tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-63891958140512757652011-07-30T14:52:24.555-07:00Kimberlyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15877493377357512444noreply@blogger.comBlogger11100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6389195814051275765.post-90510564703760475282009-08-26T19:13:00.000-07:002009-08-26T19:30:22.962-07:00Well, this is my first post in the blogging world.  Much to my friends frustration I have refused to blog because I didn't really feel as though I had anything profound enough to say.  However, I've decided to make this blog all about the many books I read.  I am constantly reading a book.  Sometimes they are profound and sometimes merely for entertainment.  Some take me weeks and other just days but it always seems that I laugh or learn something from them.  I've decided to blog it to share with any of you that will actually read this.  : )  <div><br /></div><div>I was that child that LOVED going to the library.  As long as I can remember we had a library bag that hung on our bedroom door that we could fill up with each trip to the beloved library.  I remember loving the choose your own adventure books and the babysitters club but mostly I loved reading.  I used to hide in my room and read after I was supposed to be in bed.  I would roll up a sweatshirt,towel,coat or whatever I could find that would allow me to block the light from the bottom of my door just so I could read later.  Yes, I'm a dork.  : )   I have to admit I come by my book obsession genetically.  My dad and grandma are both the same kind of readers I am.  If we get wrapped into a book you might as well go away and wait until our book is done because we are hooked until we reach the last page.  </div><div><br /></div><div>I think I love books so much for many of the same reasons I love movies.  You can get lost in this other persons life for just a bit.  You are allowed to learn about a different time and culture in a way that makes you feel like you were actually there.  </div><div><br /></div><div>So to begin this blog I'm going to give you some of my favorite books/authors of all time:</div><div>Captivating  by Stasi Eldredge</div><div>Anne of Green Gables </div><div>Charlotte's Web</div><div>Redeeming Love by Francine Rivers</div><div>The 5 Love Languages by Gary Chapman</div><div>Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden</div><div>The Harry Potter Series but 4 is my most fav</div><div>The Christmas Shoes by Donna VanLiere</div><div>Nicholas Sparks</div><div>LuAnne Rice</div><div>Ray Blackston</div><div>Jane Austen</div><div><br /></div><div>I have some goals for myself while starting this blog:  </div><div>1. get through the pile of books that have been sitting next to my bed for quite a while that include Three Cups of Tea, The Shack, unChristian and Tale of Three Kings.  </div><div>2. to read all of Jane Austen's books.  Can you tell I'm a bit obsessed.  It's sad I know.</div><div>3. read more non-fiction.  On the top of my list is In Defense of Food</div><div><br /></div><div>So here begins my journey in the blogging world.  I hope you enjoy even a piece and maybe even find a new favorite book or author for yourself.  Happy Reading!!!</div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6389195814051275765-9051056470376047528?l=austinkd.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Kimberlyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15877493377357512444noreply@blogger.com4