Happy New Year, Kate! Thank you for being so open about your chronic illness, I have been suffering for over 20 years from an invisible chronic illness and I have found it to be a lonely and difficult path, your openness about your own chronic illness journey has been an encouragement to me, as weird as that sounds. Praying 2025 is a year of renewed health for your family! 🙏 Elizabeth Cadell has been hit or miss with me as well but I LOVED The Cuckoo in Spring as well as the Waynes of Wood Mount series, I hope you enjoy it as well. Marling Hall has been one of my favorite Angela Thirkell so far, very Jane Austen-like but with a WWII setting.
I am so sorry you have had to walk this difficult road too! It can be so isolating. Several friendships I would love to pursue more in person just feel so daunting to use up energy on. Good to hear you enjoyed The Cuckoo In Spring!
Hi, Theresa! If the photo on my Goodreads profile matched my RUclips profile it was me! I went off Goodreads late 2023 because I want to limit how much time I spend online, I figured out I was actually spending more time scrolling my Goodreads feed than I was spending actually reading some days so I closed my account. I do miss some of the friends I had made there but I feel it's best if I stay away. I hope you are doing well! 💛
@@christinehosch2374 Yes, I was asking Elizabeth about you because I knew you were friends with her also. I was sad you didn't let me know and then I thought maybe you were sick or something. Glad to see your still around some. Still reading I guess?
@@theresas709 I'm sorry for just disappearing, I guess I didn't think anyone would care/notice if I went off Goodreads. I had something really stressful happen in my life at around the same time so I wasn't thinking that clearly. Yes, I am still reading but not quite as much as I was, my reading time has halved in the past 14 months so I was only able to finish half the amount of books in 2024 that I was able to read in 2023. That has been disappointing but I try to just be grateful that I can still find time to read at all.
Prayers for you and Peter! Having been recently diagnosed with a rare autoimmune disease (Still's disease) that was previously thought to be RA (quite similar, but treatment meds are slightly different), I can relate to your CI struggles. Hoping you find a successful treatment for your pain and are able to get back to thoroughly enjoying reading your beloved books again soon ❤
So sorry to hear about the pain you’ve experienced with your treatment. I used to have Graves’ disease and the medication for it made every joint in my body feel like it was on fire. Thankfully I just had to go off of it and then back on at a lower dose and it was able to be worked out. I will pray for you to find a treatment that helps you but doesn’t cause more harm.
We are big Qwirkle fans in our family, hope you enjoy it! Seeing you talk about the Louis L’Amour clicked what “new to me genre” I will try for my library reading challenge this year, I don’t think I’ve ever read a Western so that would be really fun to give a go! I’m planning to start the second James Herriot book as my first non fiction read of 2025 and all the Herriot love in this video has me more hyped to go start listening while I do the dishes lol. Keeping you and Peter in my prayers for healing, hope, and endurance.
I’ve been loving these chatty videos lately; I look forward to it so much every week. Just wanted to thank you for all you do here and on Patreon, and for the comfort and joy your videos bring to my days. I am sorry to hear about everything you’ve been through over the past year. Always thinking of you and so admire your strength. I hope you and your family have a wonderful new year full of healing, hope, love, and joy 💜
I send encouragement for a great new year! Your haul sounds right up my alley; many are on my wishlist. I have the Herriot books with those covers from Book Depository. I just love them. I was definitely a For Better or For Worse fan when it was out, I think my favorite era was when Elizabeth was a preteen, just before April was born. I was around that age, then, too.
@@andreadodson2817 Thank you! These editions of Herriot's books are just glorious. My one hangup is that 4 of the covers are matte (my preference). But the cover to this final one is shiny and it drives me a little crazy. Hopefully that wouldn't happen to you. I just finished that section of For Better or For Worse and I love it so much! My sister was born the same year April was so it was fun for our family to see them go through the same stages simultaneously.
I always enjoy your videos and love your upbeat spirit but your openness about your struggles. I am praying for you, Peter and your family. On a happy note, I am 62 and my next older brother is 67. We grew up playing carroms and I have such fond childhood memories of those times. We would play until our fingers hurt too much to play anymore! Your focus on providing these warm and happy memories for your kids is so inspirational in this time when so many just spend all their time on devices with little family interaction.
