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I fell in love with books listening to my mother readโ€”in our home, at the doctorโ€™s office, in the middle of the night when I had the chicken pox! My grandmother was a childrenโ€™s book author, my parents were both childrenโ€™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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  • I think I'm old enough, friends. How about you? ๐Ÿƒโ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ € This quote speaks to me on so many levels. In our broken world, I want to hear tales of heroes, goodness, and redemption. In a difficult season, I need to dream big and think on what's lovely. I need to believe. I need my heart shaken and stirred. I need that childlike faith, that wonder, that ability to look at the world and see not what it is, but what it could be.โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ € ๐Ÿƒโ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ € I visited C.S. Lewis's house recently, and I was brought to tears at the stories of his life. Standing in the room where he wrote The Chronicles of Narnia, I found out that he wrote those books when he had writer's block. He thought he had come to the end of his ability to reach people for God through his non-fiction work; thus, Narnia was born. ๐Ÿƒโ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ € My, what a wonderful outcome of writer's block. That should encourage all of us as we attempt hard things, when we come up against road blocks, when things don't turn out, when we think we're done.โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ € ๐Ÿƒโ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ € I'm reading The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe to my children right now, and it's been wonderful. I love doing all the voices for them and looking at Narnia again through their young eyes. I hope I'm always old enough for fairy tales. ๐Ÿƒโ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ € How old were you when you read the Narnia books? Did you ever try to get there through the back of an old wardrobe or closet? (I did!) ๐Ÿƒโ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ € ๐Ÿƒโ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ € ๐Ÿƒโ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ € #kindredspiritbooks #amreading #bookaddict #booksofinstagram #bookstagram #bookish #booklove #bookblog #booknerd #bookworm #bookaholic #literary #booklife #booklover #bibliophile #bookworm #quoteoftheday #readingquote #favoritequote #bookishquote #quotestoliveby #cslewis #narnia #cslewisquotes #thelionthewitchandthewardrove #tweetphoto
  • Itโ€™s launch day!! Check out A Prairie Devotional by @wendiloulee โ€” she played little Baby Grace on the show. ๐Ÿƒ Have your ordered your copy yet? Itโ€™s also the perfect gift for anyone who loved the show and needs some encouragement in their relationship with God. ๐Ÿƒ Available online and in bookstores. ๐Ÿƒ ๐Ÿƒ ๐Ÿƒ #littlehouseontheprairie #wendiloulee #prairiedevotional #lauraingalls #lauraingallswilder #bookrelease #booklaunch #newbookrelease #devotional #devotionalbook #devo #devos #christianwomen #tweetphoto
  • Do you remember this darling face? Itโ€™s Baby Grace from Little House on the Prairie! I loved that show when I was little. Since then, Iโ€™ve had the pleasure of meeting Wendi and becoming good friends. Sheโ€™s now a wife, mom, brain tumor survivor, and author โ€” that last one is official today! ๐Ÿƒ Thatโ€™s right! Itโ€™s launch day for A Prairie Devotional! If you havenโ€™t ordered a copy, today is the day. Itโ€™s the perfect devotional to tuck in your bag to read in a quiet spot. ๐Ÿƒ Available online and in bookstores.๐ŸŽ‰ ๐Ÿƒ ๐Ÿƒ ๐Ÿƒ #littlehouseontheprairie #wendiloulee #prairiedevotional #lauraingalls #lauraingallswilder #bookrelease #booklaunch #newbookrelease #devotional #devotionalbook #devo #devos #christianwomen #tweetphoto
