Summer is for Reading

I have always loved to read, but it seems I do far less of it lately than I would like to. Reading is frustrating to me when I'm constantly being interrupted and I'm not so good at tuning out the chaos around me. BUT... this week I had an appointment that meant sitting in a waiting room for two whole hours!! What a luxury! I packed my purse with books and happily went to my appointment.


Heaven is for Real was recommended to me by my mother-in-law and I loved it. It's a short, easy read and I was able to power through it in one day! Jeremy is now reading it now and I can hardly wait for him to finish so we can talk about it.

My Mom gave me One Thousand Gifts early in the summer. This is not a book that one should power through! It is thought provoking and life changing. I'm only five chapters in and it's already on my "top five most influential books" list. I think I have about 1/3 of what I've read underlined. It's all about gratitude, but Ann Voskamp looks at it from a different, deeper angle. It's amazing and if I had a million dollars I would buy a copy for all my friends (because I won't be lending my copy out!). I also highly recommend Ann Voskamp's blog: A Holy Experience.