@@loristevens280 Thank you so much! I am still on my phone more than I should be but I love having scheduled screen free family time. So fun that you too enjoyed carrom!
Happy New Year, Kate! Love hearing your bookish musings-you always have a list of new authors or books I want to explore. I’ve read and loved Alan Noble’s You Are Not Your Own, and his Substack newsletter is one I’m debating subscribing to because I appreciate his free ones so much. I’ve finally started George Eliot’s Middlemarch after it being recommended to me for years-I love the characters and interactions so much, and have a good audio version, which is helpful because it’s a pick-away-a-bit-at-a-time book. But it was wonderful to have a Christmas vacation with hours to read-I almost finished a reread of the Cadfael mysteries!
I will be watching this in several different sittings due to time constraints but I'm commenting early to say thank you for sharing the hard, the painful, as well as all the lovely and beautiful things. I'm sorry it's been so hard recently. You are seen in your pain and heartache. Praying for sustenance, healing, hope, and comfort for you all. 🧡
I always watch on our tv on my husband's acct but had to pop over to comment today! I am praying for you! Your videos continue to be so life softening, especially as you walk through these trials. My 17 yr old daughter and I save them to watch together. Oh, and we both love Emily W's videos, too! You are both kindred spirits. God bless you and your family. 🩷
@@Wisconsinmom82 Thank you so much! 😍😭😍😭 It's comments like these that make putting up content so rewarding. I know that from the messaging we've done that you too are showing resilience in the midst of adversity and I so appreciate you sharing some of your story with me. 💜
I hope that the truth and mystery and comfort and joy and love of the Incarnation sinks deep into your soul as you face all the difficult things of life. God bless all of you.
Continued prayers for you and Peter, and your whole family! What relentlessly daunting and overwhelming life circumstances-may you continue to experience God’s sustenance, strength, and provision in 2025, Kate! So looking forward to Orley Farm in January, as well as our series of CMY buddy reads!
I'm still praying for y'all! ❤ We love Qwirkle and Racko! I love the Angela Thirkell books that I have read. Will have to read more once I have finished reading all of the O. Douglas books! 😂 We had a nice quiet Christmas. I received the Prayers of Jane Austen book. ❤ Our ladies Bible study just finished Hebrews. It was so good!
@@heatherinoklahoma Thank you, Heather!! We ended up playing Qwirkle on Sunday and all completely loved it. Haha, love that you're on am O. Douglas kick!
Sorry your family is dealing with these intense health challenges. As I get older, I find it is more the norm than the exception to go on these journeys. The hymns I grew up with certainly reflected that--contemporary culture, not so much. We strive to keep calm and carry on, as the British say. I remember Elizabeth Cadell from years ago, so just downloaded the mystery (Death and Mrs. Dane) to see how she ages. :-) I don't think I've ever read Angela Thirkell, so downloaded the first two, since this is about the third time she's surfaced for me, here on booktube. We need come coziness to get through the Midwestern winter. I didn't get far in Wolf Hall--too violent for me. We did watch the film of it, and I found the ending traumatic. Kudos to you for plowing through those Presidential biographies. That's quite a discipline. May God give everyone in your family better health, peace, hope, and the making of good memories in the coming year.
Lovely video! You display so much joy even in the midst of the hard times you and your family are experiencing. I'm always inspired and intrigued by your book choices/ interests 😊 so have added to my TBR yet again! Love your enthusiasm for digging into the Bible and Hebrews ♥️ Have prayed for you all, blessings to you for 2025 and beyond.
I read The Lonesome Gods but it is not my favorite of his but I love the feel of those particular paperbacks in my hands. It has a unique softness. 🤷♀️ I grew up less than a mile from Oklahoma Baptist University in Shawnee, Oklahoma. I’ve never heard of Alan Noble but I hope you like it if it’s solid theologically.
Kate, you are such an incredible person, and I really admire you. I am so sorry for the trials that you are walking through. I am praying for your family to have a beautiful New Year!
