February Reads

I didn't get to read as much this month with everything going on YET what I did get to read I will recommend.

I read

• Black Heels to Tractor Wheels by Ree Drummond (The Pioneer Woman) I spent a good part on 2 days reading what she had posted on her blog about it from back in the day. I thoroughly enjoyed the story of how she met her husband. Love the drama. Love her decision making process meaning when you are in love you decide to be with that person no matter what. It is a fun read. Pick it up. It will make you smile.
• A Red Herring Without Mustard by Alan Bradley. Hello, it's Flavia solving a murder again and playing tricks on her sisters. I liked this one better than #2 because she discovers something beautiful of her mother's. Also, the murder in this one brings more intersting and fun characters to the story. Another fun read.
• I made several attempts on the Autobiography of Mark Twain. I like the idea that he wanted it published 100 yrs after his death. His writing style is not chronological. He writes whatever comes to mind. This creates interest due to the subject he is thinking about or a memory of the past. I am fascinated by that idea. However, the research team has to put their five cents in there about every other page letting us know who discovered it, the time frame of writing, and etc. You have to get through so much of that to get to his real writing that I found it incredibly difficult to become interested in reading much more than the 63 pages I did. This doesn't count as a read because believe me I wasn't into even 1/16. Good luck to ya.
• Although not a book, I absolutely loved Truman Madsen's DVD collection titled The Eternal Christ. He teaches some deep and beautiful doctrine of the Savior. The background to his teaching is from different locations in Israel. Stunning cinematography. It is a visual feast as well as spiritual. My favorite part I learned from listening to Ann Madsen talk about how her husband accomplished this teaching series. He had no script just chose the locations and went there with the ideas in his mind. The very last part is him bearing his testimony. This is after he had returned home and was told that he had incurable cancer. Just watch his face and his emotion during the last frame. Get this for your family. I am going to. WOW!!

Happy Reading!