WHY READ?

                                                      WHY READ?

         I have always loved to read, right from when I was four years old and begged my mom to teach me how. I loved listening to her read to me every day, and I dreamed of writing a book just like the one she was reading to me.

         Books are ways to get out of our daily, mundane lives, and live in a world of possibilities, and adventure. We can be anybody or anything in our books. We can become that character that we had always wanted to be. I think that's why I love it so much. When I'm reading, I'm not longer the 39 year old, single, childless, woman; I'm suddenly everything I've always wanted to be.

         My Mom instilled books into me straight from the womb, I think. She used to read to me all the time. I even remember my favorite book when I was little. It was called "Dirty Feet" and it was about a girl named Penelope. Gosh, I must have been four years old when I first got that book. It's cover was light blue, with a picture of a little girl stepping in a puddle. It was the most gorgeous thing I had ever seen in my short life, and it was also the most precious thing I owned. Nothing compared to that book.

         It was then, that I knew that I wanted to be an author when I grew up. I wrote my first story when I was seven years old. It was a page long and it was called, "I Hate School!" It was about a girl named, Samantha, who hated school. I wish I still had that story, but I lost it many years ago during one of our family moves. (Just a note, I actually loved school!)

        As I grew, I read almost every day, and began my collection of books when I was a young teenager. The first time I realized I wanted to collect books, was when I bought my first Janette Oke book. I was hooked!

         My all time favorite book, though, has got to be, "Anne of Green Gables." I  watched the movie starring Megan Follows, when I was a child, and fell in love with the characters. (Especially, Gilbert Blythe!) Then, a few years later, I read the book for the first time. I enjoyed it so much, that as soon as I finished it, I started it over, again right away!

         I have read a lot of different genres, including, Christian fiction/non-fiction, classics, fantasies, mysteries, suspense, romance, and yes, even some paranormal books. Right now, I'm trying to read more YA novels.

        So, why read? Because it makes you FEEL GOOD!

        HAPPY READING!