If you’re anything like me, you have books stashed in every room with a particularly large pile on your nightstand and your Kindle is packed full of books to read.
I’m a reader, that’s for sure. And what I love most is when a friend helps me prioritize my to-be-read list with a great book recommendation.
So, here’s what I’m reading each month in 2016 with some of my favorite book suggestions. You can click on the title of some of the books to see my book reviews. You can also join us in the Womens Bible Cafe Book Club as we read one Christian nonfiction and one Christian fiction book each month.
If you have a book suggestion for me, I’d love for you to share as a comment!
I’m using Christine’s rating system over at The Womens BibleCafe:
♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ = five stars and it’s so awesome I’d give it as a gift
♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ = four stars and it’s a very good book I’d recommend to a friend
♥ ♥ ♥ = three stars and it’s interesting
♥ ♥ = two stars and I was not impressed with the book
♥ = one star and I did not like the book
2017:
- 12 Days at Bleakly Manor by Michelle Griep ♥ ♥ ♥
- 31 Proverbs to Light Your Path by Liz Curtis Higgs ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- 44 Scotland Street by Alexander McCall Smith ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- A Christmas Blizzard by Garrison Keillor ♥ ♥ ♥
- A Crazy, Holy Grace by Frederick Buechner ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- A Goose Creek Christmas by Virginia Smith ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- A Jane Austen Devotional published by Thomas Nelson ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- A Place of Healing by Joni Eareckson Tada ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- A Praying Life by Paul Miller (WBC Book Club, Book of the Month) ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- A Quiet Life in the Country by T.E. Kinsey ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- A Room with a View by E.M. Forester ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- A Rumpole Christmas by John Mortimer ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- A Tale of Three Kings by Gene Edwards ♥ ♥ ♥
- A Tapestry of Secrets by Sarah Loudin Thomas ♥ ♥ ♥
- A Wild Goose Chase Christmas by Jennifer Allee ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- All is Calm by Colleen Coble ♥ ♥
- All’s Fair in Love and Cupcakes by Betsy St. Amant ♥ ♥ ♥
- All to Jesus: A Year of Devotions by Robert Morgan
- Amazing Grace by Kathleen Norris ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- An Irish Christmas by Melody Carlson ♥ ♥ ♥
- An Irish Country Christmas by Patrick Taylor ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- An Irish Doctor at Peace and at War by Patrick Taylor ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- And the Angels were Silent by Max Lucado (WBC Book Club, Book of the Month) ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- Anxious for Nothing by Max Lucado
- As Kingfishers Catch Fire by Eugene Peterson ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- At Home in This Life by Jerusalem Jackson Greer ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- Awaken by Priscilla Shirer
- Because of Bethlehem by Max Lucado
- Becoming a Woman Who Knows God By Name by Jan Harrison (WBC Book Club, Book of the Month) ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- The Bertie Project by Alexander McCall Smith ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- Bertie’s Guide to Life and Mothers by Alexander McCall Smith ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- Blame it on the Mistletoe by Joyce Magnin ♥ ♥ ♥
- Blue Shoes and Happiness by Alexander McCall Smith ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- The BookShop on the Corner by Jenny Colgan ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ (language advisory)
- The Broken Way by Ann Voskamp ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- Brothers, We Are Not Professionals by John Piper ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- Brush of Wings by Karen Kingsbury ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- The Case for Easter by Lee Strobel ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- The Chilbury Ladies Choir by Jennifer Ryan ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- The Christmas Joy Ride by Melody Carlson ♥ ♥ ♥
- Cling by Kim Cash Tate ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- Come With Me by Suzanne Eller (WBC Book Club, Book of the Month) ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- The Cornish Coast Murder by John Bude ♥ ♥ ♥
- The Cracked Spine by Paige Shelton ♥ ♥ ♥
- Cranford by Elizabeth Gaskell ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- Craving Connection by incourage ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- Discerning the Voice of God by Priscilla Shirer ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- Doctor Wortle’s School by Anthony Trollope ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- The Double Fudge Brownie Murder by Joanne Fluke ♥ ♥ ♥
- The Doublet Affair by Fiona Buckley ♥ ♥ ♥
- Emma by Alexander McCall Smith ♥ ♥ ♥
- Espresso Tales by Alexander McCall Smith ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- The Faded Photo by Sarah Price ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- Finding I AM by Lysa TerKeurst ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- Fingal O’Reilly, Irish Doctor by Patrick Taylor ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- First Impressions: An Amish Tale of Pride and Prejudice by Sarah Price (WBC Book Club, Book of the Month) ♥ ♥ ♥
- Flee, Be Silent, Pray by Ed Cyzewski ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- Flourish by Margaret Feinberg ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- Fresh out of Amazing by Stacey Thacker ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler (read-aloud with my kids) by E.L. Konigsberg ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- The Full Cupboard of Life by Alexander McCall Smith ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- Generous Justice by Timothy Keller ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- Giddy Up, Eunice by Sophie Hudson ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- Gingerbread Cookie Murder by Joanne Fluke, Laura Levine and Leslie Meier ♥ ♥ ♥
