Our white New England church sat facing the common, tucked neatly into a “v” where two narrow roads met. A cemetery rested behind it, the weathered stones bearing witness to generations who had [ Read More ]
My parents claimed I memorized the Mother Goose book by age two. Not that I was reading it, mind you. Mom read to me; Dad did too, but as a teacher/preacher he was a constant reader. I come from a [ Read More ]
The worst thing about being sick, for me (besides the actual being sick) is that I have to stop. Stop what I’m doing (usually working) and just lie there and look around at the place I call & [ Read More ]
Pages of My Life – Lynn Lanning
by Lynn Lannin I must confess. I haven’t always loved to read. Strangely enough, I have always loved to write. As a child, my grandmother, who raised me, always read to me sometime during the day [ Read More ]
Pages of My Life – Lyneta Smith
Take Me Away “Ladies and gentlemen, please make sure your seatbelts are securely fastened, and your trays are in the upright and locked position.” By the time the flight attendant gives final t [ Read More ]
Pages of My Life – Vera Bell
Like so many readers, I’m drawn to books that challenge and linger. Stories that ask hard questions and don’t rush to answer them. Narratives that refuse to look away from the brokenness hardwi [ Read More ]
Pages of My Life – Jennifer Wake
by Jennifer Wake As a Chemistry teacher, a Financial Counselor, author, speaker, and quilter, I am considered an enigma. My interests are wide-ranging, and my reading habits reflect that same diver [ Read More ]
Pages of My Life – Dana R. Lynn
“I’ve been in a reading slump.” I’ve heard this before from various friends and acquaintances, but I’ll be honest, I’d never truly understood the term. There was always something new to [ Read More ]
Pages of My Life – Amy Walsh
Books, Earbuds, and the Kitchen Sink One of my biggest blessings is also a problem. I’m talking about reading. It’s not “oh, I enjoy a good book now and then” reading. It’s the kind w [ Read More ]
Pages Of My Life – Emily Wright
by Emily Wright I like my comfort zone. I like how predictable it is–it’s safe, invulnerable, and, well, comforting. Just to give you an example, I’ve been attending the same chur [ Read More ]