Sunday, August 17, 2014

Books I've Read This Year, part 2 and my Reading Goal

This summer I read a ton -- in parks, at restaurants, at the water park.  It was so incredibly relaxing, and I loved learning about new things and escaping into new ideas and fictional places I was reading about. When I realized I'd finished 50 books by mid June, I wondered to myself, "Can I read 100 books this year?"  I figured I'd give it a shot, but only as long as I was enjoying it and not letting this become a stressful goal.  I figured I would have no shot at meeting the goal if I didn't read 75 books by the time school started.

School (at least reporting to school for me) starts tomorrow.  I made it through 78 books so far this year.  This means that in order to read the remaining 22 books required to reach 100, I have to read about a book a week, with a week or two where I read two books.  That's totally achievable.  Here we go!

Below is the list of books I've read since I last updated my list.  Once again, I've bolded my favorites.
  1. Seriously Mum, What’s an Alpaca? by Alan Parks
  2. Notes from a Blue Bike: The Art of Living Intentionally in a Chaotic World by Tsh Oxenreider
  3. Let Hope In by Pete Wilson
  4. Husbands and Fathers by Derek Prince
  5. Bread and Wine by Shauna Niequest
  6. Signs, Wonders, and a Baptist Preacher by Chad Norris
  7. The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett
  8. Lincoln’s Battle with God by Stephen Mansfield
  9. International Bank of Bob: Connecting our Worlds One $25 Kiva Loan at a Time by Bob Harris
  10. The Jesus Blueprint by Dave Buehring
  11. Be Real: Because Fake is Exhausting by Rick Bezet
  12. The List: Figuring Out Prince Charming, the Corner Office, and Happily Ever After by Marian Jordan
  13. I Know their Hearts by Jeff Olson
  14. Passion: The Bright Light of Glory by Louie Giglio
  15. Captive in Iran: A Remarkable True Story of Hope and Triumph amid the Horror of Tehran's Brutal Evin Prison by Maryam Rostampour, Marziyeh Amirizadeh
  16. Ella Enchanted by Gail Carson Levine
  17. The Power of a New Identity by Dan Sneed
  18. Sojourner Truth: American Abolitionist by W. Terry Whalin
  19. Voice in the Night: The True Story of a Man and the Miracles That Are Changing Africa by Pastor Surprise, Bill Johnson and David Wimbish
  20. Sacred Marriage by Gary Thomas
  21. Horse and His Boy by CS Lewis
  22. Peter Nimble and His Fantastic Eyes by Jonathan Auxier
  23. When God Breaks your Heart by Ed Underwood
  24. Fashioned to Reign: Empowering Women to Fulfill Their Divine Destiny by Kris Valliton
  25. One in a Million: Journey to Your Promised Land by Priscilla Shirer
  26. Practicing the Presence of God by Brother Lawrence
  27. Humility by Andrew Murray
  28. Interrupted by Jen Hatmaker

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