Prayers for your entire family 🙏. I’m so glad that you can find some joy in this bookish community. I love FBorFW. It has been my favorite strip since Lynn started publishing. Over the years, I have collected all her books and treasuries of which I return to often. Thank you for all your wonderful book recommendations. 👏🏻👏🏻May the New Year bring your family peace and joy.
Hi Kate. Praying that God will give you and your husband peace during your illnesses and a recovery of health too. Your taste in Christian books and authors is clearly as good as your taste in fiction! I bought the ESV Church History Study Bible around a year ago and can vouch for its quality. It contains such a vast amount of commentary from hundreds of Christian writers throughout history. So much wisdom on every page. And yes, Sinclair Ferguson is brilliant, isn't he? Blessings from Tasmania!
I love For Better for Worse. Over the years I've acquired the whole series. They are so relatable. Can't say any particular time is my favorite since I love them all. So glad you are reading them.
I’m sorry that you all have been going through such a difficult time. I’m praying for your family and hope that you find moments of respite and peace. I hope your new year is full of lots of good books and joy in your reading! I’m really looking forward to joining the discussions on your patreon this year.
@ Yes, it’s Amy Stanley. I participated in the kindred spirits book club the last year it was on RUclips and enjoyed it so much so I’m looking forward to discussing books with you again!
I hope your health improves and Peter as well. You are in my prayers. I always enjoy your videos and the books you introduce me to! I really must try Angela Thirkell (sp?). Happy New Year, Kate!
I appreciate you being real about the incredibly difficult things in your life. I'm so sorry the new treatment brought on such pain. That sounds awful! And I'm sorry Peter's feeling so terrible as his dosage increases. You guys are going through so much right now 😢 A Blossom in the Desert sounds like a fitting read right now ❤️
Love all the games you mentioned (except Racko which I've never played) and wanted to recommend Rummikub, a favorite at our house. I think it fits well with the types of games you enjoy!
@@elizabethjonczyk6818 oooooh! Rummikub is great! It's one of the few games my mom allowed us to take on the beach as the tiles are easy to clean sand off of later on.
Your RUclips presence is a comforting one for me, so it's always nice to see you in a new library forage edition. It's nice to hear your positive content about positive entertainment in today's popular culture milieu. You are a blessing, Kate. Elizabeth Cadell is another author to whom you've introduced me, and The Waiting Game sounds intriguing...the premise reminds me a little of "Persuasion," i.e., the return of a lost love after time has moved on for you both. Cadell seems to make it more complicated, and the main character's relationship w/ her stepson sounds heartwarming. Love the women's fashions on those Angela Thorkell covers...I long for the days when women wore wrist length gloves as they went about their day! Since your delving into Hebrews, you might be interested, if you don't have one already, in getting a modern translation of the Greek septuagint (I like the Lexham English Septuagint). The writer of Hebrews, ironically, was quite possibly Greek and very well educated (he seems to allude to Plato's analogy of the cave at one point). I've read that the Greek for Hebrews is complicated ( as opposed to, say, that of John), and the writer draws extensively on the alternate transmission of the original Hebrew scriptures preserved in Greek. He quotes the Septuagint version of the OT verses directly about 36 times and alludes to it around two dozen times. Having a copy of the writer of Hebrews own source material (howbeit further translated into English) to consult could be a fun way to round out your Bible study. Praying for you and your family to have many better and happy days in 2025.
@@MicahHarris-k9m Micah, thank you so much! I always love getting to learn more from your comments. Those bits you shared about Hebrews are especially interesting!
You inspire me, Kate! As always I'll continue praying for you and your family. I pray that Peter and your family will be past all of this for next Christmas, Lord willing.
So much love to you and the family Kate and hoping you and Peter both have better health weeks ahead. Those board games sound wonderful, that’s one of my childhood memories playing old board or card games with three generations of family. I’m one of those who loves Wolf Hall and the trilogy as a whole so my fingers are crossed you like it, if not, that’s totally fair enough. Have a wonderful new year!
@@josmith5992 Jo, so fun that you have fond memories of playing games with your family! We do share some favorites so I am hopeful about Wolf Hall! Do you think it is challenging to read as Victorian Literature or no?