  • โ€œYou are too generous to trifle with me. If your feelings are still what they were last April, tell me so at once. My affections and wishes are unchanged; but one word from you will silence me on this subject for ever.โ€ โ€”Pride and Prejudice, Jane Austen ๐Ÿƒ How well he already knows her! From watching and waiting? No joke, every time I read that line, Iโ€™m a little bit afraid sheโ€™ll mess it up or say no again! ๐Ÿƒ This is the edition I cherish most of all. Itโ€™s so pretty! The little details pull me in and make me want to read it all over again. ๐Ÿƒ Do you have a favorite edition of a beloved book? ๐Ÿƒ ๐Ÿƒ ๐Ÿƒ #kindredspiritbooks #amreading #booksofinstagram #bookstagram #christianwomen #bookish #booklove #bookblog #booknerd #bookworm #bookaholic #janeausten #literary #booklife #booklover #bibliophile #bookworm #unitedbookstagram #austen #thisjaneaustenlife #prideandprejudice #austenland #tweetphoto #oldbooksmell #rarebooks
  • โ€œLadies and gents, please take notice, I just got the schedule and look it says we get to go hunting on horseback! Can you believe it? Real horses and real guns. Release the hounds! Tally-ho! A hunting we will go! The British are coming! The British are coming!โ€ โ€”Miss Elizabeth Charming, Austenland (film) ๐Ÿƒ Being in the real Jane Austen-land this week brought this movie to mind. Itโ€™s seriously hilarious. Have you seen it or read the book? Which do you prefer? ๐Ÿƒ I liked the film better, but I think that might be because I watched before I read, which I rarely do. The actors really brought it to life for me! ๐Ÿƒ ๐Ÿƒ ๐Ÿƒ #kindredspiritbooks #amreading #booksofinstagram #bookstagram #christianwomen #bookish #booklove #bookblog #booknerd #bookworm #bookaholic #janeausten #literary #booklife #booklover #bibliophile #bookworm #unitedbookstagram #austen #thisjaneaustenlife #prideandprejudice #austenland #tweetphoto #kerirussell #jennifercoolidge #bretmckenzie
  • Guess what I did today!? I went to Jane Austenโ€™s House Museum for the 70th โ€œbirthdayโ€ party for the museum.... and saw my book on their shelves! ๐Ÿƒ Itโ€™s a dream come true to see the book I wrote about Jane IN Janeโ€™s house! So surreal! ๐Ÿƒ Iโ€™m so very thankful for this journey and for Godโ€™s exceeding great kindness and grace toward me, to give me this vision, to give me the words, and to get it into readersโ€™ hands. And now this full circle moment. ๐Ÿƒ Swipe for more photos of Praying with Jane at the gift shop and tidbits from the party. Iโ€™ll post more soon! ๐Ÿƒ ๐Ÿƒ ๐Ÿƒ #praywithjane #prayingwithjane #janeausteninspired #janeausten #janeaustenbooks #austen #janeaustenshouse70 #england๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง #travelgram #bookstagram #bookaddict #authorsofinstagram #amreading #amwriting #prideandprejudice #elizabethbennet #mrdarcy #bethanyhousepublishers
  • โ€œIf I loved you less, I might be able to talk about it more.โ€ --Mr. Knightleyโ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ € ๐Ÿƒโ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ € In honor of the anniversary of Jane Austenโ€™s passing and the 70th anniversary of the opening of her House Museum in Chawton, Iโ€™m hosting a Jane Austen gift set giveaway! [See previous post for details and rules. Includes a signed book, journal, mug, and other goodies.]โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ € ๐Ÿƒโ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ € Am I the only one who LOVES this version Emma? I really do enjoy every version, but this is the one I watched when I was "coming of age," and it's always stuck with me. I think #jeremynortham made a wonderful Mr. Knightley.โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ € ๐Ÿƒโ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ € Who is YOUR favorite Knightley? Emma? ๐Ÿƒโ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ € ๐Ÿƒโ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ € ๐Ÿƒโ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ € #prayingwithjane #janeausten #janeaustenfan #giveaway #bookgiveaway #kindredspiritbooks #austen #austenite #bookish #bookishgifts #literary #janeite #austenland #austenite #prayer #devotional #prideandprejudice #senseandsensibility #emmajaneausten #bookstagram #bookstagrammer #booksofinstagram #booklife #booklover #bibliophile #bookworm #amreading #thisjaneaustenlife #gwynethpaltrow
