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    Show Me How to Comfort

    Rachel Dodge March 16, 2019 0 Comments

    Dearest readers, please join me in welcoming my friend, Robin Horne, to the Kindred Spirit blog as she encourages us to comfort others in their times of need. Robin is a gifted elementary school teacher, blogger, and Christian writer. I hope you enjoy her guest post today! In “Day 29: Look with Compassion,” from Rachel’s book Praying with Jane, Jane’s prayer says, “Look with compassion upon the afflicted of every condition, assuage the pangs of disease, comfort the broken in…

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I fell in love with books listening to my mother read—in our home, at the doctor’s office, in the middle of the night when I had the chicken pox! My grandmother was a children’s book author, my parents were both children’s reading specialists and teachers, so I guess you could say that I grew up in a world filled with books!

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  • This darling book makes me so happy! It’s a beautifully written early chapter book that covers Anne’s arrival at Green Gables and her adoption. 🍃 The next one releases soon. I can’t wait to get it. 🍃 The illustrations are gorgeous and the writing is well-crafted. A great intro to Anne for young readers. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 🍃 How old were you when you first read AGG for yourself for the first time? 🍃 🍃 🍃 #kindredspiritbooks #anneofgreengables #annewithane #anneshirley #amreading #booksofinstagram #bookstagram #christianwomen #bookish #booklove #bookblog #booknerd #bookworm #bookaholic #lmmontgomery #literary #booklife #booklover #bibliophile #bookworm #unitedbookstagram #gilbertblythe #meganfollows #jonathancrombie #chapterbooks #kalliegeorge #bookstagrammer
  • These two! So in love . . . but the timing is always off for so long. All future heartache for Mary aside, I personally think waiting and pining for Matthew gave Mary a lot of time to grow up, soften her hard exterior, and figure out what's really important to her. 📚 What do you love most about their relationship? (Or love-hate?) 📚 I'm still working my way through Downton Abbey this spring. Even though I've seen it before, I'm noticing so many new things this time through. 📚 📚 📚 #kindredspiritbooks #downtonabbey #perioddrama #upstairsdownstairs #downton #ladymary #matthewcrawley #marycrawley #highclerecastle #periodcostume #michelledockery #danstevens #masterpiece #pbs #masterpiececlassic
  • Well, hello, you little cute patoot Puffin in Bloom Collection! I’ve had you on my wish list for a long time, and I finally made the leap. 🍃 Okay, this is the fun part: Rank your favorites from 1-4 in the comments! 🍃 I’d say Anne, Little Women, Little Princess, then Heidi. But I love them all! What about you? 🍃 I’m so thankful the sun came out today. It helps me remember that spring will come one day! 🍃 🍃 🍃 #kindredspiritbooks #anneofgreengables #littlewomen #alittleprincess #heidi #alcott #louisamayalcott #lmmontgomery #franceshodgsonburnett #johannaspyri #amreading #puffininbloom #bookstagram #bookish #booklove #bookblog #booknerd #bookworm #bookaholic #janeausten #literary #booklife #booklover #bibliophile #unitedbookstagram
  • This is the perfect quote for readers, isn’t it?⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 🍃⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ My daughter told me yesterday that her 5th grade teacher said her writing has “voice.” He said it’s probably from all of the books she reads. I asked how he knew how much she likes to read. She said, “Oh, he sees me walking around campus while reading a book.” Raise your hand if you’ve ever read while walking.🙋🏻‍♀️ 🍃 I didn’t tell my daughter about the time I got in BIG trouble for reading while marching. Yep, you read that right. I was in the marching band in high school. It was a silent rehearsal to work on our configurations, meaning we didn’t have any instruments. I was bored out of my mind and had tons of reading to do for my AP English class, so I brought a book. Bad decision!⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 🍃⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ When and where do you find “leisure” for reading? I still read whenever and wherever, though I do try to use better manners now. I love my Kindle because I always have 300+ books in my purse. I enlarge the text so I can read while folding laundry or drying my hair. Do you have any tricks to share?⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 🍃⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 🍃⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 🍃⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #kindredspiritbooks #amreading #booksofinstagram #bookstagram #christianwomen #bookish #booklove #bookblog #booknerd #bookworm #bookaholic #janeausten #literary #booklife #booklover #bibliophile #bookworm #unitedbookstagram #quoteoftheday #annebronte #bronte #brontesisters #brontesisters #bookquotes #bookquote #bookquoteoftheday