Probably not as challenging as some George Eliot so you should be good Kate! It might take a while to get used to the style but once you have you good.
Hi Kate. I was so happy to watch your video today. 12 days of board games sounds amazing. I highly recommend Ticket to Ride. Its just hard / easy enough for everyone. We have a special needs adult child and she does not always enjoy the more complicated games. It can be pricey but its a staple game in our home and worth every penny. Love seeing your tbr and recommendations on picture books to movies! I havent been reading much and I am inspired to get back at it again. I am still praying for you and your familys health and protection. I really hope things turn around for you soon. God Bless.
As far as books for Christmas I received the Tolkien biography, a book on the artwork of The Hobbit, and an Atlas about Middle Earth. I got a couple of sequels for some of my series, a book on the history of Japan, The Indolence of a Filipino by Jose Rizal, and a collection of Jane Austen Juvenila.
@@katehowereads I was inspired to pick a book and do a deeper dive, too. I had a few on the list. I wanted something that I haven't really done a Bible study or course on. I've settled on Ephesians - I think! I'm not sure if it will be a full year thing or several months, but we'll see. Thanks for the encouragement! Happy studying!
Hello Kate. Regarding Westerns I’d like to recommend two great books that are fantastic on audio: True Grit read by the author Donna Tartt and The Comanche Kid. Really fantastic narration in both and terrific stories.
As always, continuing to pray. I’m glad there’s pockets of joy in the midst of the heavier stuff. 😍🥹🥲♥️ Yay 😅GREEN RIDER! I’m so excited. I’m taking a short break before #4! I really looooved The Christmas Mummers by CMY! Novellas and short stories are very hit or miss for me! 😅 I love AW Tozer! ♥️
Happy New Year, Kate! Thank you for being so open about your chronic illness, I have been suffering for over 20 years from an invisible chronic illness and I have found it to be a lonely and difficult path, your openness about your own chronic illness journey has been an encouragement to me, as weird as that sounds. Praying 2025 is a year of renewed health for your family! 🙏
Elizabeth Cadell has been hit or miss with me as well but I LOVED The Cuckoo in Spring as well as the Waynes of Wood Mount series, I hope you enjoy it as well. Marling Hall has been one of my favorite Angela Thirkell so far, very Jane Austen-like but with a WWII setting.
I am so sorry you have had to walk this difficult road too! It can be so isolating. Several friendships I would love to pursue more in person just feel so daunting to use up energy on.
Good to hear you enjoyed The Cuckoo In Spring!
Hi Christine, I don't know if your the same person I use to talk to on Goodreads or not but I have been missing you if it is.😊
Hi, Theresa! If the photo on my Goodreads profile matched my RUclips profile it was me! I went off Goodreads late 2023 because I want to limit how much time I spend online, I figured out I was actually spending more time scrolling my Goodreads feed than I was spending actually reading some days so I closed my account. I do miss some of the friends I had made there but I feel it's best if I stay away. I hope you are doing well! 💛
@@christinehosch2374 Yes, I was asking Elizabeth about you because I knew you were friends with her also. I was sad you didn't let me know and then I thought maybe you were sick or something. Glad to see your still around some. Still reading I guess?
@@theresas709 I'm sorry for just disappearing, I guess I didn't think anyone would care/notice if I went off Goodreads. I had something really stressful happen in my life at around the same time so I wasn't thinking that clearly.
Yes, I am still reading but not quite as much as I was, my reading time has halved in the past 14 months so I was only able to finish half the amount of books in 2024 that I was able to read in 2023. That has been disappointing but I try to just be grateful that I can still find time to read at all.
Prayers for you and Peter! Having been recently diagnosed with a rare autoimmune disease (Still's disease) that was previously thought to be RA (quite similar, but treatment meds are slightly different), I can relate to your CI struggles. Hoping you find a successful treatment for your pain and are able to get back to thoroughly enjoying reading your beloved books again soon ❤
@@spinstercatlady Thank you! I am so sorry that you were misdiagnosed and I hope that new meds bring you effective relief.