- The Glory of Green by Judy Christie ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- Gone to Green by Judy Christie ♥ ♥ ♥
- The Good Husband of Zebra Drive by Alexander McCall Smith ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- Goodness Gracious Green by Judy Christie ♥ ♥ ♥
- The Handsome Man’s De Luxe Cafe by Alexander McCall Smith ♥ ♥ ♥
- Heavenly Blues by Sarah Price ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- The Hiding Place by Corrie Ten Boom ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- The Hope Chest by Sarah Price ♥ ♥ ♥
- The House of Unexpected Sisters by Alexander McCall Smith ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- Humble Roots by Hannah Anderson ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- The Importance of Being Seven by Alexander McCall Smith ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- I Married Adventure by Luci Swindoll ♥ ♥ ♥
- Inside, Out & Back Again by Thanhha Lai ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- In the Eye of the Storm by Max Lucado ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- In the Market for Murder by T.E. Kinsey ♥ ♥ ♥
- In the Company of Cheerful Ladies by Alexander McCall Smith ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- I Stand at the Door and Knock by Corrie Ten Boom ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- Just Do Something by Kevin DeYoung ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- The Kalahari Typing School by Alexander McCall Smith ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- Kingdom Family Devotional by Tony Evans and Jonathan Evans ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- The Lake District Murder by John Bude ♥ ♥ ♥
- Lean on Me by Anne Marie Miller ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ (WBC Book Club, Book of the Month)
- Let Not Your Heart Be Troubled by Martin Lloyd-Jones ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- Listen, Love, Repeat by Karen Ehman ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- Loneliness by Elisabeth Elliot ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- Long Way Gone by Charles Martin (WBC Book Club, Book of the Month) ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- Love Over Scotland by Alexander McCall Smith ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- Louisa: The Extraordinary Life of Mrs. Adams by Louisa Thomas ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- Magnolia Market by Judy Christie ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- Me, Myself and Bob by Phil Vischer ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- The Miracle at Speedy Motors by Alexander McCall Smith ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- The Mitford Snowmen by Jan Karon ♥ ♥ ♥
- Miss Julia Speaks her Mind by Ann Ross ♥ ♥ ♥
- Morality for Beautiful Girls by Alexander McCall Smith ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- Morning and Evening by Charles Spurgeon
- The Most Famous Illegal Goose Creek Parade by Virginia Smith (WBC Book Club, Book of the Month) ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- Murder on the Moor by Julianna Deering ♥ ♥ ♥
- The No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency by Alexander McCall Smith ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- Nothing to Prove by Jennie Allen ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- The Novel Habits of Happiness by Alexander McCall Smith ♥ ♥ ♥
- Of Books and Bagpipes by Paige Shelton ♥ ♥ ♥
- Operation Christmas Child by Franklin Graham ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- Overcoming Overload by Steve and Mary Farrar ♥ ♥ ♥
- Overextended and Loving Most of It by Lisa Harper ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- Overwhelmed by Kathy Lipp and Cheri Gregory ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- Own Your Life by Sally Clarkson (WBC Book Club, Book of the Month) ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- The Patriarchs by Beth Moore ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- Pilgrims by Garrison Keillor ♥ ♥ ♥
- The Practice of Godliness by Jerry Bridges ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- The Practice of the Presence of God by Brother Lawrence ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- The Prayers of Agnes Sparrow by Joyce Magnin (WBC Book Club, Book of the Month) ♥ ♥ ♥
- Praying the Bible by Donald Whitney ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- Precious and Grace by Alexander McCall Smith ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- The Quilting Bee by Sarah Price ♥ ♥ ♥
- Real Murders by Charlaine Harris ♥ ♥ ♥
- The Rejected Writers Book Club by Suzanne Kelman ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- The Rejected Writers Take the Stage by Suzanne Kelman ♥ ♥ ♥
- The Rejected Writers’ Christmas Wedding by Suzanne Kelman ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- The Remarkable Ordinary by Frederick Buechner ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- The Revolving Door of Life by Alexander McCall Smith
