also was traveling on the "Dawn Treader" with Eustace and Reepicheep. Get the picture? I got two for one.....with EVERYTHING! I don't know that I realized how blessed I was. How blessed I AM!

I found an old friend in the top of the closet last week....the original set the Bryant family gave us in 1965 shortly after having arrived in Onicha Ngwa. The only thing that could motivate me to part with them would be to save the life of a family member or close friend......otherwise, don't ask. There is not enough money in Vegas to buy them from me. Not THIS set. They are staying with me, until my grandchildren want them.

And the stories they will tell......about Grandaddy's Narnia books from Nigeria! :)
The circle of life.
Always circling Him.