Bookaholics-Anonymous Meeting Over at Blessed...

Hi. My name is Joanne and I'm a bookaholic.

Except, I'm far from recovering. I don't want to and I don't plan to. I love books. I love how they feel. I love how they look. And I love how they smell. I acquire books like one who is searching out precious gems for their own selfish pleasures.

Some say reading and writing go hand in hand. I say reading and breathing go hand in hand. I have books by the side of my bed, books by my sofa, books on my shelves and books in my bathroom. I heart books.

I love them so much that I plan on having a few book reviews in the next few weeks. I will be including interviews with the authors of these books too!

As for now, I am reading Crazy Love by, Francis Chan. Head over to Lauren at Walking by Faith to read her wonderful post on this very same book. I am also finishing up The Dream Walker by Bruce Wilkinson, a book that a precious blogging sister sent my way, Barbara with B His Girl.


So, from one bookaholic to another...what books are you reading this summer?

A bookcase by any other name...

Words are magical. It's no surprise that most writers love to read. Good readers are good writers and great readers are great writers. Or so I've been told. If you are a faithful blogger, you may not realize this yet, but you are a writer too! The only difference is that your words are typed onto a computer screen, not onto the pages of a book

Not yet anyway.

Books transport me to other worlds, comfort me when I am hurting, and make me laugh out loud when my day needs a little pizazz. We all know that God is the creator and originator of the Word. "In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God." John 1:1

The Word of God put on flesh and came down on earth to walk around and show us just what God looks like, acts like, and most especially, loves like. I am so grateful for Jesus and His precious Word in my life.

I am also very grateful for my talented woodworking father-in-law, who built me these gorgeous, two-sided, built-in bookcases.




Just as my arms have held my four precious babies, these bookcases will be holding millions of words penned by authors around the world. By far, the greatest story this man-made book sanctuary will hold will be the one penned by my precious savior.

The greatest story ever written. When His Word came down and dwelt among us.

p.s. And yes, I am wearing my red slippers in this picture. Doesn't every fashionista mom have a pair?