- The Rose Rent by Ellis Peters ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- The Ringmaster’s Wife by Kristy Cambron ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- Rules of Civility by Amor Towles (language advisory) ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- The Sacred Journey by Frederick Buechner ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- Safe in the Shepherd’s Arms by Max Lucado ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- The Sanctuary Sparrow by Ellis Peters ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- The Saturday Big Tent Wedding Party by Alexander McCall Smith ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- Seeking Refuge by Stephan Bauman ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- Sidney Chambers and the Shadow of Death by James Runcie ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- Sidney Chambers and the Perils of the Night ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- Sidney Chambers and the Persistence of Love ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- Sidney Chambers and the Problem of Evil by James Runcie ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- Sidney Chambers and the Forgiveness of Sins by James Runcie ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- Sidney Chambers and the Dangers of Temptation by James Runcie ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- The Simple Faith of Mister Rogers by Amy Hollingsworth ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- The Sisters of Sugarcreek by Cathy Liggett ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- Someday Home by Lauraine Snelling (WBC Book Club, Book of the Month) ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- Steadfast Love by Lauren Chandler (WBC Book Club, Book of the Month) ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- The Strength You Need by Robert Morgan ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- The Sugar Cookie Murder by Joanne Fluke ♥ ♥ ♥
- The Summer of the Danes by Ellis Peters ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- Sunshine on Scotland Street by Alexander McCall Smith ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- Sweet Olive by Judy Christie ♥ ♥ ♥ (WBC Book Club, Book of the Month)
- Tears of the Giraffe by Alexander McCall Smith ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- Tea Time for the Traditionally Built by Alexander McCall Smith ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- These Healing Hills by Ann Gabhart ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ (WBC Book Club, Book of the Month)
- This Road We Traveled by Jane Kirkpatrick ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ (WBC Book Club, Book of the Month)
- The Tomato Patch by Sarah Price ♥ ♥ ♥
- Traveling Mercies: Thoughts on Faith by Anne Lamott ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ (language advisory)
- The Truth Teller by Angela Hunt ♥ ♥ ♥
- To Be Where You Are by Jan Karon ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- The Unbearable Lightness of Scones by Alexander McCall Smith ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- The Undoing of Saint Silvanus by Beth Moore ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- Uncommon by Carey Scott ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- Uninvited by Lysa TerKeurst ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- Unwrapping the Names of Jesus by Asheritah Ciuciu
- What a Difference a Mom Makes by Kevin Leman ♥ ♥ ♥
- What the Bishop Saw by Vannetta Chapman (WBC Book Club, Book of the Month) ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- When the Morning Glory Blooms by Cynthia Ruchti ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- Wide Neighborhoods by Mary Breckinridge ♥ ♥ ♥
- Wild Goose Chase by Mark Batterson
- The Wizard of Oz by Frank Baum (Read-aloud with my kids) ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- The Woman Who Walked in Sunshine by Alexander McCall Smith ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- Women Who Move Mountains by Sue Detweiler ♥ ♥ ♥
- The Wonder of Advent Devotional by Chris Tiegreen
- The World According to Bertie by Alexander McCall Smith ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
2016:
- 1 Corinthians by Melissa Spoelstra ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- 1 Peter by Jen Wilkin ♥ ♥ ♥
- 5 Minute With Jesus by Sheila Walsh ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- 5 Minutes With Jesus: Peace for Today by Sheila Walsh ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- 31 Verses to Write on Your Heart by Liz Curtis Higgs ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- 52 Little Lessons from A Christmas Carol by Bob Welch ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- 52 Little Lessons from It’s a Wonderful Life by Bob Welch ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- A Change of Heart by Philip Gulley ♥ ♥ ♥
- A Simple Christmas Wish by Melody Carlson ♥ ♥ ♥
- A Cry for Mercy by Henri Nouwen ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- A Garden to Keep by Jamie Langston Turner ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- A Goose Creek Christmas by Virginia Smith ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- A Hobbit, A Wardrobe, and a Great War by Joseph Loconte ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- A Longing for Paris by Sarah Mae ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- A Loving Life by Paul E. Miller ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- A Month of Summer by Lisa Wingate ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- A Portrait of Emily Price by Katherine Reay ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- A Voice in the Wind by Francine Rivers ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- A Will, A Way, and a Wedding by Melody Carlson ♥ ♥ ♥♥
- A Woman and Her God by Beth Moore, et. al. ♥ ♥ ♥
- A Woman of Strength and Purpose by Cynthia Tobias ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- An Irish Christmas by Melody Carlson ♥ ♥ ♥
- Agnes Hopper Shakes Up Sweetbriar by Carol Guthrie Heilman ♥ ♥ ♥
- All Things New by Kelly Minter ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- Almost Friends by Philip Gulley ♥ ♥ ♥
- Anna’s Healing by Vannetta Chapman ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- An Untroubled Heart by Micca Campbell ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- Angels in the Snow by Melody Carlson ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- Answering God: The Psalms as Tools for Prayer by Eugene Peterson ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- Anywhere Faith by Heather C. King (WBC Book Club, Book of the Month) (my own book!)