  • ”My dear Jane!” exclaimed Elizabeth, “you are too good. Your sweetness and disinterestedness are really angelic; I do not know what to say to you. I feel as if I had never done you justice, or loved you as you deserve.” 🍃⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Miss Bennet eagerly disclaimed all extraordinary merit, and threw back the praise on her sister's warm affection. —Pride and Prejudice 🍃⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ I've been thinking about sisters. I don't have one, but Jane Austen's own sister, Cassandra, and her fictional sisters, Jane and Elizabeth Bennet, do make sisterhood seem splendid!⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 🍃⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Who are your favorite literary sisters? 🍃⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 🍃⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 🍃⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #prayingwithjane #praywithjane #prideandprejudice #bookgiveaway #kindredspiritbooks #amreading #booksofinstagram #bookstagram #sisters #christianwomen #bookish #booklove #bookblog #booknerd #bookworm #bookaholic #janeausten #literary #booklife #booklover #bibliophile #bookworm #unitedbookstagram #austen #janeite #elizabethbennet #janebennet #lizzybennet
  • Happy Friday, dear friends! As we wrap up this week of Love & Friendship, I have to say that Jane Austen's characters are some of my favorite personal friends. I also love the sister relationships in P&P and S&S. Jane's own sister Cassandra was her closest friend and lifelong companion.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 🍃⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ “There is nothing I would not do for those who are really my friends. I have no notion of loving people by halves, it is not my nature.” ― Northanger Abbey⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 🍃⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ I love people who love by wholes. They are so life-giving and generous; they're the kind of friends who would do anything for you, day or night.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 🍃⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Also, this is your last chance to enter: In honor of abiding love and deep friendships, I’m also currently hosting a giveaway of a Jane Austen gift set with a book, journal, and mug. Enter to win it for yourself or your favorite gal pal. See previous post to enter! (Giveaway ends Friday, February 15, at midnight Pacific Time. See rules.)⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 🍃⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 🍃⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 🍃⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #giveaway #prayingwithjane #praywithjane #anneofgreengables #bookgiveaway #kindredspiritbooks #bookgiveaway #amreading #booksofinstagram #bookstagram #valentinesday #christianwomen #bookish #booklove #bookblog #booknerd #bookworm #bookaholic #lmmontgomery #literary #booklife #booklover #bibliophile #bookworm #unitedbookstagram #galentinesday #austen #prideandprejudice
  • Happy Valentine's Day, dear friends! I had to post this for your readerly delight today, on this the day of celebrating love. I admit Gilbert Blythe was my first love. I grew up looking for "my Gilbert." (And I was so overwhelmed when I finally found him that I actually did turn him down the first time he asked me out. Not my proudest moment!)⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 🍃⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Thank you Lucy Maud for writing such a wonderful character! He is smart, clever, loving, and charming; he knows Anne better than she knows herself, and he never lets her get away with much, which is awesome.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 🍃⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Finally, can you name this scene? Of course you can! And I know you know what he's saying to Anne right here. Let's say it together!⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 🍃⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ In honor of abiding love and deep friendships, I’m also currently hosting a giveaway of a Jane Austen gift set with a book, journal, and mug. Enter to win it for yourself or your favorite gal pal. See previous post to enter! (Giveaway ends Friday, February 15, at midnight Pacific Time. See rules.)⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 🍃⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 🍃⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 🍃⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #giveaway #prayingwithjane #annewithanE #anneofgreengables #bookgiveaway #kindredspiritbooks #valentinesday2019 #amreading #booksofinstagram #bookstagram #valentinesday #christianwomen #bookish #booklove #bookblog #booknerd #bookworm #bookaholic #lmmontgomery #literary #booklife #booklover #bibliophile #bookworm #unitedbookstagram #anneshirley #gilbertblythe #fishingforlaketrout #meganfollows #jonathancrombie
