I have a good feeling about this

You want to know one of the things I really love?

It's when I pick out another book to read.

Unless, it's one I'm re-reading, there's always that little bit of

Mystery.

Will I like it? Will it be worth the money I spent? (Unless of course I only paid 50 cents for it at Goodwill)

Quite often it will be from an Author I'm already familiar with.

But almost as often, I am giving a new Author a try.

New Authors make me a little nervous.

I love so much to discover someone whose words really speak to me,

and am so disappointed if they do not.

I am seldom though, without a book to read. There are quite a few, that I have promised myself to read for a second time.

I have been to Hogwarts several times. Last time through all seven years even.

A few of the other books I read over and over, To Kill A Mocking Bird, If you haven't, please promise me that you will. No one should ever die without reading that beautiful, insightful and inspiring book.

I actually finally got my father to read it before he died. (He felt the old movie was so good that it left little need for the book)

Fortunately it was one of those rare times when he admitted I had been right all along.

Another book I have read more than twice, The Lord of the Rings. I realize that this set of books will not be to everyone's taste, but please then at least read The Hobbit.

A few of the books I intend to reread: A Painted House - John Grisham,

Queen and Roots - Alex Haley

Hearts In Atlantis and The Stand - Stephen King,

and, all of the original OZ books by Frank L Baum.

This is what I love.

I get a new book to read.

I don't get to it right away usually.

I like to savor just having it.

Looking at it.

Promising myself.

I also need to finish the book I am currently reading.

The time comes for the new book.

I open it up.

If there is an introduction, I read that.

If there is an acknowledgement or a list of chapters, of course I read those.

I always read the prologue, of course I do.

And then I get to one of my favorite parts, Chapter One.

Sometimes it only takes a few pages, sometimes it takes as many as 50.

But the moment that I love the most. My very favorite part of the whole reading process.

Is when after reading those first few or even a few more, pages,

I suddenly get that warm, cozy, comfortable, feeling,

that this is a book I'm going to like.

This, this, will be a good read. This is a book that I am going to try to pace myself with.

So it won't be over too fast, of course.

Yes, when I get that joyful feeling, that I am starting on a grand reading adventure, and that there is nothing else I want to do, other than curl up in a comfortable chair and

read,

Well that is one of my favorite feelings in the entire world.

In fact, besides having my children and being with my husband, well just generally spending time with my family.

I would have to say that the reading of a really good book,

Is the thing in the world I love the most.