Encouraging Hearts and Home: By the Book

I nearly titled this post Buy the Book but I so rarely buy books anymore it seemed hypocritical of me.  I rely on our library, my Kindle first free reads, and my Libby app to keep me well supplied with books.  That said we've always had a lot of overstuffed bookcases in our house.  My middle son has a few in his room and we have books tucked into all sorts of corners of our house.  I love reading and it's something I've always tried to pass onto my boys. I was struck by a few posts that were shared last week all about books and stories so I decided to feature them today. 

And Now, It's Time for This Week's Encouraging Hearts & Home Blog Hop!  

 

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  1. Maria RineerFebruary 16, 2023 at 5:19 AM

    I like the pun you thought of ;). I rarely buy books either and rely on the library. Why just accumulate more stuff? The biggest exception for me is non fiction books. I like to own those so I can mark on them.

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    1. Joanne February 17, 2023 at 10:25 AM

      Yes, I do prefer to buy non-fiction books so I can write in them too. BUT I so rarely read any non-fiction anymore.

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  2. MandyFebruary 16, 2023 at 9:51 AM

    Thank you so much for featuring my post on baby books, appreciate it!!! =)

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  3. Tea With JenniferFebruary 16, 2023 at 5:39 PM

    I love reading too & like you mainly use the library.
    Blessings, Jennifer

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    1. Joanne February 17, 2023 at 10:26 AM

      I love all our librarians and that they all know me and the boys by name.

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  4. kitty@ Kitty's Kozy KitchenFebruary 16, 2023 at 6:16 PM

    Hi Joanne! I hope you had a nice Valentine’s Day with your family. You sure look cute on that outfit! Thanks for hosting ❤️

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  5. Life Of 2 SnowbirdsFebruary 16, 2023 at 6:38 PM

    Thank you for hosting this nice party every week!

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  6. AnonymousFebruary 17, 2023 at 1:35 AM

    I rarely buy books. I’m
    Still waiting to borrow Harry’s book ‘Spare’ from the library. Such a long waiting list!
    Ruth@playworkeatrepeat

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    1. Joanne February 17, 2023 at 10:27 AM

      Yes! Some books have such a loooong wait list.

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  7. Julie's Creative LifestyleFebruary 17, 2023 at 8:17 AM

    I love reading books and getting my books from the library. Thanks for hosting and enjoy the weekend Joanne.

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  8. Amy JohnsonFebruary 17, 2023 at 8:34 AM

    I buy books and save them for when the electricity will someday go out ha ha. Thanks for the party.

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    1. Joanne February 17, 2023 at 10:24 AM

      Our electricity goes out on the regular but usually it's too dark to read when we do!

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