Category: Reading Life

I love reading and sharing about what my reading life has looked like each month. I read in a variety of genres, too many books at a time, and love every second of it. As mothers, I believe that developing our own reading life is one of the greatest things we can do in order to serve our families well. There are thousands of different ways to be a reader, mine is only one of them, but I believe we can learn a lot from the way other people fit reading into daily life. I aim to share how I fit reading voraciously into my life as a home-educating mother of four.

Educational Loop Reading: February 2022

February 15, 2022 Reading Challenge Reading Life 1 Comment

Hello all! After a busy few months we’re getting back into our routines, at least for a while. This year I’d like to share what I have going in my reading loop each month, partly to keep myself accountable and on track with my challenge reading, and partly to show…

Reading Challenge 2021 – September Update

October 1, 2021 Reading Challenge Reading Life No Comments

School has started, we are finding our new groove (because no year is ever exactly the same!) And thank goodness. My reading challenge really took a beating in July and August between school planning and getting that first month under our belt. Yet, here we are and life goes on.…

2020 Reading Goals: April Recap

May 8, 2020 Reading Life No Comments

I think this is the latest I’ve done one of my reading updates, but this month has been crazy already! We’re almost done with school though, so I’m hoping I’ll get to be back to some regular posting through the summer. April was an okay reading month for me. I…

2020 Reading Goals: February Recap

March 3, 2020 Reading Life No Comments

I went into February feeling pretty good about my reading, but a little concerned about the month of February. It’s the shortest month of the year, after all, even if it is a leap year! (You can read my January reading recap here.) But you guys, somehow… I’m not entirely…

2020 Reading Goals: January Recap

February 5, 2020 Reading Life 1 Comment

I’m of two minds whether January was a really short month or at least a year. It’s over now though, and time to check in with my first reading update of the new year. I read 13 books this month, which is great. If I read 13 books every month,…

Reading Challenge 2020

January 10, 2020 Reading Challenge Reading Life 1 Comment

Reading Challenge Recap of 2019 It’s the most wonderful time of the year! Time for all the new reading challenge goals and resolutions, that is. Boy do I love setting a reading challenge. What I don’t love is forgetting to follow through. Which is exactly what I did last year.…

What I Read: December 2019

January 7, 2020 Reading Challenge Reading Life No Comments

Well, I did it! I read 11 books in December, bringing my total to 121 and surpassing my total goal for the year by one. I’m a little bit more embarrassed by how few of the challenge titles I actually read from my lists in January last year. I’m determined…

What I Read: November 2019

December 4, 2019 Daily Life: My Favorite Things Reading Challenge Reading Life No Comments

Reading Challenge Update Can you believe we’re down to the last month of the year? I hardly can. There’s one month left to make my reading goal this year, and I think I’m going to make it. I only read 9 books in November, and I have to read 10…

What I Read: October 2019

November 8, 2019 Reading Life 1 Comment

Well, y’all, I am hanging in there. I ended October still two books ahead in my challenge. I’m a little intimidated by the holidays coming up–holidays can be great for reading, and they can also be death to reading. It’s just so hard to tell until the moment is upon…

Best of the Kids Library Haul

October 11, 2019 Kids Book Reviews No Comments

Back before my lengthy and mostly unintentional blogging hiatus, I was also in the habit of sharing our favorite childrens books from our library haul each week. Our lives have changed significantly since then, but I do want to make a point to share our favorite children’s books once a…