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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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  • That look he’s giving her. Do you remember the first day they met? Gil certainly never forgot it. Their “meet cute” could not have gone worse . . . or been more dramatic, which is perfect for Anne Shirley. She always wanted something romantic to happen to her, and she didn’t know it already had. 🍃 What do you love most about young Gilbert? 🍃 🍃 🍃 #bookstagram #bookstagrammer #booksofinstagram #booklife #booklover #bibliophile #carpelibrum #bookworm #reading #amreading #booknerd #readallthebooks #unitedbookstagram #bookclub #kindredspiritbooks #amreading #christianwomen #booklove #bookblog #booknerd #bookaholic #truelove #lmmontgomery #literary #anneshirley #anneofgreengables #annewithanereadalong2018 #classicbooks #12daysofannestagram #gilbertblythe #annewithane
  • What book addict doesn’t love a book about reading? I’ve always been a fiction and biography reader (anything with a story), until I became a mom. Then, I needed help and read so many practical, non-fiction books. I love that @annebogel covers that stage of the reading life in her new book, “I’d Rather Be Reading.” 🍃 “I was digging grooves and laying habits characteristic of avid readers: turning to books—and actual, physical books at that—for the information I wanted and needed, poring over books about cleaning and cooking and parenting and pregnancy, practical things, things I didn’t know how to do yet.” 🍃 Now that my kids are a little older, I’ve found my way back to fiction. But now I read books about writing and publishing, and I’ve never stopped reading biographies. The sum of all of this: Readers turn to books in every season of life, for different reasons. And as we grow and change, so do our reading habits and choices. 🍃 Have you been reading anything out of the ordinary lately? What brought it about? 🍃 🍃 🍃 #bookstagram #bookstagrammer #booksofinstagram #bookishphotos #booklife #booklover #bibliophile #carpelibrum #currentlyreading #bookworm #reading #amreading #booknerd #readallthebooks #bookstagramfeature #bookphotography #unitedbookstagram #womenwhoread #christianwomen #prayer #literary
  • I love books that take you to another time and place, so much so that you feel like you are IN the book. 🍃 What books do you love to get lost in? 🍃 🍃 🍃 #janeausten #janeaustenfan #austenite #bookstagram #bookstagrammer #booksofinstagram #bookishphotos #booklife #booklover #bibliophile #carpelibrum #currentlyreading #bookworm #reading #amreading #booknerd #readallthebooks #bookstagramfeature #perioddrama #costumedesign #unitedbookstagram #keiraknightley #elizabethbennet #lizzybennet #janeite #austen #literary #amreading #goodbooks #classicbooks
  • “[Real courage] is when you know when you know you’re licked before you begin, but you begin anyway and see it through no matter what.” — Atticus Finch 🍃 I come back to this book again and again. It’s one of those powerful books that makes a lifelong impact. 🍃 What books do you come back to over and over? 🍃 🍃 🍃#bookstagram #bookstagrammer #booksofinstagram #bookishphotos #booklife #booklover #bibliophile #carpelibrum #currentlyreading #bookworm #reading #amreading #booknerd #readallthebooks #bookstagramfeature #bookphotography #unitedbookstagrammers #givemeJesus #christianblogger #atticusfinch #christianmom #christiangirl #scoutfinch #christianwoman #tokillamockingbird #butfirstJesus #harperlee #wordsofwisdom #kindredspiritbooks
  • “I am no bird; and no net ensnares me: I am a free human being with an independent will.” -Jane Eyre, Charlotte Bronte 🍃 I adore the casting of these three Bronte sisters in “To Walk Invisible.” (BBC 2016) They are bursting with energy and genius. They seem as though they can hardly stand still with all they have inside. It shows how all of that flowed on to the pages they wrote. 🍃 I’ve tried to pick which sister/character/actor I like the best, but I can’t. Their parts are written and acted so brilliantly. Charlotte and Emily are so intense and strange, but Anne reminds me a bit of a Beth March. 🍃 Which Bronte sister (or Bronte heroine) do you relate to the most? 🍃 🍃 🍃 #bookstagram #bookstagrammer #booksofinstagram #bookishphotos #booklife #booklover #bibliophile #carpelibrum #currentlyreading #bookworm #reading #amreading #booknerd #readallthebooks #bookstagramfeature #bookphotography #unitedbookstagram #bronte #brontë #brontesisters #brontecountry #janeeyre #wutheringheights #towalkinvisible #bbc #masterpiecetheatre #pbs #costume #costumedesign
