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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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  • "[Emily] was out in the open with the Wind Woman and the other gipsies of the night--the fireflies, the moths, the brooks, the clouds. Far and wide she wandered in enchanted reverie until she coasted the shore of dreams and fell soundly asleep on the fat, hard pillow, while the Wind Woman sang softly and luringly in the vines that clustered over New Moon."⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ― L.M. Montgomery, Emily of New Moon⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 🍃⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Calling all Kindred Spirits! I'm guest blogging for the Emily of New Moon read-along this week, hosted by the L.M. Montgomery Institute. It's such fun to read a chapter each week together. To read with us, click the link in my bio!⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 🍃⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ This edition of Emily of New Moon is so pretty. I love all of the L.M. Montgomery books with these covers. I now have all of the Emily books, the Pat books, and The Blue Castle. I wish I had the Anne books!!⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 🍃⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 🍃⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 🍃⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #kindredspiritbooks #kindredspirits #emilyofnewmoon #lmmontgomery #anneofgreengables #emilybyrdstarr ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #annewithane #anneshirley #amreading #booksofinstagram #bookstagram #christianwomen #bookish #booklove #bookblog #booknerd #bookworm #bookaholic #literary #booklife #booklover #bibliophile #bookworm #unitedbookstagram #bookstagrammer #LMMIReadalong #12daysofannestagram #tweetphoto #bookcovers
  • "Oh, you're out there, are you, dearest one?" she whispered, stretching out her arms. "Oh, I'm so glad to hear you. You're such company, Wind Woman. I'm not lonesome any more. And the flash came, too! I was afraid it might never come at New Moon. ― L.M. Montgomery, Emily of New Moon 🍃⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Have you read Emily of New Moon? I just re-read it this year. So good! The LM Montgomery Institute is hosting an Emily of New Moon read-along this year. I had the pleasure of writing an article about Chapter 6 - "New Moon” for their blog. 🍃⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ In this chapter, Emily is introduced to New Moon, its inhabitants, and its ways. While she struggles “desperately for self-control” due to unexpressed grief, she also finds New Moon curious and intriguing (Montgomery 59). There’s a deep tug-of-war between the things that strive to constrain her and her own nature which will not be held down.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 🍃⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Montgomery creates balance between grief and hope, hard and soft, dark and light at almost every turn in this chapter. These instances provide us with the sense that Emily will not only survive, but actually thrive in this odd, backward place.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 🍃⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ I hope you'll join the read-along and read my article and the others that are posted! (Link in bio.)⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 🍃⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 🍃⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 🍃⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #kindredspiritbooks #kindredspirits #emilyofnewmoon #lmmontgomery #anneofgreengables #emilybyrdstarr⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #annewithane #anneshirley #amreading #booksofinstagram #bookstagram #christianwomen #bookish #booklove #bookblog #booknerd #bookworm #bookaholic #literary #booklife #booklover #bibliophile #bookworm #unitedbookstagram #bookstagrammer #LMMIReadalong #12daysofannestagram #tweetphoto
  • An all-time favorite reference for my Austen research. 🍃 Deirdre LeFaye is kind of like the matriarch of all Austen scholarship. In this book, she gives exquisite details about Austen's own life and about the homes and neighborhoods of the novels. 🍃 Nerd alert: For me, researching and writing ABOUT Austen's novels is just as exciting as reading her actual novels. What books/time period do you love to geek out about? 🍃⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Check out my new blog post on CAPTAIN WENTWORTH'S UMBRELLA in Persuasion. (Link in Bio) Austen's subtle plot devices never cease to amaze me. 🍃 🍃 🍃⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #kindredspiritbooks #janeausten #austen #prayingwithjane #austenite #bookish #literary #janeite #austenland #christianwomen #persuasion #captainwentworth #prideandprejudice #elizabethbennet #mrdarcy #bookstagram #bookstagrammer #booksofinstagram #booklife #booklover #bibliophile #bookworm #amreading #unitedbookstagram #booksandflowers #bookandflower #tweetphoto #roses🌹