- Audacious by Beth Moore ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- Back Home Again by Melody Carlson ♥ ♥ ♥
- Believing Jesus by Lisa Harper (WBC Book Club, Book of the Month) ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- Beauty Begins by Chris Shook & Megan Shook Alpha ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- The Bible Jesus Read by Philip Yancey ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- The Blessing of Humility by Jerry Bridges ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- Breaking Busy by Alli Worthington (WBC Book Club, Book of the Month) ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- The Bronte Plot by Katherine Reay ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- Bye, Bye Bertie by Nancy Mehl ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- The Call by Os Guinness ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- Capital Dames by Cokie Roberts ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- The Case for Hope by Lee Strobel ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- The Centurion’s Wife by Janette Oke and Davis Bunn (WBC Book Club, Book of the Month) ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- Chasing Sunsets by Karen Kingsbury ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- Christmas at Harmony Hill by Ann H. Gabhart ♥ ♥ ♥
- The Christmas Angel Project by Melody Carlson (WBC Book Club, Book of the Month) ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- The Christmas Cat by Melody Carlson ♥ ♥ ♥
- The Christmas Quilt by Vannetta Chapman ♥ ♥ ♥
- The Circle Maker by Mark Batterson ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- The Comeback by Louie Giglio ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- Come Rain or Come Shine by Jan Karon ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- Come Thirsty by Max Lucado (WBC Book Club, Book of the Month) ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- The Contemplative Writer by Ed Cyzewski ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- Crazy Little Thing Called Marriage by Greg and Erin Smalley ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- Creating Space by Ed Cyzewski ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- The Damascus Way by Janette Oke and Davis Bunn ♥ ♥ ♥
- Dating, Dining and Desperation by Melody Carlson ♥ ♥ ♥♥
- Dawn’s Light by Terri Blackstock ♥ ♥ ♥
- The Day They Kidnapped the Pope by Joao Bethencourt ♥ ♥ ♥
- Dear Mr. Knightley by Katherine Reay ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- Dearest Dorothy, Are We There Yet? by Charlene Baumbich (WBC Book Club, Book of the Month) ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- Death in a White Tie by Ngaio Marsh ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- Deeper by Debbie Alsdorf (WBC Book Club, Book of the Month) ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- Doesn’t She Look Natural by Angela Hunt ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- Drawing Near by John Bevere ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- Dying to Read by Lorena McCourtney ♥ ♥ ♥
- Echo by Pam Munoz Ryan ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- Entrusted by Beth Moore ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- FerVent by Priscilla Shirer (WBC Book Club, Book of the Month) ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- Fight Back with Joy workbook by Margaret Feinberg ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- Find Your Brave by Holly Wagner ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- For Whom the Wedding Bell Tolls by Nancy Mehl ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- From Good to Grace by Christine Hoover ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- For the Love of Pete by Debby Mayne ♥ ♥ ♥
- The Fruitful Wife by Hayley DiMarco ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- The Gift for all People by Max Lucado ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- Girl Meets Change by Kristen Strong ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- Girl Talk ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- The Girl’s Still Got It by Liz Curtis Higgs ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- Good Hope Road by Lisa Wingate ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- Go Small: Because God Doesn’t Care About Your Status, Size or Success by Craig Gross ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- The Gospel of Mark by Lisa Harper ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- Grace Notes by Philip Yancey ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- Handle with Prayer by Charles Stanley ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- Harriet Beamer Strikes Gold by Joyce Magnin ♥ ♥ ♥
- Having a Martha Home the Mary Way by Sarah Mae ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- Hello, Beauty Full by Elisa Morgan ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- The Hidden Flame by Janette Oke and Davis Bunn ♥ ♥ ♥
- Home, Hearth and the Holidays by Melody Carlson ♥ ♥ ♥♥
- Home to Chapel Springs by Ane Mulligan ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- Hope Unfolding: Grace-Filled Truth for the Momma’s Heart by Becky Thompson ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- Hopeful Parenting by David Jeremiah ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- Hosea by Jennifer Rothschild ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- How to Love Your Neighbor Without Being Weird by Amy Lively ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- In The Dead of Winter by Nancy Mehl ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- In the Grip of Grace by Max Lucado ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- In the Manger by Max Lucado ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- In the Secret Place by Jerry Rankin ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- The Insanity of God by Nik Ripken ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- The Insanity of Obedience by Nik Ripken ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- Intimate Intercession by Tricia McCary Rhodes ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- In the Beginning by Chaim Potok ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- Invisible by Jennifer Rothschild ♥ ♥ ♥
- I, Saul by Jerry B. Jenkins ♥ ♥ ♥
- Jesus, the One and Only by Beth Moore (WBC Book Club, Book of the Month) ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- Joseph by Melissa Spoelstra ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- Just Shy of Harmony by Philip Gulley ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- Keep it Shut by Karen Ehman (WBC Book Club, Book of the Month) ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- Keep it Shut workbook by Karen Ehman ♥ ♥ ♥
- The Language of Sycamores by Lisa Wingate ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- Last Light by Terri Blackstock (WBC Book Club, Book of the Month) ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- Laughing in the Dark by Chonda Pierce ♥ ♥
