Category: Books

  • 8 books I’m currently reading

    8 books I’m currently reading

    If you follow me on instagram, you probably noticed that Jonathan has been away this week for his seminary classes. My kids and I are heading to be with him this weekend {yahoo!}, so I’ve begun packing for the trip. Yeah right. I still have a solid 42 hours before I need to leave. I haven’t…

  • All the Light We Cannot See :: a book review

    All the Light We Cannot See :: a book review

    You know I like reading. It’s why I recently did a book week (that turned into a few weeks). I recently finished reading All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr. Have you read it? image via At almost 600 pages, the book was an intimidating size. But after hearing several people recommend it, I…

  • too easily satisfied

    too easily satisfied

    I’m still reading along in this book (1st fave) and came across an entry a few weeks ago that has been working on me ever since. It’s worth meditation, so I thought I’d share a portion of it here: “I know it’s my problem and I suspect it’s yours too – we’re just too easily satisfied. It’s not…

  • 10 Books I Want to Read

    10 Books I Want to Read

    oh, book lists. they kill me. the problem with book lists is that you have to narrow things down to an actual manageable list. I have problems with decision making, especially when it comes to rather minuscule things like milkshake flavor, hot or iced coffee, and which books to put on my book list. Nevertheless, I have…

  • 30+ of the very BEST books for preschoolers!

    30+ of the very BEST books for preschoolers!

    My kids and I spend a large percentage of our days reading. The funny thing about that is that only 1/4 of us actually read. My 3 kids {ages 1, 3, and 5} look at books, listen to audiobooks, listen to me read, and attend storytime at the library on a somewhat sporadic basis due to their somewhat…