in my backpack

Last year I thought I would be able to read

book after book after book.

Turns out I was wrong.

I was in the thick of 

teaching little wee ones,

learning a new language,

teaching the wee ones a new language,

moving to a new town for the first time,

making all new friends,

and desperately missing my family and friends from the mainland.  

That didn't leave much time for leisure reading.

Around April I received a very generous gift.

A nook!

I finally was at a point where I could jump back into 

one of my very favorite hobbies.  

And boy was it wonderful.

I read 5 books before the school year even ended.

It felt comforting to get lost in a good book again.

Before returning for year 2 in Jarabacoa

I loaded up with books.  

[the nook is ready for when my paperbacks run out!]

first up was Donald Miller's "A Million Miles in a Thousand Years"

A.mazing.  

Read it if you haven't already.

It has impacted my life.

The good kind of impact :)

Next up is the Narnia series.  

I am stoked.

[thank you Kaia, for sharing your books well]

I have a confession.

I stunk at reading my bible this summer.

I was so busy and it just rarely made it into my day.

Horrible.

I didn't like that.

I wouldn't recommend that.

This book is good.

and important.

I am doing better now that I'm back in Jarabacoa.

Thank goodness.

I've been s.l.o.w.l.y. reading Acts for 2 years now.

I know I know.

That might seem crazy.

But I like it.

I've read lots of book throughout,

but Acts has been a constant.  

I'm back in the Acts game.

[chapter 18 to be exact]

Have you read any of these books?

Did you like them?

What are you reading right now?  

[please please please answer, I really would LOVE to know]