  • Confession time . . . who brings a book with them everywhere they go?⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ I do! I usually have a book, a journal, and my Kindle with me everywhere I go. If I have to travel light, then it's just my Kindle PaperWhite slipped into my purse.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ What's your favorite genre of a "stowaway" book to bring with you? Or do you just bring along whatever you're reading that day?⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #kindredspiritbooks #amreading #bookaddict #confessionsofareader #booksofinstagram #bookstagram #bookish #booklove #bookblog #booknerd #bookworm #bookaholic #literary #booklife #booklover #bibliophile #bookworm #unitedbookstagram #bookstagrammer #bookstagramfeature #bookishfeature #quoteoftheday #readingquote #favoritequote #bookishquote #quotestoliveby #lemonysnicket #tweetphoto
  • “He stepped down, trying not to look long at her, as if she were the sun, yet he saw her, like the sun, even without looking.” ― Leo Tolstoy, Anna Karenina⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 🍃⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Happy Monday, friends! Anna Karenina is one of my favorite novels. I first read it my senior year of high school over Christmas Break. It was an amazing experience. 🍃⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ I love this movie version so much. Have you seen it? What did you think?? 🍃⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 🍃⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 🍃⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #kindredspiritbooks #annakarenina #keiraknightley #leotolstoy #annakareninamovie #russianliterature #bookstagram #perioddrama #perioddramas #costumes #periodcostumes #costuming #classiclit #booksofinstagram #bookstagram #christianwomen #bookish #booklove #bookblog #booknerd #bookworm #bookaholic #literary #booklife #booklover #bibliophile #bookworm #unitedbookstagram #tweetphoto
  • “God notices the most trivial act, accepts the poorest, most threadbare little service, listens to the coldest, feeblest petition, and gathers up with parental fondness all our fragmentary desires and attempts at good works. Oh, if we could only begin to conceive how He loves us, what different creatures we should be!” —Elizabeth Payson Prentiss, Stepping Heavenward⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 🍃⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ My pastor's wife introduced this beautiful book to me almost a decade ago. I identify with the main character so well. I'd call this is a coming-of-age faith journey from the perspective of a young girl as she grows into a woman, gets married, and has children. She seems so very real. It reads a lot like a memoir, but it's fiction. 🍃 This quote reminds me of how complicated we sometimes make following God. That faith in him is a relationship with One who loves us so completely, there's no earthly comparison. We can only conceive of a flawed, human love. But even the most beautiful human love cannot compare to God’s infinite love for his children. 🍃 This edition is so lovely. It just makes you want to pick it up and read it! Have you read it? 🍃 🍃 🍃⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #kindredspiritbooks #amreading #steppingheavenward #booksofinstagram #bookstagram #christianwomen #bookish #booklove #bookblog #booknerd #bookworm #bookaholic #anneofgreengables #lmmontgomery #janeausten #austen #alcott #bronte #literary #booklife #booklover #bibliophile #bookworm #unitedbookstagram #bookstagrammer #bookstagramfeature #tweetphoto
  • Ella: Your majesty, I am not a princess, I have no carriage, no parents, no dowry. I do not even know if that beautiful slipper will even fit. But, if it does, will you take me for who I am, an honest country girl who loves you. 🍃⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Kit: Of course I will. But only if you will take me for who I am, an apprentice still learning his trade.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 🍃⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Aren't we all apprentices learning our trade? I watched this movie again recently with my daughter. I'm just a tad obsessed with Lily James. She looks adorable here! 🍃⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Do you prefer the 1950s version of Cinderella or the new 2015 "live action" version? I actually like the play/musical versions the best, but I thought this version was really well done. 🍃 🍃 🍃⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #kindredspiritbooks #cinderella #disney #disneyprincess #readallthebooks #havecouragebekind #havecourage #bekind #amreading #cinderella2015 #lilyjames #waltdisney #fairytales #disneymovies #costumes #costuming #costumedesign #perioddrama #cinderellamovie