  • I completely loved this book. It was utterly surprising and beautiful. Not gonna lie, I finally picked up a copy at Tesco when I was in the UK bc of the #jojomoyes endorsement on the front. That did it for me. I had to know what all the excitement was about. I’m so glad I did. 🍃 When I finished, I thought, “I am Completely Fine.” Because I am. And so are you. We all are when we are in it together. 🍃 This is such a touching book. It’s completely different from what I normally read, but it left me wanting more books like it. I want to go back and re-read it. It’s incredibly well-written and the heroine is gloriously unique. 🍃 I also read that #reesewitherspoon bought the rights to the movie, which is super intriguing! 🍃 Have you read it? (Did you like it?) What’s the most surprising book you’ve read this year? 🍃 P.S. This book deals with darker topics, but I didn’t find it overwhelming (and I’m a huge wimp). FYI: There are a few f-bombs to sidestep. 🍃 🍃 🍃 #bookstagram #bookstagrammer #booksofinstagram #bookishphotos #booklife #booklover #bibliophile #carpelibrum #currentlyreading #bookworm #reading #amreading #booknerd #readallthebooks #bookstagramfeature #bookphotography #unitedbookstagram #kindredspiritbooks #butfirstpray #loveconquersall #faithhopelove #goodbooks #greatreads #gailhoneyman #eleanoroliphantiscompletelyfine #eleanoroliphant #bookish #bookishfeatures
  • That’s my little guy in Jane Austen’s kitchen! In #chawton at the stove. We start ‘em out young in our house. Full #Austen love! Took the fam to see Jane’s House Museum and had a blast. 🍃 The museum has costumes to wear. How cute is this little jacket?? Such a #swoon moment for my mama’s heart. Future #mrdarcy in the making! 🍃 Where is one place in this world you’d really like to visit (especially with someone you love)? 🍃 🍃 🍃 #bookstagram #bookstagrammer #booksofinstagram #bookishphotos #booklife #booklover #bibliophile #carpelibrum #bookworm #reading #amreading #booknerd #readallthebooks #bookstagramfeature #bookphotography #unitedbookstagram #janeausten #austenaugust2018 #austen #austenland #austen18 #hampshire #england #tophatandtails #prideandprejudice #elizabethbennet
  • One of my favorite #nonfiction books of the summer! It speaks to the heart of every mom who has ever wished she could be better or be the perfect mom. It reminded me that I have so much to offer as a mom and that I can't/shouldn't compare myself or my family to others. 🍃 It's also a great view into the practical, spiritual, and emotional realities of adopting. Sometimes adoption gets romanticized, but this book shows how beautiful adoption is while also allowing readers to understand what it looks like on a daily basis. 🍃 This book is also EASY TO READ, which is important for moms! I enjoyed it because it was gentle, funny, and touching. The author @natalie_gwyn is a wonderful writer who shares deep, spiritual truths in an accessible, friendly way!! Highly recommend. 🍃 And for fun: Would you ever consider adoption?? 🍃 🍃 🍃 #bookstagram #bookstagrammer #booksofinstagram #bookishphotos #booklife #booklover #bibliophile #carpelibrum #currentlyreading #bookworm #reading #amreading #booknerd #readallthebooks #bookstagramfeature #bookphotography #unitedbookstagram #womenintheword #bedeeplyrooted #givemeJesus #christianblogger #christianlife #christianmom #christiangirl #christianliving #christianwoman #shereadstruth #butfirstJesus #christianbooks
  • It's getting pretty exciting around here! I'm officially preparing to launch my first book, Praying with Jane: 31 Days Through the Prayers of Jane Austen, this October with @bethany_house_nonfiction -- and I'm forming my book launch team now! 🍃 If you're interested in joining my launch team, please click the link in my profile to read the details and fill out a short questionnaire. 🍃 Feel free to SHARE this post with others who might be interested in helping get the word out about Praying with Jane. 🍃 Thank you! Rachel xx 🍃 🍃 🍃 #praywithjane #janeausten #booklaunch #booklove #bookstagram #bookstagrammer #booksofinstagram #booklife #booklover #bibliophile #carpelibrum #bookworm #reading #amreading #booknerd #readallthebooks #unitedbookstagram #kindredspirits #kindredspiritbooks #prideandprejudice #austen18 #prayer #jesusgirl #christianwoman #christianwriter #bookish #bibliophile
