April Kindle Pick

The question of whether or not animals have souls, was brought up last night during supper w/ my family. For anyone who has ever loved an animal, how could they believe otherwise?! My Dad claims they do not... I personally disagree w/ this! And after a lifetime of being around animals, it's hard for me to understand how he could think such a thing.


Maybe Dad needs to read my Kindle Pick for the month of April... Water For Elephants, I bet Rosie (the Elephant in the story) would change his mind!


After several months of reading non-fiction, I decided to go back to what I love best... contemporary fiction! I normally don't reread books but when I found out that Water for Elephants was being brought to the big screen, I had to go back and enjoy it a second time. I recommend it very highly to anyone, who at any point in their lives, has loved an animal. It's also a great love story and a fascinating look into circus life in the 1930's.

Kindle Pick for January

One of my New Year's "goals" was to read more. And with that came the challenge of selecting books I wouldn't ordinarily read. I have a new "favorite thing", the Amazon Kindle, which allows you to read virtually anything you can get your hands on! That includes children's books! Jaxon loves being read to at night by this device! We are currently reading "The Tale of Peter Rabbit" and "The Velveteen Rabbit"... both are free for the Kindle. I am looking for some new stories right now for the month of February... suggestions are welcome!


My challenge to myself for the month of January, was to pick a non-fiction book to read. I am a big fiction reader and can honestly say I don't remember the last time I read non-fiction! One of the reasons I love the Kindle so much is because you can use the device to shop online for books! The Kindle Storefront gives you the freedom to shop by categories... fiction, non-fiction, memoirs, children's books, blogs, magazines, etc.!

As I began my hunt for the non-fiction book of choice, I was immediately drawn to a book entitled, "Heaven Is For Real", by Todd Burpo. Other than the title, what grabbed my attention in the description, was that the book is based on stories told to his parents by a 4 year old, about what he had seen in heaven. I don't want to give too much away but this book was AMAZING!!! I very highly recommend it to anyone, whether you believe in heaven or not.

Check out the link below to read more about this amazing piece of non-fiction!
http://heavenisforreal.net/