Books vs. Books

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I love to read! Always have.

However, sometimes I go through spurts where I will devour everything I can get my hands on and then all of a sudden I will not want to read anything for a while.

I have been in many book clubs and started three. The one I am in now is going well and growing monthly! We have been reading some GREAT books and are having some great discussions about them. Everyone brings completely different insights to the book that no one  else caught, or has feelings about a certain part that none of the rest of us saw that way. Pretty neat.

I enjoy actually reading the books, but I also have learned to LOVE Books on CD/MP3.

When my 2 were little, I would want to read but could only sit when I did.  I would really get into a book late at night after they were in bed or sometimes during nap time. Then a friend got me hooked on Books on Tape (back then)! My lovely husband even installed an under the cabinet tape/CD player in our great room for me.

The beauty of audio books is that your hands are FREE!  So even though the kids were napping, playing in their rooms or whatever, I didn’t have to just sit and hold the book. I could get things done. (SO MUCH THE MULTI-TASKER!!!) Laundry, dishes, sewing/quilting and even scrapbooking got done while listening to my book!

As the kids got older and I read to them for our Homeschool curriculum (Sonlight), I would try to find any of the books on our list PLUS others that interested us on Tape/CD. We would listen to them in the car to and from our appointments, playdates, park days and long road trips. It was great and helped to save my voice. The professionals reading always pronounce the names and places correctly and use different character voices and accents, so much better than I can!

Now the kids even go to bed listening to them.

As time has gone on, I still try to find everything I want to read as a Recorded book. It is so easy nowadays with iPods/iTouch’s and our iPhones! Not only can you download recorded books from iTunes, but there is also a free Kindle app and you can download books to be read using your iTouch/Phone (JUST LIKE A REAL BOOK, with bookmarks and highlighters, etc)!

My library carries loads of Books on CD but also has the pre-loaded MP3 machines you can check out!

I have listened to all kinds of books that I would not have taken the time to READ. Now days I am mostly photo editing while listening but it makes the task go by so much quicker.

Here is my current book list, I am making my way through. You can get there anytime by going to my ABOUT page.

Have you tried Recorded Books? Are you in a monthly book club? Have you read anything FABULOUS lately?

Tracy is first and foremost a Christian, a military wife and mother. She grew up as a military brat all over the USA and is married to her Air Force, pastor husband of 15 years. They have 2 beautiful teenage children that they home school. She is photographer, and owns Shots From the Heart Photography and loves to do what she calls “Capturing the Fingerprints of God!” in her images. Tracy also created a workshop called Mommytography, where she teaches Mom’s how to take better pictures. You can visit her at her blog: Lighthouse Academy Home & School