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7 Non-Fiction Books for Morning Inspiration
In the morning, I like to curl up in my favorite chair with some coffee and read a chapter of a non-fiction book. The chapter usually gives me something to reflect on throughout the day. Over time, I can look back and notice little shifts that have happened in my life as a result of the books I’ve chosen to read. This hasn’t always been the case. Novels have had my heart from childhood, and I didn’t spend much time on non-fiction. But as I entered my thirties (and I realized how little I knew about so many things) I made more time to read books written by wise, thoughtful…
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Books to Cozy Up with this Winter
A good book is a definite treat in the middle of the long winter months. One of my favorite ways to combat the winter blues is to have a ready stack of books to be read in my favorite spot with a blanket, lit candle, and hot drink. Today’s post is a compilation of some of my favorite books for the winter months ahead. Fiction & non-fiction are included, but mostly I’m drawn towards fiction and finding solace in well told stories. Also, by no means is this a list of new releases. Often it takes me months or years to get to a best seller, so these are just…
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20 Great Books for Your Summer Reading List
We just returned from a family trip down to Lake Keowee in South Carolina. After such a challenging year of work and school, it was the perfect getaway to kick off summer break for the kids and spend lots of time in the water & sunshine! Now that we’re back home, I wanted to compile my vacation book stack for you, as well as past books I have read & loved. These are mostly novels that have some sort of feel-good ending. Feel free to bookmark this post as a quick resource for your next good book, and if you want to pass it along to fellow book-loving friends I’d…
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Book Series My Kids Love to Read
If you’re looking for some fresh book inspiration for elementary kids, I’m happy to share several series my older kids (who are 8 and 7) have happily been swept up in. There’s nothing quite like the feeling of knowing that when a book ends, the story will continue and you can just pick up the next volume and keep reading. These series are especially for kids who are past the early reader stage, although you could read them aloud to a younger reader as well. Wrap one up as a birthday gift this year, since they are great for reading over and over. The Green Ember — rabbit siblings face…
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25 Favorite Christmas Books
Alongside the Christmas decorations, come a small stack of books that have been stowed away for 11 long months. Reading special holiday stories is a tradition in our family, and so each year I make a list of Christmas books to place on hold at my library. Each year I refine our list and add new favorites we’ve discovered. Here is our Christmas book list for 2018. There’s a mix of serious and magical, some are classics and others are newly released. I think these make excellent gifts, and it’s also wonderful to be able to check them out from your library and not need to store them in your…
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