Today I am thankful for the ability to read.



When I was small  remember sitting next to my mother on the sofa, watching her read the newspaper.  I was in awe.  I remember asking her what it felt like to be able to read -- she couldn't tell me.  I don't remember learning to read, I think I must have been able to read a bit before I went to kindergarten thanks to playing school with JLSHall.  I do remember the Dick and Jane books in Kindergarten however and I remember loving them and loving learning to read.

 Reading is now one of my favorite pastimes.  I real all manner of written material from newspapers, classic books, popular fiction, non-fiction and blogs.  A book that I have recently begun reading is this version of the Bible.  It was published in 1966 and was given out to all members at our church.  I remember it being controversial at the time because of the language in which it is written.  It is written in common every day English and the authorities said much was lost in the translation and I believe it.  However, our pastor at the time said that may be so but it was a good way to get people who found the KJV or even the NIV versions daunting to get into the Word.  I ran across my copy a couple of weeks ago and have been reading it.  It is certainly different but I am finding it enjoyable. Is anything lost?  Probably a lot but still, it is a good read and I hope to get all the way through it.

So, yes, I am thankful for my ability to read and I think that making sure that all children can read should be a priority in our society.  It seems that there are a lot of reading deficiencies in the schools today and I feel that should be the one thing that should be corrected immediately because, in my humble opinion, if you can read and have good health you have everything and can learn/be anything.