i can't believe it's taken me THIS long to write again... what kind of a blogger am i? i've read other blogs where they have so much to say on almost a daily basis and i think to myself, "i'm not doing a very good job at this blogging thing..."
well, i think i've come up with a solution... a couple years ago, i bought "Reflections from a Mother's Heart" at Lighthouse Bookstore in Pasadena. the subtitles of the book are "a family legacy for your children" and "your life story in your own words." i thought the book would be a great way to share myself with the next generations. but now, i think that answering the questions in this book might help me keep blogging on a regular basis. so, i've decided to go through the questions in this book and store my answers here on this blog. if my kids and grandkids need to know a little bit more about me, they can just read what i've written here.
The beauty of the written word is that it can be held close
to the heart and read over and over again.
(Florence Littauer)
it was my mother who introduced me to my favorite pastime -- reading. from the time i learned how to read until the present, i have been an avid reader. i remember many times during my elementary years reading late into the night under my blanket, esp if the novel was one i just couldn't put down...! my mother allowed me to read the Grace Livingston Hill novels which, of course, stirred the romance in me, so much so that i think i was a little too idealistic about love when i was growing up -- always thinking that when love found me, it would be just like it was in her novels... :-) some of the other books i devoured when i was growing up were the nancy drew series, charles dickens and louisa may alcott.
romance novels have always been my favorite, but as i've gotten older, i like to read novels that deal with crime, conspiracies, the law, mysteries, murder/mysteries. my favorite authors now are john grisham, nicholas sparks, david baldacci, andrew greeley, sue grafton, barbara delinski, sandra brown, steve martini, and james patterson, just to name a few. as a matter of fact, i always buy the latest from these authors whenever i see them in the bookstore or at costco where i can buy the hardcover edition for a really low price. currently, i am reading "the appeal," john grisham's latest book. i still have to read his "playing for pizza" which i bought last year. after that, it will be 2 books by david baldacci--"stone cold" and "the whole truth." those will be followed by "suddenly" by barbara delinsky and finally, "t is for trespass" by sue grafton. by the time i finish all that, i will be back in the states and can get another year's supply of books to read in 2009, starting with james patterson's "sail."
i should mention that one of my reading goals every year is to read the Bible all the way through... i've bought several of those Bibles that provide you with Scripture passages to read every morning and another passage in the evening so that you can easily read the Bible in one year. but, once i get into leviticus & numbers, it's so boring and tedious and i find myself getting far behind on my goal. needless to say, i haven't been successful in meeting this goal, but i will keep trying...
in answer to the second question, i have to say that this pastime is something i enjoy doing alone. i try to read a chapter a day, more, if i have time. i have never joined a book club where they sit around and discuss a book, although i would love to do that someday. i just don't think i have the time right now to pursue that since my plate is overflowing with projects that i would like to finish within the next 5 years...
i believe i have passed my love of reading on to my kids and i hope that they, in turn, will teach their children (my grandkids) to love reading as much as i do!!
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