There are so many things here that appeal to me. Thank you for sharing.
So sorry to hear about the pain you’ve experienced with your treatment. I used to have Graves’ disease and the medication for it made every joint in my body feel like it was on fire. Thankfully I just had to go off of it and then back on at a lower dose and it was able to be worked out. I will pray for you to find a treatment that helps you but doesn’t cause more harm.
@@CandlewickLibrary Thanks so much for sharing this! My hope is that a lower dose would be both tolerable and effective.
We are big Qwirkle fans in our family, hope you enjoy it!
Seeing you talk about the Louis L’Amour clicked what “new to me genre” I will try for my library reading challenge this year, I don’t think I’ve ever read a Western so that would be really fun to give a go!
I’m planning to start the second James Herriot book as my first non fiction read of 2025 and all the Herriot love in this video has me more hyped to go start listening while I do the dishes lol.
Keeping you and Peter in my prayers for healing, hope, and endurance.
I’ve been loving these chatty videos lately; I look forward to it so much every week. Just wanted to thank you for all you do here and on Patreon, and for the comfort and joy your videos bring to my days. I am sorry to hear about everything you’ve been through over the past year. Always thinking of you and so admire your strength. I hope you and your family have a wonderful new year full of healing, hope, love, and joy 💜
@@an.intentional.reader Sabrina, I am so glad we found each other through booktube! Thank you so much for your kindness and well wishes.
I send encouragement for a great new year! Your haul sounds right up my alley; many are on my wishlist. I have the Herriot books with those covers from Book Depository. I just love them. I was definitely a For Better or For Worse fan when it was out, I think my favorite era was when Elizabeth was a preteen, just before April was born. I was around that age, then, too.
@@andreadodson2817 Thank you! These editions of Herriot's books are just glorious. My one hangup is that 4 of the covers are matte (my preference). But the cover to this final one is shiny and it drives me a little crazy. Hopefully that wouldn't happen to you.
I just finished that section of For Better or For Worse and I love it so much! My sister was born the same year April was so it was fun for our family to see them go through the same stages simultaneously.
Happy New Year! Health and blessings for you all, Kate. ❤️📚🥳
@@alldbooks9165 Thank you, Doris! Happy New Year to you too!
I always enjoy your videos and love your upbeat spirit but your openness about your struggles. I am praying for you, Peter and your family.
On a happy note, I am 62 and my next older brother is 67. We grew up playing carroms and I have such fond childhood memories of those times. We would play until our fingers hurt too much to play anymore! Your focus on providing these warm and happy memories for your kids is so inspirational in this time when so many just spend all their time on devices with little family interaction.
@@loristevens280 Thank you so much! I am still on my phone more than I should be but I love having scheduled screen free family time. So fun that you too enjoyed carrom!
Happy New Year, Kate! Love hearing your bookish musings-you always have a list of new authors or books I want to explore.
I’ve read and loved Alan Noble’s You Are Not Your Own, and his Substack newsletter is one I’m debating subscribing to because I appreciate his free ones so much.
I’ve finally started George Eliot’s Middlemarch after it being recommended to me for years-I love the characters and interactions so much, and have a good audio version, which is helpful because it’s a pick-away-a-bit-at-a-time book. But it was wonderful to have a Christmas vacation with hours to read-I almost finished a reread of the Cadfael mysteries!
I will be watching this in several different sittings due to time constraints but I'm commenting early to say thank you for sharing the hard, the painful, as well as all the lovely and beautiful things. I'm sorry it's been so hard recently. You are seen in your pain and heartache. Praying for sustenance, healing, hope, and comfort for you all. 🧡
@@taylorrae3316 Thank you, Taylor! 💜🥰
I always watch on our tv on my husband's acct but had to pop over to comment today! I am praying for you! Your videos continue to be so life softening, especially as you walk through these trials. My 17 yr old daughter and I save them to watch together. Oh, and we both love Emily W's videos, too! You are both kindred spirits. God bless you and your family. 🩷
@@Wisconsinmom82 Thank you so much! 😍😭😍😭 It's comments like these that make putting up content so rewarding. I know that from the messaging we've done that you too are showing resilience in the midst of adversity and I so appreciate you sharing some of your story with me. 💜
I hope that the truth and mystery and comfort and joy and love of the Incarnation sinks deep into your soul as you face all the difficult things of life. God bless all of you.
