Category: Life with a Reader
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6 Life-Changing Books for Happiness
Some books you read once and forget. Others stay on my shelves and get referenced many times. Just seeing their titles reminds me of the mental perspective shifts I got while reading them and how much better my life is for following their advice. The Bible will always top this list but that feels like…
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No Time for a Book!
There are some days you want something quick and easy to listen to. Poscasts are your answer! I love a good podcast and according to the response I got when I posted on my status, you do too! Here’s some good suggestions from my contacts. I can’t vouch for all of these since I haven’t…
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So She Reads Collection: A Very Bookish Edition
WELCOME to our monthly collection. This space is our online equivalent of a commonplace book. Here is where we offer links and ideas for you to explore, and things we might want to revisit or remember. Brew yourself a cup of tea and savor a quiet moment while you read. May you always be inspired…
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Poet Spotlight: Winter Poems by Sara Teasdale
NIGHTStars over snow And in the west a planetSwinging below a star– Look for a lovely thing and you will find it,It is not far — It never will be far. WINTERI shall have winter now and lessening days,Lit by a smoky sun with slanting rays,And after falling leaves, the first determined frost.The colors of…
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Journaling Made Easy: Tips for Everyone
There are so many ways to journal! You can find a way that works for you. This article is for you if you have wished and tried to journal and have failed to keep the habit or haven’t noticed its benefits. You don’t have to do the traditional way of sitting down every morning or…
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19 Lines from My Notebook
I love a good sentence! Either specifically clear or beautifully poetic, I collect them in my notebook or underline them in books. Hope you enjoy them as much as I do. “I worked so hard for so many years to make my life into something, that it was a surprise to see all the truly…
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Your Work is Important, Homemakers
If you want to go out and do great things this year, you will need a place to start from. You will need a place to come back to for refreshment and rest. One of the greatest things about home is the fact that you have one. Here are the books and the chair and…
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Embrace the All-or-Something Approach This New Year
Read anything about the new year and how to start it and you may quickly become overwhelmed. The popular thought out there is that NOW is the time to plan your whole year, clean your closets, map out your schedules, decide where you’re going to vacation in June and start saving for it and you…
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The December Collection: Cozy Links to a New Year
WELCOME to our monthly collection where we offer links and ideas for you to explore with us. I hope you have a cup of tea and a quiet moment to savor the good things in life while you read. The time between Christmas and New Year’s Day, usually from December 26 to the 31st, is…
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Christmas Nostalgia
The Day after Caroling ‘Twas the day after caroling And up in the house The boys were still sleepingAs still as a mouse.Their clothes were all scatteredAnd littered the floorWhere they had been thrown The night before.Their eyes were all swollen,Their hair was fright,For they had been outOver half of the night.I thought as I…
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