reading

Reading is my passion. I could never be bored if there is something to read. Right now I am reading about 7 books at once (plus the paper, things online, etc) and have a list of other books to read. Shopping at Title Wave and collecting the books I want to read is a favorite pasttime. I love it. I read equal parts Christian inspiration/God/Faith books and travel/fiction/other books. I also read the bible and devotional books. My reading used to be a huge item of contention at bed time. I guess I can see this but it was THE time I had to read. I hated sacrificing it to be social or sexual when all day long HE was not social or sexual. My thought was why should I be at night if he isn't during the day? Very immature but it was how I felt. Anyway, books and their stories feed me the way drugs or movies feed other people. I like movies but will always choose to read over seeing one. Currently I am reading the life story of Amy Carmichael, a novel in a series set in Mitford, a travel book about the Appalachian Trail (and I have laughed my guts out too), a parenting book, and a couple others. Some I read more than others but they are all by my bed with my bibles and devotions. Often on Mother's Day I will ask for the whole day just to read and to be left alone. It's always what I seem to need to do. The reason for that is that I get to do it very little. Once I get home from work and make dinner and do chores and take care of the child it is pretty much a gone day. Weekends are spent doing more chores, errands, working out and some socializing. Reading is always lowest on the to do list yet highest on the prefer list. And so it goes... Happy reading this new year...