@@sandra3616 Amen to that! Thank you!
Continued prayers for you and Peter, and your whole family! What relentlessly daunting and overwhelming life circumstances-may you continue to experience God’s sustenance, strength, and provision in 2025, Kate! So looking forward to Orley Farm in January, as well as our series of CMY buddy reads!
@@darrylfriesen Darryl, thanks so much! It is so lovely to anticipate all the Victorian reads.
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I'm still praying for y'all! ❤ We love Qwirkle and Racko! I love the Angela Thirkell books that I have read. Will have to read more once I have finished reading all of the O. Douglas books! 😂 We had a nice quiet Christmas. I received the Prayers of Jane Austen book. ❤ Our ladies Bible study just finished Hebrews. It was so good!
@@heatherinoklahoma Thank you, Heather!! We ended up playing Qwirkle on Sunday and all completely loved it. Haha, love that you're on am O. Douglas kick!
Sorry your family is dealing with these intense health challenges. As I get older, I find it is more the norm than the exception to go on these journeys. The hymns I grew up with certainly reflected that--contemporary culture, not so much. We strive to keep calm and carry on, as the British say.
I remember Elizabeth Cadell from years ago, so just downloaded the mystery (Death and Mrs. Dane) to see how she ages. :-) I don't think I've ever read Angela Thirkell, so downloaded the first two, since this is about the third time she's surfaced for me, here on booktube.
We need come coziness to get through the Midwestern winter.
I didn't get far in Wolf Hall--too violent for me. We did watch the film of it, and I found the ending traumatic.
Kudos to you for plowing through those Presidential biographies. That's quite a discipline.
May God give everyone in your family better health, peace, hope, and the making of good memories in the coming year.
Ooh I've been wanting to read Wolf Hall for ages. I can't wait to hear what you think! It sounds amazing! I am so excited for Dreamer's Pool!
Continuing to pray for Peter, you, and your family!
@@SharonReads Thank you, Sharon!!
Lovely video! You display so much joy even in the midst of the hard times you and your family are experiencing.
I'm always inspired and intrigued by your book choices/ interests 😊 so have added to my TBR yet again!
Love your enthusiasm for digging into the Bible and Hebrews ♥️
Have prayed for you all, blessings to you for 2025 and beyond.
@@ishah4714 Thanks so much! I hope 2025 is a wonderful reading year for you!
Continued prayers for Peter and your family ❤
Thank you!!
Iris in Winter is so much fun, especially as a winter read. I’ve only read High Rising of the Thirkell books, Hope the rest are just as good.
@@gerrid9092 Oooh! Glad to hear an endorsement of Iris In Winter!
Prayers for you and Peter. Thank you for sharing your love of reading and enthusiasm with us, Kate.
@@JaniceAnsel7730 Thanks so much for praying!
I read The Lonesome Gods but it is not my favorite of his but I love the feel of those particular paperbacks in my hands. It has a unique softness. 🤷♀️ I grew up less than a mile from Oklahoma Baptist University in Shawnee, Oklahoma. I’ve never heard of Alan Noble but I hope you like it if it’s solid theologically.
Kate, you are such an incredible person, and I really admire you. I am so sorry for the trials that you are walking through. I am praying for your family to have a beautiful New Year!
@@amusicalbookworm Victoria, thank you so much! 💜
Prayers for your entire family 🙏. I’m so glad that you can find some joy in this bookish community. I love FBorFW. It has been my favorite strip since Lynn started publishing. Over the years, I have collected all her books and treasuries of which I return to often. Thank you for all your wonderful book recommendations. 👏🏻👏🏻May the New Year bring your family peace and joy.
@@glendaslanina9939 Thanks so much! So lovely that you have built up a collection.
Looking forward to the favourite books of the year. Happy New Year!
