On the Bookshelf

My Top 6 Reads of 2016

I absolutely love to read. Reading takes you to places & times you can never go in real life. When you have no money, it makes a great vacation. When you want to travel through space & time, it can take you there. Unfortunately…I have very little time to enjoy the benefits of reading &… Continue reading My Top 6 Reads of 2016

On the Bookshelf · The Encouragement Corner · Wordy Wednesday

Thoughts, Quotes, & Spiritual Nuggets from “The Lion, the Witch, & the Wardrobe”

Yes, I know..it seems like a simple read that I probably should have read, I don’t know, 15 years ago? But here’s the thing, when I was a kid I got through CS Lewis’s “The Magician’s Nephew” and never made it any further. I know…it’s terrible. I’ve seen the movies (the super old ones) and… Continue reading Thoughts, Quotes, & Spiritual Nuggets from “The Lion, the Witch, & the Wardrobe”

On the Bookshelf · The Encouragement Corner · Wordy Wednesday

An Encouraging Book-Pairing: “The Secret Garden” & “As a Man Thinketh”

If you’re looking for a few good and encouraging books to read this summer, I have a great pair for you: The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett and As a Man Thinketh by James Allen.They’re the perfect mixture of fiction and non-fiction/self-improvement reading. The Secret Garden has been on my to-read list for a… Continue reading An Encouraging Book-Pairing: “The Secret Garden” & “As a Man Thinketh”

On the Bookshelf · The Encouragement Corner

Wordy Wednesday: The Most Memorable Books Every Person Should Read (Part 2)

“The book to read is not the one that thinks for you but the one which makes you think.” – Harper Lee Books. They’re the things that can take you on a thousand journeys while you sit in your living room. For that, I’m so thankful Johannes Gutenberg invented the movable-type printing press. Here is a… Continue reading Wordy Wednesday: The Most Memorable Books Every Person Should Read (Part 2)