Category: Life with a Reader
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How to Get a Boost on Goals and Resolutions
A year from now, you will wish you had started today. Karen Lamb September is just around the corner. It is a month custom-made for changes. Nights are cooler, days are brisker, and our minds are clearer, if only because the air is. Why not take advantage of it and renew your resolutions in September?…
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22 Immediate Results of Exercise
Not really excited about exercise? Can’t get motivated by the long range benefits like weight loss, or heart health? Maybe today you’d just like a little instant gratification. And one bit of exercise today increases the chances you will get exercise tomorrow. Here are 22 benefits of exercise that happen immediately, no waiting required. Do…
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Four Curmudgeons and a Hero
cur·mudg·eon /kərˈməj(ə)n/ noun a bad-tempered person, especially an old one. The curmudgeons: Ove. 59 years old. Sad, cranky, unlikeable. Harold. 65 years old. Stifled, unsure, unemotional. But he walks to Berwick-upon-Tweed. Eleanor. 29 years old, but seems much older. Misfit, traumatised, lonely. Major Pettigrew. 68 years old. British Army Officer. Starchy. Correct. A Man Called…
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Harness the Power of a Single Word
You’ve heard of choosing a word-of-the-year. Popular ones might be abundance, joy, or simplicity. If you’ve ever tried it, you know how difficult it can be just to decide which word to choose. I was thinking all this last January and feeling like the decision was too heavy. On impulse, I said maybe I’d just…
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Hats Off to Survey Responders!
Thank you to everyone who filled out our survey in July, 2023. We are so excited to know more about you and what you would like to see happening at So She Reads. Our goal is to make this space useful and inspiring to you. More Stories, More Book Reviews The result that surprised me…
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Peace Like A River
Leif Enger, 2002, literary fiction What do Christians do when a member of their family commits a crime? Reuben’s conclusion, near the end of this story, is that fair is whatever God does. This is a tale of murder and miracles, of family love and community justice, of seeking God’s will and accepting God’s judgement.…
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Slow Down, Summer
Slow down, Summer. Sit awhile on my porch Drink a cold glass of iced tea Watch the kittens play. Slow down, Summer. Enjoy the girls playing No need to think about school Old dresses are the comfiest. Slow down, Summer. Take a walk down a country lane Dip your toes in the lake Have s’mores…
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Books About Books
As an avid reader, one of my favorite type of books is books about books. I love bookshops, libraries, references to books. Anything down that line. Anything that brings books into focus. Here is a list of favorites that I have read over the years. Be thinking of your own list. I want to hear…
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The Woods Were Full of Men
Irma Lee Emerson, 1963, 242 pages, Memoir Irma Lee Emerson tended to fall flat on her face. Her four sisters had gone out into the world to make happy marriages and her three brothers to work in worthy professions. She tried and failed at various occupations. One day she escaped to the zoo for a…
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A Poem A Day
In honor of National Poetry month, I rounded up a group of poem books that I have loved. Judge Tenderly of Me by Emily Dickinson. Emily Dickinson is my favorite poet. I love her surprises, the dashes she puts everywhere and the imperfect rhymes. This is a slim gift book made by Hallmark. Any collection…
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