Summer Reading

This summer has been a gift.  Daily I am aware of it, daily I am thankful for it.  One of the gifts that I have had this summer is the possibility to open a book.  Several books, in fact, and I am, again, thankful.  Almost every morning, I have found myself with a cup of coffee, my books, and a quiet time at the patio table. Later in the afternoons, the boys would be happy at play on the beach, and me... well, I would be reading, sitting in the sun on the patches quilt my sister made.  In the evenings, daddy read to John from the Storybook Bible, an amazing book for kids.  We have had some wonderful days together. Although I haven't yet had the chance to delve into a fiction novel I've been wanting to read for sometime now (Cutting for Stone), I have had the chance to read words, sentences and paragraphs that have moved me profoundly.  The authors I read have impacted me and my perspective; that is one of the gifts they have in their vocation of writer.  And in sharing her insights, a writer is able to transform - sometimes briefly, sometimes forever - the way I look at the world around me.  These words are gifts.  And when I find a beautiful thing, I want to be able to share it.  One of the benefits of the internet is the ability to connect with authors online via blogs.  These are three amazing authors that I am grateful for:

3.  Jen Hatmaker

2.  Ann Voskamp

1.  Rose Barley

Happy Summer Reading!

You can make positive deposits in your own economy every day by reading and listening to powerful, positive, life-changing content and by associating with encouraging and hope-building people.
Zig Ziglar