  • Happy Galentine's Day, Part Two! I had to post these lovelies because, well, I'm feeling especially girlie today! I'm blogging about Kindred Spirits and gal pals today on my blog (link in profile): RachelDodge.com⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 🍃⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ At their first meeting, Anne and Diana become instant friends. Anne, the over-eager one who isn’t exactly aware of certain social cues, asks Diana if she could like her enough to become bosom friends. She asks for a vow of commitment right then and there. It’s delightfully funny and utterly endearing.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 🍃⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ We all long for that kind of friend – a friend we can love and who will love us in return. 🍃⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ I used to think every girl was destined to have one “bosom” friend, and while it’s wonderful to have a few really deep friendships, I, like Anne, have learned that kindred spirits aren’t so scarce as I used to think.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 🍃⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Asking for a friend: Is it weird that sometimes I think of the people in my favorite books as my friends? 🍃⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ In honor of abiding love and deep friendships, I’m currently hosting a giveaway of a Jane Austen gift set. Enter to win it for yourself or your favorite gal pal. See previous post to enter! (Giveaway ends Friday, February 15, at midnight Pacific Time. See rules.)⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 🍃⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 🍃⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 🍃⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #giveaway #prayingwithjane #praywithjane #anneofgreengables #bookgiveaway #kindredspiritbooks #bookishfeatures #amreading #booksofinstagram #bookstagram #bookstagrammer #christianwomen #bookish #booklove #bookblog #booknerd #bookworm #bookaholic #lmmontgomery #literary #booklife #booklover #bibliophile #bookworm #unitedbookstagram #galentinesday #galentines #galentinesday2019
  • Happy Galentine's Day! It's Love & Friendship Week here at Kindred Spirit Books! I'm blogging about Kindred Spirits and gal pals today on my blog (link in profile): RachelDodge.com⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 🍃⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ I love this quote from Anne Shirley. It gives one hope, doesn't it? If you’ve ever felt like there aren’t many kindred spirits out there, don’t give up; keep looking around. Your bosom friend might be the new hire at work, the girl next to you at the gym, someone at your church, a mom in your son’s class at school, or the person standing in line next to you at the grocery store. (Or maybe it's the girl with her nose in a book in the lunch room. Bingo!) ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 🍃⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Who is one of your most favorite real-life friends? Tag her here!⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 🍃⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ In honor of abiding love and deep friendships, I’m currently hosting a giveaway of a Jane Austen gift set. Enter to win it for yourself or your favorite gal pal. See previous post to enter! (Giveaway ends Friday, February 15, at midnight Pacific Time. See rules.)⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 🍃⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 🍃⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 🍃⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #giveaway #prayingwithjane #praywithjane #anneofgreengables #bookgiveaway #kindredspiritbooks #bookishfeatures #amreading #booksofinstagram #bookstagram #bookstagrammer #christianwomen #bookish #booklove #bookblog #booknerd #bookworm #bookaholic #lmmontgomery #literary #booklife #booklover #bibliophile #bookworm #unitedbookstagram #galentinesday #galentines #galentinesday2019
  • It's Day 2 of Love & Friendship Week here at Kindred Spirit Books! I present to you my most favorite literary best friends: Anne Shirley and Diana Barry. Of course.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 🍃⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ "Bosom" Friends:⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Anne tipped the vase of apple blossoms near enough to bestow a soft kiss on a pink-cupped bud, and then studied diligently for some moments longer.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 🍃⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ “Marilla,” she demanded presently, “do you think that I shall ever have a bosom friend in Avonlea?”⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 🍃⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ “A—a what kind of friend?”⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 🍃⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ “A bosom friend—an intimate friend, you know—a really kindred spirit to whom I can confide my inmost soul. I’ve dreamed of meeting her all my life. I never really supposed I would, but so many of my loveliest dreams have come true all at once that perhaps this one will, too. Do you think it’s possible?”⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 🍃⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Anne’s definition of a bosom friend is spot-on. We all long for that kind of friend – a friend we can love and who will love us in return, in whom we can truly “confide.” Stay tuned. I'm blogging about this tomorrow!⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 🍃⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ In honor of abiding love and deep friendships, I’m currently hosting a giveaway of a Jane Austen gift set. Enter to win it for yourself or your favorite gal pal. See previous post to enter! (Giveaway ends Friday, February 15, at midnight Pacific Time. See rules.)⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 🍃⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 🍃⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 🍃⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #giveaway #prayingwithjane #praywithjane #anneofgreengables #bookgiveaway #kindredspiritbooks #bookishfeatures #fallreading #fallbooks #amreading #booksofinstagram #bookstagram #bookstagrammer #christianwomen #bookish #booklove #bookblog #booknerd #bookworm #bookaholic #truelove #lmmontgomery #literary #booklife #booklover #bibliophile #bookworm #unitedbookstagram