  • “You have more kindness in your little finger than most people possess in their whole body. And it has power. More than you know.” ―Brittany Candau, Have Courage, Be Kind: The Tale of Cinderella 🍃 I dearly love this volume and this quote. I must admit that I partly bought this book because it's so pretty. Some covers really disappoint, especially if they don't fit the story, but this one seems to match the movie/story perfectly. 🍃 Do you ever judge a book by its cover? 🍃⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #kindredspiritbooks #cinderella #disney #disneyprincess #readallthebooks #illustrations #illustrators #havecouragebekind #havecourage #bekind #amreading #booksofinstagram #bookstagram #christianwomen #bookish #booklove #booknerd #bookworm #bookaholic #literary #booklife #booklover #bibliophile #bookworm #unitedbookstagram #bookstagrammer #bookstagramfeature #bookishfeature
  • “From that time on, the world was hers for the reading. She would never be lonely again, never miss the lack of intimate friends." —Betty Smith, A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 🍃⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ "Books became her friends and there was one for every mood. There was poetry for quiet companionship. There was adventure when she tired of quiet hours. There would be love stories when she came into adolescence and when she wanted to feel a closeness to someone she could read a biography. On that day when she first knew she could read, she made a vow to read one book a day as long as she lived.”⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 🍃⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ A Tree Grows in Brooklyn is one of my all-time favorite books. It's one of those books that takes your breath away. It leaves a mark on your heart and life, but even more, it leaves a mark on your mind's eye. I can always recall Francie's world, family, home, and neighborhood vividly whenever I think of the book.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 🍃⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ If you haven't read it, I highly recommend it. It makes an especially great read over a summer holiday or school break. It's the kind of book you never forget. 🍃⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 🍃⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 🍃⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #kindredspiritbooks #bookquote #bookquotes #readingquotes #quoteoftheday #amreading #booksofinstagram #bookstagram #christianwomen #bookish #booklove #booknerd #bookworm #bookaholic #literary #booklife #booklover #bibliophile #bookworm #unitedbookstagram #bookstagrammer #bookstagramfeature #bookishfeature #atreegrowsinbrooklyn #GreatReadPBS
  • "I am not a complete stranger to romance, Mrs. Hughes, if that's what you're implying." —Mr. Carson, Downton Abbey⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 🍃⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ When do you think romantic feelings first stirred for these two? The relationship between Mr. Carson and Mrs. Hughes, through the entire series, is one of my MOST favorites in the show. Before any romance buds, their working relationship is fascinating an so touching. They don't exactly see eye-to-eye in certain things, but they always find common ground in the end.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 🍃⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ As I rewatch, I notice the little foreshadows of romance SO much earlier than I did at first. I don't know if it was planned that way or if I perhaps just always wanted something to develop there, but it's beautifully done. 🍃⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ A romance built on the foundation of friendship and mutual trust is quite my favorite kind!⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 🍃⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 🍃⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 🍃⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #kindredspiritbooks #downtonabbey #perioddrama #upstairsdownstairs #downton #mrcarson #mrshughes #phyllislogan #jimcarter #highclerecastle #periodcostume #michelledockery #danstevens #masterpiece #pbs #masterpiececlassic #periodcostumes #downton #vintage #britishperioddrama #grantham #castle #instaenglish #england #biobliophile #anglophile #british
