Best Reads of 2022

For awhile I could not remember some word I was in need of. and then I was bereaved and said: where are you, beloved friend? Oliver, Mary. A Thousand Mornings. Penguin Books, 2012. p. 9. When I look back on my reading list for any given year, I am inspired by the authors who laid…

Reading List Top 5

Reading in varied genres is a lovely way to greet the world. With a good book in hand, it is impossible to be lonely. Reading inspires profound empathy and personal growth rooted in new-found knowledge of people, ideas or other concepts previously uncharted.  I love when a book surprises me, as happened several times this…

Summer Reading and Back to School

Summer is our favorite time to catch up on personal reading.  Sophia and Oliver read a great deal this summer snuggled on the porch cushions or sprawled out at the beach… I’m happy to share their reading lists, as it always helps me to know what other kids their ages are reading… we have received some great book…