Have you ever read good love poems that brought tears to your eyes or a smile on your face? You know the kind, the kind where you wish you were on the receiving end of the good love poems, the one where you envy the person who has so much love in their life it almost makes you sick. Everyone has at one time… Continue reading

While a debate continues to rage among educationalists about the best time to teach children to read, tiny babies are proving time and again that they not only can read, but love to do so.Felicity Wong is a case in point. A YouTube video shows her reading more than a dozen words just two days after her first birthday. As her father writes… Continue reading

“How Do I Love Thee?” by Elizabeth Barrett Browning was written in 1845 while she was being courted by the English poet, Robert Browning. The poem is also titled Sonnet XLIII from Sonnets From the Portuguese.Early Experiences

Elizabeth Barrett was born in Durham England in 1806, the first daughter of affluent parents who owned sugar plantations in Jamaica. She was home-schooled and read voraciously in history, philosophy and literature. Young… Continue reading

When it comes to writing a funny love poem you may find yourself faced with a task a lot harder that first thought.
This article contains tips and ideas that will help you write a funny love poem.
Before you begin your funny love poem I would recommend reading and listing to other poems in the same genre. This will give you some ideas about the styles they were written… Continue reading

Romance someone special with lover letters

My love, my life, my reader. You don’t have to write love letters to be romantic with them. Simply reading someone else’s love letters aloud to someone special can be very romantic; as Carrie (Sarah Jessica Parker) read to Big (Chris Noth) in the Sex and the City movie. Only moments after the movie hit theaters, fans were online trying the… Continue reading

We’ve all seen the banners and posters around school areas that say, “Read to your child 20 minutes a day.” They have them in English, Spanish, and every other language necessary. Is 20 minutes of reading with or to your child really going to make a difference? Yes, absolutely. Reading to a child has so many involved levels of learning, bonding, and mental stimulation that it is a very… Continue reading

Middle school teacher Amy Klees chose to self-publish her book of poetry after the school principal inspired her to make one. Her love for reading culminated into a series of poems that will delight not just a young reader but adults as well. 100 Ways I Love To Read enriches one’s creativity by coming up with several ideas that makes reading fun and exciting. This Xlibris release is perfect… Continue reading

The Bible is many things to many people. To all who revere it as the Word of the Living God, it is perfect, flawless and as timely today as when it was penned by the holy human vessels selected and directed by its author. If one spends enough time within its covers, the Bible fosters a personal bond between itself and the reader that grows deeper and more intimate… Continue reading

Love. This seems like an important subject area for Christianity. In fact, one could even contend it is a core element of the Christian faith! After all, the first commandment is the requirement to love God – with all our heart, mind, soul and strength (Mk 12:30). The second commandment requires us to love our neighbor as our self (Mk 12:31)! This “love” requirement covers all our vital relationships… Continue reading

If you’re writing your wedding vows or personalizing your wedding ceremony with meaningful readings, delve into the world of literature, poetry, quotes and lyrics for inspiration. Here are some sample passages to get you started…

Poetry

William Shakespeare – “Romeo and Juliet”

My bounty is as boundless as the sea, My love as deep; the more I give to thee, The more I have, for both are infinite. William… Continue reading

Education and parenting experts agree that reading to and with young children helps them better understand their world and develop important language and learning skills. Most importantly, when parents and children read together, children develop a love of reading that can last a lifetime.
But how can busy parents and caregivers maximize the value of reading time with their children, and make the experience more fun, productive and rewarding for… Continue reading

Corporate Speed Reading: OverviewThe written word is everywhere. In today’s fast-paced, get-it-done-yesterday world, being able to speed read—and remember what you read—is nearly a matter of professional life or death. If your reading speed is more tortoise than hare, perhaps it’s time to look into a new way of reading.Learning to speed read actually involves teaching your brain to read in a new way.”But wait!” you say. “It took… Continue reading

The Greatest of these is Love

1 Corinthians 13

“If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal. And if I have prophetic powers, and understand all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have all faith, so as to remove mountains, but do not have love, I am nothing. If I give away all my… Continue reading