Ariana Reading Austen

For the last couple of months I have had the pleasure of introducing my daughter to the wonderful world of Jane Austen. I so truly enjoy the escape that a wonderful, well written novel provides. And few writers have ever so eloquently and profoundly captured the truth of girlhood better then Jane Austen.

Tonight, as I listened to Ariana read Pride and Prejudice out loud, I realised how very sweet these moments with her have become. The joy of opening up a hidden and unknown world that reading brings to my daughter, mixed with watching her grow and develop skills she at one time could not even imagine having, is so completely rewarding. It is beautiful, a simply beautiful life moment.

While I may, at times, be tempted to hide from my life, I do enjoy it and continue to be so very grateful for it.