little house books

i have a pretty decent memory, but i cannot for the life of me recall how i came about owning these books. 

i'm guessing they were a birthday or christmas present from someone in my family, and i think i was in 2nd or 3rd grade when they were given to me... 

when i first got them, i remember reading the first book, and getting thru part of the second book, but i apparently lost interest in them all together after a while. they ended up in a box of books that i've managed to hang on to all these years, and they've sat on the bookshelf in my living room for the last year or so... about a month ago, i decided that i needed something new to read, and saw them.

this time around, i am completely smitten.

the books are written from laura ingalls wilder's perspective as a young girl, traveling with her family thru unsettled early america. they build their own homes, hunt and grow their own food, make their own clothes, and survive the hardships of locusts, famine, and blizzards - it's amazing what all they go thru, and how much they do for themselves. their lives are very simple, but they love each other greatly. they have hope and trust in God, and they're kind and genuine to each other and to the people they meet. 

as hard as life was for them, it seems like such a wonderful way to grow up.

here's the book i'm starting tonight, and i'm so excited to get into it - who knew that at age 30, i would be immersed in the little house series??! :)

 

so, to the family member who gave these to me as a little girl - thank you so very much! i may not have appreciated them then, but i am in love with them now, and i cannot wait to share them with my own kids one day.