The End of a Good Book

It is always hard to come to the end of a good book. Some of us stop at a chapter's end in order to go to bed, or make dinner, or simply do something else. SOME of us just keep reading. 

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When the Lovely Daughter was small and growing, she discovered books in a big way. Perhaps it is because she was read to. I mean, really Read to, multiple times, multiple books, singles and series and biographies which became beloved. Anne of Green Gables, Little Women, Great Expectations, and many more were pulled from our shelves. Dick King-Smith and Roald Dahl planted themselves deeply and galvanized our family reading times. 

But one of the discoveries which sent her to the shelves on her own was anything by author Francine Rivers.

These books came her way one summertime when her grandmother slipped one into her birthday box. She perused its first pages, and then there was no stopping her. Instead of moderation, my dear Readers, our daughter chose a unique intemperance when it came to books. They were good books! GREAT books which her father and I had no objections to. The objections began with the discovery that she had stayed up through the night, lost in a world; a Francine Rivers world.

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Being 'in trouble', for reading too much? I shudder now to think I might have scolded. (Argh!)

The SconeLady does not stay up very late. She does not really want to. But a sweet tale has kept me reading onward, just lately. Tomorrow I shall share it with you.

Find something sweet and indulge, dear friends. It is far more satisfying than a piece of cake could ever be, and much longer-lasting.


See you along the way!
the SconeLady


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