Books, Books, Books

I read lots of Christian Fiction. I also belong to a great book club hosted by my wonderful friend Sue (who happens to have an amazing hospitality gift) and we get together with a fantastic group of ladies. We meet twice per month, we have the day ladies and the evening ladies and we discuss the book. We have read many, many books over the past 4 years. We are currently reading The Yada Yada series, House of Hope, Who do I talk to? by Neta Jackson. It was a great read!!! We will be meeting next week and I will let you know how the meeting went.

I have always loved books. I was blessed to have a neighbor who introduced me to the Wayne Public Library as a young girl. I was friends with her daughter and she would take us to the library to check out books. It was here that I first read the Boxcar Children series and I was hooked. I have been reading ever since! I never would have imagined that I would have an opportunity to work at the Calvary Christian Academy Library as an adult for 2 years. I was a housewife masquerading as a librarian and I loved it. I love the smell of the library and I love the smell of books. I have a dream one day of having my own personal library complete with a rolling ladder and Hunter Green leather chairs and ottomans. Books have an amazing ability to transform your world. Great writers can get you so caught up in the characters that some stay with you for years to come. I know they have this new thing called Kindle, I like to turn a page, call me old fashioned. This keeps me at the library, where I go at least once per week. I will probably break down and get a Kindle at some point. I also love to read in bed before I go to sleep unless it's really thought provoking and then I can't sleep. I love reading when everyone is asleep and the house is quiet and I can concentrate. I read by book light. I have battery operated book lights that all go dim much too quickly. Right now I have 3 book lights going at the same time right now so I can get enough light to read. I have even used a flashlight too. Drives my husband crazy!! I am on the hunt for an electric book light so I can avoid this problem. Anyone have any leads on where to get one? I know, I know, the Kindle can be used at night with a lighted background. Again, I need to turn the page. I have read books that have kept me up reading late into the night. The one book that has done that is Redeeming Love by Francine Rivers. A huge book, 500+ pages but a very worthy read. She is an incredibly gifted writer and this story will show you God's love in a way that will take your breath away. Warning, you will not be able to put this book down.

I will end this post with another challenge, read!!!! Go check out your local library, wander around, smell the books and allow books to transform your world.