  • ๐Ÿ’GIVEAWAY NOW CLOSED ๐Ÿ’ And the winner is..... @allihana4 ๐ŸŽ‰ Congratulations! And thank you to everyone who entered! ๐Ÿƒ In honor of the anniversary of Jane Austenโ€™s passing from this world and the 70th anniversary of the opening of her House Museum in Chawton, Iโ€™m giving away this Jane Austen gift set! ๐Ÿƒ Janeโ€™s sister Cassandra wrote this to Fanny Knight: โ€œI have lost a treasure, such a sister, such a friend as never can be surpassed,-She was the sun of my life, the gilder of every pleasure, the soother of every sorrow, I had not a thought concealed from her, & it is if I had lost a part of myself.โ€ ๐Ÿƒ Gift set includes a signed copy of Praying with Jane: 31 Days Through the Prayers of Jane Austen, a prayer journal, an enamel mug, and a few other little goodies. Enter to win it for yourself or for a friend! ๐Ÿƒโ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ € 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! ๐Ÿƒโ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ € Rules: U.S. mailing addresses only. Giveaway ends on Thursday, July 25th at noon (12:00 p.m.) Pacific Time. Not affiliated with Instagram. ๐Ÿƒโ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ € ๐Ÿƒโ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ € ๐Ÿƒโ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ € #praywithjane #prayingwithjane #janeausten #janeaustenfan #giveaway #bookgiveaway #kindredspiritbooks #austen #austenite #bookish #bookishgifts #literary #janeite #austenland #austenite #prayer #devotional #prideandprejudice #senseandsensibility #emmajaneausten #bookstagram #bookstagrammer #booksofinstagram #booklife #booklover #bibliophile #bookworm #amreading #thisjaneaustenlife
  • "Live your life in a way that your stories will be told a hundred times over.โ€ โ€”A Prairie Devotional ๐Ÿƒ For all of my #bookstagram friends who love the Little House on the Prairie books and TV series, I am SO excited to share this new devotional book with you! Written by child star Wendi Lou Lee, one of the twins who played Baby Grace, itโ€™s full of the wisdom and charm of the show. Founded in faith and family, this devotional is heartwarming and heart-stirring. ๐Ÿƒ My pretty โ€œlittle china womanโ€ is one my mom brought home from her many โ€œLauraโ€ trips. I think sheโ€™s now been to most of the sites. I hope to go one day! ๐Ÿƒ Wendi is one of my personal friends, and sheโ€™s amazing!!! She is currently at the #walnutgrovecastreunion2019 with other cast members! You can follow along at @wendiloulee for fun updates. ๐Ÿƒ A Prairie Devotional releases August 6. I received an advance copy of the book, and Iโ€™ve loved reading it. You can pre-order a copy for you or your mom or sister or friend today! ๐Ÿƒ ๐Ÿƒ ๐Ÿƒ #kindredspiritbooks #prairiedevotional #lauraingallswilder #melissagilbert #littlehouseontheprairie #littlehouse #wendiloulee #lauraingalls #charlottestewart #amreading #devotional #devo #booksofinstagram #christianwomen #bookish #booklove #bookblog #booknerd #bookworm #bookaholic #literary #booklife #booklover #bibliophile #bookworm #unitedbookstagram #bookstagrammer #tweetphoto
  • Marilla looked curiously at Anne when the latter entered the kitchen. "Who was that came up the lane with you, Anne?" ๐Ÿƒ "Gilbert Blythe," answered Anne, vexed to find herself blushing. "I met him on Barryโ€™s hill." ๐Ÿƒ "I didnโ€™t think you and Gilbert Blythe were such good friends that youโ€™d stand for half an hour at the gate talking to him,โ€ said Marilla with a dry smile. ๐Ÿƒ 'We havenโ€™t beenโ€”weโ€™ve been good enemies. But we have decided that it will be much more sensible to be good friends in the future. Were we really there half an hour? It seemed just a few minutes. But, you see, we have five yearsโ€™ lost conversations to catch up with, Marilla." โ€” Anne of Green Gables, L.M. Montgomery ๐Ÿƒ It's Day 12 of #12daysofannestagram โ€” Summertime Anne! I decided to end this wonderful 12 days of celebrating Anne and LMM with the last conversation of the book and the final scene in the movie. ๐Ÿƒ I love that Anne blushed and didn't realize a half hour had passed. What do you love about these final scenes? ๐Ÿƒ Special thanks to @carrottoppapershop and @thebooksellersdaughter for hosting! I love connecting with so many kindred spirits this way! ๐Ÿƒ ๐Ÿƒ ๐Ÿƒ #kindredspiritbooks #kindredspirits #lmmontgomery #gilbertblythe #anneofgreengables #annewithane #jonathancrombie #anneshirley #amreading #meganfollows #booksofinstagram #bookstagram #christianwomen #bookish #booklove #bookblog #booknerd #bookworm #bookaholic #literary #booklife #booklover #bibliophile #bookworm #unitedbookstagram #bookstagrammer #tweetphoto
