This list is adventurous, to say the least, especially considering I haven’t read much the last couple of years. But I’m up for the challenge. So much so I have this page for all the world to see to help keep me accountable. I may not have everything marked off this list in a timely manner. I’m ok with that, I’m seeking progress, not perfection. I’m aiming high because I’d rather set big goals and hit a few rather than set low goals and crush them all. I will say, I have a minimum goal of reading 10 pages everyday. I will also say, if I start something I don’t like leaving in the middle of it. So if I start chapter 1, read 10 pages and only have 2 more to go to finish the chapter, my mind will not let me leave those 2 pages without finishing them right then. So, I present to you my over eager, ultra-ambitious reading list in no particular order:
NEW!
Hello Mornings: How to Build a Grace-Filled, Life-Giving Morning Routine
Building Your House: A Faithful Mom’s Guide to Organizing Home and Family
Real Mercy: Mary, Forgiveness, and Trust finished 1/7/17
The Lifegiving Home: Creating a Place of Belonging and Becoming
Use Your Words: A Writing Guide for Mothers
Therese, Faustina and Bernadette: Three Saints Who Challenged My Faith, Gave Me Hope, and Taught Me How to Love
Our Thoughts Determine Our Lives: The Life and Teachings of Elder Thaddeus of Vitovnica
The Soul Tells a Story: Engaging Creativity with Spirituality in the Writing Life
Triggers: Exchanging Parents’ Angry Reactions for Gentle Biblical Responses
A Million Little Ways: Uncover the Art You Were Made to Live
Following a Sacred Path: Raising Godly Children
Eyes of the Heart: Photography as a Christian Contemplative Practice
Silence
Success Is Not an Accident: Change Your Choices; Change Your Life
Under the Torrent of His Love: Therese of Lisieux, a Spiritual Genius
Holiness for Everyone: The Practical Spirituality of St. Josemaria Escriva
Yell Less, Love More: How the Orange Rhino Mom Stopped Yelling at Her Kids – and How You Can Too!
Own Your Life: Living with Deep Intention, Bold Faith, and Generous Love
Unstuffed: Decluttering Your Home, Mind, and Soul
Spiritual Combat: How to Win Your Spiritual Battles and Attain Peace
Preparing for Peer Pressure: A Guide for Parents of Young Children
Preparing for Adolescence: A Planning Guide for Parents
Character Building: A Guide for Parents and Teachers
The Mission of Motherhood: Touching Your Child’s Heart for Eternity
Compass: A Handbook on Parent Leadership
Lifeline: The Religious Upbringing of Your Children
The Ministry of Motherhood: Following Christ’s Example in Reaching the Hearts of Our Children
Anchor: God’s Promises of Hope to Parents
The Mom Walk
Simply Surrender (30 Days with a Great Spiritual Teacher)
The Hermitage Within
Winning the Discipline Debates: Dr. Ray Coaches Parents to Make Discipline Less Frequent, Less Frustrating, and More Consistent
Parenting With Love And Logic
iBloom in Business: Equipping You to Build a Successful Business While Living a Life You Love!
Ichoose2 Love My Life
The Miracle Morning: The Not-So-Obvious Secret Guaranteed to Transform Your Life (Before 8AM)
The Hour That Changes the World: A Practical Plan for Personal Prayer finished 2/20/17
Eat That Frog!: 21 Great Ways to Stop Procrastinating and Get More Done in Less Time
*Some of these books have been started, just never finished. I may have to start at the beginning and completely reread or I may have highlighted or written enough notes in the margin, or even have some memory of what I’ve already read and just start where I left off.