Why I Like to Read

On By vickleaIn Uncategorized

I think that I have always enjoyed reading, or at least I cannot remember a time when I did not like it. I was born with asthma so I was limited in the number of activities I was allowed to do, and reading was a safe one for me, so I immersed myself in books from a very young age.  I read all of the Bobbsey Twin books, then went on to read Nancy Drew and the Hardy Boys.  I shared my mother’s love of Victoria Holt and Phyllis Whitney.  For a while, when I was a young wife, I read a lot of romance, including Danielle Steel and others.  I now read a lot of Christian fiction, mysteries, thrillers, and some non-fiction occasionally.  I read a lot of books from the library and post reviews on Goodreads.  I also read for Netgalley and love to be chosen to read some of the latest books before they are available to the general public.  So, I will share some reviews here as well as some of the happenings of my daily life that keep me reading as an escape.  I relax with a good book and forget that I had a stroke and could die any day, or maybe not.  I count my blessings daily that I have lived this long and that I have lived to see the birth of eight grandchildren and have enjoyed so many books. I am just taking one day at a time and one book at a time and loving the life that God has given me.

 

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  2. Dear Vickie, I have nominated you for the 3-Day Challenge. I have found this experience to be very rewarding and I hope you will, too. Here are the rules.
    1. Thank the person who nominated you and provide a link to their blog.
    2. For 3 days, provide a quote each day and why you like or chose that quote.
    3. Nominate one or more bloggers each of the three days for the Challenge and then send them a comment letting them know they have been nominated.
    (When you receive a nomination, if you’re too busy, you can do it later if need be.)
    Thank you for sharing your wonderful blog with the world.
    Please feel free not to participate.

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  6. Vickie, I am so glad you are still here, sharing your thoughts and insights with us! I too am a retired teacher, mother, and grandmother who loves the Lord, and if we lived closer, I’d have you over for coffee and a long talk about books, grandchildren, students, and other things that God has given us to make life fun and interesting.
    Since you said you like romance and mystery and you love the Lord, I’m wondering if you would like my fictional trilogy, “Awakening.” They are relatively short books originally written for teens and young adults, but I have received feedback from people of all ages. (I guess we all REMEMBER being a teen or young adult!) If you’d like, I would love to send you a copy of the first book, Counselor as my gift. You can message me on Facebook (Ann Hardy Aschauer) with your address if you’re interested.

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    1. CHRISTY ISTRATE's avatar CHRISTY ISTRATE

      Reading is such a wonderful pass time. I have enjoyed this wonderful hobby the past few weeks while I breaked from blogging… Read 3 more books since my last post. Hope you are welll Vickie.

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  15. Moushmi Radhanpara's avatar Moushmi Radhanpara

    I don’t know about anything else, but as of now I do feel the same way. I cannot remember a time when I did not enjoy reading.
    A day at a time, and a books at a time, is how I an enjoying and living my life too. 🙂
    Happy reading.

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