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.

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Reading Recap and 2019 Goals

January 3, 2019 Reading Life Uncategorized 1 Comment
2018 was a tough year for my reading. I only read 105 books, even though last year I read 128 easily. Granted, I had a baby, started our first year of actual elementary school in our homeschool, and read hundreds of childrens picture books so there ARE excuses. Ultimately, they…
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What I’m Reading: September

September 5, 2018 Reading Life 2 Comments
Are you ready for fall?  I’m not ready for the pool to be closed since here in the south it will be hot until November.  I do however love some fall reading.  It’s a good season for reading, ya know?  Then again, I’ve never met a season that wasn’t good…

What I’m Reading Now: September 2017

September 14, 2017 Reading Life 2 Comments
Reading Now When the days turn cooler I have the insatiable urge to hunker down and read. Not that that particular desire ever truly abandons me, but there’s something especially cozy about reading in cool weather. We’ve had an unusually cool and rainy September so far, so you’ll understand the…

Favorite Summer Kids Reads

August 16, 2017 Kids Book Reviews Reading Life 1 Comment
Today I’m going to share some of our favorite summer reads for kids that we have devoured this year. Summer isn’t really over yet, but school has started. So, I’m just going to go ahead with this list. If you see any you want to be on your child’s summer…

5 Books That Influence My Homeschool

June 7, 2017 Home Education Reading Life No Comments
Homeschool Books to Develop your Homeschool Vision If you are considering homeschooling, or wondering how it can possibly work, these are some of the homeschool books I have found most helpful. I’m not a veteran homeschooler by any means. (Unless you count being homeschooled myself from k-12 as something…)  But…

The Edge of Nowhere Blog Tour: Book Review

January 25, 2016 Reading Life 1 Comment
Today I’m participating in Cathie Armstrong’s blog tour for her new book, The Edge of Nowhere, just released on the 19th of this month! You can stop by her website and check out the other blog tour stops here.  Without further ado, let’s get to it!  Book review… Victoria Hastings Harrison…

Book Review: The Splendour Falls by Susanna Kearsley

January 20, 2016 Reading Life No Comments
Review of: The Splendour Falls by Susanna Kearsley Genre: Historical Fiction, Mystery When Emily goes on vacation to the Chateau Chinon, she expects the rich atmosphere, steeped in the intertwined histories of France and England.  Her cousin Harry has been researching a long-lost treasure, supposed to have been left by…