- Lean on Me by Anne Marie Miller ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- Leaving Iowa by Tim Clue and Spike Manton ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- Leota’s Garden by Francine Rivers (WBC Book Club, Book of the Month) ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- Let Every Heart Prepare Him Room by Nancy Guthrie ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- Let Them Eat Fruitcake by Melody Carlson ♥ ♥ ♥
- Life Goes On by Philip Gulley ♥ ♥ ♥
- The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan (previewing for my kids)
- The Listening Life by Adam S. McHugh ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- Lizzy and Jane by Katherine Reay (WBC Book Club, Book of the Month) ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- Lock, Stock and Over a Barrel by Melody Carlson ♥ ♥ ♥♥
- The Longing in Me by Sheila Walsh ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- Love, Henri by Henri Nouwen and Brene Brown ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- Made with Love by Tricia Goyer and Sherry Gore (WBC Book Club, Book of the Month) ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- The Matchmaker (An Amish Retelling of Emma) by Sarah Price ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- Material Witness by Vannetta Chapman ♥ ♥ ♥
- The Measure of Katie Calloway by Serena B. Miller (WBC Book Club, Book of the Month) ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- The Mingling of Souls by Matt Chandler ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- Missional Motherhood by Gloria Furman ♥ ♥ ♥
- Moments & Days by Michelle Van Loon ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- Mom Over Miami by Annie Jones ♥ ♥ ♥
- The Most Famous Illegal Goose Creek Parade by Virginia Smith ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- Murder at the Courthouse by A.H. Gabhart ♥ ♥ ♥
- Murder Comes By Mail A.H. Gabhart ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- Murder, Handcrafted by Isabella Alan ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- The Murder of Mr. Ackroyd by Agatha Christie ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- Murder, Plain and Simple by Isabella Alan ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- Murder, Plainly Read by Isabella Alan ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- Murder, Simply Stitched by Isabella Alan ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- Murder, Served Simply by Isabella Alan ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- The Narnian by Alan Jacobs ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- Night Light by Terri Blackstock ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- None Like Him by Jen Wilkin ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- No Other Gods workbook by Kelly Minter ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- O Little Town by Don Reid ♥ ♥ ♥
- On Hummingbird Wings by Lauraine Snelling ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- The One Year Bible (ESV)
- The One Year Praying through the Bible by Cheri Fuller ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- Orchard of Hope by Ann H. Gabhart ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- Ordinary by Michael Horton ♥ ♥ ♥
- Planted with Hope by Tricia Goyer and Sherry Gore ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- Prayer by Philip Yancey ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- Praying Circles Around Your Children by Mark Batterson ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- Pray, Write, Grow by Ed Cyzewski ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- Proof by David Auburn
- Renovating the Richardsons by Virginia Smith ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- Reunion by Lauraine Snelling ♥ ♥ ♥
- The Room with the Second-Best View by Virginia Smith ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- Rooted by Banning Liebscher ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- Rules of Murder by Julianna Deering (WBC Book Club, Book of the Month) ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- Sadie-in-Waiting by Annie Jones ♥ ♥ ♥
- The Sandcastle Sister (Novella) by Lisa Wingate ♥ ♥ ♥
- Scraps of Evidence by Barbara Cameron ♥ ♥ ♥
- Seasons of Waiting by Betsy Child Howard ♥ ♥ ♥
- The Scent of Lilacs by Ann H. Gabhart ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- Secret Longings of the Heart by Carol Kent ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- The Secret to Hummingbird Cake by Celeste Fletcher McHale ♥ ♥ ♥
- Sense and Sensibility (An Amish Retelling) by Sarah Price ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- Seven Women and the Secret of Their Greatness by Eric Metaxas ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- Sewn with Joy by Tricia Goyer and Sherry Gore ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- Shaped by the Gospel by Timothy Keller ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- She Always Wore Red by Angela Hunt ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- She’s in a Better Place by Angela Hunt ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- The Shelter of God’s Promises by Sheila Walsh (WBC Book Club, Book of the Month) ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- The Shop on Blossom Street by Debbie Macomber (WBC Book Club, Book of the Month) ♥ ♥ ♥ (foul language advisory–very disappointing)
- Signs and Wonders by Philip Gulley ♥ ♥ ♥
- Someday Home by Lauraine Snelling ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- Spiritual Leadership by Henry and Richard Blackaby ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- Sticky Faith by Dr. Kara Powell and Dr. Chap Clark ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- The Songs of Jesus by Timothy Keller ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- The Story Keeper by Lisa Wingate ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- Summer at the Comfort Food Cafe by Debbie Johnson ♥ ♥ ♥ (thought this was a Christian book, but it wasn’t! Disappointed in the language.)
- Summer of Joy by Ann H. Gabhart ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- Tending Roses by Lisa Wingate (WBC Book Club, Book of the Month) ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- There Goes Santa Claus by Nancy Mehl ♥ ♥ ♥
- Turn My Mourning Into Dancing by Henri Nouwen ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- Unashamed by Christine Caine ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- Uncovered by Susie Davis ♥ ♥ ♥
- Unreasonable Hope by Chad Veach ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- (Un)Qualified by Steven Furtick ♥ ♥ ♥
- Until the Harvest by Sarah Thomas Loudin (WBC Book Club, Book of the Month) ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- The Very Good Gospel by Lisa Sharon Harper ♥ ♥
- The Well by Mark Hall (WBC Book Club, Book of the Month) ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- The Women of Christmas by Liz Curtis Higgs (WBC Book Club, Book of the Month) ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- The Women of Easter by Liz Curtis Higgs ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- Women of the Word by Jen Wilkin ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- Worry Less So You Can Live More by Jane Rubietta ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- Worth Living by Mary Demuth (WBC Book Club, Book of the Month) ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
