Kindle Favorites

Some of you have asked how I've been liking my Kindle.While I will never give up "real" books (especially for decorating or art books), I really love it.  I love how portable it is.  It's like I'm carrying around dozens of books everywhere I go.  I also love how easy it is to read in bed which is where I do the majority of my reading.The downside is that it's so tempting and easy to purchase a new book.  Luckily there are so many good free ones available that I haven't spent much on ebooks.  Yet.

Here are some of my favorite Kindle books that I have finished reading or that are on my Kindle waiting to be read.  Many of them are free.
Pride and Prejudice   This is currently free.  Both my girls have read and love it.
Little Women   Another freebie.  I haven't read it in years and I'm looking forward to reading it again.
The Secret Garden  This one is free as well and believe it or not, I've never read it.  Cindy read it last year and loved it, so I'm sure I'll enjoy it too.
The Wind in the Willows I still love it.
The Phantom of the Opera  I loved the movie, so I'm guessing I'll enjoy the book too.
Poems by Emily Dickinson
Housework Blues  This one isn't free, but it's definitely worth the price (currently $3.99)
The Holy Bible
The Scarecrow of Oz  I've always had a soft spot for the OZ books.  This one is free as well.
Living Organized  This one isn't free like it was when I found it, but it's a great book on organizing.  Especially for us right-brained folks.
Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother  No, this one wasn't free, but I couldn't resist it after all the talk I had been hearing about it.  I actually really enjoyed it.

Here are the books currently on my wish list.  You can download a free sample of books you're interested in, and I've done that for all of these which makes them all the more tempting. :)

Urban Pantry
168 Hours:  You Have More Time Than You Think
NurtureSchock:  New Thinking About Children
Inspirations
Georgette Heyer's Regency World
One Thousand Gifts:  A Dare to Live Fully Right Where You Are
The Thoughtful Dresser
Half Broke Horses
Joie de vivre

Do you have a Kindle or other ereader?  Do you like it?  What books are you currently reading (ebooks or otherwise)?

Good Books

I LOVE to read! I mean, I really love it. I always have a stack of books next to my bed (I can never read just one book at a time) and a wish list of books I want to read. I'm insatiably curious about what everyone else is reading. When I see someone in a public place reading, I always try to catch of glimpse of what it is. I love to peruse other people's bookshelves too. Nosy much? ;)

In case you are as nosy as I am (and so that I can try out these fun Amazon widgets) here is a list of books that I own and are currently in a pile on my night stand and also some that are on my wish list.

Currently reading or re-reading:


Told you I can't just read one book at a time!

On my wish list:


What are you reading?  What books are on your wish list?

Books make you feel better!

I'm feeling a little better today. Thank you all so much for your prayers! Mike took me to the library so I could get a few books and I also got Roman Holiday on DVD. I just love to have a stack of good books waiting to be read. One of the books is called Sew What! Skirts and it has the CUTEST projects! One (shown in the picture) is a skirt made from a vintage tablecloth. I am going on the hunt for a tablecloth! :)

Multi-tasking

I love reading blogs, and one of the things I love most is when I learn something knew. I learned from Jenny's blog that with the help of a clip, I can do 2 of my favorite things at the same time. I can read AND knit! And what am I reading? A book about knitting! :)

Priorities

Jenny's comment on my Why 50s Housewife? post got me to thinking about priorities. She mentioned all her volunteer activities. I too am a "chronic over-volunteerer" (like my new word?). Is there such a thing as volunteers anonymous? :)

I volunteer at my children's schools, my church , and with several troop support organizations. None of these are bad things. In fact, they are ALL very good things. But are they the things that God wants me to be doing?

I recently re-read Lies Women Believe by Nancy Leigh DeMoss and one of those lies is "I don't have time to do everything I'm supposed to do." I have felt this way many, many times when my volunteer activities start to clash with my responsibilities at home. How can I decorate for the church Thanksgiving Dinner, cook 2 dishes for that dinner, help with the science fair at school, help with the military care pack donations, and buy items for Operation Christmas Child shoe boxes all this week along with taking care of my home and family, let alone spend any time in the Word? I have (yet again) let my priorities get out of whack. I have been called to be a wife, mom and homemaker and that is more important than any of these.

The fact is that I have taken on responsibilities that are not on God's "to do list" for me, they are on MY "to do list". I have been believing that lie this month. I have believed that just because I saw something that needed to be done and no one else volunteered to do it that I had to do it. Much to my dismay, it is all too easy for me to let volunteer activities come before my Lord, my husband, my children, and my home. I'm not quite to that point yet, but I will be if I continue on this path. I don't want to neglect the most important mission field that is right under my nose. That doesn't mean I won't volunteer at all, but I will pray AND talk to my husband before I agree to take on anything else.

Lord, help me do what is pleasing to You and seek Your plans for my life, not my own. Show me how to weed out unnecessary activities and seek You first. Make my home a home that glorifies You. In Jesus' name. Amen.

"But a woman who fears the LORD, she shall be praised."
Proverbs 31:30b