So, today is the first post in my "What I'm ..." series!
If you had no idea that I was doing a little bloggy series ...
you can read all about it here!
First up... what 'm reading.
I've mentioned a few books here & there that I've been reading over the last couple of months, but wanted to give you a list ...
like I did here!
I try to read at least 1 book each month ... because, well, it's good to stay literate. And, also, I feel that it makes Mama & Daddy feel like they got their money's worth out of my college education.
So .... here are a few that I've just finished, am reading now, & are next on my list!!!!
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House Girl
by: Tara Conklin
This is a book that my cousin (that I call Sis, cause I just do) practically ran me down in a parking lot & threw in my car. She had just finished it & knew I'd love it. She was right. It's a book about 2 different women ... a slave girl living in the South in the 1850's & a young lawyer living in modern-day New York. Their stories are intertwined & I love how the author connected the 2 women that lived 150 years apart. A great story about family & finding justice for someone who deserved it.
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And Then I Had Teenagers
by: Susan Alexander Yates
After by oldest became a teenager this past summer a friend of mine sent me this book. She has 2 girls less than 2 years apart & she swears by this book. This book is full of great advice ... & if there is one thing I need it is good advice! Tips for dealing with moral issues, setting limits while giving teens more independence, & staying connected to your child ... all from a Christian perspective. At the end of each section of the book there is a study section with insightful questions ... which have been really helpful.
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Home Is Where My People Are
by: Sophie Hudson
I don't know another thing I could possibly tell you about this book that I haven't already told you
HERE! I {big puffy heart} looooooved this book ... like I want to sleep with it at night like it's my teddy bear kind-of love it! I loved every single page! Sophie writes like she's just sitting at the dinner table with you telling stories about her life. Love, love, love this book! Read it! Trust me!
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Lineage of Grace
by: Francine Rivers
I have loved reading this book! It tells the story of 5 women in the lineage of Christ ... Tamar, Rahab, Ruth, Bathsheba, & Mary. It is based on scripture, but the author gives fictional dialog & situations that may have happened within what the Bible tells us... really telling the women's story. At the end of each woman's section there is a 6 part study with scripture & questions that make each story apply to our life today. It is
GREAT!!!! I highly recommend reading it!
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Wine to Water
by: Doc Hendley
One of my brothers met Doc at an event & brought his book back for me. His book is about his journey from a sort-of lost soul trying to find purpose in life to founding the
Wine to Water organization that provides clean water to people in the farthest corners of the world that wouldn't have it otherwise. So many of us want to do something to help others, but don't know how or what or where. Doc read about the world's water crisis & IS doing something about it in a HUGE way. He's traveled to some of the most dangerous places in the world so families can have clean water. Such a great example of not just talking about a problem, but
doing something about it ... a remarkable & really inspiring story.
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I Must Say: My Life As a Humble Comedy Legend
by: Martin Short
Martin Short's autobiography ... HILARIOUS & heart-warming ... just like him! I loved reading about his childhood & his early years as a comedic actor ... and the precious way he writes about his late wife, Nancy. A really fun book. And also, all of his friends are super-famous, funny people & he has great stories about his relationship with them ... Steve Martin, Tom Hanks, Eugene Levy, Gilda Radnor.
Next on my "to read" list ...
* Redeeming Love
by Francine Rivers
Ash (bestie) & I were in the bookstore when we saw this book & she had a total moment. She read this book like 20 years ago & recently told me I needed to read it. Well, when we saw it at the bookstore she took it off the shelf, hugged it like a child, & proceeded to ooo & aahhh about how great it was ... so, obviously, it's next on my list!
Your turn ... what have you been reading lately???
