Anyone that has know me for a while, will tell you that I love to read. At any point, you will find that I will have several books with me. A couple of books in the van, one in my purse, one in the tote that I carry our bibles in to church. Then you will find books next to my seat in the living room, a couple of books on my night stand. Yes, I have them everywhere. Including on the bookshelves and stacked on the piano!
I can thank my parents for my love of reading. I can remember reading at a very early age. I would read anything I could get my hands on. They encouraged me to read. I remember my teacher’s in school, recommending books to me that they thought I would enjoy. They opened up my eyes to the classics and so much more!
Reading is the way I relax and remove myself from the world. When I pick up a book, I imagine myself in that story, somehow another. For birthdays, anniversaries and Christmas, I always ask for books. I enjoy all types of genre, but my favorite are the inspirational historical romance novels. When I found out that there were Christian authors writing fiction books, I could not have been happier. As much as I loved reading, I was never comfortable with all the sex scenes in a lot of the romance books that I read. I now had a way to still enjoy reading books and reading clean books at that.
Lately, I have been taking the time to sit and read even more. I have been unplugging from electronics and opening up a book. My older two children love to read and I want to pass that on down to my younger children. The only way that will happen is to see me reading and also taking the time to read to them. I honestly don’t think there is a better way to spend time together, like there is with a book and sitting on the couch and reading together.
So what am I reading at this time?
I am actually reading 2 books by Sally Clarkson at this time. The first one is Season’s of a Mother’s Heart. The second one is Ministry of Motherhood: Following Christ’s Example In Reaching The Hearts Of Our Children. I enjoy Sally’s writing and appreciate the advice, especially the scripture that she includes.
Another one of my favorite authors of late is Lauralee Bliss. I just recently read her story, “A Crossroad to Love” in “A Quaker Christmas” and loved it! I am fixing to begin her new book she has out, “Red Rock Weddings“. I am excited to see what adventures she has written about in this book!
I didn’t even list the books that the kids and I are reading together. Our homeschool this year is a lot more literature based than what it has been in the past. The kids are really enjoying this, as well as I am.
Now that you know what I am reading, what all are you reading?