2015:
Nonfiction:
- 9 Thoughts that can Change Your Marriage by Sheila Wray Gregoire ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- A Busy Woman’s Guide to Prayer by Cheri Fuller (WBC Book Club, Book of the Month)
♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ - A Lifelong Love by Gary Thomas ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- A Place of Quiet Rest by Nancy Leigh DeMoss ♥ ♥ ♥
- A Praying Life by Paul Miller ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- A Shepherd Looks at Psalm 23 by Phillip Keller ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- A Woman Who Trusts God by Debbie Alsdorf ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- AD The Bible Continues: The Book of Acts with David Jeremiah ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- Anchored: by Kayla Aimee ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- An Untroubled Heart by Micca Campbell ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- The Applause of Heaven by Max Lucado ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- Balancing It All by Candace Cameron Bure ♥ ♥ ♥
- Before Amen by Max Lucado ♥ ♥ ♥
- Be More by Sandi Krakowski ♥ ♥ ♥
- Be The Message Devotional by Kerry Shook and Chris Shook ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- Brave Enough by Nicole Unice ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- Bruchko by Bruce Olson ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- Call the Nurse by Mary J. MacLeod ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- Chasing God by Angie Smith ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- Choose Love by Stormie Omartian (Womens Bible Cafe Book Club, Book of the Month) ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- Come Thirsty by Max Lucado ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- Confessions of a Prayer Wimp by Mary Pierce ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- The Day I Met Jesus: The Revealing Diaries of Five Women from the Gospels by Frank Viola and Mary Demuth ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- Divine Applause by Jeff Anderson ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- Embracing Obscurity by Anonymous ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- Esther: Reflections from an Unexpected Life by Jennifer Spivey ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- Facing Your Giants by Max Lucado ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- Family of Jesus by Karen Kingsbury (WBC Book Club, Book of the Month) ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- Fight Back with Joy by Margaret Feinberg (WBC Book Club, Book of the Month) ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- Finding Home by Jim Daly ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- From Tablet to Table by Leonard Sweet ♥ ♥ ♥
- The Furious Longing of God by Brennan Manning ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- Glory Days by Max Lucado ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- Going Public: Your Child Can Thrive in Public School by David and Kelly Pritchard ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- God is Able by Priscilla Shirer ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- Grace for the Good Girl by Emily P. Freeman ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- Grace for the Moment Daily Bible with Max Lucado ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- The Great House of God by Max Lucado ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- Heart Sisters by Natalie Chambers Snapp (WBC Book Club, Book of the Month) ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- Here Am I Lord…Send Somebody Else by Jill Briscoe ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- He Still Moves Stones by Max Lucado ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- Hope for the Weary Mom by Stacey Thacker and Brooke McGlothlin ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- The Grand Weaver by Ravi Zacharias ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- If I Plug My Ears God Can’t Tell Me What to Do by Jessie Clemence ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- In the Grip of Grace by Max Lucado ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- It’s Good to Be Queen by Liz Curtis Higgs ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- It’s My Turn by Ruth Bell Graham ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- Jungle Pilot ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- Just Like Jesus by Max Lucado ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- Keep it Shut by Karen Ehman ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- Keep Your Love On by Danny Silk ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- Killing Christians by Tom Doyle and Greg Webster ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- The Kneeling Christian by Anonymous ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- Lazarus Awakening by Joanna Weaver (WBC Book Club, Book of the Month) ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- Life with God by Richard Foster ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- Life Unstuck by Pat Layton ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- Live Uncaged by Mary DeMuth ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- Love Does by Bob Goff (WBC Book Club, Book of the Month) ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- The Message 100 Devotional Bible by Eugene Peterson ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- Million Little Ways by Emily P. Freeman ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- The Miracle in the Middle by Charlotte Gambill ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- Moms Raising Sons to Be Men by Rhonda Stoppe ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- Motivate Your Child by Dr. Scott Turansky and Joanne Miller, RN, BSN ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- Need You Now by Plumb ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- Nourished by Becky Johnson and Rachel Randolph ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- No Wonder They Call Him the Savior by Max Lucado (WBC Book Club, Book of the Month) ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- On Asking God Why by Elisabeth Elliot ♥ ♥ ♥
- Once-A-Day 25 Days of Advent published by Zondervan ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- One Thousand Gifts by Ann Voskamp (WBC Book Club, Book of the Month) ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- The One Year Experiencing God’s Presence Devotional by Chris Tiegreen ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- Own Your Life by Sally Clarkson ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- Passion by Louie Giglio (and others) ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- Prayer by Timothy Keller ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- Reflections on the Psalms by C.S. Lewis ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- Rich Mullins: A Devotional Biography by James Bryan Smith ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- Sacred Pathways by Gary Thomas ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- Safe House by Joshua Straub, Ph.D. ♥ ♥ ♥