  • "Love you! Girl, you're in the very core of my heart. I hold you there like a jewel." — The Blue Castle, L.M. Montgomery⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 🍃⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ As we wrap up April, I have to make a few comments about the Read-Along book for #lmmreadalong2019 — The Blue Castle! It's by far my favorite Montgomery book after Anne and Emily. It’s one of two books Montgomery wrote for adult audiences, and I think it's an absolute kick! It reads easily and makes me laugh.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 🍃⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Have you read it? What are some of your favorite parts? I adore Valancy and the way she blossoms and is set free. I also love the way Montgomery writes large families. She really had a knack for that! We see it in Emily of New Moon, The Story Girl, A Tangled Web, and others. Family conclaves were her thing.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 🍃⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ This book's premise is based on a really interesting question: If you thought you only had a short time to live, what would you do and how would you live differently? 🍃⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 🍃⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 🍃⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #kindredspiritbooks #thebluecastle #anneofgreengables #annewithane #anneshirley #amreading #booksofinstagram #bookstagram #christianwomen #bookish #booklove #bookblog #booknerd #bookworm #bookaholic #lmmontgomery #literary #booklife #booklover #bibliophile #bookworm #unitedbookstagram #bookstagrammer #bookstagramfeature #bookishfeature
  • "You remember after I had dinner at your house, you told me that you loved me? I have thought about you and I like you, and I like seeing you, and maybe I feel the same way. So the next time you tell me you love me, if there is a next time, I'll, I'll say I love you too." —Brooklyn (2015) 🌷⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Have you seen Brooklyn? What did you think? I love the whole feel of it. Period films and costuming always grab my attention. There were a few bits of this film that I didn't love, but it's really touching overall. I enjoyed the way it depicted the time period and the culture of Brooklyn in the 1950s. 🌷 This conversation pretty much happened to me when my now-husband and I were dating.🙈The first time he said he loved me, I froze! It took me a few weeks to get myself ready to say it back the next time he said it. Thankfully, he did. And I did. And we just celebrated our 16th wedding anniversary this weekend. 🌷⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ I've never been to Coney Island, but if I went, I think I'd have to dress like Eilis in this scene. That skirt . . . ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 🌷⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #kindredspiritbooks #perioddrama #periodfilm #brooklynmovie #saoirseronan #brooklyn #1950s #periodcostume #1950sfashion #amreading #amwriting #coneyisland #happymonday #bookish #literary #bookstagram #bookstagrammer #booksofinstagram #booklife #booklove #easter #booknerd #literary #booklover #bibliophile #bookworm #unitedbookstagram

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  • "[Emily] was out in the open with the Wind Woman and the other gipsies of the night--the fireflies, the moths, the brooks, the clouds. Far and wide she wandered in enchanted reverie until she coasted the shore of dreams and fell soundly asleep on the fat, hard pillow, while the Wind Woman sang softly and luringly in the vines that clustered over New Moon."⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ― L.M. Montgomery, Emily of New Moon⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 🍃⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Calling all Kindred Spirits! I'm guest blogging for the Emily of New Moon read-along this week, hosted by the L.M. Montgomery Institute. It's such fun to read a chapter each week together. To read with us, click the link in my bio!⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 🍃⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ This edition of Emily of New Moon is so pretty. I love all of the L.M. Montgomery books with these covers. I now have all of the Emily books, the Pat books, and The Blue Castle. I wish I had the Anne books!!⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 🍃⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 🍃⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 🍃⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #kindredspiritbooks #kindredspirits #emilyofnewmoon #lmmontgomery #anneofgreengables #emilybyrdstarr ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #annewithane #anneshirley #amreading #booksofinstagram #bookstagram #christianwomen #bookish #booklove #bookblog #booknerd #bookworm #bookaholic #literary #booklife #booklover #bibliophile #bookworm #unitedbookstagram #bookstagrammer #LMMIReadalong #12daysofannestagram #tweetphoto #bookcovers
