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I go through seasons where I don’t read a thing for myself and then hit a season where I can’t stop. Not very balanced, I suppose. I do love reading, but I am a particular reader, meaning, I have to be really interested in the subject or know the author’s style before I’ll read something. I’m not the type to just grab a book off the shelf and start reading it.
That said, some of my most favorite recent reads are:
The Mark of the Lion Series by Francine Rivers
Pagan Christianity by George Barna and Frank Viola
The Untold Story of the New Testament Church by Frank Viola
Re-Imagining Church by Frank Viola
The Ministry of Motherhood by Sally Clarkson
The Clutter Trap by Robin Konie
The Harbinger by Jonathan Cahn
Of course, I’ll read a cookbook any time. I guess “Cookbooks” is my favorite genre! LOL
Don’t feel bad for not having time to read for yourself. Geez, sometimes I’d just rather watch a movie, and I’m totally ok with that. I feel like if God needs me to learn something from a book, He’ll put it in my hands and give me the desire to read it. And if I need something for pure enjoyment, He can take care of that too. My favorite things to read are actually health and nutrition blogs. The articles are short and to the point, and I learn something in the process. I’m sure at some point I’ll pick up a Jane Austen novel, but I have yet to get the itch for it. I don’t think that makes me any less of a “mother culture” mother, although Charlotte might disagree.
LindseyD I love The Mark of the lion Trilogy! It is soooooo good. I’m like you, I am particular about they way an author writes, and I go through phases of a couple books in a week to nothing for a month.
I recently re-read the Harry potter books in about 9 days, and they are long. The cleanliness of my house took the hit too :-/ I enjoyed the Hunger Games trilogy also.
I’m always picking up CMs books here and there, one day I will make it through them all.
Pride and Prejudice took me a while to get through, some how I had never read it of seen the movie! I was not raised reading quality literature so the language was hard for me, I was thankful to read it on my kindle so I could easily look up what words meant.
I read Huckleberry Finn last month, I never finished it high school, so that was fun.
@marmiemama I LOVED reading about how a book changed your life in such a HUGE way! That was a beautiful story! Thanks so much for sharing it!
I also feel inadequate many times over the amounts of things people get done! But then I read a blog post somewhere on the subject and was reminded of two things…that if you truly love and enjoy doing something, whether it be reading, knitting, crocheting, cooking, bicycling, running, etc., you will make the time to do it! And that God gives us just enough hours In the day to get done what He wants us to get done! He created us to enjoy things…hobbies…so maybe if reading is something that you absolutely love doing, try finding those 10-15 minutes a day…we all have them…to pause and soak in the pages of a good book! Maybe eliminating something that isn’t as important to help make time for something that you feel is! I LOVE to knit and read…so I try to devote a little time each day to do both. Obviously, it doesn’t always happen that way, but that’s ok! I have no desire to read 100 books in a year. I read to enjoy and relax and learn something, not to compete or reach a certain, unattainable goal for myself during this season of my life! 🙂
My life is consumed with books. I have one in my hands probably most of the time. But I go through seasons where I’m actually reading them for myself. Right now is not that season. Things are getting incredibly busy on the farm, end of the year activities in violin, etc. I also try to have other things for myself besides books because so much of my time is devoted to them. I take violin myself and try to make a little time to play the piano (my degree is piano but I’ve not kept it up over the years and lost so much.) All that to say, don’t worry. It all comes out in the wash. A full life of many experiences is what I hope for. Books are a huge part of that but just a part.
Thank you so much for your kind words, and encouragement everyone (sherez)!!! Agree, there are seasons for things, and to BE present durng each of them. I do READ THIS FORUM almost everyngiht, to gleen wisdom from all of you! 🙂 Thanks for being out there! It is good to be reminded it’s OK to read for pleaseure. I haven’t ‘allowed’ myself that. I feel like I {have to} make the reading selection productive. Therefore, it’s usally a heart or spiritual book. (I have a lot to work on!) 🙂
Sure do love READING this forum!
I’m constantly reading. Right now I’ve challenged myself to read 200 books between my 39th and 40th birthdays. I don’t think I’m going ot make it, but it’s been fun.
Currently reading:
Still Life with Bread Crumbs by Anna Quindlen
The Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet by Jamie Ford
And rereading A Charlotte Mason Companion by Karen Andreola
Currently in bed with the flu with a Living Page, Little Women, my new commonplace notebook, and my knitting and crocheting. Two of my kids have been sick all week with this bug but it has finally hit me hard to put me to bed. 🙁
My “go to” series annually is the Mitford books by Jan Karon. They bring a lot of peace. In fact, even though I just finished them a couple weeks ago, I dug out the first one to read again, because the author is coming out with a new one in September! Sometimes, I just delight to go to a happy place in fiction….. : )
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