  • Good gracious, I love this quote! In the book, it’s gorgeous, but when you read it — as it stands alone — it’s so true of human life, faith, fighting for what’s true and good and right, going full-steam ahead toward your dreams and the goals, pushing hard against the things that threaten to deter you from doing what you’ve been called to do. 🍃 So often, if things are hard, we automatically think we are on the wrong path, but many times it’s the hard bits that grow our patience, perseverance, faith, and endurance. 🍃 🍃 🍃 #bookstagram #bookstagrammer #booksofinstagram #bookishphotos #booklife #booklover #bibliophile #carpelibrum #currentlyreading #bookworm #reading #amreading #booknerd #readallthebooks #bookstagramfeature #bookphotography #unitedbookstagram #kindredspirits #kindredspiritbooks #thesecretgarden #franceshodgsonburnett #secretgarden #jesusgirl #christianwoman #christianwriter #dailyinspiration
  • Amy, that expression on your face isn’t making you any friends. 🍃 I love this rendition of Little Women. It grew on me the more I watched it. And Amy did grow on me . . . a little. Why is it so hard to forgive her for burning that manuscript? (And don’t even get me started on Laurie.) 🍃 Many have commented that they should have cast a younger actor for Amy when she was a little girl. I tend to agree. Do the movies tend to change our impression of her because they always make her seem so petulant? Your thoughts? Why is it so hard to love Amy? 🍃 🍃 🍃 #booklife #booklover #bibliophile #carpelibrum #currentlyreading #bookworm #amreading #booknerd #readallthebooks #kindredspiritbooks #unitedbookstagram #givemeJesus #kindredspirits #christiangirl #bookishquote #kindredspiritbooks #kindredspiritbookclub #christianwomen #bookish #booklove #bookblog #bookaholic #truelove #literary #littlewomenpbs #louisamayalcott #jomarch #classicbook #littlewomen

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  • That look he’s giving her. Do you remember the first day they met? Gil certainly never forgot it. Their “meet cute” could not have gone worse . . . or been more dramatic, which is perfect for Anne Shirley. She always wanted something romantic to happen to her, and she didn’t know it already had. 🍃 What do you love most about young Gilbert? 🍃 🍃 🍃 #bookstagram #bookstagrammer #booksofinstagram #booklife #booklover #bibliophile #carpelibrum #bookworm #reading #amreading #booknerd #readallthebooks #unitedbookstagram #bookclub #kindredspiritbooks #amreading #christianwomen #booklove #bookblog #booknerd #bookaholic #truelove #lmmontgomery #literary #anneshirley #anneofgreengables #annewithanereadalong2018 #classicbooks #12daysofannestagram #gilbertblythe #annewithane
  • What book addict doesn’t love a book about reading? I’ve always been a fiction and biography reader (anything with a story), until I became a mom. Then, I needed help and read so many practical, non-fiction books. I love that @annebogel covers that stage of the reading life in her new book, “I’d Rather Be Reading.” 🍃 “I was digging grooves and laying habits characteristic of avid readers: turning to books—and actual, physical books at that—for the information I wanted and needed, poring over books about cleaning and cooking and parenting and pregnancy, practical things, things I didn’t know how to do yet.” 🍃 Now that my kids are a little older, I’ve found my way back to fiction. But now I read books about writing and publishing, and I’ve never stopped reading biographies. The sum of all of this: Readers turn to books in every season of life, for different reasons. And as we grow and change, so do our reading habits and choices. 🍃 Have you been reading anything out of the ordinary lately? What brought it about? 🍃 🍃 🍃 #bookstagram #bookstagrammer #booksofinstagram #bookishphotos #booklife #booklover #bibliophile #carpelibrum #currentlyreading #bookworm #reading #amreading #booknerd #readallthebooks #bookstagramfeature #bookphotography #unitedbookstagram #womenwhoread #christianwomen #prayer #literary