  • "Oh, you're out there, are you, dearest one?" she whispered, stretching out her arms. "Oh, I'm so glad to hear you. You're such company, Wind Woman. I'm not lonesome any more. And the flash came, too! I was afraid it might never come at New Moon. ― L.M. Montgomery, Emily of New Moon 🍃⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Have you read Emily of New Moon? I just re-read it this year. So good! The LM Montgomery Institute is hosting an Emily of New Moon read-along this year. I had the pleasure of writing an article about Chapter 6 - "New Moon” for their blog. 🍃⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ In this chapter, Emily is introduced to New Moon, its inhabitants, and its ways. While she struggles “desperately for self-control” due to unexpressed grief, she also finds New Moon curious and intriguing (Montgomery 59). There’s a deep tug-of-war between the things that strive to constrain her and her own nature which will not be held down.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 🍃⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Montgomery creates balance between grief and hope, hard and soft, dark and light at almost every turn in this chapter. These instances provide us with the sense that Emily will not only survive, but actually thrive in this odd, backward place.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 🍃⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ I hope you'll join the read-along and read my article and the others that are posted! (Link in bio.)⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 🍃⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 🍃⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 🍃⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #kindredspiritbooks #kindredspirits #emilyofnewmoon #lmmontgomery #anneofgreengables #emilybyrdstarr⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #annewithane #anneshirley #amreading #booksofinstagram #bookstagram #christianwomen #bookish #booklove #bookblog #booknerd #bookworm #bookaholic #literary #booklife #booklover #bibliophile #bookworm #unitedbookstagram #bookstagrammer #LMMIReadalong #12daysofannestagram #tweetphoto
  • An all-time favorite reference for my Austen research. 🍃 Deirdre LeFaye is kind of like the matriarch of all Austen scholarship. In this book, she gives exquisite details about Austen's own life and about the homes and neighborhoods of the novels. 🍃 Nerd alert: For me, researching and writing ABOUT Austen's novels is just as exciting as reading her actual novels. What books/time period do you love to geek out about? 🍃⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Check out my new blog post on CAPTAIN WENTWORTH'S UMBRELLA in Persuasion. (Link in Bio) Austen's subtle plot devices never cease to amaze me. 🍃 🍃 🍃⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #kindredspiritbooks #janeausten #austen #prayingwithjane #austenite #bookish #literary #janeite #austenland #christianwomen #persuasion #captainwentworth #prideandprejudice #elizabethbennet #mrdarcy #bookstagram #bookstagrammer #booksofinstagram #booklife #booklover #bibliophile #bookworm #amreading #unitedbookstagram #booksandflowers #bookandflower #tweetphoto #roses🌹
  • Confession time . . . who brings a book with them everywhere they go?⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ I do! I usually have a book, a journal, and my Kindle with me everywhere I go. If I have to travel light, then it's just my Kindle PaperWhite slipped into my purse.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ What's your favorite genre of a "stowaway" book to bring with you? Or do you just bring along whatever you're reading that day?⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #kindredspiritbooks #amreading #bookaddict #confessionsofareader #booksofinstagram #bookstagram #bookish #booklove #bookblog #booknerd #bookworm #bookaholic #literary #booklife #booklover #bibliophile #bookworm #unitedbookstagram #bookstagrammer #bookstagramfeature #bookishfeature #quoteoftheday #readingquote #favoritequote #bookishquote #quotestoliveby #lemonysnicket #tweetphoto
  • “He stepped down, trying not to look long at her, as if she were the sun, yet he saw her, like the sun, even without looking.” ― Leo Tolstoy, Anna Karenina⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 🍃⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Happy Monday, friends! Anna Karenina is one of my favorite novels. I first read it my senior year of high school over Christmas Break. It was an amazing experience. 🍃⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ I love this movie version so much. Have you seen it? What did you think?? 🍃⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 🍃⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 🍃⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #kindredspiritbooks #annakarenina #keiraknightley #leotolstoy #annakareninamovie #russianliterature #bookstagram #perioddrama #perioddramas #costumes #periodcostumes #costuming #classiclit #booksofinstagram #bookstagram #christianwomen #bookish #booklove #bookblog #booknerd #bookworm #bookaholic #literary #booklife #booklover #bibliophile #bookworm #unitedbookstagram #tweetphoto
