Oh, I love books, I really do. And I love to talk about books even more! I am almost done with the book I have been reading for the last five months: 1776
. If you haven’t read this one, I would suggest you do, especially if you love history or you love this country. Yes, I do know that is a long time to spend on one book, and I used to be a voracious reader, but with my past two jobs, plus learning how to be a wife (I did not understand nor was ready for all it entailed), I haven’t spent much time reading. It will probably take me some time to get through my next book also, but I would like some suggestions.
My parents gave my husband and I a gift card to amazon.com for Christmas and we used it to buy a book about our soon-to-be home, North Carolina: The Newcomer’s Guide to North Carolina: Everything You Need to Know to Be a Tar Heel
. Since I don’t even know what a Tar Heel is, I should probably read through that one soon. David got The Apostles: The Origin of the Church and Their Co-Workers
, which he’s been enjoying. I highly recommend it! He’s read some of the chapters to me before bed and I’ve really enjoyed getting to know some of the lesser known Apostles like Bartholomew (who I learned was probably also called Nathaniel). Each chapter can stand alone, so it can be used as a reference book or a quick read when you don’t want to get into a long book. Oh, and it was written by the Pope - can’t beat that. David’s been wanting to get it for a while, and he definitely wasn’t disappointed!
So, any suggestions for my next read? I usually choose non-fiction, but I do like fiction as well, especially the classics. I will admit Jennifer Fulwiler’s comments about A Million Miles in a Thousand Years: How I Learned to Live a Better Story
on her 7 Quick Takes post this week has me intrigued…
. If you haven’t read this one, I would suggest you do, especially if you love history or you love this country. Yes, I do know that is a long time to spend on one book, and I used to be a voracious reader, but with my past two jobs, plus learning how to be a wife (I did not understand nor was ready for all it entailed), I haven’t spent much time reading. It will probably take me some time to get through my next book also, but I would like some suggestions. My parents gave my husband and I a gift card to amazon.com for Christmas and we used it to buy a book about our soon-to-be home, North Carolina: The Newcomer’s Guide to North Carolina: Everything You Need to Know to Be a Tar Heel
. Since I don’t even know what a Tar Heel is, I should probably read through that one soon. David got The Apostles: The Origin of the Church and Their Co-Workers, which he’s been enjoying. I highly recommend it! He’s read some of the chapters to me before bed and I’ve really enjoyed getting to know some of the lesser known Apostles like Bartholomew (who I learned was probably also called Nathaniel). Each chapter can stand alone, so it can be used as a reference book or a quick read when you don’t want to get into a long book. Oh, and it was written by the Pope - can’t beat that. David’s been wanting to get it for a while, and he definitely wasn’t disappointed!So, any suggestions for my next read? I usually choose non-fiction, but I do like fiction as well, especially the classics. I will admit Jennifer Fulwiler’s comments about A Million Miles in a Thousand Years: How I Learned to Live a Better Story
on her 7 Quick Takes post this week has me intrigued… 
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