Five Fall Favorites || My Favorite Read Aloud Books

Grab a fuzzy blanket, and join me as I share my favorite books to read aloud! 

Little Woman by Louisa May Alcott

My sister read this aloud to all my sisters and me when I was fairly young and I will never get tired of this beautiful story 

Goodreads

The Destiny of One by Sarah Holman 

This book will forever hold a special place in my heart, not only as one of my favorites authors first books, but one that inspired me to write as well. 

Goodreads || My review

Resistance by Jaye L. Knight

This deliciously large book is quite an undertaking to read aloud, but so worth it. This book is full of spiritual encouragement and vivid characters. 

Goodreads || My review

Word After Word After Word by Patricia MacLachlan



This short book is packed full with vivid images, and quirky characters. It shows the power of writing in the young and old.
Goodreads || My review

The Substitute Guest by Grace Livingstone Hill 



This one of the first books I distinctly remember my dad reading aloud to us kids. He read us dozens of other ones, but this one by one of my favorite authors will always be special to me.
Goodreads 

Hop over to Read Another Page to enter this giveaway! 

Here's what it includes: 

Gift from the Storm by Rebekah Morris

Kiera by Kate Willis

There Was Always Laughter in Our House by Sarah Holman

Love Needs No Words by Faith Potts

Bound by Victoria Lynn

A Five Fall Favorites mug (designed by Rebekah Morris, created and donated by Salsa and Tea)

Five Fall Favorites || My Favorite Humor Books

Park your bikes people, we're on to my favorite humorous books!

The Case of the Tabloid Tattler by Perry Kirkpatrick



This book was such a delight to read. Full of hilarious cat antics and good clean full I thoroughly enjoyed this.
Goodreads || My review

Now Were Are Six by A. A. Milne



This little book of poetry was so packed with joy and fun I couldn't help but smile through the whole thing
Goodreads

To Be Perfectly Honest by Phil Callaway

As someone who highly values honesty, this book was both refreshing and funny. I found myself laughing really hard, then sitting and realizing how important honesty really is.
Goodreads

Tales of the Heartily Homeschooled By Rachel Starr Thomson



This delightful book shows so accurately what it is like to grow up homeschooled.
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The Only Pirate at the Party by Lindsey Stirling



This was a fun way to learn more about Lindsey Stirling and her success. She has an amusing style and made the whole journey very enjoyable.
Goodreads || My review

Hop over to Read Another Page to enter this giveaway! 

Here's what it includes: 

Gift from the Storm by Rebekah Morris

Kiera by Kate Willis

There Was Always Laughter in Our House by Sarah Holman

Love Needs No Words by Faith Potts

Bound by Victoria Lynn

A Five Fall Favorites mug (designed by Rebekah Morris, created and donated by Salsa and Tea)

FIve Five Favorites || My Top Inspiration Non-Fiction

Gather around the bonfire, people, because today we have Five Fall favorites and I'll be sharing my favorite Non-fiction! These are not actually in any order.

1. Before Amen by Max Lucado 

Before Amen is one of the books that has influenced me the most in my prayer life. Lucado has such a down to earth way of putting things and I am just about due for a re-read. 

Goodreads || My Review

2. Control Girl by Shannon Popkin 

Easily the most perspective changing book I've ever read. I did not want to peg myself as a Control Girl, but this book did that, but also gave me a way to handle it. 

Goodreads || My review

3. The Real Heaven by Chip Ingram

If you ever wanted to know more about what Heaven was like, this book is amazing. It is really eye opening and easy to read. 

Goodreads || My review

4. It's Not about Me by Max Lucado 

 

This was such a good book about taking the focus off of yourself, and placing it on God like it should be. I would recommend checking out the teen version if you're 15 or under. 

Goodreads || My review 

5. Your Kingdom Calling by Rachel Starr Thomson

This short little book was filled with wisdom. It really helped me peg down what my calling was when I was uncertain. 

Goodreads || My Review

Hop over to Read Another Page to enter this giveaway! 

Here's what it includes: 

Gift from the Storm by Rebekah Morris

Kiera by Kate Willis

There Was Always Laughter in Our House by Sarah Holman

Love Needs No Words by Faith Potts

Bound by Victoria Lynn

A Five Fall Favorites mug (designed by Rebekah Morris, created and donated by Salsa and Tea)

Love is Not Proud || A One Sentence Dialogue

It's been four months, but I'm happy to be back for another post office story. If you haven't read the others, you can read them here: Part One. Part Two. Part Three. Part Four. Part Five. Part Six.