  • “God notices the most trivial act, accepts the poorest, most threadbare little service, listens to the coldest, feeblest petition, and gathers up with parental fondness all our fragmentary desires and attempts at good works. Oh, if we could only begin to conceive how He loves us, what different creatures we should be!” —Elizabeth Payson Prentiss, Stepping Heavenward⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 🍃⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ My pastor's wife introduced this beautiful book to me almost a decade ago. I identify with the main character so well. I'd call this is a coming-of-age faith journey from the perspective of a young girl as she grows into a woman, gets married, and has children. She seems so very real. It reads a lot like a memoir, but it's fiction. 🍃 This quote reminds me of how complicated we sometimes make following God. That faith in him is a relationship with One who loves us so completely, there's no earthly comparison. We can only conceive of a flawed, human love. But even the most beautiful human love cannot compare to God’s infinite love for his children. 🍃 This edition is so lovely. It just makes you want to pick it up and read it! Have you read it? 🍃 🍃 🍃⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #kindredspiritbooks #amreading #steppingheavenward #booksofinstagram #bookstagram #christianwomen #bookish #booklove #bookblog #booknerd #bookworm #bookaholic #anneofgreengables #lmmontgomery #janeausten #austen #alcott #bronte #literary #booklife #booklover #bibliophile #bookworm #unitedbookstagram #bookstagrammer #bookstagramfeature #tweetphoto
  • Ella: Your majesty, I am not a princess, I have no carriage, no parents, no dowry. I do not even know if that beautiful slipper will even fit. But, if it does, will you take me for who I am, an honest country girl who loves you. 🍃⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Kit: Of course I will. But only if you will take me for who I am, an apprentice still learning his trade.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 🍃⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Aren't we all apprentices learning our trade? I watched this movie again recently with my daughter. I'm just a tad obsessed with Lily James. She looks adorable here! 🍃⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Do you prefer the 1950s version of Cinderella or the new 2015 "live action" version? I actually like the play/musical versions the best, but I thought this version was really well done. 🍃 🍃 🍃⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #kindredspiritbooks #cinderella #disney #disneyprincess #readallthebooks #havecouragebekind #havecourage #bekind #amreading #cinderella2015 #lilyjames #waltdisney #fairytales #disneymovies #costumes #costuming #costumedesign #perioddrama #cinderellamovie
  • “You have more kindness in your little finger than most people possess in their whole body. And it has power. More than you know.” ―Brittany Candau, Have Courage, Be Kind: The Tale of Cinderella 🍃 I dearly love this volume and this quote. I must admit that I partly bought this book because it's so pretty. Some covers really disappoint, especially if they don't fit the story, but this one seems to match the movie/story perfectly. 🍃 Do you ever judge a book by its cover? 🍃⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #kindredspiritbooks #cinderella #disney #disneyprincess #readallthebooks #illustrations #illustrators #havecouragebekind #havecourage #bekind #amreading #booksofinstagram #bookstagram #christianwomen #bookish #booklove #booknerd #bookworm #bookaholic #literary #booklife #booklover #bibliophile #bookworm #unitedbookstagram #bookstagrammer #bookstagramfeature #bookishfeature
  • “From that time on, the world was hers for the reading. She would never be lonely again, never miss the lack of intimate friends." —Betty Smith, A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 🍃⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ "Books became her friends and there was one for every mood. There was poetry for quiet companionship. There was adventure when she tired of quiet hours. There would be love stories when she came into adolescence and when she wanted to feel a closeness to someone she could read a biography. On that day when she first knew she could read, she made a vow to read one book a day as long as she lived.”⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 🍃⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ A Tree Grows in Brooklyn is one of my all-time favorite books. It's one of those books that takes your breath away. It leaves a mark on your heart and life, but even more, it leaves a mark on your mind's eye. I can always recall Francie's world, family, home, and neighborhood vividly whenever I think of the book.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 🍃⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ If you haven't read it, I highly recommend it. It makes an especially great read over a summer holiday or school break. It's the kind of book you never forget. 🍃⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 🍃⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 🍃⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #kindredspiritbooks #bookquote #bookquotes #readingquotes #quoteoftheday #amreading #booksofinstagram #bookstagram #christianwomen #bookish #booklove #booknerd #bookworm #bookaholic #literary #booklife #booklover #bibliophile #bookworm #unitedbookstagram #bookstagrammer #bookstagramfeature #bookishfeature #atreegrowsinbrooklyn #GreatReadPBS