  • โ€œOh, Anne, I know Iโ€™ve been strict and harsh with you maybeโ€“but you musnโ€™t think I didnโ€™t love you as well as Matthew did, for all that. I want to tell you now when I can. Itโ€™s never been easy for me to say things out of my heart, but at times like this itโ€™s easier. I love you as dear as if you were my own flesh and blood and youโ€™ve been my joy and comfort ever since you came to Green Gables.โ€ โ€”Marilla Cuthbert, Anne of Green Gables ๐Ÿƒ It's Day 11 of #12daysofannestagram โ€” favorite secondary Anne character! I hope Iโ€™m playing by the rules, but Matthew and Marilla are my favorites. Iโ€™ve already written my ode to Matthew this week, so now itโ€™s Marillaโ€™s team. Matthew loved Anne so well, so quickly, so openly. But Marillaโ€™s love for Anne grows more slowly, and sheโ€™s not able to express it well, but itโ€™s just as deep. This quote always grips my heart.๐Ÿ˜ญ ๐Ÿƒ Maybe I love and relate to Marilla because she is the mother figure. She loves Anne, but itโ€™s also her job to teach her, train her, correct her, and basically make sure she turns out all right! ๐Ÿƒ Do you have a favorite secondary character? ๐Ÿƒ Special thanks to @carrottoppapershop and @thebooksellersdaughter for hosting! ๐Ÿƒ ๐Ÿƒ ๐Ÿƒ #kindredspiritbooks #kindredspirits #lmmontgomery #gilbertblythe #anneofgreengables #annewithane #anneshirley #amreading #meganfollows #booksofinstagram #bookstagram #christianwomen #bookish #booklove #bookblog #booknerd #bookworm #bookaholic #literary #booklife #booklover #bibliophile #bookworm #unitedbookstagram #bookstagrammer #tweetphoto
  • โ€œThey rolled and laughed in the crackling straw. Then they climbed the stack, and slid down it again.โ€ --On the Banks of Plum Creek, Laura Ingalls Wilder ๐Ÿƒโ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ € It's Day 10 of #12daysofannestagram โ€” If you like Anne, you'll love . . . the Little House on the Prairie books! I think Anne and Laura have a lot in common! They are both spirited, rambunctious, and ambitious. ๐Ÿƒโ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ € My mom read these books to me over and over growing up. We were always in the middle of one and took them everywhere we went. I played "Laura" all the time! One day, my dad overheard my little brother grumpily say, "I'm tired of being Pa!"โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ € ๐Ÿƒโ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ € I now read these books to my children. I haven't watched the show with them yet because I want them to know the books first, but I look forward to showing them.โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ € ๐Ÿƒโ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ € There are so many points of discussion when we read these books. So many learning opportunities and teaching moments. I'm always in awe of the writing style and the stories that never lose their allure. They are perfect for reading out loud, too!โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ € ๐Ÿƒโ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ € Did you grow up reading or watching Little House?โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ € ๐Ÿƒโ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ € Special thanks to @carrottoppapershop and @thebooksellersdaughter for hosting this special celebration! ๐Ÿƒโ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ € ๐Ÿƒโ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ € ๐Ÿƒโ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ € #kindredspiritbooks #kindredspirits #lmmontgomery #lauraingalls #melissagilbert #littlehouseontheprairie #annewithane #anneshirley #amreading #lauraingallswilder #booksofinstagram #bookstagram #christianwomen #bookish #booklove #bookblog #booknerd #bookworm #bookaholic #literary #booklife #booklover #bibliophile #bookworm #unitedbookstagram #bookstagrammer #tweetphoto

