Book List 2011

Here is my 2011 reading list! I began using a published list in May of 2009, and it has proven true for me that I read more books in a year if I have a list. It definitely helps keep me focused! In 2010, I read 15 books. I was certainly hoping to read more than this, but between morning sickness and not being able to retain much information my reading became less and less. There is more books on my list than I know I will read, but I like to include all of the books I would LIKE to read! I have added a few new ones, specifically in parenting, and carried over quite a few from the 2010 list. My goal for this year is 20 books (probably a stretch with Baby Cole coming in June)! I will continue to post a review after I finish each one. Hope this list inspires you to do some good reading in 2011!

Spiritual Growth:

Celebration of Discipline: The Path to Spiritual Growth by Richard J. Foster

Death by Love: Letters from The Cross by Mark Driscoll

The Gospel for Real Life by Jerry Bridges

Humility: True Greatness by C.J. Mahaney

Radical by David Platt

The Radical Disciple: Some Neglected Aspects of Our Calling by John Stott

Ruthless Trust: The Ragamuffin's Path to God by Brennan Manning

Through Gates of Splendor by Elisabeth Elliot

When I Don't Desire God: How to Fight for Joy by John Piper

Theology:

The Reason for God: Belief in an Age of Skepticism by Tim Keller

What is Reformed Theology? by R.C. Sproul

Marriage:

Becoming Parents: How to Strengthen Your Marriage as Your Family Grows by Jordan, Stanley, and Markman

Children Change a Marriage by Elisa Morgan and Carol Kuykendall

Love That Last: When Marriage Meets Grace by Gary and Betsy Ricucci

Sacred Influence: How God Uses Wives to Shape the Souls of Their Husbands by Gary Thomas

Parenting:

Disciplines of a Godly Family by Kent and Barbara Hughes

Don't Make Me Count to Three by Ginger Plowman

First-Time Mom by Dr. Kevin Leman

Preparation for Parenting: The Original Feed-Wake-Sleep Reference Guide to Nurturing a Newborn by Gary and Anne Marie Ezzo

Homemaking:

Heaven at Home: Establishing and Enjoying a Peaceful Home by Ginger Plowman

Practicing Hospitality: The Joy of Serving Others by Patricia Ennis and Lisa Tatlock

Fiction:

American Wife by Curtis Sittenfield

The Big Stone Gap Series by Adriana Trigiani

Gilead by Marilynne Robinson

Girls In Trucks by Katie Crouch

The Girls from Ames by Jeffrey Zaslow

Lost December by Richard Paul Evans

Love Walked In by Marisa De Los Santos

The Postmistress by Sarah Blake

The Queen of Palmyra by Minrose Gwin

Road to Eden's Ridge by M.L. Rose

Run by Ann Patchett

Safe Haven by Nicholas Sparks

Timepiece by Richard Paul Evans

This Side of Heaven by Karen Kingsbury

Unlocked by Karen Kingsbury

What I Thought I Knew by Alice Eve Cohen

Other:

Food Rules: An Eater's Manual by Michael Pollan

Natural Childbirth the Bradley Way by Susan McCutcheon