After recently lending my Anne series to a friend, I was drawn in once again by L.M. Montgomery's red-headed heroine's powerful charm. I just had to pick up these books and read them through again. I've just begun Anne's House of Dreams and my own memories as a newlywed come flooding back. There is just something about Anne that I think every girl can relate to in no matter what stage of life she finds herself. Maybe it's Anne's knack for always finding trouble or her endless daydreaming and optimism. I think what I love most about Anne is that she allows herself, after many difficult lessons learned, to let go of her "ideals" as she looks around her and realizes what is truly important in her life. Her dreams evolve over the years and she steps out of her fairytale and into reality seeing that this was what she truly longed for all along. Wow, can I ever relate to that! The Lord has a very interesting and wonderful way of showing me that my plans are NOT always (actually, rarely) the best for me. If I would only learn to surrender the FIRST time, I would make things so much easier for myself and my husband.
I didn't intend for this to become a sermon, but there really is so much that I've learned from Dear Anne.
I own a lovely Anne series that my mom passed down to me. Thanks, Mom! I love owning these books and being able to pick them up whenever I choose. There are a host of beautifully illustrated Anne books out there that I never realized were available. Wouldn't exchange mine for any other these, but I still think these are "divinely beautiful!"
I kind of cheated with this one. It's an ebook cover, but I couldn't pass it up.
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And finally, I would like to leave you with some words of wisdom from Anne Shirley herself:
“It's been my experience that you can nearly always enjoy things if you make up your mind firmly that you will.”
― L.M. Montgomery, Anne of Green Gables
― L.M. Montgomery, Anne of Green Gables
That moment when it's been long enough since the last time you read them that it's ok to start over again.. ;) My current favorite way is to listen to them on audiobook so I can do something else at the same time. I didn't know you had a blog, I've been enjoying browsing through. :)
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