When I lived in Memphis, it seemed like spring arrived overnight. One morning, after weeks of drenching rain, I’d wake to find the world shrouded in a green mist, or so it seemed. Spring also arrived with a firmness: “I’m here. Enjoy me.” And then, in a month or so, the heat arrived, and that was it. Spring in Michigan […]
How to Read More Abundantly and with Greater Intention Friends and family members frequently say to me, “I could never read as much as you do. How do you find the time?” I always chuckle inwardly at this, because I know how my annual book count (I always set a goal of 52 books a year, which works out to […]
When the weather begins to cool a bit and it’s clear we’ve made the turn toward fall, I find I’m ready for a change in my book stack. I long for good fiction and compelling nonfiction, stories of adventure and stories of family, maybe a cozy mystery here and there, or a new book of earthy poems. Autumn makes me […]
Reader friends, we’re down to the last few days of 2017, and I’m one book shy of meeting my 52-book goal for the year. I’m determined to hit that goal over the weekend. After all, what’s a weekend without some reading in it? In the meantime, I want to share with you my favorite reads of the year. Confession: only […]
Some years ago, I started following Glennon Melton, the creator of momastery.com. I fell in love with her rawness, her frankness, her here-is-my-dirty-laundry-and-feel-free-to-show-me-yours-too approach. When I found out she was doing a signing for her book, Carry On Warrior, at the Barnes & Noble near my home in the D.C. suburbs, I told E he was on his own for […]
A dear friend suggested I write this post. We share a deep and abiding affection for Anne of Green Gables, and it seems I am always saying to her about some childhood favorite of mine, “Have you read such-and-such? I can’t believe you haven’t read such-and-such! You simply have to!” “I could use [a list like that] now that my [8-year-old] granddaughter […]
