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These always feel a little awkward, but I’ve been MIA here on Bookstagram lately while I worked on a website project and I wanted to reintroduce who you’re even following over here. 😊 ▫️ I’m Emily. I have two kids (4 and 2) and am married to a high school pastor whose job has taken us from SoCal (where I grew up), to Northern Idaho and landed us in Lehigh Valley, PA where we’ve lived for almost 4 years. I’ve been doing online communication work for @eda_efca for two years and love it (even when it cuts in to my reading time 😏). ▫️ Random things... I look forward to my morning coffee before I go to bed at night (can you say addict?), I sometimes wish I majored in horticulture instead of English so I could be like Monty Don, and the only two movies I can decently quote are Disney’s Robin Hood and Fletch Lives. ▫️ So, hi! 👋🏻 Are you a movie quoter? What books have you been enjoying this Summer?
Haven’t had a morning that looked like this in ages. Grateful for these pages and coffee. ▫️ And very much enjoying this book. @readaloudrevival
One of my favorite parts of Spring - when all my peonies start to pop open! ▫️ Have any of y’all read this yet? I finished it a couple days after it arrived on my doorstep. Loved being back at Arundel (where all the Penderwick magic began) and enjoyed Seeing life through Lydia’s eyes. I’m always torn at the end of these books - wanting more from the older sisters perspectives (because you come to adore them as the series progresses) but recognizing part of the wonder these create is due to the voices being rooted in early adolescence. ▫️ So, I struggled with the ambiguity of it’s ending but only because I can’t get enough of the Penderwicks. #penderwicksforever
Figuring out my Enneagram type has been on my “to-do” list for a long time, but I’ve always been a bit intimidated by both the framework itself and the process of typing (tests aren’t always accurate..). ▫️ The Road Back To You by @ianmorgancron and @suzannestabile was such an excellent primer - accessible and engaging (I now want to read everything Ian has written.) while giving a god overview of the Enneagram’s origins and each type. ▫️ I’m pretty certain I’m a 1w9 which has already helped me understand why I react to change like I do and why I can’t switch gears emotionally very quickly. ▫️ But one of the biggest benefits to me personally has been seeing the world through such a diverse amount of perspectives. And knowing that God created each of us with a different lens - my lens is no better than anyone else’s. ▫️ If your in to the Enneagram, I’d love to know your type and how that knowledge has helped you in some way!!
Here’s my short-list for Spring reading. Some I’ve already started, some I received as gifts and two are from publishers (#partner @counterpointpress + @tnzfiction). ▫️ Historically, I don’t adjust to new routines easily so I’m trying to gracefully slide into a season of more responsibility at work, more yard-work (a hobby I enjoy) and running again. ▫️ When I’m too tired to read at night, my current Netflix obsession is Big Dreams, Small Spaces with Monty Don. It kinda makes me wish I majored in horticulture instead of English... ▫️ What are you reading or watching lately?
April has turned out to be s whirlwind month - I’ve been thankful for this treasury of sweet, easy stories about bosom friends. Thank you for the Betsy-Tacy introduction @erindotsmith! ▫️ What are your comfort reads when life gets crazy?
No staging needed - this is what my kitchen table looks like right now... ▫️ We are all loving this beautiful and inspiring picture book. “Every season has its own secret-dreaming, cozy-keeping, hush-listening, fort-building time.” ▫️ Now that I live in a place with all four seasons, I’m especially drawn to books (adult and kid alike) that showcase the passing of time. The text and illustrations in this book do just that with a large dose of color and whimsy. ▫️ PS - pretty sure Winter would be more tolerable if I had a fort like theirs...
Got a little early birthday book mail from my aunt yesterday! I haven’t read any of them (swipe to next pic to see what I got) and I’m excited about all three! Have you read any of these beauties? ▫️ Also, our forsythia is in full bloom and making me smile even though it’s cold and dreary here in PA.
It’s supposed to be 70 this weekend! Is Spring finally coming to the Lehigh Valley?!! 🌱🎉🌿 ▫️ I promise this is the last time I’ll post about the Penderwicks until May... But I finished the fourth book last night. It had a heavier feel to it (I cried for the last 30 pages) as Batty processes major life events from the past. Despite that, I still laughed out loud and enjoyed the antics of the younger Penderwicks. I continue to marvel how well Jeanne Birdsall captures the emotions of adolescents. ▫️ Also, I ate far too many cookies this weekend. like meal substitution type amounts. 😳
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