  • "I am not a complete stranger to romance, Mrs. Hughes, if that's what you're implying." —Mr. Carson, Downton Abbey⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 🍃⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ When do you think romantic feelings first stirred for these two? The relationship between Mr. Carson and Mrs. Hughes, through the entire series, is one of my MOST favorites in the show. Before any romance buds, their working relationship is fascinating an so touching. They don't exactly see eye-to-eye in certain things, but they always find common ground in the end.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 🍃⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ As I rewatch, I notice the little foreshadows of romance SO much earlier than I did at first. I don't know if it was planned that way or if I perhaps just always wanted something to develop there, but it's beautifully done. 🍃⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ A romance built on the foundation of friendship and mutual trust is quite my favorite kind!⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 🍃⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 🍃⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 🍃⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #kindredspiritbooks #downtonabbey #perioddrama #upstairsdownstairs #downton #mrcarson #mrshughes #phyllislogan #jimcarter #highclerecastle #periodcostume #michelledockery #danstevens #masterpiece #pbs #masterpiececlassic #periodcostumes #downton #vintage #britishperioddrama #grantham #castle #instaenglish #england #biobliophile #anglophile #british
  • "Love you! Girl, you're in the very core of my heart. I hold you there like a jewel." — The Blue Castle, L.M. Montgomery⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 🍃⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ As we wrap up April, I have to make a few comments about the Read-Along book for #lmmreadalong2019 — The Blue Castle! It's by far my favorite Montgomery book after Anne and Emily. It’s one of two books Montgomery wrote for adult audiences, and I think it's an absolute kick! It reads easily and makes me laugh.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 🍃⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Have you read it? What are some of your favorite parts? I adore Valancy and the way she blossoms and is set free. I also love the way Montgomery writes large families. She really had a knack for that! We see it in Emily of New Moon, The Story Girl, A Tangled Web, and others. Family conclaves were her thing.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 🍃⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ This book's premise is based on a really interesting question: If you thought you only had a short time to live, what would you do and how would you live differently? 🍃⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 🍃⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 🍃⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #kindredspiritbooks #thebluecastle #anneofgreengables #annewithane #anneshirley #amreading #booksofinstagram #bookstagram #christianwomen #bookish #booklove #bookblog #booknerd #bookworm #bookaholic #lmmontgomery #literary #booklife #booklover #bibliophile #bookworm #unitedbookstagram #bookstagrammer #bookstagramfeature #bookishfeature
  • "You remember after I had dinner at your house, you told me that you loved me? I have thought about you and I like you, and I like seeing you, and maybe I feel the same way. So the next time you tell me you love me, if there is a next time, I'll, I'll say I love you too." —Brooklyn (2015) 🌷⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Have you seen Brooklyn? What did you think? I love the whole feel of it. Period films and costuming always grab my attention. There were a few bits of this film that I didn't love, but it's really touching overall. I enjoyed the way it depicted the time period and the culture of Brooklyn in the 1950s. 🌷 This conversation pretty much happened to me when my now-husband and I were dating.🙈The first time he said he loved me, I froze! It took me a few weeks to get myself ready to say it back the next time he said it. Thankfully, he did. And I did. And we just celebrated our 16th wedding anniversary this weekend. 🌷⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ I've never been to Coney Island, but if I went, I think I'd have to dress like Eilis in this scene. That skirt . . . ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 🌷⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #kindredspiritbooks #perioddrama #periodfilm #brooklynmovie #saoirseronan #brooklyn #1950s #periodcostume #1950sfashion #amreading #amwriting #coneyisland #happymonday #bookish #literary #bookstagram #bookstagrammer #booksofinstagram #booklife #booklove #easter #booknerd #literary #booklover #bibliophile #bookworm #unitedbookstagram
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