What makes ME a reader?
I read romance
novels most often. I guess I am a
hopeless romantic at heart! It is what I enjoy reading the most. My husband laughs at me during the
summer. No matter where we are
going, I have a sappy love story in my hand. Even on a 5-minute drive to Wal-Mart, I can squeeze in a few
pages! Summertime is when I get to
read the most. Nicholas Sparks
books, and a series of books called LOVE
INSPIRED ROMANCE novels are what I read for fun most of the time. They are only about 250 pages or so and
I can read one in a day if I want.
I hate to read
political or financial magazines.
My husband always tells me that I need to read them to keep up with what
is going on in the world. I just
say, “You will fill me in if there is something I need to know.”
I love to read
outdoors. I have a porch swing
that sits on my back patio that I spend a lot of time reading on in the
summer. Many cool autumn evenings
is also spent with me rocking and reading a sappy romance novel. When my husband goes fishing, I tag
along, not to fish, but to sit nearby him in the quiet with a book in my
hand. It is very enjoyable for
both of us. During the Christmas
holidays, I try to read at least one book. I love to read in the evening by the lights on the Christmas
tree!
I am so busy
during the school year that there isn’t enough time to pleasure-read. I am usually reading something school
related during those months.
Summertime is my ‘me-time’.
I pick out several books at the beginning of vacation that I want to
read and dive in! I also like to
read late at night, snuggled under my blanket, with a booklight. If I start reading before bed, I am
usually up late because once I get started, I hate to put the book down!
I usually read
alone, unless I am reading in bed and my husband is also reading some John
Maxwell book next to me. We don’t
have any kids yet to read to, but I love to read with my nephew when he
visits. Reading children’s books
out loud to my students at school is usually the highlight of my day.
I didn’t have a
regular Kindergarten teacher. The
school wasn’t requiring it back then (yes, I’m that old). A group of mothers (mine included) took
turns coming to the school to teach it a few days per week. I remember how much I loved having my
mom at school with me, and I was getting to learn things, too. It is a happy memory. I don’t remember much about learning to
read, just that it came pretty easily for me. I remember going shopping with my mom when I was just
getting good at it. I would read
ALL the signs in the store to her as we shopped. She didn’t mind at first, but when I started reading the
signs for ‘personal’ items and those types of things too loudly, well, she told
me to be quiet. :-)
