I am a wife to a pretty fantastic guy who created this website for me because I asked. He tolerates (and loves!) me, my obsessions and the book piles around our house. (To clarify- I don't think he particularly cares for the book piles all over the house so I work to keep them contained.) Here is a picture of Jonathan and me:
I have a passion for reading which is really unhealthy at times, or so I'm told.
However, I've always subscribed to the following philosophies:
Beware of the man of one book.
~ Anonymous ~
Books are the legacies that a great genius leaves to mankind, which are delivered down from generation to generation as presents to the posterity of those who are yet unborn,
~ Joseph Addison ~
Of all the diversions of life, there is none so proper to fill up its empty spaces as the reading of useful and entertaining authors.
~ Joseph Addison ~
Reading is to the mind what exercise is to the body.
~ Joseph Addison ~
(I had to look up who Joseph Addison was. He made so many brilliant statements!)
It is well to read everything of something,and something of everything.
~ Lord Henry P. Brougham ~
My favorite authors are C.S. Lewis and Lucy Maud Montgomery. Please withhold any statements of illwill towards either of those most excellent story tellers if you would.
I'm a Christian and everything I read and process goes through that filter. I love everything that I do, unless it involves being kept in a confined space for more than thirty minutes or involves listening to someone chew with their mouth open. I'm not perfect but I follow someone who is and I invite you to journey along with me through faith, family and, of course, books!
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What a lovely photo! Great quotes and I especially love the Lewis one on your header.
ReplyDeleteThe book piles...my husband has given up on those ever disappearing!
ReplyDeleteI used to teach high school English and had to endure years of hearing "John Steinbeck is an idiot." (He's one of my favorites.) I wish I had written your "no statements of illwill" rule on my chalkboard. Would have come in handy. :)
hi! another Lewis and Montgomery fan here. I look forward to talking books with you.
ReplyDeleteI love this idea. I remember trying to do this when I was a kid. I used to get to go to the library after school and I LOVED the children's section, it was so homey. I think I started doing this in about third grade. I can't imagine letting my kids do that alone these days.
ReplyDeleteAnyhow, I never got all of the books read, but I did read all the ones with horses on them (horse books), dragons on them (fantasy), and planets on them (sci-fi). Then I went up a grade and the public library wasn't close enough to the school to do that anymore, but the school library was awesome, so I started reading all the biography and autobiographies there, then the mysteries, and the historical fiction.
I still love to read children's books, even more than "grown-up" books, I think. You have a marvelous idea here. I look forward to checking out your posts.
Just found your site. I love it! I also have a passion for books. I pray one day my library will out do Belle's from Beauty and the Beast :) My family laughs and tolerates all the book shelves. CS Lewis is also one of my all time favorites.
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Hi Carrie,
ReplyDeleteI'm a writer and collector of picture books. I discovered your blog while searching for western themed titles. It's fun to meet someone who makes lists too. LOL! I look forward to following your adventure.
Kimberly
Just found your blog today...SO grabbing your button! What a great idea! I have six my self...9 and under. We do lots of picture books...for fun and with our homeschooling! I'm marking my journey over at Simply Necessary (http://amypayson.wordpress.com/)and would love to participate in a challenge like this!
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