Some Reading, Caly?

It’s been raining for days now. Not a normal experience for us Marylanders.  Although the sun has finally come out this morning, all this soggyness makes me want to curl up on the warm, dry couch with a good book.  Add some hot tea, and it’s perfect. 

I pitched the idea of some reading time to Caly, but I didn’t receive the answer I was hoping for.  The rain doesn’t seem to have the same effect on her as on me. She is still looking for some undivided attention. The good book and tea will have to wait until she is in bed for the night…and the dishes are washed…the house straightened…Mikey’s shirts ironed….

With the busyness of life, reading is hard to squeeze in. And it’s easy to lose sight of its importance.  But it is important.  I love the way John Piper puts it: “If you want to stay alive to what is great and glorious and beautiful and eternal, you will have to fight for time to look through the eyes of others who were in touch with God.”  This requires reading and reading requires effort.  But this effort yields beautiful rewards.

So, welcome to reading week here at girltalk.  We are gonna chat about this delightful pastime for the next few days. And I thought it would be fun to start off with a little survey. We want to learn about the reading interests of our readers. So Nicole (the girltalk technical director) has set one up on the sidebar. Simply read the question and select the option that best describes your reading habits. We’ll post the results and take a new poll tomorrow.