books of 2014

I enjoy seeing what other people are reading. If nothing else I often draw inspiration and ideas of titles to add to my own queue of books to read. Each year for the past three, I have made a personal goal to try and read 52 books in a year; roughly one book per week. This year, I knew that goal was lofty at best with a huge move from Texas to Georgia right in the middle of the year.

I did, however, get pretty close. And I have four books in process on my nightstand with a week to go. I’m including the link to each title on Amazon so you can read descriptions. Nearly all of these were books I checked out from the library, a few were pass alongs or freebies from friends and family, a handful (noted by *) were books I read aloud to my children as part of their literature studies this year.

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1. God is in the Manger (Bonhoeffer)

2. After the Boxes Are Unpacked (Miller)

3. Beautiful Day (Hilderbrand)

4. The Land Between (Manion)

5. Bambi* (Salten)

6. Heidi* (Spyri)

7. Total Money Makeover (Ramsey)

8. Blue Like Jazz (Miller)

9. Praying Circles Around Your Children (Batterson)

10. Smart Money, Smart Kids (Ramsey, Cruze)

11. This Is a Story of a Happy Marriage (Patchett)

12. Jesus Feminist (Bessey)