Each week I share books I’m reading for my Read 100 Challenge, as well as podcasts I’m listening to and links I love from around the blogosphere. I love to get recommendations, so please let me know what you are reading!
I hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving! I’ve been taking advantage of the slower pace of vacation to spend some time with family and read a little.
Books I’m Reading
The Bronte Plot by Katherine Reay
I really enjoyed reading Dear Mr. Knightley and was looking forward to another Katherine Reay novel. In The Bronte Plot, Lucy is in the antiques business and enjoys working with rare books. When she meets James, she has no idea of the twist her life will take. She discovers her past, travels to England, and tries to rewrite her own story. A fun read!
Where She Went by Gayle Forman
Where She Went is the sequel to the best-seller If I Stay. In this installment of the series, Adam has gotten all that he ever wanted, but he lost Mia. They meet by chance for one day and try to see if their lives can reconnect. I preferred the first book, but found this a compelling sequel.
Links I Love
Faith
Can Icons Become Idols? Orthodox-Reformed Bridge has an interesting post that asks the question many Protestants have when they encounter Orthodox icons: Can icons become idols?
Involve Children in the Nativity Fast If you are looking for ways to help your children become involved in the Nativity Fast (including recipes and activities), you should take a look at Adventures of an Orthodox Mom’s article.
Family
7 Ways to Quickly Create the Illusion of a Clean House Just in time for the holidays, Fun Money Mom shares some great ways to get your house company-ready in a flash!
DIY Cookie Sheet Chore Chart Are your children ready for chores? Craftaholics Anonymous has a fantastic idea for making it fun!
Frugal Living
Ways to Use Thanksgiving Leftovers Are you trying to find new ways to use up those Thanksgiving leftovers? Take a look at Eat, Drink, and Save Money’s post!
5 Apps Guaranteed to Save You Money Do you use your smart phone all the time? Now use it to save money! No Small Life shows you how!
What are you reading this week?
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HI Sarah!
Thanks so much for featuring my post, so honored and excited!! 🙂
You’re very welcome! Thank you for an excellent post!
Deep South by Paul Theroux — We are 2/3 of the way through this. Really good when he sticks to the travelogue.
Wildwood: A Journey through Trees by Roger Deakin — Beautiful words. I don’t know how to express how beautiful the words and phrases are.
The Kitchen House by Kathleen Grissom — Excellent so far. I’m listening to this and the reader’s voice is amazing.
What type of literature is Wildwood? It sounds quite interesting!
Thanks so much for featuring my housecleaning post! I appreciate you sharing! xoxo
You are very welcome! Thanks for such a practical post.