Amy Scott's Thoughts

What I’m Reading:

• At Home in Mitford, A Light in the Window, These High, Green Hills by Jan Karon – My friend let me borrow the first six books in the Mitford series. The writing style and perspective is different than what I’m used to, but I think it’s interesting to read something new.
• Mr. Malcom’s List was mentioned last month and made it into the picture by mistake! Oops!
• Meg & Jo by Virginia Kantra – This was a modern retelling of Little Women from the perspective of Meg and Jo. While I was intrigued to see how the author would re-envision these characters, I was disappointed with the book. It was a little too PG-13 and it lost the wholesome nature that made the original story so good.
• The Jane Austen Society by Natalie Jenner – I enjoyed this book about an unlikely group of people that sets out to save Jane Austen’s family estate. It was slow to start, but I got into by the end.
• Mama Bear Apologetics by Hilary Morgan Ferrer – This book came recommended by a friend. It gives moms the tools to talk about apologetics with their kids so that their kiddos are equipped to stand firm in their faith. I’m sure this book will be one that I reference throughout the years ahead.
• Frontier Follies: Adventures in Marriage and Motherhood in the Middle of Nowhere by Ree Drummond – (Not picture because I’m letting my mom borrow it.) I love Ree! I pre-ordered this book so it would arrive the day it was released. This book is full of humor, love, and wild stories of life on the ranch while being a wife, mother, and television show host.

What I’m Loving:

• New books – Not only did I add a few new books to my home library this month, I also only read new-to-me books this month. It was fun to have each page I read be an unknown adventure.
• Seasonal Goodies – We’ve been baking like crazy at our house. Jeremy made an assortment of mini pies for Thanksgiving. I made a pumpkin pie. There has also been the need for chocolate (brownies and cake). On top of the homemade goodies, I’ve been enjoying the cranberry treats that are back at Starbucks! My taste buds love this time of the year.
• Christmas Movies – Thanks to Hallmark Channel, our home collection, and rejoining Netflix for a month, we now have a plethora of Christmas movies at our disposable. We’ll see how many books I end up reading in December. I have a feeling the pull for Christmas movies will be strong! It’s the only time of year that a movie a day doesn’t seem too absurd.
• Christmas Décor – I love the soft light of the Christmas tree. I love seeing our nativity set on the bookshelf and our Advent candles on the dining table. Every year I set up these letter blocks that can spell a bunch of Christmas words depending on how you flip them around. This year I chose the word peace to display above the sink. I knew that was the word for the year before we started decorated. More than ever, I want to claim peace over this home and peace on earth.