Light through Literature

Light through Literature

Good morning ladies and welcome to a new week! My dear friend Stella and I both enjoy reading and God has used literature to enhance our lives and help us grow many times. We would like to share this journey of reading with you, so today we will begin a new dimension of our blog called "Light through Literature". Not only has God given us His spoken, holy word, The Bible but He has used people throughout history to share words that can also lead us down the path He wants us to take in life or remind us where we should be. Reading the right words at the right moment can be like a refreshing wind to our souls. Below are some interesting facts I found about reading. I do hope that if you fall into these categories that you will step beyond them to a new path of learning and enjoyment!

• One-third of high school graduates never read another book for the rest of their lives.
• 58% of the US adult population never reads another book after high school.
• 42% of college graduates never read another book.
• 80% of US families did not buy or read a book last year.
• 70% of US adults have not been in a bookstore in the last five years.
• 57% of new books are not read to completion.

- I found the information at Dan Poynter’s ParaPublishing.com. All figures are from the United States

All of that said we would like to invite you now to read a book along with us. We plan to chose a book periodically and extend an invitation for you to read along with us. Being our first book we aren't sure how this will all go. We may make posts about the book as we go and we may just review it at the end. We would love to hear your thoughts on the books as you read along with us. We would also love your suggestions for other readings. To share on this subject just comment under this post or email us at lightforawomanspath@gmail.com

So now onto the book of choice. For our first reading we have chose to read a book that has recently also been made into a movie. So if you haven't watched the movie WAIT and read the book with us first. If you have watched the movie READ the book anyways, the book is always better than the movie! The book we will be reading is THE VOW. "In The Vow, the Carpenters share their story of how, against enormous odds, they stuck together, fell in love again, and kept the marriage vows they'd made to each other. They also share their Christian faith, and how it sustained them through their most difficult times" (this is taken from the description of the book). We are very excited about this reading and hope you will join us! If you click on the name of the book above in purple it will take you to a link where you can purchase the book or you can also find it at your local Walmart or Bookstore. We will begin reading this book Wednesday February 29, 2012 so go grab your copy of the book quickly so you will be ready to start! Watch for more posts soon and God Bless each of you!

~ Rachel Taylor