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It’s good to be back home. . .

December 23, 2020 by Amy Leave a Comment

A lot can happen in a few years, and it has, since I abandoned Hope Is the Word for a new blog, which I later abandoned after not much time. I’ve been missing blogging lately, though, and it feels like I might finally be back in a place where I can put down a few … [Read more…]

Posted in: Uncategorized Tagged: bookish plans, Cross Stitching, Houseplants

2017 bookish goals

December 31, 2016 by Amy 5 Comments

I haven’t made many goals the past few years, mostly because they go the way of most new year’s resolutions–I don’t actually fulfill them.  However, I do love the month of January for reading, and the new year seems like a good time to set some new intentions. I plan to participate in Read-At-Home Mom’s … [Read more…]

Posted in: Books Tagged: bookish plans, Bookish Thoughts, To Be Read

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2019 Reading Challenge

2019 Reading Challenge
Amy has read 24 books toward her goal of 60 books.
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Amy's currently-reading book montage

Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis
News of the World
A Long Obedience in the Same Direction: Discipleship in an Instant Society
I'd Rather Be Reading: The Delights and Dilemmas of the Reading Life
And Every Morning the Way Home Gets Longer and Longer


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