Here are a few of my best reads from last year. Check them out!
The Ministry of Motherhood by Sally Clarkson
We read this week by week for our Bible Study & it was very good. It was a different way at looking at our vocation that really helped put my day into perspective.
Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
My friend Karen recommended this fiction book to me & I was totally dragged in by it. I read the whole thing in two days! (Not to mention that I just read the second book in the series yesterday... 400 pages in 7 hours!) A gripping story with many underlying social commentaries. My favorite part is that a lot of our GodTeens are reading/have read them as well, so it's one more thing we can talk about.
by William J. Bennet
This was the most descriptive "biography" of St. Nicholas of Myra that I've ever read. It's a compilation of what we KNOW about him, which is little, & what tradition has passed onto us both in America & around the world. Very interesting & a good read as you contemplate Advent next year!
This was the most descriptive "biography" of St. Nicholas of Myra that I've ever read. It's a compilation of what we KNOW about him, which is little, & what tradition has passed onto us both in America & around the world. Very interesting & a good read as you contemplate Advent next year!
Left to Tell by Immaculee Ilibigiza
These two horrifying & yet amazingly uplifting books tell the story of a survivor of the genocide in Rwanda. (It's hard to put down, so be ready for a full day or three of reading!) The extreme suffering that she endured is almost completely covered by the incredible joy, peace, & love she brings to the world through her message of forgiveness. It will get you thinking & get your heart moving toward TRUE love of God & neighbor.
I was wondering if Hunger Games was as good as I've heard or if it was just hype. I'll have to check it out.
ReplyDeleteAll of Suzanne Collins books are checked out from the library...guess I'll have to reserve it!
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