I have always been fascinated by books. I learned to read at a young age and ever since then it's rare that I don't have a book with me. Some of my strongest childhood memories involve books: stashing a Nancy Drew under my covers on a Friday night so that I could read the whole thing the next morning before even getting out of bed. Reading Tom Sawyer in my closet with a flashlight and being scared by the graveyard scene with Injun Joe. Nights when mom would read The Chronicles of Narnia to us in bed. One time I tried to take a book and a baked potato into a tree to have lunch. (It didn't work; I dropped the potato while I was climbing.) In fact, most of our home videos involve me reading in a corner while the boys goof off for the camera.
As an adult, I read an average of 40-50 books a year. Thank goodness for the library! I read fiction, memoir, biographies, dystopian fiction, young adult fiction, nutrition, health, and Christian living. I probably have 100 books on my to-read list and it is ever growing. I take books with me so one of my criteria for a purse is that it has to be big enough to fit a book!
There have been times in my life when I was burned out on reading, or just didn't have time to sit down with a book, but even then I read multiple blogs every day. I just can't get away from it!
And I think this love of reading has been one of the most beneficial things in my life. Through books and google, I can learn practically anything I want. I can visit other worlds and see other points of view. And I can learn from Godly people who have lived rich, God-filled lives and written about it.
Being able to read has been a blessing and I can't wait to open up the world of books to my future kids.
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