  • ***GALENTINE'S DAY GIVEAWAY Now Closed***⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ In honor of abiding love and deep friendship, I’m giving away this gift set! It includes a signed copy of Praying with Jane: 31 Days Through the Prayers of Jane Austen, a prayer journal, and an enamel mug. Enter to win it for yourself or for your favorite gal-pal!⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 🍃⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ To enter, please follow me @kindredspiritbooks and then tag a friend. You can enter/tag as many times as you like. If you want two additional entries, share this in your story and tag me. You can share it each day for more entries.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 🍃⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Giveaway now closed. Congratulations to @thechronicfangirl on winning the gift set! Thank you to everyone who participated! 🍃⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ I'll be posting about love and friendship all week. I hope you’ll join me in posting your own favorite gal-pal photos (both real and fictional) with the hashtag #galentinesday !⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 🍃⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 🍃⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 🍃⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #praywithjane #prayingwithjane #janeausten #janeaustenfan #giveaway #bookgiveaway #kindredspiritbooks #austen #austenite #bookish #bookishgifts #literary #janeite #austenland #austenite #prayer #devotional #prideandprejudice #austen18 #bookstagram #bookstagrammer #booksofinstagram #booklife #booklover #bibliophile #bookworm #amreading #unitedbookstagram
  • That dress. Those sleeves! Even though I’m a huge Austen fan, I’ve always been a Victorian at heart in terms of fashion. 📚 I think one of the best things about the costuming for Victoria is the colors. I love this jewel tone. I don’t know if the wrap/scarf is anything like she would have worn, but it’s totally something I would wear! 📚 If you could live in any time period, in any place (assuming a hot bath and toilet were available when needed 😅), when and where would it be? 📚 📚 📚 #kindredspiritbooks #victoria #victorian #victorians #vicbert #queenvictoria #victoriapbs #bookish #amreading #booksofinstagram #bookstagram #bookstagrammer #christianwomen #bookish #bookstagramfeature #booklove #bookblog #booknerd #bookworm #bookaholic #gloriana #literary #costumedesign #periodcostume #perioddrama #jennacoleman

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  • This darling book makes me so happy! It’s a beautifully written early chapter book that covers Anne’s arrival at Green Gables and her adoption. 🍃 The next one releases soon. I can’t wait to get it. 🍃 The illustrations are gorgeous and the writing is well-crafted. A great intro to Anne for young readers. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 🍃 How old were you when you first read AGG for yourself for the first time? 🍃 🍃 🍃 #kindredspiritbooks #anneofgreengables #annewithane #anneshirley #amreading #booksofinstagram #bookstagram #christianwomen #bookish #booklove #bookblog #booknerd #bookworm #bookaholic #lmmontgomery #literary #booklife #booklover #bibliophile #bookworm #unitedbookstagram #gilbertblythe #meganfollows #jonathancrombie #chapterbooks #kalliegeorge #bookstagrammer
  • These two! So in love . . . but the timing is always off for so long. All future heartache for Mary aside, I personally think waiting and pining for Matthew gave Mary a lot of time to grow up, soften her hard exterior, and figure out what's really important to her. 📚 What do you love most about their relationship? (Or love-hate?) 📚 I'm still working my way through Downton Abbey this spring. Even though I've seen it before, I'm noticing so many new things this time through. 📚 📚 📚 #kindredspiritbooks #downtonabbey #perioddrama #upstairsdownstairs #downton #ladymary #matthewcrawley #marycrawley #highclerecastle #periodcostume #michelledockery #danstevens #masterpiece #pbs #masterpiececlassic
  • Well, hello, you little cute patoot Puffin in Bloom Collection! I’ve had you on my wish list for a long time, and I finally made the leap. 🍃 Okay, this is the fun part: Rank your favorites from 1-4 in the comments! 🍃 I’d say Anne, Little Women, Little Princess, then Heidi. But I love them all! What about you? 🍃 I’m so thankful the sun came out today. It helps me remember that spring will come one day! 🍃 🍃 🍃 #kindredspiritbooks #anneofgreengables #littlewomen #alittleprincess #heidi #alcott #louisamayalcott #lmmontgomery #franceshodgsonburnett #johannaspyri #amreading #puffininbloom #bookstagram #bookish #booklove #bookblog #booknerd #bookworm #bookaholic #janeausten #literary #booklife #booklover #bibliophile #unitedbookstagram
