It's Monday! What Are You Reading? April 24, 2017

It's Monday! What Are You Reading? is a place to meet up and share what you have been, are and about to be reading over the week. It's an opportunity to visit other blogs and to comment on their reads. And ... you can add to that ever growing TBR pile! So welcome everyone. This meme started with J Kaye's Blog and then was taken up by Sheila from Book Journey. Sheila then passed it on to Kathryn at the Book Date. And here we are!

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I had a great week. Saturday was my birthday (check out my birthday post for a giveaway) and it was a wonderful day. I am so blessed. The next week will be very busy and different for us. We are taking care of our 2½ grandson for a few days while his parents take a vacation. Thank goodness he's got a great daycare so we can rest up during the day. 😉

Thanks for stopping by. I hope you all have a great week. Happy reading!

What I'm currently reading/listening to

All the Best People
by Sonja Yoerg
Love this author's stories!


Motherland
by Maria Hummel 
This is our book club pick for this week.


Beach Rental (Emerald Isle, NC #1)
by Grace Greene
(audio-book)

What I recently finished

Locked Tight (Mindjack Series #4)
by Susan Kaye Quinn
Love this series! My thoughts will be posted soon.

I Am Hutterite: The Fascinating True Story of a Young Woman's Journey to Reclaim Her Heritage
by Mary-Ann Kirkby
Interesting read. Check out my post and giveaway HERE. 

What I am going to read next


Sweet Tea Tuesdays
by Ashley Farley

I really love my reading life!

What are you reading this week?

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Book Spotlight Giveaway! I Am Hutterite by Mary-Ann Kirkby

I have sooooo many books! The Book Spotlight Giveaway feature that I post every Saturday is a way for me to clear my shelves and to share some of the many books I have. This feature is a way for my to cull my collection and to give someone else the opportunity to enjoy these treasures.

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This book is one that my book club just finished reading and discussing. It was very interesting and I learned so much about the Hutterite way of life, so different from my own. We had a really great discussion and since we have Hutterite colonies in our state, it was enlightening to learn more about the culture of some of our neighbors.

Good luck and be sure to stop back next week!

I Am Hutterite

I Am Hutterite: The Fascinating True Story of a Young Woman's Journey to Reclaim Her Heritage by Mary-Ann Kirkby
Paperback, 203 pages
Published June 1st 2007 by Polka Dot Press

A fascinating journey into the heart and culture of a reclusive religious community.

I Am Hutterite takes readers into the hidden heart of the little-known Hutterite colony in southern Manitoba where author Mary-Ann Kirkby spent her childhood. When she was ten years old her parents packed up their seven children and a handful of possessions and left the security of the colony to start a new life. Overnight they were thrust into a world they didn't understand, a world that did not understand them.

Before she left the colony Mary-Ann had never tasted macaroni and cheese or ridden a bike. She had never heard of Walt Disney or rock-and-roll. She was forced to reinvent herself, denying her heritage to fit in with her peers. With great humor, Kirkby describes how she adapted to popular culture; and with raw honesty her family's deep sense of loss for their community. More than a history lesson, I Am Hutterite is a powerful tale of retracing steps and understanding how our beginnings often define us.

Controversial and acclaimed by the Hutterite community, Kirkby's book unveils the rich history and traditions of her people, giving us a rare and intimate portrait of an extraordinary way of life.

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It's Monday! What Are You Reading? April 17, 2017

It's Monday! What Are You Reading? is a place to meet up and share what you have been, are and about to be reading over the week. It's an opportunity to visit other blogs and to comment on their reads. And ... you can add to that ever growing TBR pile! So welcome everyone. This meme started with J Kaye's Blog and then was taken up by Sheila from Book Journey. Sheila then passed it on to Kathryn at the Book Date. And here we are!

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We had a great week, weatherwise and otherwise. The nice, warmer days are winning out over the cold days so that is good and we are seeing the sun more. Patio reading days are within sight! Yay!!

The Easter weekend was filled with house guests. Most of the kids and little kiddos were here on Saturday and some came back over again on Sunday. I am truly blessed! 

Thanks for stopping by. I hope you all have a great week. Happy reading!

What I'm currently reading/listening to


I Am Hutterite: The Fascinating True Story of a Young Woman's Journey to Reclaim Her Heritage
by Mary-Ann Kirkby
This is our book club pick for this week.


Beach Rental (Emerald Isle, NC #1)
by Grace Greene
(audio-book)

What I recently finished

Summer of the Loon

by Deanna Lynn Sletten

(audio-book)

Loved the narrator of this great story!

Slightly South of Simple
by Kristy Woodson Harvey
Another wonderful story from Kristy. My thoughts will be posted soon.


The Locksmith (Mindjack Origins #5)
by Susan Kaye Quinn
Prepping myself for reading Locked Tight, which is out today!

Indulgence in Death (In Death #31)
by J.D. Robb 
(audio-book)

What I am going to read next


Locked Tight (Mindjack Series #4)
by Susan Kaye Quinn

I really love my reading life!

What are you reading this week?

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It's Monday! What Are You Reading? April 10, 2017

It's Monday! What Are You Reading? is a place to meet up and share what you have been, are and about to be reading over the week. It's an opportunity to visit other blogs and to comment on their reads. And ... you can add to that ever growing TBR pile! So welcome everyone. This meme started with J Kaye's Blog and then was taken up by Sheila from Book Journey. Sheila then passed it on to Kathryn at the Book Date. And here we are!

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Thanks for stopping by. I hope you all have a great week. Happy reading!

What I'm currently reading/listening to

Slightly South of Simple
by Kristy Woodson Harvey


Summer of the Loon
by Deanna Lynn Sletten
(audio-book)


Indulgence in Death (In Death #31)
by J.D. Robb 
(audio-book)

What I recently finished

Lucky Bastard (Lucky O'Toole #4)
by Deborah Coonts
Love this series. My thoughts will be posted soon.

The Forbidden Garden
by Ellen Herrick

My thoughts will be posted later today.

What I am going to read next


I Am Hutterite: The Fascinating True Story of a Young Woman's Journey to Reclaim Her Heritage
by Mary-Ann Kirkby
This is our next book club pick.

I really love my reading life!

What are you reading this week?

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