Hi Kate. Praying that God will give you and your husband peace during your illnesses and a recovery of health too. Your taste in Christian books and authors is clearly as good as your taste in fiction! I bought the ESV Church History Study Bible around a year ago and can vouch for its quality. It contains such a vast amount of commentary from hundreds of Christian writers throughout history. So much wisdom on every page. And yes, Sinclair Ferguson is brilliant, isn't he? Blessings from Tasmania!
@@Tasman_Tea Yay! It is great to hear a positive review of the Church History Study Bible! Even more excited to dive in now.
I've heard so many good things about Louis L'Amour. Can't wait to hear what you think about his writing.
I’ve heard Ticket to Ride is very fun. You build railroads across America. But I haven’t played it. It sounds fun to me. Praying for y’all.
I love For Better for Worse. Over the years I've acquired the whole series. They are so relatable. Can't say any particular time is my favorite since I love them all. So glad you are reading them.
@@JunebugRose They really are relatable!
Goodness love to you both as you contend with your Heath I hope you find a way forward x
I had no idea there was a movie adaptation of 84, Charing Cross Road! I will have to check that out!
It is lovely.
@@BeDutch21 You are in for such a treat!
I’m sorry that you all have been going through such a difficult time. I’m praying for your family and hope that you find moments of respite and peace. I hope your new year is full of lots of good books and joy in your reading! I’m really looking forward to joining the discussions on your patreon this year.
@@Literatiloves Thank you so much! I am delighted you have joined! Can I ask what your name on patreon is?
@ Yes, it’s Amy Stanley. I participated in the kindred spirits book club the last year it was on RUclips and enjoyed it so much so I’m looking forward to discussing books with you again!
@Literatiloves Hi Amy! So glad to have you on patreon!
I hope your health improves and Peter as well. You are in my prayers. I always enjoy your videos and the books you introduce me to! I really must try Angela Thirkell (sp?). Happy New Year, Kate!
@@faithbooks7906 Thank you, Faith! Angela Thirkell is wonderful!
I appreciate you being real about the incredibly difficult things in your life. I'm so sorry the new treatment brought on such pain. That sounds awful! And I'm sorry Peter's feeling so terrible as his dosage increases. You guys are going through so much right now 😢 A Blossom in the Desert sounds like a fitting read right now ❤️
@@meghanthestorygirl4581 Thank you, Meghan! A Blossom In the Desert feels like such a balm right now.
Love all the games you mentioned (except Racko which I've never played) and wanted to recommend Rummikub, a favorite at our house. I think it fits well with the types of games you enjoy!
@@elizabethjonczyk6818 oooooh! Rummikub is great! It's one of the few games my mom allowed us to take on the beach as the tiles are easy to clean sand off of later on.
@katehowereads haha, I hadn't thought of that advantage! Also great for camping since the tiles can be cleaned!
Your RUclips presence is a comforting one for me, so it's always nice to see you in a new library forage edition. It's nice to hear your positive content about positive entertainment in today's popular culture milieu. You are a blessing, Kate. Elizabeth Cadell is another author to whom you've introduced me, and The Waiting Game sounds intriguing...the premise reminds me a little of "Persuasion," i.e., the return of a lost love after time has moved on for you both. Cadell seems to make it more complicated, and the main character's relationship w/ her stepson sounds heartwarming. Love the women's fashions on those Angela Thorkell covers...I long for the days when women wore wrist length gloves as they went about their day! Since your delving into Hebrews, you might be interested, if you don't have one already, in getting a modern translation of the Greek septuagint (I like the Lexham English Septuagint). The writer of Hebrews, ironically, was quite possibly Greek and very well educated (he seems to allude to Plato's analogy of the cave at one point). I've read that the Greek for Hebrews is complicated ( as opposed to, say, that of John), and the writer draws extensively on the alternate transmission of the original Hebrew scriptures preserved in Greek. He quotes the Septuagint version of the OT verses directly about 36 times and alludes to it around two dozen times. Having a copy of the writer of Hebrews own source material (howbeit further translated into English) to consult could be a fun way to round out your Bible study. Praying for you and your family to have many better and happy days in 2025.
@@MicahHarris-k9m Micah, thank you so much! I always love getting to learn more from your comments. Those bits you shared about Hebrews are especially interesting!
