Tag Archives: reading

The “Who” and The “Why” of it

I’ve always loved to read. When I was seven years old, my parents encouraged me to read bigger and more grown up books, like Laura Ingalls Wilder’s Little House collection, which I completed with enthusiasm. I was never in doubt about my reading skills, because I always had people in my life who reminded me […]
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Irish babies: some thoughts on Martin Sixsmith’s Philomena

Philomena: a mother, her son, and a 50 year search by Martin Sixsmith is ripe with conversation starters.Today, I want to talk about the Irish babies. There are all sorts of crazy horrible things that go on in our world, and reading about them makes me angry. I have read other instances of babies being taken […]
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Where I go, after reading Misconception by Paul and Shannon Morell

Recently, I read Misconception by Paul Morell, the shocking true story of a cryogenically frozen embryo that was accidentally thawed and implanted into the womb of a genetically unrelated woman, who then carried the baby to term before handing the new life over to the Morells, the baby’s genetic mother and father. Shannon Morell had […]
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Virtual Bookshelves and Reading Habits

Do you notice how if you keep a goal in front of you constantly, you feel this force within that constantly reminds you to meet or exceed the goal? Well, maybe not everyone feels this, but I sure do. If I set out an attainable vision before me and keep it in sight, in focus, […]
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Ten Reasons (You’ve Probably Never Thought About) Why Reading is Awesome!

  You can choose the type of judgement people impose on you as you hold up the cover of your book for all to see on the subway. In conversation, you let out a zinger like, “my sons are both born in January so that my plan to have them become professional hockey players can […]
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