my book log
After finishing my first big-girl book, my mom insisted I form the habit of writing down the title of each book I read. I wasn’t too thrilled. This book-log idea sounded strangely familiar to the practice of writing thank-you notes.
After finishing my first big-girl book, my mom insisted I form the habit of writing down the title of each book I read. I wasn’t too thrilled. This book-log idea sounded strangely familiar to the practice of writing thank-you notes.
I’m old-fashioned. I prefer old hardbacks to new paperbacks. I would rather read a book with pages I can turn than one that’s contained in a reader or computer. So it only follows that I would always prefer to read the book before I watch the movie. But last fall, I found my “read it…
What imaginative girl has not been captivated by the works of Lucy Maud Montgomery? With a loving eye and a ready pen she gave to the world a tiny island off the coast of New Brunswick and a little band of girl heroines that have delighted the souls of ‘kindred spirits’ the world over. How…
Annie Downs loves Scotland, ice cream, and unexpected shades of nail polish. Even more, she loves Jesus — and talking about Jesus to girls like you…and me. I’m older than Annie’s intended audience. In fact, I’m even a little older than Annie herself. But she had me from the very beginning: from the snow day…
Carolyn McCulley was a successful professional in her early thirties when she first met Jesus. She was a staunch feminist, a position founded on roots reaching much deeper than the more recent challenges of being a professional woman in the corporate world. Her defense of woman was one that began in the schoolyard, goaded by…
What would life be like if a mink could eat you in one bite, a large raindrop could knock you flat, and climbing a coneflower stalk was like climbing a tree? And what if your society was threatened by bandits without and traitors within? Meet Larkin, the teenage hero of Larkin’s Journal.
Mystery books have always held a special place in my heart. I spent many enjoyable hours with the Hardy Boys, Boxcar Children, and Happy Hollisters during the first years of my reading life. But my book list has lacked titles from the mystery genre in my teen years, stemming from a desire to read more classic literature.
There once was a little, tiny girl who loved books and words. She loved her Bible story books, and memorized several of them word for word. She even memorized when to turn the pages, and recited the entire book to an unsuspecting grandparent who was then convinced that this barely three-year-old could actually read already….
I love children’s books. Especially antique children’s books. And so does my husband. We know better than to venture to the children’s section of a vintage bookstore, unless we have lots of time and money! The lone bookshelf in our children’s bedroom doesn’t even contain all their books any more. The ones meant for older…
because you always knew books came to life when the bookstore closed each evening…
A degree course that requires a lot of reading is an ideal choice for a girl who has been reading for every spare moment for longer than I can remember. Putting life on hold while I study isn’t an option, however, so I’m having to perfect my reading for study skills! The lessons I’ve learned…
Reading Holley Gerth‘s book You’re Already Amazing was like getting a great big hug. In a conversational, across-the-table-at-the-coffee-shop style, Holley’s words wrapped around my heart, encouraging me to embrace who I am. You don’t have to be because you already are. It doesn’t matter if you’re the “it” girl, because “God looks at you and…
The End.
The End.