Category: reading life
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Cultivating gratitude in our family
Last Saturday, since it was sunny and not-freezing, Kathryn suggested we all bike to the local pizza place for lunch. So we hooked up the wee rides, and took off. Those 3 1/2 miles take us through streets lined by big oak trees, over the canal, with views of the ocean. We passed beach houses…
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Books read in 2015
I like books. In 2015, I read 38 books ranging in length from 192 to 530 pages, which brought me to a total of more than 12,000 pages read. Not bad, considering everything I had going on this year! Then again, I use books as an escape from stressful times. And as a celebration in…
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Inspiring books: a few recent favorites
Fiction is generally my genre of choice, so when I do venture into non-fiction, it has to be worth my while. Life is too short to read unhelpful or uninteresting books. These are a few inspiring books I’ve read in recent months, and I highly recommend them all. *Note: post contains affiliate links. The Best…
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Book-themed Baby Shower Brunch
Last weekend we celebrated Diane with a book-themed baby shower brunch. Because books! {Need I say more?} Photo with Diane, baby Carter in utero, and Diane’s sweet mom. There are a million ideas on Pinterest for this theme, but I took things down a notch and feel like I accomplished a sweet little celebration without…
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What I’m loving right now
There’s nothing like a good ol’ random post, right? Or is that just me and my random-thinking brain? Am I alone in my love of random? Regardless, let’s talk about some of what’s making me smile lately. books that make me think No matter what genre, I like books to inspire my thinking and stretch…