Always time for reading

My kids didn't win any prizes with their summer reading programs. They never turned in enough time sheets. But they certainly spent time reading! I treasure the moments when they are sitting side by side behind the couch with my son encouraging his sister to try new words. It sounds something like, "Do you want to be a teenager and not be able to read this?" I get a good chuckle out of his frustrations and appreciate his overall patience and honest encouragement. I'm often frustrated myself by having to pick up mountains of books for the thousandth time. Or when I need to say, "This really is the last one," my arms loaded with library books. On those busy days, when I need to be working on something or when we can't mess up the house because we just finished cleaning it, we turn to our trusty friends, books. I'm thankful for them. They are always waiting there on the shelf with plenty of time for us, even on the busiest of days.