  • This is the perfect quote for readers, isn’t it?⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 🍃⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ My daughter told me yesterday that her 5th grade teacher said her writing has “voice.” He said it’s probably from all of the books she reads. I asked how he knew how much she likes to read. She said, “Oh, he sees me walking around campus while reading a book.” Raise your hand if you’ve ever read while walking.🙋🏻‍♀️ 🍃 I didn’t tell my daughter about the time I got in BIG trouble for reading while marching. Yep, you read that right. I was in the marching band in high school. It was a silent rehearsal to work on our configurations, meaning we didn’t have any instruments. I was bored out of my mind and had tons of reading to do for my AP English class, so I brought a book. Bad decision!⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 🍃⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ When and where do you find “leisure” for reading? I still read whenever and wherever, though I do try to use better manners now. I love my Kindle because I always have 300+ books in my purse. I enlarge the text so I can read while folding laundry or drying my hair. Do you have any tricks to share?⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 🍃⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 🍃⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 🍃⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #kindredspiritbooks #amreading #booksofinstagram #bookstagram #christianwomen #bookish #booklove #bookblog #booknerd #bookworm #bookaholic #janeausten #literary #booklife #booklover #bibliophile #bookworm #unitedbookstagram #quoteoftheday #annebronte #bronte #brontesisters #brontesisters #bookquotes #bookquote #bookquoteoftheday
  • ”My dear Jane!” exclaimed Elizabeth, “you are too good. Your sweetness and disinterestedness are really angelic; I do not know what to say to you. I feel as if I had never done you justice, or loved you as you deserve.” 🍃⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Miss Bennet eagerly disclaimed all extraordinary merit, and threw back the praise on her sister's warm affection. —Pride and Prejudice 🍃⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ I've been thinking about sisters. I don't have one, but Jane Austen's own sister, Cassandra, and her fictional sisters, Jane and Elizabeth Bennet, do make sisterhood seem splendid!⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 🍃⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Who are your favorite literary sisters? 🍃⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 🍃⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 🍃⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #prayingwithjane #praywithjane #prideandprejudice #bookgiveaway #kindredspiritbooks #amreading #booksofinstagram #bookstagram #sisters #christianwomen #bookish #booklove #bookblog #booknerd #bookworm #bookaholic #janeausten #literary #booklife #booklover #bibliophile #bookworm #unitedbookstagram #austen #janeite #elizabethbennet #janebennet #lizzybennet
  • Happy Friday, dear friends! As we wrap up this week of Love & Friendship, I have to say that Jane Austen's characters are some of my favorite personal friends. I also love the sister relationships in P&P and S&S. Jane's own sister Cassandra was her closest friend and lifelong companion.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 🍃⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ “There is nothing I would not do for those who are really my friends. I have no notion of loving people by halves, it is not my nature.” ― Northanger Abbey⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 🍃⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ I love people who love by wholes. They are so life-giving and generous; they're the kind of friends who would do anything for you, day or night.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 🍃⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Also, this is your last chance to enter: In honor of abiding love and deep friendships, I’m also currently hosting a giveaway of a Jane Austen gift set with a book, journal, and mug. Enter to win it for yourself or your favorite gal pal. See previous post to enter! (Giveaway ends Friday, February 15, at midnight Pacific Time. See rules.)⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 🍃⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 🍃⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 🍃⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #giveaway #prayingwithjane #praywithjane #anneofgreengables #bookgiveaway #kindredspiritbooks #bookgiveaway #amreading #booksofinstagram #bookstagram #valentinesday #christianwomen #bookish #booklove #bookblog #booknerd #bookworm #bookaholic #lmmontgomery #literary #booklife #booklover #bibliophile #bookworm #unitedbookstagram #galentinesday #austen #prideandprejudice
