Books For Those Who Love Books
To those who love reading books about magical books, this one is for you. These make the ordinary books lined up on my shelves seem all the more mysterious and full of magic.
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When Divinity Brushes Against the Texture of the Ordinary
It’s really easy for me to make “Jesus was perfect” synonymous with “Jesus never had to deal with annoying human stuff.” But he did. What if I’m not meant to rebel so fiercely to what is ordinary throughout my day?
On Reading Of Enchanted Woods
“He does not despise real woods because he has read of enchanted woods; the reading makes all real woods a little enchanted.”
― C.S. Lewis
Top Books I Read In 2018
Since 30 books happens to be quite a few and I wasn’t able to write a separate review for each of them, I wanted to give you a recap on some of my favorite books in 2018.
Bridge of Clay by Markus Zusak
Bridge of Clay is about life, grief, art, and love. A secret is unburied. A bridge gets built. I once complained that those elements in the book’s synopsis didn’t give me much to go on when I cracked it open. But I quickly learned it was best that way.
How I Figured Out What I Want To Do
If I’ve deemed the adventures worth writing and reading, then they’ve got to be worth doing.
25 Great Things In Life Right Now
Because there are just not enough lists like this! Here are 25 things that are just great about life right now if you were standing in my shoes.
Top Five Books That Made Me Cry
I consider it a major accomplishment when a book manages to bring tears to my eyes. I think of it as a good thing. A very good thing, for that matter, because it means the writer got me to care deeply about the characters
The Good Rainy Days – 2016 Olympics
It’s just one of those days again. An Inkheart day. That’s my rainy day go-to book, but only the good rainy days, mind you. And by good rainy days I mean the kind of days described in the opening chapter of that book. Something about it has a folded up mix of warmth and comfort, …
Spoken For: The Magic of Books and Reading Aloud
A long-standing tradition in my family is reading aloud what we call “The Good Ones.” These books are not only incredibly awesome on their own, but also sound absolutely wonderful when read aloud.