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Looking for books to read? Here are some of my favorites from the past couple of years: - Finding Spiritual Whitespace — I wrote more about this book here.
- Hope Heals — I highly recommend this book if you're feeling overwhelmed or discouraged with life. Read more of my thoughts here.
- Wonder — I couldn't put this book down once I started it. I absolutely loved it!
- Never Unfriended — Written by my dear friend, Lisa-Jo Baker, this book is packed with encouragement and much-needed advice on building & keeping friendships.
- The Broken Way — This book impacted me in a number of different ways.
- Presence — This book gave me courage to face some of my deeply-rooted fears.
- Present Over Perfect — This book is one I savored slowly and it was the perfect book for me during my Year of Rest last year.
- The Happiness Dare — This book deeply challenged and inspired me.
- Carry On, Mr. Bowditch — I read this book aloud to the kids and we loved it.
- Johnny Tremain — This was also another read aloud that we loved.
- Unbroken — I listened to this audiobook and now know why so many people have raved about it!
- Good News for Weary Women — This book messed with me in profound ways, and it's SO, SO good!
- Bread & Wine — This book moved me, inspired me, and challenged me. And it made me want to spend more time in the kitchen and around the table.
- Anchored — This book is funny AND heart-wrenching at the same time — which is a mark of a talented author, in my opinion!
- Love Does — I can almost guarantee this book will challenge you to examine how you love others.
- The Giver — The more I pondered this book, the more I loved it. I couldn’t get this story out of my head for weeks after reading it!
- Dear Mr. Knightley — Ever read a book that you just don't want to end and when you finish it, you want to meet the characters in real-life? That was this book for me.
- Me Before You — This was one of the most heart-breaking, compelling, and thought-provoking books I've read in a long time.
- What Alice Forgot — I really enjoyed this book and it stayed with me for months after reading it.
- The Art of Losing Yourself — If you like Christian fiction that tackles real-life brokenness and doesn't have Hallmark endings, I'd highly recommend this book.
- The Golden Goblet — This was a read aloud we didn’t want to stop reading! It was one of our very favorites this year!
- The Upstairs Room — We really enjoyed reading this book together as a family and we all found the story fascinating!
Looking for more book recommendations or in-depth thoughts on the books above? Check out my Top Reads for 2017, 2016, and 2015. And don’t forget to download our FREE Summer Reading Printable Pack for some encouragement and motivation to read more this summer!
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Last chance! This ends tonight!! Amazon is currently offering Prime members a 4-month subscription to Music Unlimited for just $0.99 total! Considering this usually costs $7.99 per month, this is a fantastic deal!! This deal is valid for new Music Unlimited customers only. If you no longer wish to continue with Music Unlimited after your first four months, be sure to cancel your subscription before it renews at the full price of $7.99 per month. Valid through July 17, 2018.  Welcome to my weekly Book-ish post where I share what I've been reading and watching recently. If you missed it, you can see my Reading Goals for 2018 and 44 Books I Plan to Read This Year. (Note: Some of the links in this post are affiliate links, and we will be compensated when you make a purchase by clicking through our links. Read our disclosure policy here.)
I told you that I’m shooting to read three books per week through the end of the year. And I’m happy to report that I read three more books this past week! It helped that we had two 18-hour flights to South Africa and back. Here are the 3 books I read: I honestly expected this book to be about the author’s journey losing a daughter to cancer. While she did talk some about that, mostly it was not biographical and just talking more about the lessons and faith journey she’s been on since experiencing such heart-rending loss. I think this book would be an encouragement to someone if they have lost a loved one and need some honesty and hope while walking through grief. 
My sister recommended this book to me. I hadn’t heard of it, but since I posted about reading it on Instagram, I’ve discovered that it’s a really well known book. I’m not sure yet what to say about this book. As someone who was homeschooled and grew up in a sheltered environment and knew many families who sheltered their kids a LOT more than I was sheltered, this book hit pretty close to home. And I found that I could relate to much of it in a way that maybe many people wouldn’t be able to. That said, it also made me so grateful for the education I received through homeschooling and how much my parents invested in me. I know that isn’t always the case, as evidenced in this pretty extreme story. If you’ve read this book, I’d love to hear your thoughts on it!
 I didn’t have expectations for this book just because I didn’t know what to expect, but I ended up really loving it. I underlined and highlighted so many parts of it. And one of the parts of it dredged up some really unexpected emotions about a painful situation in my life — and shed some clarity on it and brought some healing for me. I did find that the book jumped around more than I would have liked and left a lot of details out where I would have loved the author to paint a clearer picture on some of the stories, but overall, I found it be a very worthwhile read and one that will sit with me for a long time to come. Here’s one of my favorite quotes: “I knew something needed to change, so here’s what I did. I stopped listening to the loudest voices in my life and started listening to the truest ones.” (This sort of sparked this post on Instagram this morning.) When I Find Time to ReadPeople are always asking me how I find time to read. Honestly, it's because I love to read, because I've chosen to prioritize it, because I don't have a lot of other hobbies, and because I can't not read. Also, when you love something, you usually can find ways to get creative to find time to fit it in — even if it's in the little nooks and crannies of life. I wrote a post on 3 ways to find more time to read — even when life is busy. And here are 7 more ways to find time to read.
What did you read and watch this past week? Any books or movies or shows you really think I need to read or watch |
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