- Scarlet Threads by Perry Stone ♥ ♥ ♥
- The Scentsational Scent of Prayer by Rachel Wojnarowski ♥ ♥
- Shadow of the Almighty by Elisabeth Elliot ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- She’s Almost a Teenager by Peter and Heather Larson, David and Claudia Arp ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- Simply Tuesday by Emily P. Freeman (WBC Book Club, Book of the Month) ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- Through Gates of Splendor by Elisabeth Elliot ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- Unstoppable by Christine Caine (WBC Book Club, Book of the Month) ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- Scouting the Divine by Margaret Feinberg ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- She’s Got Issues by Nicole Unice ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- The Storm Inside by Sheila Walsh (Womens Bible Cafe Book Club, Book of the Month) ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- Tell It Slant by Eugene Peterson ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- Unfinished by Richard Stearns ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- Untangled by Carey Scott ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- What Keeps You Up At Night by Pete Wilson ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- When Invisible Children Sing by Dr. Chi Huang with Irwin Tang ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- When Women Long for Rest by Cindi McMenamin ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- Wherever the River Runs by Kelly Minter ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- Your Sacred Yes by Susie Larson ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- Your Girl by Vicki Courtney ♥ ♥ ♥
Fiction:
- A Lancaster County Christmas by Suzanne Woods Fisher ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- A New Song by Jan Karon ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- A Perfect Square by Vanetta Chapman ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- A Quilter’s Holiday by Jennifer Chiaverini ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- Angel Song by Sheila Walsh ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- Angels Walking by Karen Kingsbury (WBC Book Club, Book of the Month) ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- Appalachian Serenade by Sarah Loudin Thomas ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- The Art of Losing Yourself by Katie Ganshert ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- A Taste of Flame by Linda Evans Shepherd and Eva Marie Everson ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- At Home in Mitford by Jan Karon ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- Bake Until Golden by Linda Evans Shepherd and Eva Marie Everson ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- Band Room Bash by Candice Speare Prentice ♥ ♥ ♥
- The Big Picture by Jenny B. Jones ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- Cape Refuge by Terri Blackstock ♥ ♥ ♥
- Charlotte Figg Takes Over Paradise by Joyce Magnin ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- Chasing Mona Lisa by Tricia Goyer and Mike Yorkey ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- Chateau of Secrets by Melanie Dobson ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- Christmas at Harrington’s by Melody Carlson ♥ ♥ ♥
- The Christmas Bus by Melody Carlson ♥ ♥ ♥
- The Christmas Dog by Melody Carlson ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- The Christmas Shoppe by Melody Carlson ♥ ♥ ♥
- Circle of Quilters by Jennifer Chiaverini ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- Conversation Peace by Mary Kassian ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- The County Fair by Katherine Valentine (Womens Bible Cafe Book Club, Book of the Month) ♥ ♥ ♥
- The Cross Country Quilters by Jennifer Chiaverini ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- Dearest Dorothy, Are We There Yet? by Charlene Ann Baumbich ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- Dearest Dorothy, Slow Down, You’re Wearing Us Out! by Charlene Ann Baumbich ♥ ♥ ♥
- Dearest Dorothy, Help! I’ve Lost Myself! by Charlene Ann Baumbich ♥ ♥ ♥
- Dearest Dorothy, Who Would Have Ever Thought? by Charlene Ann Baumbich ♥ ♥ ♥
- Dearest Dorothy, Merry Everything! by Charlene Baumbich ♥ ♥♥
- Dearest Dorothy, If Not Now, Then When? by Charlene Baumbich ♥ ♥ ♥
- Death By the Book by Julianna Deering ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- Gardenias for Breakfast by Robin Jones Gunn ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- The Giving Quilt by Jennifer Chiaverini ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- Gods and Kings by Lynn Austin (WBC Book Club, Book of the Month) ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- Griselda Takes Flight by Joyce Magnin ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- Home to Harmony by Philip Gulley ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- Home to Holly Springs by Jan Karon ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- In the Company of Others by Jan Karon ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- In This Mountain by Jan Karon ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- Kitty Litter Killer by Candice Speare Prentice ♥ ♥ ♥
- Larkspur Cove by Lisa Wingate ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- Light from Heaven by Jan Karon ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- Like Sweet Potato Pie by Jennifer Rogers Spinola ♥ ♥ ♥
- Love is a Decision by Gary Smalley and John Trent ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- Love’s Rescue by Christine Johnson (WBC Book Club, Book of the Month) ♥ ♥ ♥
- The Master Quilter by Jennifer Chiaverini ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- The Measure of Katie Calloway by Serena Miller ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- Miracle at the Higher Grounds Cafe by Max Lucado (WBC Book Club, Book of the Month) ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- Miracle in a Dry Season by Sarah Loudin Thomas (WBC Book Club, Book of the Month) ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- Murder at the Mikado by Julianna Deering ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- Murder Freshly Baked by Vanetta Chapman♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- Murder in the Milk Case by Candice Speare Prentice ♥ ♥ ♥
- Murder Simply Brewed by Vanetta Chapman (WBC Book Club, Book of the Month) ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- Murder Tightly Knit by Vanetta Chapman ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- The New Year’s Quilt by Jennifer Chiaverini ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- Once Upon a Summer by Janette Oke ♥ ♥ ♥
