I want to read more books this year. I want to spend less time in front of the computer. Thanks to PaperbackSwap, I have lots of fun books waiting to be read!
- read every children's book in the house. I'm tired of reading the same ones over and over and over again. It's time introduce some "new blood" into our reading routine! :)
- reread Mitten Strings for God. I have been working on my 2008 (yes, 2008) blog book and rereading my Simple & Slow Friday posts. I had forgotten how much I really enjoy that book and how it puts my role as a mother into perspective. A MUST READ!
- finish Henry and the Great Society. I've been on chapter 2 for a couple of months...
- Lies Women Believe. I don't know that I'll finish this or not, I'll have to wait and see what it's really all about. I'm very sensitive to *Christian* books. If I don't agree with an author's use of words right off the bat, I generally don't finish the book. I'm very conservative in my beliefs.
- pick up Treasuring God in Our Traditions... again. I really want to give this book another chance. It comes highly rated at Amazon.
- The Power of a Praying Wife. See comments to Lies Women Believe. I really enjoyed reading Created to be His Help Meet last year and would like to continue growing in my role as help meet and wife.
- All New Square Foot Gardening. We will be doing a garden this year and not just in pots like last year!! Can't wait!
- finish Nourishing Traditions. I'm 3/4 through. I started this January 2008 and this book has totally changed to way I view food. HIGHLY recommended!
My reward for reading these books? To purchase Eat Fat, Lose Weight. (Unless I earn enough Swagbucks to get it free first!)
Seeing as though I have read half of the books on your list and enjoyed them, I have a feeling I would enjoy the rest of them as well. We are so much alike :)
ReplyDeleteThanks for the list - I'm trying to read at least one book a month this year and needed some ideas. Mitten Strings is next on my list!
I can't say how comforting it is to realize how long it's taking you to get through Nourishing Traditions. I had to take it back to the Interlibrary Loan Office before I'd finished more than the first 50 or so pages.
ReplyDeleteI posted my initial thoughts on my December "What's on Your Nightstand" post. I'm hoping to get it on loan again another (or a couple more) times this year so I can explore its claims in more depth.