Early summer reading {twitterature}
Normally I share a few things making me happy on Fridays. Today as I thought what my list would look like, I kept going back to books. Naturally my list would have more than three items on it, since I...
View ArticleThis is how I know I’m a writer
I love to read, and I have a real love for books. The earliest memory I have of loving a book is first grade, when I fell in love with Harriet the Spy. I loved how she kept a journal and took notes as...
View ArticleA bit of reading~ Twitterature, November 2014
Hey, lovely friends! I was going to wait and share these with you next month, but then I went and finished another book, so I thought, why not? Here’s what I’ve been reading in the last month in...
View ArticleMy favorite (and not-so-favorite) books of 2014
The year’s not quite over yet as of my writing this, so I’m determined to finish at least one, if not two, more books but as of now my year’s end tally of books read is at 42. Not bad I suppose! I’ve...
View ArticleBooks to read in 2015 (with lots of room for adding in more)
I don’t really like to try my hand at predicting how things will turn out. I prefer, rather, to leave lots of wiggle room and see how things play out on their own. Examples: hearts, rather than...
View Article3 Little things: a book, a drink, and a good habit
In the last week, I’ve found myself more than once sitting on the stairs, my head in my hands in defeat. I confess and plead with the Lord while the drama drags on upstairs. “I know not what to do,...
View ArticleQuick lit 2015, first edition, part 1
I can’t believe we’re almost three months in to 2015 and I haven’t posted a summary of what I’ve been reading for you! I’ve already read some really good books, and I’m knee deep in a few more. Quick...
View ArticleQuick lit 2015, first edition, part 2
Do you go through phases with your reading speed? Sometimes, I’m racing to finish a novel, and then when I do, I feel like I can’t quite jump into a new one yet. It’s like I need some time to let the...
View ArticleQuick Lit~ late spring edition
During my little absence from my blog, you can bet I’ve been doing quite a bit of reading. It’s been a particularly good couple of months of reading in fact, and it seemed like it was about time to...
View ArticleQuick Lit: Summer Reading Edition 2015
There are still a few weeks left of summer for us– we start school officially after Labor Day– which means we are still enjoying the freedom and warmth of summer (yay!), although I am starting to feel...
View ArticleFallish Quick Lit + my last books of 2015
Life has been busy, but not too busy to read. Even if it’s only for a minute or two, I just don’t feel right turning off my light without my eyes resting on the pages of a book (or ebook, as it were)...
View ArticleWhat I’ve been reading: Early 2016
Winter has come and gone (praise hands from the summer-lover!), spring has officially sprung, and I realized I haven’t shared the books I’ve been reading, or rather devouring, with you, not even once...
View ArticleWhat I’m reading 2016: vol. 2 {audioblog experiment!}
The year is half over, which is to say, it’s a fun time to take stock and see how much I’ve been reading. It’s been a good year of reading for me although I haven’t been sharing my books here very...
View ArticleYA, KidLit, cyborgs, & more {reading update!}
It was a good summer of reading! Now that we’ve entered fall, I thought it was time to update the ol’ reading list here on the blog. I had a lot of fun with the audioblog in my last book update and...
View Article2 resources to encourage your walk with the Lord
I’ve gotten really picky about the books I receive or request to review, mostly because there are just so many things I want to read out there that I just can’t read them all. But recently a few things...
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