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  • I think I'm old enough, friends. How about you? ๐Ÿƒโ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ € This quote speaks to me on so many levels. In our broken world, I want to hear tales of heroes, goodness, and redemption. In a difficult season, I need to dream big and think on what's lovely. I need to believe. I need my heart shaken and stirred. I need that childlike faith, that wonder, that ability to look at the world and see not what it is, but what it could be.โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ € ๐Ÿƒโ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ € I visited C.S. Lewis's house recently, and I was brought to tears at the stories of his life. Standing in the room where he wrote The Chronicles of Narnia, I found out that he wrote those books when he had writer's block. He thought he had come to the end of his ability to reach people for God through his non-fiction work; thus, Narnia was born. ๐Ÿƒโ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ € My, what a wonderful outcome of writer's block. That should encourage all of us as we attempt hard things, when we come up against road blocks, when things don't turn out, when we think we're done.โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ € ๐Ÿƒโ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ € I'm reading The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe to my children right now, and it's been wonderful. I love doing all the voices for them and looking at Narnia again through their young eyes. I hope I'm always old enough for fairy tales. ๐Ÿƒโ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ € How old were you when you read the Narnia books? Did you ever try to get there through the back of an old wardrobe or closet? (I did!) ๐Ÿƒโ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ € ๐Ÿƒโ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ € ๐Ÿƒโ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ € #kindredspiritbooks #amreading #bookaddict #booksofinstagram #bookstagram #bookish #booklove #bookblog #booknerd #bookworm #bookaholic #literary #booklife #booklover #bibliophile #bookworm #quoteoftheday #readingquote #favoritequote #bookishquote #quotestoliveby #cslewis #narnia #cslewisquotes #thelionthewitchandthewardrove #tweetphoto
  • Itโ€™s launch day!! Check out A Prairie Devotional by @wendiloulee โ€” she played little Baby Grace on the show. ๐Ÿƒ Have your ordered your copy yet? Itโ€™s also the perfect gift for anyone who loved the show and needs some encouragement in their relationship with God. ๐Ÿƒ Available online and in bookstores. ๐Ÿƒ ๐Ÿƒ ๐Ÿƒ #littlehouseontheprairie #wendiloulee #prairiedevotional #lauraingalls #lauraingallswilder #bookrelease #booklaunch #newbookrelease #devotional #devotionalbook #devo #devos #christianwomen #tweetphoto
  • Do you remember this darling face? Itโ€™s Baby Grace from Little House on the Prairie! I loved that show when I was little. Since then, Iโ€™ve had the pleasure of meeting Wendi and becoming good friends. Sheโ€™s now a wife, mom, brain tumor survivor, and author โ€” that last one is official today! ๐Ÿƒ Thatโ€™s right! Itโ€™s launch day for A Prairie Devotional! If you havenโ€™t ordered a copy, today is the day. Itโ€™s the perfect devotional to tuck in your bag to read in a quiet spot. ๐Ÿƒ Available online and in bookstores.๐ŸŽ‰ ๐Ÿƒ ๐Ÿƒ ๐Ÿƒ #littlehouseontheprairie #wendiloulee #prairiedevotional #lauraingalls #lauraingallswilder #bookrelease #booklaunch #newbookrelease #devotional #devotionalbook #devo #devos #christianwomen #tweetphoto
