I know that in my last post I refused to talk about what’s going on in the world right now, but my perspective has changed a bit. I think it has struck me (maybe finally) that we are living history right now; I mean, this is something that hasn’t happened for decades, even longer, and… Read More I Went Outside Last Week
(All links on book titles will take you directly to the Goodreads page for that title. I love keeping track of what I’ve read on Goodreads, but if you want a full synopsis (without spoilers) you can also find that there. If you chose to purchase selected book, Goodreads will have an Amazon link available,… Read More March Reading Wrap-Up
Hello, readers. I wrote a post several days ago recommending entertainment for your home stay, and while I wish I had more updates on what I’m reading and watching and doing, I think it’d be easier just to describe what I’m thinking and feeling. I need to process, and this is a place for me… Read More A Reader's Self-Distancing Diary (Thoughts, Feelings, and Practices from Week 1)
Hello, friends. I’m trying not to sound overwhelmingly glib here. I’m an Enneagram 5, and I don’t do emotions well; I choose, instead, to create humor when the situation feels too heavy for me to adequately understand or feel. Please don’t think I’m making light of the global situation right now, but I think we… Read More My Self-Quarantining/Social Distancing Content Consumption Guide
Shocker, I’m behind by a few weeks in reviewing my February reads. The shortest month of the year has been completed! We even got an extra day this year, so I can be thankful for that. I had to make a few difficult decisions this month, and I find myself continually grateful that I have… Read More February Reading Wrap-Up
HELLO, friends and followers! That was a really aggressive greeting, and I apologize, but I’ve been working diligently on a project about which I want to rant. A few years ago, I started following and vaguely participating in the Unread Shelf Project on Instagram. This project/challenge was originated by Whitney at The Unread Shelf (both… Read More On Building My Personal Library Catalog
And January, the month of 75,060,439 days has finally ended. Praise God. If it hasn’t already been mentioned in the blog, I decided to lower my 2020 Reading Challenges from the previous years to 90 books instead of 100. I’ve just decided that it isn’t super realistic for me keep reading more and more books… Read More January Reading Wrap-Up
“How often it is that an idea that seems bright bossed and gleaming in its clarity when examined in a church, or argued over with a friend in a frosty garden, becomes clouded and murk-stained when dragged out into a field of actual endeavor.” Okay, my obsession with Little Women is winding down (that may… Read More Book Review: March
I grew up on Little Women, just not in the traditional manner. Have I spent much time addressing my mother in the role of my reading life yet on this blog? Even if I have, I feel that now is an appropriate time to do so. Her name is Tamme, and she is integral to… Read More A Humble Address to the Classic Little Women (and the Adaptations Thereof)
As December ends, so does 2019! It’s simply unbelievable how quickly time passes, and this year was no exception. As I completed the year I spent time reflecting on the stories I’d borrowed for a time, the narratives I had read and committed to memory. But more about that in my previous post, 2019: A… Read More December Reading Wrap-Up
The Lowrey Library 