Winter has arrived full force, and some things just aren’t in season. Swimming, gardening, shorts, and flip-flops will all have to wait for another day — a warmer day. But reading? Reading is always in season.
Since winter has a way of inspiring us all to curl up with a good book, I thought it might be fun to once again talk about what we’re currently reading and to share what we’d like to read in the coming months. I’ll go first :)
I’m about to finish A Sweetness to the Soul by Jane Kirkpatrick, a book I won last year in a promotion by WaterBrook Multnomah. It’s categorized as a Western so I might not have chosen it on my own, but I’ve enjoyed the read nonetheless. Not too surprising given the fact that it won the prestigious Western Heritage Wrangler Award for Outstanding Western Novel of 1995.
My reading list for the coming year is growing quite lengthy since I’ve been downloading free books right and left to my new Kindle :) Don’t worry, though, I’ll still be reading plenty of regular print books, too. I’m not about to give those up.
In fact, I just bought Susan Meissner’s White Picket Fences last week when I ran across a copy for $3. Couldn’t pass that up. It was cheaper than I can get it on my Kindle right now, plus I still love the feel of a regular book. I’m anxious to read another by Susan since I enjoyed The Shape of Mercy so much. I just might have to dive into White Picket Fences next — if I can hold off the urge to start reading on my Kindle :)
I’ve downloaded several classics, all the way from Louisa May Alcott’s Little Women to Charles Dickens’ Oliver Twist, and I’ve also found several books from the past few years temporarily available for free download. My problem now will be deciding what to read next!
So now it’s your turn. What are you currently reading? What do you hope to read this year? By the way, I’ve downloaded three versions of the Bible to my Kindle as well. Let’s pray God’s Word is always on our reading lists helping us to “…be prepared in season and out of season…” (2 Timothy 4:2)
Aren’t you thankful that reading — and the Word of God — are always in season? I know I am.
*Flickr photo by Zitona
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