on my Christmas wish list: books!

 

I just love books and how God uses them to change me. I have to admit I'm not always great at finishing them, but I have great expectations!

Here is a collection of books I'd like to read this coming year:

A. The Green Ember by SD Smith (comes highly recommended by the Read-Aloud Revival's Sarah Makenzie). This one is to read with the girls.

B. Parenting: 14 Gospel Principles that Can Radically Change your Family by Paul David Tripp (author of my favorite marriage book)

C. Teaching from Rest:A Homeschooler's Guide to Unshakeable Peace

D. A Long Obedience in the Same Direction: Discipleship in an Instant Society by Eugene Peterson. That title alone . . . 

E. Uninvited: Living Loved when you feel less than, left out, and lonely by Lysa Terkeurst

F. New Morning Mercies:  A Daily Gospel Devotional by Paul David Tripp (actually, I already bought this one and started! It's solid.)

G. Assimilate or Go Home: Notes from a Failed Missionary on Rediscovering Faith  by DL Mayfield

H. Your Inner Critic is a Big Jerk: And other Truths about Being Creative by Danielle Krysa

I. John Adams by David McCulough (because I'm terrible at history)

Have you read any of these and do you recommend them?

Any good fiction recommendations to round out my list? I love books that take me away from the pace of my real life. It seems to help my anxiety. I read two classic Anthony Trollope novels (think very slow-cooker novel pace) this past year and enjoyed them. You can get some of them free for the Kindle on Amazon (and you don't need a Kindle to read them--you can download the Kindle app)! Or . . . just check your local library. 

If you're looking for a can't-put-this-book-down read, my friend, Sydney Betts, has written two novels set in Native American culture and they are FABULOUS, a breath of fresh air in the world of Christian fiction! She's working on publishing the third now, and I can't wait to read it. You can find them here.

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