Summer reading

I love reading, it is something that I have always enjoyed and still do. Good books draw you in and you never want to leave. I always feel a little sad when I have finished a book I have loved. That is why I read to my kids and I want them to see me reading because it is important and we can learn so much about the world and ourselves.Good books make us laugh, cry and  think. 
One reason I love summer is I have more time to read and relax. I am really excited about the new Jen Hatmaker book For The Love that comes out in August – she is a funny lady. I applied to read her book and be part of her launch team but didn’t get picked so for those other #4500 we got to preview some chapters, some had me laughing out loud or laughing so hard I had tears running down my cheeks. Others had me thinking. I love when a book can make you laugh , cry and really think another way about things.
I just finished Smart Money Smart Kids by Dave Ramsey and Rachel Cruze , it was a great book and we are working oh helping our kids learn to win with money. They even saved up money to buy a Tsum Tsum small cute Disney toys that you can stack but it was an easy goal since they were only 4.95. It was interesting how my 4 yr old had no trouble handing over his money but my 7 year old did.
Right now I am reading Balancing it All by Candace Cameron Bure and I am loving it. There is a lot of great information in it about how to keep your life balanced as a mom it is something I am always working on.
Another book I am excited about it the Lake House by Kate Morton even though it won’t be out until October. I love her books and have read them all so I can’t wait for a new one!
There are a few other books that people have recommended like All The Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr , The Fringe Hours by Jessica N Turner  and I will be on the look out for blog post for other books to try.
This summer we will also join a reading challenge to keep the kids reading and on track this summer. Our local library system has a challenge for kids to read at least 20 minutes a day.It is so important to keep reading with our kids and letting them see us reading and enjoying it! They watch what we do and see what is important to us and what to copy it.So check your local library or bookstore and see if they have a fun reading program to make reading fun and help keep them reading.
Be awesome! Be a book nut!”
― Dr. Seuss
“I have a passion for teaching kids to become readers, to become comfortable with a book, not daunted. Books shouldn't be daunting, they should be funny, exciting and wonderful; and learning to be a reader gives a terrific advantage.”
― Roald Dahl