Is there anything better than a good book? Regardless of how busy I get, I try my best to make time for reading.
Sometimes I’m reading fiction: classics, Christian fiction, Amish fiction, fantasy, whatever. I love, love, love some good fiction! I can’t be the only one who just needs to escape from the madness for a bit and jump into another time and place. Tell me I’m not alone!
Sometimes I’m reading up on homeschooling and education topics. From encouragement to researching educational aspects of the homeschool lifestyle, there’s nothing like hearing from those who have walked this path too.
Yet there are times when I’m reading books that challenge me to walk closer to God, to live more intentionally, and focus on His plans for my life rather than my own.
Similar to Shelfari, but considerably more active, I recently joined Goodreads. This community has so much to offer! I may continue to update my Shelfari account, but I’ll primarily use Goodreads for my literary needs from now on.
(That’s your gentle nudge to friend me on Goodreads in case you were wondering.)
I decided to stick with my goal of 50 books for this year too. I probably should’ve upped my game a little, but opted not to since I didn’t quite reach 50 last year. Here’s a list of what I’m reading now.
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Currently Reading
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I’m terrible about reading multiple books at once, so it will probably take me all month to get through these. What about you? What’s on your shelf this month?