For the love of reading

I know in my last post I weakly committed to sharing a little more depth of what is on my mind. Sure, I feel strongly about some political issues, religious issues and the need to learn truth, but with a month or two that has gone by with no interesting posts, I and whoever reads this blog knows that that was not on the top or anywhere near my priority list.

My priority list goes something like this: -feeding and caring for 4 little kids and a husband- cleaning the house, yard and van - going to work- exercising - grocery shopping and errand running - and last of all ...reading. Blogging is actually not even on here. So I thought I'd share one of my passions in life...Books!

I love books! I'm always reading something. I particularly love historical non-fiction, but I can appreciate all genres. I just finished reading Dan Brown's The Lost Symbol, which I thoroughly enjoyed. I was already a fan of his from Angels & Demons and The DiVinci Code, but this book touched on some topics I just love. I'm not going to spoil the book though. It's a great read.

The book talks about Noetic Science which is, in simple terms, studying energy and the spirit. There is just so much we don't know about when it comes to energy and nature and people. We are all so connected. Energy flow is real and powerful. I'm sure most of us have heard about the monks that live in Tibet and the ability they have to raise their own body temperatures. That's only one aspect of harnessing energy. There are so many different directions one can go with that. I love reading about the healing forms of energy.

So after reading Dan Brown's book I happened on another book which I am just finishing up called Talking with Nature by Michael Roads. It's about this British man, who moves to Australia and starts farming and interestingly enough, is given this gift to communicate with nature. He is constantly being taught that there is a oneness that we as humans have with nature. I believe this wholeheartedly and there really is so much truth one can learn if we all take the time to just listen.

Jeff enjoys a good book too, but if he's not quick enough, I'll "borrow" whatever he checks out from the library, and read it too. He checked out The Scavenger's Manifesto and it is a humorous, light read. It's basic philosophy is to not be a part of our consumer driven society. The authors suggest we scavenge for things, whether they be for free or from a thrift store to get what we need. No need to tell me that.

Hopefully the kids will have a love of books like I do. Here are a few pics of the little ones.

I just love how cute and clean the kids look right after a bath. Brandon's hair is wild and I love it!

Leanna is our junior bookworm. She devours a chapter book in about 2 days! She's becoming a great writer too!

Taking a stroll down Joemma Beach.