- On the Loose by Jenny B. Jones ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- Out to Canaan by Jan Karon ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- Pilgrimage by Lynn Austin ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- The Potluck Club by Linda Evans Shepherd and Eva Marie Everson (WBC Book Club, Book of the Month) ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- The Potluck Club–Trouble’s Brewing by Linda Evans Shepherd and Eva Marie Everson ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- The Potluck Club–Takes the Cake by Linda Evans Shepherd and Eva Marie Everson ♥ ♥ ♥
- The Prayer Box by Lisa Wingate (WBC Book Club, Book of the Month) ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- The Prayers of Agnes Sparrow by Joyce Magnin ♥ ♥ ♥
- Quaker Summer by Lisa Samson ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- The Quilter’s Apprentice by Jennifer Chiaverini ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- The Quilter’s Homecoming by Jennifer Chiaverini ♥ ♥ ♥
- The Quilter’s Kitchen by Jennifer Chiaverini ♥ ♥ ♥
- The Quilter’s Legacy by Jennifer Chiaverini ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- Round Robin by Jennifer Chiaverini ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- Rules for Murder by Julianna Deering ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- The Runaway Quilt by Jennifer Chiaverini ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- The Secret is in the Sauce by Linda Evans Shepherd and Eva Marie Everson ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- Shepherds Abiding by Jan Karon ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- Somewhere Safe with Somebody Good by Jan Karon ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- So Not Happening by Jenny B. Jones ♥ ♥ ♥
- Southern Fried Sushi by Jennifer Rogers Spinola ♥ ♥ ♥
- The Sugar Camp Quilt by Jennifer Chiaverini ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- Sweet Dreams by Katherine Valentine ♥ ♥ ♥
- Tending Roses by Lisa Wingate ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- These High, Green Hills by Jan Karon ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- The Thief by Stephanie Landsem ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- ‘Til Grits Do Us Part by Jennifer Rogers Spinola ♥ ♥ ♥
- Too Long a Stranger by Janette Oke ♥ ♥ ♥
- Traveling Light by Max Lucado ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- The Welcome Committee of Butternut Creek by Jane Myers Perrine ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- The Well by Stephanie Landsem (WBC Book Club, Book of the Month) ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- Where Do I Go? by Neta Jackson (Womens Bible Cafe Book Club, Book of the Month) ♥ ♥ ♥
- The Winding Ways Quilt by Jennifer Chiaverini ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- The Yada Yada Prayer Group by Neta Jackson ♥ ♥ ♥
Bible Studies:
- What Love Is by Kelly Minter
- Jeremiah by Melissa Spoelstra
- Believing God by Beth Moore
- Anonymous by Cindi Wood
- Fight Back with Joy by Margaret Feinberg
- Scouting the Divine by Margaret Feinberg
- Armor of God by Priscilla Shirer
- Ruth by Kelly Minter
I just received The Day I Met Jesus. What did you like about it?
It’s the first fiction book by Mary DeMuth I had read and I liked the way she told the stories while staying true to Scripture. I thought Frank Viola’s input about each account was helpful also and that together they gave a great reminder of how Jesus’ ministry honored women.
I am almost finished with this and agree with you on how the stories honor women. I like Jesus as an early feminist!
I have gained a long list of books to read! Thank you! I’ll have to check if they are available on Kindle, as my nerve, neck, back and arm pain make opening a book impossible. However, I have found that getting a book spiral bound at Staples is a big help! 🙂 That’s what I do for each workbook we do in the WBC.
I have a suggestion for you regarding two authors. The first is Francine Rivers. I’ve loved every, single book she’s written! My youngest daughter and I have read and re-read several times “The Mark of the Lion” Trilogy, learning so much about true humility through the character of Hadassah. I highly recommend the trilogy, which is so true-to-life and history. It is very difficult to read at times, but worth it. She also wrote “Redeeming Love,” which is a fictional account based on the book of Hosea. An excellent read! And she does her homework in terms of the history.
The other author I can recommend is Lauraine Snelling. She has written several book series, but the one I’ve enjoyed the most is the one that begins with a prequel title, “An Untamed Heart,” which is followed by “An Untamed Land.” It goes on from there. There’s really no need to read them in order, except the first two or three, although I’m going back to do just that for my own enjoyment. It’s the story of how the Norwegians came over and settled in North Dakota. I really like historical fiction, as long as it rings true. I don’t even know how many books there are in this series, but she’s written several smaller series within the larger one. I’ve read them all on Kindle, downloading most of them from the daily “Free and Discounted Books” e-mails I receive from Christine Abraham.
I hope this helps you in choosing some more books for the book club to read. I always want to join, but I’m not on Facebook every day, — I often skip 2-3 days — so I miss your start times. Is there any way for you to me an email about upcoming books? I look at my email every day, so I can control it!
I so enjoy your blog, too. Even though I’m way past the stage with growing children in my house, the themes you write about speak to me! I’m waiting on the Lord as to whether He wants me to start my own blog. I’m even waiting on a name for it :-). However, I don’t want to “sell” anything or market myself. I doubt anyone would want me to come speak! I do know that the little bit I’ve been able to share about my struggles, physical or spiritual (and isn’t it all the same?) has touched others. I read your blog, along with Ann Vos Kamp’s I discovered Sara Frankl’s too late to know her here on earth, but I read the book Mary Carver wrote titled “Choose Joy,” which changed my life perspective. I look for things to be joyful and thankful for every day now.
I’d appreciate your prayer support whenever the Lord brings me to your mind….
Sheri
aka Sherilynn Morales Matsumoto
Thanks so much!! We actually did Redeeming Love with the book club the very first month that I got to pick the books and the ladies loved reading it. I’ve also read some of the Marks of the Lion series, too. I appreciate the recommendations!
I haven’t read any Lauraine Snelling, although I keep seeing her books lately. Sounds like something I should check out!!
We announce the next month’s books by the 12th of the previous month. There is a pinned post at the very top of the Book Club Facebook group with answers to FAQ’s. It includes a link to our reading list, which is always the most up-to-date place to check for what books we’re reading now and what comes next.
As for getting announcements in email, definitely! If you have subscribed to the WBC posts, you are already getting them. They come in the same emails–you’ll get one post from me each month when the new books are announced.
Thanks!
~heather~
Thank you for this. Quite a list! We are so blessed with this abundance! I recommend “and it was beautiful” by Kara Tibbetts.