I am one who stays up late to read too, alongside my snoring husband. I see you have some books on your TBR that I've really enjoyed. The Father's Tale by Michael O'Brien, East of Eden by John Steinbeck and All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doer are all books I truly loved! I don't know why I didn't 'discover' East of Eden until this past summer, but when I was holding it in my hand, another woman was telling me she has a friend who reads it every year. When I heard that, I knew there had to be some compelling reason why, so it sounded worth a read. I was not disappointed! I like to copy down quotes that resonate with me while I'm reading, and that one had me writing down quite a few. Lots of depth and wisdom in that book. I'm also a huge fan of anything Michael O'Brien writes, but his Island of the World is likely my favorite.
Yes I am surprised I’ve gone as long as I have without reading east of Eden! But I’m about to start The Pearl any day now, so maybe 2025 will be the year of steinbeck! I’ve only read Father Elijah of O’Briens before and I loved it, so I’m definitely looking forward to A Father’s Tale.
Also I wanted to comment on your post about surrendering fertility but I think comments are disabled. It was exactly what I needed to hear right now, so thanks for sharing!
I'm so glad to hear that the message about surrendering our fertility to God was timely for you. Thanks for letting me know that. That's my most-read post. About comments, I'm still trying to decide whether to enable them or not. I'm fairly new to Substack (just started this past summer), and I wasn't sure how much I'd be able to engage in comments, so opted to leave them off for now. We'll see...
I am one who stays up late to read too, alongside my snoring husband. I see you have some books on your TBR that I've really enjoyed. The Father's Tale by Michael O'Brien, East of Eden by John Steinbeck and All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doer are all books I truly loved! I don't know why I didn't 'discover' East of Eden until this past summer, but when I was holding it in my hand, another woman was telling me she has a friend who reads it every year. When I heard that, I knew there had to be some compelling reason why, so it sounded worth a read. I was not disappointed! I like to copy down quotes that resonate with me while I'm reading, and that one had me writing down quite a few. Lots of depth and wisdom in that book. I'm also a huge fan of anything Michael O'Brien writes, but his Island of the World is likely my favorite.
Yes I am surprised I’ve gone as long as I have without reading east of Eden! But I’m about to start The Pearl any day now, so maybe 2025 will be the year of steinbeck! I’ve only read Father Elijah of O’Briens before and I loved it, so I’m definitely looking forward to A Father’s Tale.
Also I wanted to comment on your post about surrendering fertility but I think comments are disabled. It was exactly what I needed to hear right now, so thanks for sharing!
I'm so glad to hear that the message about surrendering our fertility to God was timely for you. Thanks for letting me know that. That's my most-read post. About comments, I'm still trying to decide whether to enable them or not. I'm fairly new to Substack (just started this past summer), and I wasn't sure how much I'd be able to engage in comments, so opted to leave them off for now. We'll see...