  • I love books that take you to another time and place, so much so that you feel like you are IN the book. 🍃 What books do you love to get lost in? 🍃 🍃 🍃 #janeausten #janeaustenfan #austenite #bookstagram #bookstagrammer #booksofinstagram #bookishphotos #booklife #booklover #bibliophile #carpelibrum #currentlyreading #bookworm #reading #amreading #booknerd #readallthebooks #bookstagramfeature #perioddrama #costumedesign #unitedbookstagram #keiraknightley #elizabethbennet #lizzybennet #janeite #austen #literary #amreading #goodbooks #classicbooks
  • “[Real courage] is when you know when you know you’re licked before you begin, but you begin anyway and see it through no matter what.” — Atticus Finch 🍃 I come back to this book again and again. It’s one of those powerful books that makes a lifelong impact. 🍃 What books do you come back to over and over? 🍃 🍃 🍃#bookstagram #bookstagrammer #booksofinstagram #bookishphotos #booklife #booklover #bibliophile #carpelibrum #currentlyreading #bookworm #reading #amreading #booknerd #readallthebooks #bookstagramfeature #bookphotography #unitedbookstagrammers #givemeJesus #christianblogger #atticusfinch #christianmom #christiangirl #scoutfinch #christianwoman #tokillamockingbird #butfirstJesus #harperlee #wordsofwisdom #kindredspiritbooks
  • “I am no bird; and no net ensnares me: I am a free human being with an independent will.” -Jane Eyre, Charlotte Bronte 🍃 I adore the casting of these three Bronte sisters in “To Walk Invisible.” (BBC 2016) They are bursting with energy and genius. They seem as though they can hardly stand still with all they have inside. It shows how all of that flowed on to the pages they wrote. 🍃 I’ve tried to pick which sister/character/actor I like the best, but I can’t. Their parts are written and acted so brilliantly. Charlotte and Emily are so intense and strange, but Anne reminds me a bit of a Beth March. 🍃 Which Bronte sister (or Bronte heroine) do you relate to the most? 🍃 🍃 🍃 #bookstagram #bookstagrammer #booksofinstagram #bookishphotos #booklife #booklover #bibliophile #carpelibrum #currentlyreading #bookworm #reading #amreading #booknerd #readallthebooks #bookstagramfeature #bookphotography #unitedbookstagram #bronte #brontë #brontesisters #brontecountry #janeeyre #wutheringheights #towalkinvisible #bbc #masterpiecetheatre #pbs #costume #costumedesign
  • I completely loved this book. It was utterly surprising and beautiful. Not gonna lie, I finally picked up a copy at Tesco when I was in the UK bc of the #jojomoyes endorsement on the front. That did it for me. I had to know what all the excitement was about. I’m so glad I did. 🍃 When I finished, I thought, “I am Completely Fine.” Because I am. And so are you. We all are when we are in it together. 🍃 This is such a touching book. It’s completely different from what I normally read, but it left me wanting more books like it. I want to go back and re-read it. It’s incredibly well-written and the heroine is gloriously unique. 🍃 I also read that #reesewitherspoon bought the rights to the movie, which is super intriguing! 🍃 Have you read it? (Did you like it?) What’s the most surprising book you’ve read this year? 🍃 P.S. This book deals with darker topics, but I didn’t find it overwhelming (and I’m a huge wimp). FYI: There are a few f-bombs to sidestep. 🍃 🍃 🍃 #bookstagram #bookstagrammer #booksofinstagram #bookishphotos #booklife #booklover #bibliophile #carpelibrum #currentlyreading #bookworm #reading #amreading #booknerd #readallthebooks #bookstagramfeature #bookphotography #unitedbookstagram #kindredspiritbooks #butfirstpray #loveconquersall #faithhopelove #goodbooks #greatreads #gailhoneyman #eleanoroliphantiscompletelyfine #eleanoroliphant #bookish #bookishfeatures
  • That’s my little guy in Jane Austen’s kitchen! In #chawton at the stove. We start ‘em out young in our house. Full #Austen love! Took the fam to see Jane’s House Museum and had a blast. 🍃 The museum has costumes to wear. How cute is this little jacket?? Such a #swoon moment for my mama’s heart. Future #mrdarcy in the making! 🍃 Where is one place in this world you’d really like to visit (especially with someone you love)? 🍃 🍃 🍃 #bookstagram #bookstagrammer #booksofinstagram #bookishphotos #booklife #booklover #bibliophile #carpelibrum #bookworm #reading #amreading #booknerd #readallthebooks #bookstagramfeature #bookphotography #unitedbookstagram #janeausten #austenaugust2018 #austen #austenland #austen18 #hampshire #england #tophatandtails #prideandprejudice #elizabethbennet
