“Tomorrow is a new day, with no mistakes in it yet.” -Anne of Green Gables This quote is true every day, but none more so than on New Year’s Eve. I wish all of you the best with your fresh, pristine year ahead. I have great hopes for 2017 for myself and my family. I […]
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5 Great Literary Lovers
Happy Valentine’s Day! As a life-long book lover, I’ve naturally had the occasional crush on a fictional character. I would have married any one of them, if a) they were real people; b) they weren’t already involved with fictional females; and c) I hadn’t met the love of my life 13 years ago. Leanne’s literary […]
Friday Book Review: How to Read Literature Like a Professor
I’ve had How To Read Literature Like A Professor on my Kindle wish list for a long time: So it was a nice surprise to find I could borrow it for free from my library’s e-book system. (Does your library have one? Check it out!) I have to confess that I have not finished this book […]
Gratitude Book #1: Anne of Green Gables
One of the things I’m most grateful for as an adult is my love of reading as a child. I’m only now realizing how much I learned from the main characters of my youth: stoicism and plain living from Laura Ingalls Wilder; family values and time management from the Gilbreth children; responsibility and cooperation from the […]
The Impact Of Children’s Books
One of the reasons I love reading so passionately is that I firmly believe that books can permanently change your outlook on life. Recently, I’ve been thinking about the books that had the most impact on me, and I’ve realized I read most of them between the ages of 9 and 14. I’ve forgotten many […]