Dont give up

Literacy Autobiography

  • Realized I couldn't Read

    Realized I couldn't Read
    Before I knew better I thought that reading was just looking at the words on a page and then one day it occored to me that I couldn't read.
  • Learned to Read

    Learned to Read
    The words on the page actually mean something.
  • Read The Boxcar Children

    Read The Boxcar Children
    It was the first book that ever fascinated me.
  • Started Reading Fangoria magazine

    Started Reading Fangoria magazine
    I was really interested in special effects makeup.
  • Fell asleep for the first time in school

     Fell asleep for the first time in school
    I was listening to my 7th grade English teacher play a recording of her reading a book.
  • Introduction to John Piper

    Introduction to John Piper
    As a graduation present, Dr. Thoman, a mathematics professor, gave me an audio message by John Piper and I’ve been hooked ever since.
  • Read my great grandfather’s obituary

    Read my great grandfather’s obituary
    Found out that my great grandfather’s name was Paris. Heretofore he’d been known as P.D. He owned PD's Schwinn Cyclery
  • runnersworld.com

    runnersworld.com
    Every day during lunch I enjoy reading the Runners World website
  • Started Rock Climbing

    Started Rock Climbing
    Most recently I’ve been reading books about rock climbing
  • Read the Bible again for the first time

    Read the Bible again for the first time
    After being saved at Young Life camp the summer before and working at a Young Life camp for a month the Bible took on a whole new meaning
  • I get the most out of what I’m reading when I read alone in silence.

    I get the most out of what I’m reading when I read alone in silence.
    But if I’m too comfortable I’ll fall asleep so it’s best if I'm sitting at a table.