Feb 6

Feb 6 Once Upon a Wardrobe

Thank you TLCbooktours and Harper Muse Books for this gifted copy.

𝗡𝗢𝗪 𝗜𝗡 𝗣𝗔𝗣𝗘𝗥𝗕𝗔𝗖𝗞 𝗢𝗡 𝟮/𝟳!

Y’all know that I LOVED this story beyond words, so if you haven’t read it yet now, is your chance to grab a paperback copy and fall in love with the story as much as I did!!

This book was so amazing and moved me so much that I have to change my normal review format.

“Once upon a wardrobe, not very long ago and not very far away. . .”

Once Upon a Wardrobe is an absolute must read. This is a story that will fill you with all the beauties and wonders of life - grief, hope, transformation, love and so much more. By the end you will find yourself shedding tears for all you read and all that can be found in life.

“Reason is how we get to the truth, but imagination is how we find meaning.”

Megs and George are given a gift, where a world of make believe, fairy tales, books and drawing, brings hope to a young boy, whose only months away from death, and peace to his sister who doesn’t know how she can go on without him. This book is not just about Megs and her brother George. Nor is it primarily about C.S. Lewis and his formative years. This book is about all of us and everything that makes us who we are.

“The fantastic and the imaginative aren’t escapism…It takes us out of ourselves and lets us view reality from new angles. It expands our awareness of the world.”

This is a book that will remind you of things you held dear in childhood and maybe something forgotten in adulthood: Imagination. And yours will come alive in this evocative story.

“The way stories change us can't be explained,' Padraig says. 'It can only be felt. Like love.”

Thank you so much Patty Callahan for this enchanting novel. For taking me back to Narnia, through Lewis’s life, and the wonder and awe of little George’s views on the magic to be found in life and literature, and Meg’s introduction to the wonderful world of imagination. It was a beautiful and magical story that reminded me of the wonder of childhood and then making it magical all over again.

💬 𝐃𝐢𝐝 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐦𝐚𝐠𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐬 𝐚 𝐤𝐢𝐝?

Today

Today I’m at home doing chores and catching up on laundry. I’ll also hit the dreadmill before my live yoga class with Jason Crandell on Glo. I am slowly, but surely getting back all my core strength since my hysterectomy it’s definitely going to be a longer journey, but it feels good to start getting it all back.