  • โ€œYou are too generous to trifle with me. If your feelings are still what they were last April, tell me so at once. My affections and wishes are unchanged; but one word from you will silence me on this subject for ever.โ€ โ€”Pride and Prejudice, Jane Austen ๐Ÿƒ How well he already knows her! From watching and waiting? No joke, every time I read that line, Iโ€™m a little bit afraid sheโ€™ll mess it up or say no again! ๐Ÿƒ This is the edition I cherish most of all. Itโ€™s so pretty! The little details pull me in and make me want to read it all over again. ๐Ÿƒ Do you have a favorite edition of a beloved book? ๐Ÿƒ ๐Ÿƒ ๐Ÿƒ #kindredspiritbooks #amreading #booksofinstagram #bookstagram #christianwomen #bookish #booklove #bookblog #booknerd #bookworm #bookaholic #janeausten #literary #booklife #booklover #bibliophile #bookworm #unitedbookstagram #austen #thisjaneaustenlife #prideandprejudice #austenland #tweetphoto #oldbooksmell #rarebooks
  • โ€œLadies and gents, please take notice, I just got the schedule and look it says we get to go hunting on horseback! Can you believe it? Real horses and real guns. Release the hounds! Tally-ho! A hunting we will go! The British are coming! The British are coming!โ€ โ€”Miss Elizabeth Charming, Austenland (film) ๐Ÿƒ Being in the real Jane Austen-land this week brought this movie to mind. Itโ€™s seriously hilarious. Have you seen it or read the book? Which do you prefer? ๐Ÿƒ I liked the film better, but I think that might be because I watched before I read, which I rarely do. The actors really brought it to life for me! ๐Ÿƒ ๐Ÿƒ ๐Ÿƒ #kindredspiritbooks #amreading #booksofinstagram #bookstagram #christianwomen #bookish #booklove #bookblog #booknerd #bookworm #bookaholic #janeausten #literary #booklife #booklover #bibliophile #bookworm #unitedbookstagram #austen #thisjaneaustenlife #prideandprejudice #austenland #tweetphoto #kerirussell #jennifercoolidge #bretmckenzie
  • Guess what I did today!? I went to Jane Austenโ€™s House Museum for the 70th โ€œbirthdayโ€ party for the museum.... and saw my book on their shelves! ๐Ÿƒ Itโ€™s a dream come true to see the book I wrote about Jane IN Janeโ€™s house! So surreal! ๐Ÿƒ Iโ€™m so very thankful for this journey and for Godโ€™s exceeding great kindness and grace toward me, to give me this vision, to give me the words, and to get it into readersโ€™ hands. And now this full circle moment. ๐Ÿƒ Swipe for more photos of Praying with Jane at the gift shop and tidbits from the party. Iโ€™ll post more soon! ๐Ÿƒ ๐Ÿƒ ๐Ÿƒ #praywithjane #prayingwithjane #janeausteninspired #janeausten #janeaustenbooks #austen #janeaustenshouse70 #england๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง #travelgram #bookstagram #bookaddict #authorsofinstagram #amreading #amwriting #prideandprejudice #elizabethbennet #mrdarcy #bethanyhousepublishers
  • โ€œIf I loved you less, I might be able to talk about it more.โ€ --Mr. Knightleyโ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ € ๐Ÿƒโ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ € In honor of the anniversary of Jane Austenโ€™s passing and the 70th anniversary of the opening of her House Museum in Chawton, Iโ€™m hosting a Jane Austen gift set giveaway! [See previous post for details and rules. Includes a signed book, journal, mug, and other goodies.]โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ € ๐Ÿƒโ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ € Am I the only one who LOVES this version Emma? I really do enjoy every version, but this is the one I watched when I was "coming of age," and it's always stuck with me. I think #jeremynortham made a wonderful Mr. Knightley.โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ € ๐Ÿƒโ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ € Who is YOUR favorite Knightley? Emma? ๐Ÿƒโ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ € ๐Ÿƒโ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ € ๐Ÿƒโ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ € #prayingwithjane #janeausten #janeaustenfan #giveaway #bookgiveaway #kindredspiritbooks #austen #austenite #bookish #bookishgifts #literary #janeite #austenland #austenite #prayer #devotional #prideandprejudice #senseandsensibility #emmajaneausten #bookstagram #bookstagrammer #booksofinstagram #booklife #booklover #bibliophile #bookworm #amreading #thisjaneaustenlife #gwynethpaltrow