  • Happy Valentine's Day, dear friends! I had to post this for your readerly delight today, on this the day of celebrating love. I admit Gilbert Blythe was my first love. I grew up looking for "my Gilbert." (And I was so overwhelmed when I finally found him that I actually did turn him down the first time he asked me out. Not my proudest moment!)⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 🍃⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Thank you Lucy Maud for writing such a wonderful character! He is smart, clever, loving, and charming; he knows Anne better than she knows herself, and he never lets her get away with much, which is awesome.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 🍃⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Finally, can you name this scene? Of course you can! And I know you know what he's saying to Anne right here. Let's say it together!⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 🍃⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ In honor of abiding love and deep friendships, I’m also currently hosting a giveaway of a Jane Austen gift set with a book, journal, and mug. Enter to win it for yourself or your favorite gal pal. See previous post to enter! (Giveaway ends Friday, February 15, at midnight Pacific Time. See rules.)⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 🍃⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 🍃⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 🍃⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #giveaway #prayingwithjane #annewithanE #anneofgreengables #bookgiveaway #kindredspiritbooks #valentinesday2019 #amreading #booksofinstagram #bookstagram #valentinesday #christianwomen #bookish #booklove #bookblog #booknerd #bookworm #bookaholic #lmmontgomery #literary #booklife #booklover #bibliophile #bookworm #unitedbookstagram #anneshirley #gilbertblythe #fishingforlaketrout #meganfollows #jonathancrombie
  • Happy Galentine's Day, Part Two! I had to post these lovelies because, well, I'm feeling especially girlie today! I'm blogging about Kindred Spirits and gal pals today on my blog (link in profile): RachelDodge.com⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 🍃⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ At their first meeting, Anne and Diana become instant friends. Anne, the over-eager one who isn’t exactly aware of certain social cues, asks Diana if she could like her enough to become bosom friends. She asks for a vow of commitment right then and there. It’s delightfully funny and utterly endearing.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 🍃⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ We all long for that kind of friend – a friend we can love and who will love us in return. 🍃⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ I used to think every girl was destined to have one “bosom” friend, and while it’s wonderful to have a few really deep friendships, I, like Anne, have learned that kindred spirits aren’t so scarce as I used to think.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 🍃⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Asking for a friend: Is it weird that sometimes I think of the people in my favorite books as my friends? 🍃⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ In honor of abiding love and deep friendships, I’m currently hosting a giveaway of a Jane Austen gift set. Enter to win it for yourself or your favorite gal pal. See previous post to enter! (Giveaway ends Friday, February 15, at midnight Pacific Time. See rules.)⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 🍃⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 🍃⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 🍃⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #giveaway #prayingwithjane #praywithjane #anneofgreengables #bookgiveaway #kindredspiritbooks #bookishfeatures #amreading #booksofinstagram #bookstagram #bookstagrammer #christianwomen #bookish #booklove #bookblog #booknerd #bookworm #bookaholic #lmmontgomery #literary #booklife #booklover #bibliophile #bookworm #unitedbookstagram #galentinesday #galentines #galentinesday2019
  • Happy Galentine's Day! It's Love & Friendship Week here at Kindred Spirit Books! I'm blogging about Kindred Spirits and gal pals today on my blog (link in profile): RachelDodge.com⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 🍃⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ I love this quote from Anne Shirley. It gives one hope, doesn't it? If you’ve ever felt like there aren’t many kindred spirits out there, don’t give up; keep looking around. Your bosom friend might be the new hire at work, the girl next to you at the gym, someone at your church, a mom in your son’s class at school, or the person standing in line next to you at the grocery store. (Or maybe it's the girl with her nose in a book in the lunch room. Bingo!) ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 🍃⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Who is one of your most favorite real-life friends? Tag her here!⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 🍃⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ In honor of abiding love and deep friendships, I’m currently hosting a giveaway of a Jane Austen gift set. Enter to win it for yourself or your favorite gal pal. See previous post to enter! (Giveaway ends Friday, February 15, at midnight Pacific Time. See rules.)⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 🍃⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 🍃⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 🍃⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #giveaway #prayingwithjane #praywithjane #anneofgreengables #bookgiveaway #kindredspiritbooks #bookishfeatures #amreading #booksofinstagram #bookstagram #bookstagrammer #christianwomen #bookish #booklove #bookblog #booknerd #bookworm #bookaholic #lmmontgomery #literary #booklife #booklover #bibliophile #bookworm #unitedbookstagram #galentinesday #galentines #galentinesday2019
