I Just Feel Like Praising God

There's a new song my choir at Socastee Baptist Church is learning Called "Tell Somebody!" It says we must tell others of the good things God has done for us. I have just returned from a 2 hour wonderful experience of reading at Barnes and Nobles right outside the Cafe where you can hear the cappicino machine and smell the coffee and brownies. It was so cold outside, and every once in a while I would look up from my novel to see Sunday afternoon shoppers walking outside bundled up in hats and scarves rushing to their car with purchases in tow. I just feel so fortunate to live in a place where I am free to go to a book store and read or do whatever I want without fear. God has let me raise three wonderful girls to adulthood so I have the freedom to go somewhere and read and not worry about them. Last night I ate dinner at our local Cracker Barrel in front of a roaring fire. When I finished my meal, I sat there for over an hour and read. Once again, it is with God's grace that I can go relax in front of a fire and enjoy a good book without fear. I will share with my students this week about my delightful reading times this weekend, hoping to inspire a love of reading in them. At the 6th grade level, they try to imitate you sometimes. I want to thank God for all my students who I can encourage to be avid readers.