Book Worm: Set-Apart Femininity

I am a self-professed book worm. I think it's crazy when people say, "I would love to do more pleasure reading but I don't have time because of school." Prior to junior year of college, I was one of those people. But, do you know what I say? NON-SENSE! There's always time for pleasure reading. Consider this: how much time do you spend on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, and any other social media platform? How much time do you spend watching tv? If you have time for those things, then you most definitely have time for a little bit of reading!

Since junior year, I try and make time to read every day. It's usually when I first wake up in the morning or before I go to bed. Half an hour is all I need! Typically I have at least two books going on: one fun, easy reading and the other a ministry related book.

One book that is completely convicting my heart and rocking my world is Leslie Ludy's Set-Apart Femininity.



From the first sentence, I was hooked in and couldn't stop reading. In many different parts of the book, I find myself re-reading the sections because it speaks so much to me and so hard to move past. God's been using this book to open my eyes and heart to understand what it truly means to live a Christ-centered and intentional life.

My goal is to write about a chapter a week and share with y'all what the Lord is convicting my heart of through this book! I'm so excited! Down below are just a few quotations from the first subchapter of the first chapter that really made me stop and reflect.

"Jesus is the only One who can truly satisfy the deepest desires of our hearts. And yet, most of us turn to everything but Him in a desperate attempt to find the approval we crave. And pop culture preys upon our longings for love like a relentless vulture (11)."

"We've been looking for beauty in the wrong place. And our incessant search for beauty has stripped us of all that is truly beautiful (12)."

Summer Reads on My Kindle Fire

One of my favorite things ever is snuggling up and spending time buried in a book. Call me a bookworm if you'd like. While abroad, I haven't been able to read very much...and have resorted to online magazines. It was tough trying to shove books into my luggage when packing for the semester. I was able to fit 2 books: The Help and an Ann Brashares' novel. Sadly though, I blew through both within a month into my semester in Beijing.

My awesome father though surprised me and told me that he bought me a Kindle Fire! Y'all, I'm SO excited to get home and start using that e-reader. Don't get me wrong, I will still be purchasing hard copies of books! I've always been so adamantly opposed to e-readers because I absolutely love the feeling of holding onto a book and flipping through the pages. However, after spending an entire semester away from books, I've come to the conclusion that e-readers are VERY practical and am now in support.

Not only am I on the hunt for the PERFECT Kindle cover (preferably teal, chevron, monogrammed?) but I have started thinking about summer reads! My list of summer reads is growing by the day. Some will be purchased on the Kindle, some will be hard copies. Here are a few:

Love Does by Bob Goff

I've been so excited for this book since its release and haven't heard a single negative comment about it!



The Hunger Games Trilogy by Suzanne Collins

Yeah, I'm getting on this bandwagon. Gotta check out what all the hype is about.



How Remarkable Women Lead

I love me some self-help books!

The Lucky One by Nicholas Sparks

A summer isn't complete without a Nicholas Sparks' novel!

Baby Proof by Emily Griffin

HUGE fan of Emily Griffin and her writing.

What are some "Must-Reads" on your summer list?