Importance Of Reading In My Life

The Importance of Reading and Writing in my Life

Reading and writing have been an important aspect in my life ever since I was little. As I grew up, the reasons why reading and writing influenced me, changed, and developed over the years. Today, reading and writing impacts me differently than it has before. Of course, the effect that words can have on a person is different for everybody but my story is all about family. Writing and reading helped me communicate and express my feeling in so many ways that I could not have imagined!

Yearly, for father’s day, birthdays or for whatever special occasion, I would always bunker down in my room and spend forever trying to make the perfect homemade card. To this day, I still love making handmade cards for anyone in my life. Just like my mom always said “ Handmade is always the best and most thoughtful gift”

My Uncle is an avid card maker and designer. He’s creative and he knows his way with paper and craft items. I have always told him that he should make cards for hallmark! He makes the most stunning and beautiful cards yearly for my birthday Each year I couldn 't wait to see

I remember going into a local bookstore and one of the librarians recommend it to me. For the next couple years I would read book after book in the series. My parents did not have a significant amount of money when I was growing up. My mom stayed home during the day to watch me and babysit other kids while my dad worked during the day. When my dad got home it was my mom 's turn to go to work and my dad then was taking care of me at night. Instead of buying the whole series, my dad would take me to the library and I always was lucky enough to find the next book in the series. I guess I read so much that my parents would even yell at me to come downstairs to spend time with family. When I read books, it felt so good when a character was like me and I could relate to