  • One of my favorite #nonfiction books of the summer! It speaks to the heart of every mom who has ever wished she could be better or be the perfect mom. It reminded me that I have so much to offer as a mom and that I can't/shouldn't compare myself or my family to others. 🍃 It's also a great view into the practical, spiritual, and emotional realities of adopting. Sometimes adoption gets romanticized, but this book shows how beautiful adoption is while also allowing readers to understand what it looks like on a daily basis. 🍃 This book is also EASY TO READ, which is important for moms! I enjoyed it because it was gentle, funny, and touching. The author @natalie_gwyn is a wonderful writer who shares deep, spiritual truths in an accessible, friendly way!! Highly recommend. 🍃 And for fun: Would you ever consider adoption?? 🍃 🍃 🍃 #bookstagram #bookstagrammer #booksofinstagram #bookishphotos #booklife #booklover #bibliophile #carpelibrum #currentlyreading #bookworm #reading #amreading #booknerd #readallthebooks #bookstagramfeature #bookphotography #unitedbookstagram #womenintheword #bedeeplyrooted #givemeJesus #christianblogger #christianlife #christianmom #christiangirl #christianliving #christianwoman #shereadstruth #butfirstJesus #christianbooks
  • It's getting pretty exciting around here! I'm officially preparing to launch my first book, Praying with Jane: 31 Days Through the Prayers of Jane Austen, this October with @bethany_house_nonfiction -- and I'm forming my book launch team now! 🍃 If you're interested in joining my launch team, please click the link in my profile to read the details and fill out a short questionnaire. 🍃 Feel free to SHARE this post with others who might be interested in helping get the word out about Praying with Jane. 🍃 Thank you! Rachel xx 🍃 🍃 🍃 #praywithjane #janeausten #booklaunch #booklove #bookstagram #bookstagrammer #booksofinstagram #booklife #booklover #bibliophile #carpelibrum #bookworm #reading #amreading #booknerd #readallthebooks #unitedbookstagram #kindredspirits #kindredspiritbooks #prideandprejudice #austen18 #prayer #jesusgirl #christianwoman #christianwriter #bookish #bibliophile
  • Good gracious, I love this quote! In the book, it’s gorgeous, but when you read it — as it stands alone — it’s so true of human life, faith, fighting for what’s true and good and right, going full-steam ahead toward your dreams and the goals, pushing hard against the things that threaten to deter you from doing what you’ve been called to do. 🍃 So often, if things are hard, we automatically think we are on the wrong path, but many times it’s the hard bits that grow our patience, perseverance, faith, and endurance. 🍃 🍃 🍃 #bookstagram #bookstagrammer #booksofinstagram #bookishphotos #booklife #booklover #bibliophile #carpelibrum #currentlyreading #bookworm #reading #amreading #booknerd #readallthebooks #bookstagramfeature #bookphotography #unitedbookstagram #kindredspirits #kindredspiritbooks #thesecretgarden #franceshodgsonburnett #secretgarden #jesusgirl #christianwoman #christianwriter #dailyinspiration
  • Amy, that expression on your face isn’t making you any friends. 🍃 I love this rendition of Little Women. It grew on me the more I watched it. And Amy did grow on me . . . a little. Why is it so hard to forgive her for burning that manuscript? (And don’t even get me started on Laurie.) 🍃 Many have commented that they should have cast a younger actor for Amy when she was a little girl. I tend to agree. Do the movies tend to change our impression of her because they always make her seem so petulant? Your thoughts? Why is it so hard to love Amy? 🍃 🍃 🍃 #booklife #booklover #bibliophile #carpelibrum #currentlyreading #bookworm #amreading #booknerd #readallthebooks #kindredspiritbooks #unitedbookstagram #givemeJesus #kindredspirits #christiangirl #bookishquote #kindredspiritbooks #kindredspiritbookclub #christianwomen #bookish #booklove #bookblog #bookaholic #truelove #literary #littlewomenpbs #louisamayalcott #jomarch #classicbook #littlewomen
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