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Love to Read!

August 26, 2019encouragementbooks, ebook, family, home, inspiration, kindle, library, life, lost, love of reading, peaceful place, public library, reading, reading devices, real books or ebooks, safe haven, self published authors, writingT.W. Allgaier

I think that my love of writing comes from my love for reading. I remember as a girl wanting to go to the public library as much as I was allowed to go!

I grew up in the era in which one could ride a bike from one end of town to another without much worry. So my bicycle seemed to be set on an old fashioned GPS setting of sorts to the incredible building.

When I walked in our beautiful library, I was immediately engulfed in peace. The quiet often soothed my troubled soul. Ahead of me was an adventure just waiting to happen! I walked between the aisles of books and breathed in the smell that only a true reader of books would understand.

Adventure, romance, comedy, news, encouragement…..the whole world was afforded to me in this place. A product of a broken home, which often seemed very broken … this place was my haven, my safe place.

I will forever love the library. And I will forever love reading. My preference is a “real’ book. I know a lot of people like audio books and digital downloaded books, but holding that book in my hands and turning the pages will always be my preferred method.

Alas, as a reader who does not have enough room in her house for ALL the books I want to read, I have succumbed to the pressure of buying a Kindle several years ago. And now as an author, my books are offered in this format.

No one was forcing me to do this…I was just greedy in my book collection and needed room. It made sense. So currently I have over 400+ books downloaded, and that doesn’t include the AMP Bible, two dictionaries and several reference books.

And I have a tendency to read more than one book at a time, so having them all in one place is a bit convenient.

Since I plan to add more to my collection, I had to share these discoveries! If you are like me, this has infinite possibilities!

Amazon Unlimited 1 Month FREE!

Amazon Kindle 99 cents for 2 Months!

This includes unlimited reading, plus unlimited music. There simply are not enough hours in the day!

Reading….how many books in your collections? Do you agree that readers are often writers?

~Be Encouraged Today~

Tammy

~The Ocean Series~ Our Home

February 8, 2018Spiritual Encouragement, The Ocean Series2 Corinthians 5:1-5, Christian encouragement, Christian life, encouragement, encouragement in Christ, home, longing for home, moving south, ocean, ocean series devotions, Rest in Christ, spiritual encouragementT.W. Allgaier

Have you ever visited somewhere that feels like “home” to you?

My “home” seems to be the beach. The ache in my soul is a reminder that I am not at “home”. Deep within my heart is a love for the ocean and everything about it. I love to stare upon the horizon and let my thoughts drift to a peace and comfort I only seem to access there. I enjoy listening to the waves and the constant, rhythmic lapping as they hit the shoreline.

My husband and I have talked about moving south many times. I have looked for jobs, houses and cost of living. I am just convinced that I belong on the beach and would feel so at “home” there.

My desire to live on the beach would eventually cave in like the castle built on the sand. I would soon have the desire to live somewhere else. My daughter in law once asked a local that lived on an island that we visited where he vacationed? His response? “The mountains…there I can breathe and relax.”

Is the fact that we are on vacation….away from the drama of life, that make us feel more relaxed and at “home”? The swirling circumstances of life are put on hold for a week. The busy lives we lead slow down to a snail’s pace and we stop, listen and relax.

As a believer in the Lord Jesus Christ, my spirit is truly longing for my heavenly home. I will never truly feel at “home” until I am there…..

But….Let me be clear on one thing….

…if someone offers us a cottage on the beach….we will gladly accept!!

~Be Encouraged Today~

Tammy