Books Read in January

I usually share what I am currently reading at the end of every month but I'm going to try posting what I actually read.

I managed to get through 8 books in January. My goal/reading challenge was to read a book each month with that months name in it. The Ten Thousand Doors of January was this months and it was so very good.  

There is also all of the others that I read.

 

Books I'm reading this Month (October)

 

The first and one that i am most excited about is Robin Jones Gunn Preparing Your Daughter for Womanhood I have read all of Robin's books and I had to have this one in my hands as soon as it was out. It could be read quickly but i am taking my time with it

A friend let by borrow Atomic Habits by James Clear and i have been trying to read a chapter a day. Trying doesn't

Books I am reading this Month (September)

 I missed August but you can see all the books that i have read this year here, or you can see all that i read in August here. (scroll to the bottom).

my son had to read this for summer reading and I just love what I have read so far. it is a fast read and I need to pick it up again and see how it ends, even though I know a little about it from conversations with my son.

every so often I take the question to the people of Facebook, "what are you reading now or what books have you read recently that you would recommend." I received a lot of really great suggestions but out of all of them this on was the first one that I started with

I have read everything by Robin Jones Gunn. I just love her so much. i pre-ordered this back BC (a friend said that is before corona, for those that may not have know) it took months to get there. i am so glad to have it in my hands and reading it.

Books I'm Reading this Month (July)

There are some other book that i am finishing up from last month but here are two that i am currently reading.

Books I'm reading this month (June)

 before our library officially opened up they did where you get get a grab bag. one of the categories was adult fiction. this book was one of the 10 that were in the stack and then second in the stack that i decided to tackle. i have about a fourth of the book left to read and it has been a good read. not my favorite but interesting

 my best friend told me that Audible Stories had this on there and my daughter and i have been listening to it. Rachel McAdams is so great reading it. I also purchased a copy of the book from from my sister, who sells Usborn books. This is the copy we purchased to follow along with.


i have heard how great this story is and i have had a copy of the book and couldn't think of a more prominent time to be reading this and learning.

Books I'm Reading this Month

this is becoming a regular occurrence and i am loving it. here is what i am currently reading. I wish it was going faster but i am now working full time, which i haven't done in almost 10 years so i haven't had a ton of extra time to read.

a friend of mine recommended and let me borrow this one. it is a big one and it took me about 100 pages to get into it. i think i am going to like it. i am really only 25% through at this point so i may not actually finish it until the end of June


our library was doing grab bags to get books out to people. one of the ones that i chose was a bag of fiction. out of the 10 that i got, i had only ready one of them and there was one that was by an author that i love and knew that i would read it. out of all the other ones this one was the highest voted on by friends saying that it was good and that i should read it. i am almost done and have really enjoyed it.


this one i got from my sister in law. she said it was good and i have started it but a friend of mine posted about it yesterday and raved about how great it was. i decided that maybe i needed to pick it back up and dive in.

Books I'm Reading this Month

I have been reading through this beauty with my daughter. we read the first one and really loved it so she was excited when i told her there was a second one.

I picked this one up from the library on a whim. I thought it was in my to read list, but it was actually just one that i saw floating around the book world but never added it to my to read list. it was just sitting right there on the shelf waiting for someone to pick up, so i did. it has been pretty funny too.

well technically with this one it is being read to me. the author, Andrew Peterson, has been reading it on Facebook live every evening so i am following along.


and finally this lovely book.  i saw it talked about in a few places so added it to my to read list. i have had two people tell me that it is one of their favorite reads so far in 2020. i am pretty sure that i would have chosen it, if i happen to see it on a shelf in the book store becasue of the cover itself.

Blessings

I love seeing Gods hand work in things. 

We sure can meddle and want to control.

There was so many questions with school and 5th grade.

This year was the first year for the 6th graders to move to middle school so there was a lot of shuffling around of teachers in the elementary schools. 

There was so much i wanted to know and questions that i wanted answered. We just had to wait and see. 

When we got his teacher assignment the day of open house, I had no idea who she was. We met her at open house and all seemed okay. 

Then the first few weeks of school went by and more changes happened to the 5th grade.

There were a few changes for Golden boy but his home room class stayed the same. 

After hearing from her and all the other 5th grade teachers on curriculum night I am convinced that he has the best teacher for him. She is his home room and first block teacher, which is reading. She has a love of reading that seems to have rubbed off on my boy.

i love how God works in the details and when we give over that control we tend to have.

Books Read in 2016.......

       

Simply Tuesday-Emily P. Freeman
The Martian-Andy Weir
Tiger Lily-Jodi Lynn Anderson
Freakonomics-Steven Levitt and Stephen Dwbner
All the Light We Cannot See-Anthony Doerr
The Siren-Kiera Cass
Watership Down-Richard Adams
Surprised by Motherhood-Lisa Jo Baker
Bossy Pants-Tina Fay
Chasing Sunsets-Karen Kingsbury
Bamboo & Lace-Lori Wick
Victam of Grace-Robin Jones Gunn
The Family of Jesus-Karen Kingsbury
The Outsiders-S.E. Hinton
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children-Ransom Riggs
Voice in the Wind-Francine Rivers
Uncharted-Angela Hunt
Hollow City-Ransom Riggs
Echo in the Darkness-Francine Rivers
The Crown-Kiera Cass
Deleuge-Lisa T. Bergren
Hope Harbor-Irene Hannon
Me Before You-JoJo Moyes
Mistletoe Inn-Richard Paul Evans
The Library of Souls-Ransom Riggs
The Mistletoe Promise-Richard Paul Evans
The Giver-Lois Lowry
Papertowns-John Green
The Nightengale-Kristin Hannah
Treasuring Christ When your Hands are Full-Gloria Furman
Gathering Blue-Lois Lowry
Rising Strong-Brene` Brown
The Messanger-Lois Lowry
If I Stay-Gayle Foreman
Brush of Wings-Karen Kingsbury
Total Forgiveness-R.T. Kendall
Son-Lois Lowry
Falling Free-Shannan Martin

38 books read in 2016

2016 Reading Challenge

A friend of mine tagged me on Facebook in this reading challenge for 2016

Challenge accepted. Excited to see where these new book adventures take me.