I’m thankful for books. I’ve loved books since I was very young, and throughout my life, I’ve learned much more from books than school. Even though I recently pruned my bookshelves, I still have lots and lots of books, and just seeing those full (but no longer overstuffed) bookshelves makes me happy, because I know that with all those books, I will never ever be bored. ‘Tain’t possible.
Last week a friend asked if I might have a book for her to read. I looked through my bookshelves and quickly collected four biographical books I thought might possibly interest her, not giving the task much thought. I finally got the books to her on Friday, and on Sunday she returned two of them, not because she wasn’t interested in them, but because she’d already read them. It turns out that she’d loved those two books for connections they had to her own life that I hadn’t even known when I chose them for her.
So I’m thankful for book—for the joy they give me and the joy they give others around me.
What are you thankful for today?
also thankful for books. Opening a book. The tactile feeling of a book. Staying up late at night because I cannot set the book down, and discussing books with other book lovers. I even enjoy opening a book that once belonged to my late mother who smoked like a chimney. Opening the book with the lingering scent of smoke reminds me of her and is somehow comforting.
I am also thankful for faithful bloggers who provide a respite for me when I am tired from a long day at work.
Here are three ways you can join in the thanksgiving.
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