Happy Monday!
Did you get a chance to read my “Top Five Favorite Ways to Support Bloggers” post I wrote last week? I’ve been so pleased with the response and the conversation it has started. Sometimes I fear that the blog world has been overtaken with the desire to make money. And while there’s nothing wrong with that, I’m sad that the beautiful relationships that could be created have taken the back burner. The friendships I’ve made through this space have been invaluable to me and what keep me writing year after year.
I’m on a mission to bring community back!
Here are the details:
Our first book is going to be Make It Happen by Lara Casey. We thought it was the perfect choice to start with since intentional living is what brought us together in the first place! We will be reading and discussing this book for eight weeks, which takes us through June and July. We think this is the perfect pace for the summer and it should be easy to fit the chapters in during all of your summer fun!
The reading schedule is as follows:
Week 1 (starting today!): Introduction to the Book Club, “Welcome to your Start”
Week 2 (June 8): Chapters 1-3
Week 3 (June 15): Chapters 4-6
Week 4 (June 22): Chapters 7-9
Week 5 (June 29): Chapters 10-12
Week 6 (July 6): Steps #1 & #2
Week 7 (July 13): Step #3
Week 8 (July 20): Step #4 & #5
We’ve started a private Facebook group (join us here!) and every Monday will post a few questions to get the conversation going. Feel free to pop in when you can to add your thoughts! This book club is not meant to be stressful or add another commitment to your already full plate. Our intention with this book club is to read a wide range of books while creating community. We want our book club to be fun and something you look forward to!
Please don’t worry if you fall behind. We’re hoping the conversations in the Facebook group will still be fruitful and helpful to you. So don’t get discouraged! Do the best you can and show up anyway!
Shelly, Tabitha and I are all mothers of little ones, but this book club is not limited to just moms. I firmly believe that we all have so much to teach other!
Our hope is that this book club will be a fun activity where you will be challenged to learn something new and leave inspired. We want to bounce ideas around, laugh and engage in honest, meaningful discussion. Most importantly, we hope to create a thriving, supportive community! We would love to have you!
Are you in? See you over in the Facebook group!
