I LOVE TO READ
I love to read. I mean I really LOVE to read!
I’d rather have books than new clothes…
I’d rather have books than fancy vacations…
I’d rather have books than… well, most anything.
My idea of an ideal day is the freedom to curl up somewhere quiet, “unplug” (aka take my cochlear off so I can relish uninterrupted silence), and crack open a new book.
And so I thought I’d tell you about some of the books I’m reading as well as alert you to a few I’ve read and loved. Just in case you love to read too and need a few to add to your stack or think you’d really like to learn to love to read but can only remember those boring text book pages you had to slog through in school.
So… today’s book:
1000 Gifts
by Ann Voskamp
Beautiful, moving, poetic, raw, thought-provoking, stirring, convicting, uplifting, life changing… need I say more?
This is my top of the year pick… maybe my top of the decade choice.
In her own words, this is “not an easy read”.
Ann Voskamp champions the art of a grateful spirit, challenging us to join her in counting the every day gifts God showers onto our lives.
She tackles topics that women rarely talk about, just splashes truth right out front and let’s us hurt with her.
She weaves stories with poetry and leads her readers just a little deeper than most modern authors go.
And then she brings us back into her kitchen and let’s us wash dishes with her as she moans her piles of dirty laundry.
This is a book I will read over and over again. And every time I do, I’ll step a little closer to that circle of Shalom my soul craves.
I’ll remember that truth that I sometimes forget... that God is good and He’s good to me and the giving of thanks weaves His beauty down deep into the fiber of my heart.
If you’ve read it and love it to, will you leave a comment? All you Ann Voskamp fans! And if you’ve never delved into her blog, go to www.aholyexperience.com
From my heart,
Diane