Where to next?

The Post office.

Again?

Yes.

Did you forget something?

Yes, a ticket.

Oh, you’re going on a trip?

I am.

Where to?

To see a friend.

Is this the girl…

Yes.

Is that really advisable?

I think so.

Why?

She needs me.

Oh?

She needs someone to be there for her.

But you of all people…

Know what it’s like to need someone.

But doesn’t it wound your pride to go to her like this?

Why?

Because she would not come to you.

God does not call us to protect our pride.

That’s very admirable.

I’m only doing what God calls.

He calls you too many things.

Nothing more than he called his own son.

If you say so.

I do.

Then I’ll take you to the post office now.

Thank you.

Just one more question.

Yes?

What are you going to do when you get there?

I have no idea.

Then I was right.

What?

You’re a fool.

Perhaps.

Tagged || Liebster Award

I was tagged by Anna over at A Storynerds Life for the Liebster Award quite a while back, and I'm finally getting around to it! Thanks for the nomination, Anna!

Tag Rules:

Thank the blog that nominated you for the award.

Answer the questions they gave you.

Give 11 fun facts about yourself.
Nominate 11 other bloggers for the award, and give them 11 questions to answer.

The questions:

Do you write for fun (stories, letters, blog posts, etc.) or just when absolutely necessary to write (school, notes, etc.)?
I write for fun all the time! I have a ton of stories I've written, but currently, I'm working on revising a book. I love writing letters (It's one of my favorite things), and blog posts are fun. Also, I'm out of school. =)

What is your favorite thing about blogging?
Definitely interacting with all the awesome people online. I love getting into conversations with people in the comments section, and learning about them! I've met more friends through blogging then anywhere else!

What genre of book do you hope to be famous for someday?
My dream would be for Sci-fi. I just grin like crazy anytime I get to write sci-fi and if I could make that my big genre, I would be happy. Though I also love non-romance contemporary YA.

What flavor of ice cream is tops overall?
Mint and chip. Best ice cream ever.

What would be your reaction if someone gave you a kitten?
I would probably squeal really loudly and hug them. (Seriously, this is one of my dreams.)

Inside or outside?
Outside. The trees, heat (Yes, I love the heat), breezes, and pretty much everything good is out there. When it's fall I practically live outside.

Who designed your blog?
I did. That's probably obvious, but I love this little blog.

During a rainstorm are you more likely to curl up and read, or go out to enjoy the rain?
Um, both! (Is that cheating?) I'll probably enjoy the rain, then curl up with a book. Rain is amazing. <3

Tell a random story about yourself.
*Spends ten minutes trying to think of any story that's not boring* Last time I was home alone I decided to polish the floors, so I shoved everything out of the living room, put Beauty and the Beast Broadway music on super loud and sung at the top of my lungs. I went to grab something in my room, the track ended and I stopped singing. When I came out a friend had come in from where she was staying in our guest cottage. All I could do for a moment was sit there and wonder how much of my rendition of "Home" she had heard. ;D

What was the last person you met that you stole their name for a story character?
Ouch. Making me tell hard secrets. I really don't know. While I do love stealing names for books, I normally steal from other books. The last time I remember doing it from a real person was a character named Katlin.

Pens or pencils?
Pens all the way!


Eleven facts:

1. I have done the Liebster Award seven times on this blog. This will be the eighth.
2. I normally write my blog posts about midnight these days.
3. I am about to hit my Goodreads reading goal.
4. I love snail mail very much.
5. If there was a job of profeshional book reviewer, I would do that.
6. I eat cookies for breakfast a lot.
7. I play Ultimate Frisbee every Sunday with a group from a bunch of different churches.
8. Red galoshes make me happy, so I finally got a pair last year.
9. I am currently writing a superhero flash fiction which is SO not my genre.
10. I really don't like most superheroes.
11. My currently reading shelf is about overflowing.


As for the nominations, I'm going to skip that part.

Well, that was fun! Thank you so much, Anna, for the nomination!


So what is your favorite ice cream flavor? What's your dream job?