#Heartspeak - I do have #ebooks and #books on #kindle but nothing can replace the feeling I get holding a book in my hands and turning pages. It's like they hug me! When I was growing up, we used to have a #bookmobile that came through the neighborhood. Can't remember how often they came but I would check out no less than seven books at a time.
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I've always loved to read. My grandmother taught me how to read and write before I ever set foot in any school. I loved the #library and couldn't wait for the Scholastic Book Club order forms to come through. (Random- I thought I saw an office for them in Lake Mary once.)
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I think reading is so important. I know we have other options like #audiobooks and previously mentioned ebooks but give me something I can wrap my fingers around.
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Growing up, some of my favorite books were the Hardy Boys, Nancy Drew and books by Judy Blume. Anybody old enough to remember those Which Way books with alternate endings? I even used to read Encyclopedias! We had both World Book and Encyclopedia Brittanica. I think that is where my love of Geography started to develop. I wanted to travel the world and do missionary work!
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I think, most of all, reading opened my mind to other worlds and fed my very vivid imagination. Before YouTube and Google, we had books. I have so many cookbooks I have yet to unbox. Many more recipes "saved for later" that I've never tried. ☺
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I am currently reading old speeches from some of our greatest African Americans and just immersing myself in our rich culture. It is disheartening to see something my ancestors wrote in the 1800s let alone the 1960s that could very well be written today.
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I am inspired and being reminded daily of the gifts God gave me. The biggest being my VOICE. God is up to something and I'm riding with Him. When my heart speaks, I know my soul has been stirred. Not running from it. I'm embracing it.
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Have a blessed night, babies! Please #VOTE!!! - MzVirtue out 😘
