To read well is not to scour books for lessons on what to think. Rather, to read well is to be formed in how to think. —Karen Swallow Prior, On Reading Well: Finding the Good Life through Great Books In this month’s newsletter, we’re thinking all things books, and in particular, what it means to
So sorry about your knee, Michelle. On re-reading old books , (I revisited several George MacDonald books edited by Michael Phillips). Being a Sage, these books feel totally different as I read them again. Then, when you are older, you don't want to spend your time re-reading, or reading bad books. You make wiser choices. I like reading historical fiction, and occasional non-fiction.
Michelle, I am sorry you have this knee thing in front of you. I hope all goes as well with the surgery and your healing, and can be as pain free as it can be!
~my deep thought for the day 😐is identifying with your affection for Harriet. I was changed by that book (as well the The Long Secret).
I spied on people( took notes of course)and ate mayo and tomato sandwiches and named my gerbil Harriet, so that shows just how influenced I was!
I wonder now, just what stood out and shaped me the way that book did...
I pray for you Michelle today as you live and write and deal with these earthly issues.
Here are three history books I read: Empire of the Summer Moon: Quanah Parker and the Rise and Fall of the Comanches, the Most Powerful Indian Tribe in American History. The Settlement of Iceland, a story from the ninth and tenth centuries. Grandma Gatewood's Walk: The Inspiring Story of the Woman who saved the Appalachian Trail. I enjoyed them all. Thanks for asking.
If I'm being perfectly honest, one way I fail to "read well" is by having too many books going at once. Novels, non-fiction, memoir--I might have one or two of each on my nightstand, with limited time to read any of them. Last Sunday, I decided I needed to do something about this so I promised myself I would finish the two books I was about 7/8ths of the way through before the day was over. It took some extra focus (I am very easily distracted by so many things) but I met my goal. Now I'm trying to stick with one non-fiction and one novel at a time. We'll see how that goes ...
A book that made me cry: "The Horse and His Boy" from the Chronicles of Narnia
There's richness in every paragraph here ... and I'm guessing we're all resonating when it comes to our rapidly shrinking attention spans.
Thumbs up to Nancy Drew ... and Lois Flowers' beautiful Insta community.
So sorry about your knee, Michelle. On re-reading old books , (I revisited several George MacDonald books edited by Michael Phillips). Being a Sage, these books feel totally different as I read them again. Then, when you are older, you don't want to spend your time re-reading, or reading bad books. You make wiser choices. I like reading historical fiction, and occasional non-fiction.
Michelle, I am sorry you have this knee thing in front of you. I hope all goes as well with the surgery and your healing, and can be as pain free as it can be!
~my deep thought for the day 😐is identifying with your affection for Harriet. I was changed by that book (as well the The Long Secret).
I spied on people( took notes of course)and ate mayo and tomato sandwiches and named my gerbil Harriet, so that shows just how influenced I was!
I wonder now, just what stood out and shaped me the way that book did...
I pray for you Michelle today as you live and write and deal with these earthly issues.
Here are three history books I read: Empire of the Summer Moon: Quanah Parker and the Rise and Fall of the Comanches, the Most Powerful Indian Tribe in American History. The Settlement of Iceland, a story from the ninth and tenth centuries. Grandma Gatewood's Walk: The Inspiring Story of the Woman who saved the Appalachian Trail. I enjoyed them all. Thanks for asking.
If I'm being perfectly honest, one way I fail to "read well" is by having too many books going at once. Novels, non-fiction, memoir--I might have one or two of each on my nightstand, with limited time to read any of them. Last Sunday, I decided I needed to do something about this so I promised myself I would finish the two books I was about 7/8ths of the way through before the day was over. It took some extra focus (I am very easily distracted by so many things) but I met my goal. Now I'm trying to stick with one non-fiction and one novel at a time. We'll see how that goes ...
A book that made me cry: "The Horse and His Boy" from the Chronicles of Narnia
I hope your knee surgery goes well, Michelle. :-)