When I was younger I always thought my mom was odd. She was constantly reading and preferred reading a book to watching TV. Who does that?
Well, it turns out that as an adult, I am just like her. I love to read. If I could figure out how to make it my career to sit around and read books all day I would be in heaven. But alas, book reading doesn’t directly correlate to income earning, so for now, my reading time is limited.
I tend to read just about anything and everything. I have to limit the amount of fiction I read simply because I struggle with self-control. If I really love a good fiction book I can’t put it down, meaning I ignore my family, my household chores, and possibly even my actual job. So, I only start a fiction book when I’ve got some extra time to spare. 🙂
This is the list of books I read in 2018. I set a pretty realistic goal of reading 30 books this year and I read 40!
My favorite books are marked with an *. They are listed in the order in which I read them.
2. A Grief Observed by C.S. Lewis
3. Mindset: The New Psychology of Success by Carol S. Dweck*
4. Business Boutique: A Woman’s Guide for Making Money Doing What She Loves by Christy Wright*
5. Daring to Hope: Finding God’s Goodness in the Broken and the Beautiful by Katie Davis Majors
7. Braving the Wilderness: The Quest for True Belonging and the Courage to Stand Alone by Brené Brown
8. Side Hustle: From Idea to Income in 27 Days by Chris Guillebeau
10. Crazy Love: Overwhelmed by a Relentless God by Francis Chan
11. Falling Free: Rescued from the Life I Always Wanted by Shannan Martin
12. Still Me (Me Before You, #3) by Jojo Moyes
13. The Runaway Midwife by Patricia Harman*
14. All She Left Behind by Jane Kirkpatrick
15. The Power of Meaning: Finding Fulfillment in a World Obsessed with Happiness by Emily Esfahani Smith*
17. Public Secrets by Nora Roberts
18. Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance by Angela Duckworth*
19. Embers of Love by Tracie Peterson
20. The Road Back to You: An Enneagram Journey to Self-Discovery by Ian Morgan Cron and Suzanne Stabile*
21. Land of Silence by Tessa Afshar*
22. Why I Stayed: The Choices I Made in My Darkest Hour by Gayle Haggard
23. You Are Loved Bible Study: Embracing God’s Love for You by Sally Clarkson and Angela Perritt
24. Bread of Angels by Tessa Afshar*
25. The Best Mistake by Nora Roberts
27. Steadfast Heart by Tracie Peterson
28. Just Open the Door: How One Invitation Can Change a Generation by Jen Schmidt
29. The Ministry of Ordinary Places: Waking Up to God’s Goodness Around You by Shannan Martin*
30. Inspired: Slaying Giants, Walking on Water, and Loving the Bible Again By Rachel Held Evans* (Best book I read this year!)
31. Remember God by Annie F. Downs*
33. The Great Alone by Kristin Hannah
34. I’ll Be Your Blue Sky by Marisa de los Santos*
35. Irresistible: Reclaiming the New that Jesus Unleashed for the World by Andy Stanley*
36. Pearl in the Sand by Tessa Afshar
37. Imperfect Courage: Live a Life of Purpose by Leaving Comfort and Going Scared by Jessica Honegger
38. Becoming by Michelle Obama*
39. Christian the Lion by Anthony Bourke (read to the kids)
40. Christmas at Harmony Hill by Ann H. Gabhart