  • ๐Ÿ’GIVEAWAY NOW CLOSED ๐Ÿ’ And the winner is..... @allihana4 ๐ŸŽ‰ Congratulations! And thank you to everyone who entered! ๐Ÿƒ In honor of the anniversary of Jane Austenโ€™s passing from this world and the 70th anniversary of the opening of her House Museum in Chawton, Iโ€™m giving away this Jane Austen gift set! ๐Ÿƒ Janeโ€™s sister Cassandra wrote this to Fanny Knight: โ€œI have lost a treasure, such a sister, such a friend as never can be surpassed,-She was the sun of my life, the gilder of every pleasure, the soother of every sorrow, I had not a thought concealed from her, & it is if I had lost a part of myself.โ€ ๐Ÿƒ Gift set includes a signed copy of Praying with Jane: 31 Days Through the Prayers of Jane Austen, a prayer journal, an enamel mug, and a few other little goodies. Enter to win it for yourself or for a friend! ๐Ÿƒโ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ € 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! ๐Ÿƒโ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ € Rules: U.S. mailing addresses only. Giveaway ends on Thursday, July 25th at noon (12:00 p.m.) Pacific Time. Not affiliated with Instagram. ๐Ÿƒโ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ € ๐Ÿƒโ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ € ๐Ÿƒโ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ € #praywithjane #prayingwithjane #janeausten #janeaustenfan #giveaway #bookgiveaway #kindredspiritbooks #austen #austenite #bookish #bookishgifts #literary #janeite #austenland #austenite #prayer #devotional #prideandprejudice #senseandsensibility #emmajaneausten #bookstagram #bookstagrammer #booksofinstagram #booklife #booklover #bibliophile #bookworm #amreading #thisjaneaustenlife
  • "Live your life in a way that your stories will be told a hundred times over.โ€ โ€”A Prairie Devotional ๐Ÿƒ For all of my #bookstagram friends who love the Little House on the Prairie books and TV series, I am SO excited to share this new devotional book with you! Written by child star Wendi Lou Lee, one of the twins who played Baby Grace, itโ€™s full of the wisdom and charm of the show. Founded in faith and family, this devotional is heartwarming and heart-stirring. ๐Ÿƒ My pretty โ€œlittle china womanโ€ is one my mom brought home from her many โ€œLauraโ€ trips. I think sheโ€™s now been to most of the sites. I hope to go one day! ๐Ÿƒ Wendi is one of my personal friends, and sheโ€™s amazing!!! She is currently at the #walnutgrovecastreunion2019 with other cast members! You can follow along at @wendiloulee for fun updates. ๐Ÿƒ A Prairie Devotional releases August 6. I received an advance copy of the book, and Iโ€™ve loved reading it. You can pre-order a copy for you or your mom or sister or friend today! ๐Ÿƒ ๐Ÿƒ ๐Ÿƒ #kindredspiritbooks #prairiedevotional #lauraingallswilder #melissagilbert #littlehouseontheprairie #littlehouse #wendiloulee #lauraingalls #charlottestewart #amreading #devotional #devo #booksofinstagram #christianwomen #bookish #booklove #bookblog #booknerd #bookworm #bookaholic #literary #booklife #booklover #bibliophile #bookworm #unitedbookstagram #bookstagrammer #tweetphoto
  • Marilla looked curiously at Anne when the latter entered the kitchen. "Who was that came up the lane with you, Anne?" ๐Ÿƒ "Gilbert Blythe," answered Anne, vexed to find herself blushing. "I met him on Barryโ€™s hill." ๐Ÿƒ "I didnโ€™t think you and Gilbert Blythe were such good friends that youโ€™d stand for half an hour at the gate talking to him,โ€ said Marilla with a dry smile. ๐Ÿƒ 'We havenโ€™t beenโ€”weโ€™ve been good enemies. But we have decided that it will be much more sensible to be good friends in the future. Were we really there half an hour? It seemed just a few minutes. But, you see, we have five yearsโ€™ lost conversations to catch up with, Marilla." โ€” Anne of Green Gables, L.M. Montgomery ๐Ÿƒ It's Day 12 of #12daysofannestagram โ€” Summertime Anne! I decided to end this wonderful 12 days of celebrating Anne and LMM with the last conversation of the book and the final scene in the movie. ๐Ÿƒ I love that Anne blushed and didn't realize a half hour had passed. What do you love about these final scenes? ๐Ÿƒ Special thanks to @carrottoppapershop and @thebooksellersdaughter for hosting! I love connecting with so many kindred spirits this way! ๐Ÿƒ ๐Ÿƒ ๐Ÿƒ #kindredspiritbooks #kindredspirits #lmmontgomery #gilbertblythe #anneofgreengables #annewithane #jonathancrombie #anneshirley #amreading #meganfollows #booksofinstagram #bookstagram #christianwomen #bookish #booklove #bookblog #booknerd #bookworm #bookaholic #literary #booklife #booklover #bibliophile #bookworm #unitedbookstagram #bookstagrammer #tweetphoto