  • It's Day 2 of Love & Friendship Week here at Kindred Spirit Books! I present to you my most favorite literary best friends: Anne Shirley and Diana Barry. Of course.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 🍃⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ "Bosom" Friends:⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Anne tipped the vase of apple blossoms near enough to bestow a soft kiss on a pink-cupped bud, and then studied diligently for some moments longer.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 🍃⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ “Marilla,” she demanded presently, “do you think that I shall ever have a bosom friend in Avonlea?”⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 🍃⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ “A—a what kind of friend?”⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 🍃⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ “A bosom friend—an intimate friend, you know—a really kindred spirit to whom I can confide my inmost soul. I’ve dreamed of meeting her all my life. I never really supposed I would, but so many of my loveliest dreams have come true all at once that perhaps this one will, too. Do you think it’s possible?”⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 🍃⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Anne’s definition of a bosom friend is spot-on. We all long for that kind of friend – a friend we can love and who will love us in return, in whom we can truly “confide.” Stay tuned. I'm blogging about this tomorrow!⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 🍃⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ In honor of abiding love and deep friendships, I’m currently hosting a giveaway of a Jane Austen gift set. Enter to win it for yourself or your favorite gal pal. See previous post to enter! (Giveaway ends Friday, February 15, at midnight Pacific Time. See rules.)⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 🍃⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 🍃⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 🍃⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #giveaway #prayingwithjane #praywithjane #anneofgreengables #bookgiveaway #kindredspiritbooks #bookishfeatures #fallreading #fallbooks #amreading #booksofinstagram #bookstagram #bookstagrammer #christianwomen #bookish #booklove #bookblog #booknerd #bookworm #bookaholic #truelove #lmmontgomery #literary #booklife #booklover #bibliophile #bookworm #unitedbookstagram
  • ***GALENTINE'S DAY GIVEAWAY Now Closed***⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ In honor of abiding love and deep friendship, I’m giving away this gift set! It includes a signed copy of Praying with Jane: 31 Days Through the Prayers of Jane Austen, a prayer journal, and an enamel mug. Enter to win it for yourself or for your favorite gal-pal!⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 🍃⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ To enter, please follow me @kindredspiritbooks and then tag a friend. You can enter/tag as many times as you like. If you want two additional entries, share this in your story and tag me. You can share it each day for more entries.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 🍃⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Giveaway now closed. Congratulations to @thechronicfangirl on winning the gift set! Thank you to everyone who participated! 🍃⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ I'll be posting about love and friendship all week. I hope you’ll join me in posting your own favorite gal-pal photos (both real and fictional) with the hashtag #galentinesday !⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 🍃⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 🍃⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 🍃⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #praywithjane #prayingwithjane #janeausten #janeaustenfan #giveaway #bookgiveaway #kindredspiritbooks #austen #austenite #bookish #bookishgifts #literary #janeite #austenland #austenite #prayer #devotional #prideandprejudice #austen18 #bookstagram #bookstagrammer #booksofinstagram #booklife #booklover #bibliophile #bookworm #amreading #unitedbookstagram
  • That dress. Those sleeves! Even though I’m a huge Austen fan, I’ve always been a Victorian at heart in terms of fashion. 📚 I think one of the best things about the costuming for Victoria is the colors. I love this jewel tone. I don’t know if the wrap/scarf is anything like she would have worn, but it’s totally something I would wear! 📚 If you could live in any time period, in any place (assuming a hot bath and toilet were available when needed 😅), when and where would it be? 📚 📚 📚 #kindredspiritbooks #victoria #victorian #victorians #vicbert #queenvictoria #victoriapbs #bookish #amreading #booksofinstagram #bookstagram #bookstagrammer #christianwomen #bookish #bookstagramfeature #booklove #bookblog #booknerd #bookworm #bookaholic #gloriana #literary #costumedesign #periodcostume #perioddrama #jennacoleman
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