You inspire me, Kate! As always I'll continue praying for you and your family. I pray that Peter and your family will be past all of this for next Christmas, Lord willing.
@@Thecatladybooknook_PennyD Thank you, Penny!
The only Elizabeth Cadell I have read was Honey for Tea and it made me want to read more by her, but I just haven't yet.
@@theresas709 That's such a great book title!
So much love to you and the family Kate and hoping you and Peter both have better health weeks ahead. Those board games sound wonderful, that’s one of my childhood memories playing old board or card games with three generations of family. I’m one of those who loves Wolf Hall and the trilogy as a whole so my fingers are crossed you like it, if not, that’s totally fair enough. Have a wonderful new year!
@@josmith5992 Jo, so fun that you have fond memories of playing games with your family! We do share some favorites so I am hopeful about Wolf Hall! Do you think it is challenging to read as Victorian Literature or no?
Probably not as challenging as some George Eliot so you should be good Kate! It might take a while to get used to the style but once you have you good.
@josmith5992 Excellent! I shall plan on going full speed ahead as I get acquainted with the writing.
Hi Kate. I was so happy to watch your video today. 12 days of board games sounds amazing. I highly recommend Ticket to Ride. Its just hard / easy enough for everyone. We have a special needs adult child and she does not always enjoy the more complicated games. It can be pricey but its a staple game in our home and worth every penny. Love seeing your tbr and recommendations on picture books to movies! I havent been reading much and I am inspired to get back at it again. I am still praying for you and your familys health and protection. I really hope things turn around for you soon. God Bless.
@@martinezfamily5425 Thank you for praying for us! Oooh you have reminded me that Ticket to Ride is a great game!
If you're looking for a Western classic try Owen Wister's The Virginian.
As far as books for Christmas I received the Tolkien biography, a book on the artwork of The Hobbit, and an Atlas about Middle Earth. I got a couple of sequels for some of my series, a book on the history of Japan, The Indolence of a Filipino by Jose Rizal, and a collection of Jane Austen Juvenila.
@@jackiesliterarycorner Wow! Sounds like some lovely books! The Tolkien book especially sounds cool.
Yeah, I can’t wait to read it.
I'll be listening to 84 Charing Cross Rd. I'm giving into the tradition.❤
@@Thecatladybooknook_PennyD WOO hoo!!
Thank you for your reminder of 84 Charing Cross Road. I was just able to watch it on Netflix , which we had for one month. What a lovely movie!
@@diannegibb6515 How cool! So glad you enjoyed it!
So excited for you to dive into Hebrews! We did a Bible Study on it a couple years ago and it was thrilling.
@@sandra3616 Yay for Hebrews!
@@katehowereads I was inspired to pick a book and do a deeper dive, too. I had a few on the list. I wanted something that I haven't really done a Bible study or course on. I've settled on Ephesians - I think! I'm not sure if it will be a full year thing or several months, but we'll see. Thanks for the encouragement! Happy studying!
@sandra3616 Oooh! I hope it's a very fruitful time!
@katehowereads Thank you!
Happy New Year, wishing you and your family good health for 2025.
Hello Kate. Regarding Westerns I’d like to recommend two great books that are fantastic on audio: True Grit read by the author Donna Tartt and The Comanche Kid. Really fantastic narration in both and terrific stories.
@@juliealvar4587 Ooh Thank you for these recommendations!
So curious to see how you'll like Wolf Hall. I loved it, but can see how it could be annoying sometimes.
But just FYI child death in WH.
@@takingteawithcatherine Thanks so much for the heads up! I'll be braced and hopefully able to handle it.
As always, continuing to pray. I’m glad there’s pockets of joy in the midst of the heavier stuff. 😍🥹🥲♥️ Yay 😅GREEN RIDER! I’m so excited. I’m taking a short break before #4! I really looooved The Christmas Mummers by CMY! Novellas and short stories are very hit or miss for me! 😅 I love AW Tozer! ♥️
@@amyofhearthridge Thank you, Amy!! I'm sooo excited to continue on with Green Rider!