  • โ€œOh, Anne, I know Iโ€™ve been strict and harsh with you maybeโ€“but you musnโ€™t think I didnโ€™t love you as well as Matthew did, for all that. I want to tell you now when I can. Itโ€™s never been easy for me to say things out of my heart, but at times like this itโ€™s easier. I love you as dear as if you were my own flesh and blood and youโ€™ve been my joy and comfort ever since you came to Green Gables.โ€ โ€”Marilla Cuthbert, Anne of Green Gables ๐Ÿƒ It's Day 11 of #12daysofannestagram โ€” favorite secondary Anne character! I hope Iโ€™m playing by the rules, but Matthew and Marilla are my favorites. Iโ€™ve already written my ode to Matthew this week, so now itโ€™s Marillaโ€™s team. Matthew loved Anne so well, so quickly, so openly. But Marillaโ€™s love for Anne grows more slowly, and sheโ€™s not able to express it well, but itโ€™s just as deep. This quote always grips my heart.๐Ÿ˜ญ ๐Ÿƒ Maybe I love and relate to Marilla because she is the mother figure. She loves Anne, but itโ€™s also her job to teach her, train her, correct her, and basically make sure she turns out all right! ๐Ÿƒ Do you have a favorite secondary character? ๐Ÿƒ Special thanks to @carrottoppapershop and @thebooksellersdaughter for hosting! ๐Ÿƒ ๐Ÿƒ ๐Ÿƒ #kindredspiritbooks #kindredspirits #lmmontgomery #gilbertblythe #anneofgreengables #annewithane #anneshirley #amreading #meganfollows #booksofinstagram #bookstagram #christianwomen #bookish #booklove #bookblog #booknerd #bookworm #bookaholic #literary #booklife #booklover #bibliophile #bookworm #unitedbookstagram #bookstagrammer #tweetphoto
  • โ€œThey rolled and laughed in the crackling straw. Then they climbed the stack, and slid down it again.โ€ --On the Banks of Plum Creek, Laura Ingalls Wilder ๐Ÿƒโ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ € It's Day 10 of #12daysofannestagram โ€” If you like Anne, you'll love . . . the Little House on the Prairie books! I think Anne and Laura have a lot in common! They are both spirited, rambunctious, and ambitious. ๐Ÿƒโ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ € My mom read these books to me over and over growing up. We were always in the middle of one and took them everywhere we went. I played "Laura" all the time! One day, my dad overheard my little brother grumpily say, "I'm tired of being Pa!"โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ € ๐Ÿƒโ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ € I now read these books to my children. I haven't watched the show with them yet because I want them to know the books first, but I look forward to showing them.โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ € ๐Ÿƒโ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ € There are so many points of discussion when we read these books. So many learning opportunities and teaching moments. I'm always in awe of the writing style and the stories that never lose their allure. They are perfect for reading out loud, too!โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ € ๐Ÿƒโ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ € Did you grow up reading or watching Little House?โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ € ๐Ÿƒโ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ € Special thanks to @carrottoppapershop and @thebooksellersdaughter for hosting this special celebration! ๐Ÿƒโ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ € ๐Ÿƒโ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ € ๐Ÿƒโ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ € #kindredspiritbooks #kindredspirits #lmmontgomery #lauraingalls #melissagilbert #littlehouseontheprairie #annewithane #anneshirley #amreading #lauraingallswilder #booksofinstagram #bookstagram #christianwomen #bookish #booklove #bookblog #booknerd #bookworm #bookaholic #literary #booklife #booklover #bibliophile #bookworm #unitedbookstagram #bookstagrammer #tweetphoto
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