Happy Friday, friends! Ryan and I
are hosting day one of our garage sale today, so I don’t think I’ll be doing
any writing or reminiscing on this day. But perhaps you have time to
work on continuing to chronicle your story, so I am here with some ideas of
things to think over!
As
Lori and I prepped the sale this week, we had a couple of boxes of books, and
that has inspired this week’s post.
Did
you like to read when you were growing up? What books were your favorite? What
authors did you love? Did you go to the library or buy books?
I have always loved reading. Mom taught me to read when I was a
toddler, and I devoured every book I could find.
When
I was really young, I loved the Berenstain Bear books. Remember those? By the
time I was in elementary school, I was already into chapter books, and I loved The
Boxcar Children. It also won’t surprise you that I loved all the Little
House books.
I
bought every single Mandie book when they came out – and though I eventually
outgrew them, I still have them! (I aged out before the author stopped writing,
so I would love to someday get the rest of the books and have the complete
series!)
I
was a sixth grader when I discovered Janette Oke, and I read (and bought) all
her books. I also started reading Lori Wick, and I was known to drive to the
bookstore on book release day to get every one of her new books the day it hit
the shelves!
I
only read fiction until college, and though I did use the library, I loved
owning the books!
Janette
Oke was one of the most formative authors of my young life. She was the one who
made me want to become a writer. I sent her a letter in high school after one
of my standardized tests featured many vocabulary words I’d learned from
reading her books. She was so kind and wrote me back!
We
didn’t have cable when I grew up, so reading was my #1 hobby. I wish I had time
to read now as much as I did then!
I’m
so grateful Mom taught me to read so early in life, and I’m so glad for all the
things I learned along the way from the places and times I visited in the pages
of books!
How
about you??
2 comments:
I have always loved to read also! I know there's a big age difference between us, but I'm wondering if you ever read Nancy Drew, Heidi, or Grace Livingston Hill Books? Those were some of my favorites. Also loved some of the ones you mentioned. Hoping you have a very successful sale this weekend! :)
YES!! I loved, loved, loved Nancy Drew when I was growing up. And I read several of the Grace Livingston Hill books. She had a BUNCH, and I know I didn't come close to reading them all, but I did love the ones I read!
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