Being bookish

I'm a bookish sort, very bookish.  I love BOOKS.  I love the ideas and knowledge and places that one finds in books.  And humor and humanity and courage and God:  these are all found in good books.

Two of my daughters are also bookish; one is not . . . yet.  She doesn't like to read, doesn't pick up books automatically and start to thumb through them, she doesn't peruse the bookshelves of others when visiting.

She is more screenish, if you know what I mean.  So, for the next four months of home schooling she and I will read a lot of books.  There will be a heavy curriculum emphasis on reading books, actual books.  Maybe I can turn her in a more bookish direction, or maybe she will emerge just as unbookish as ever.  At least I will know that I gave it my best shot.

Some people are very intelligent but just not bookish.  My husband is smart and knowledgeable on many subjects but not bookish, so maybe Grace takes after him.  However, since having a passion for reading is a blessing to one's soul, I will continue to seek books that ignite that passion in Grace.

We shall see!  An experiment:  nature vs. nurture, in my own home.