2009 Book List

Welcome to my new reading list for 2009! After keeping myself accountable last year by listing my book list here and checking them off as I completed each one, I found I was able to read far more than I had set as my goal. It’s working! My goal this year is to read 20 books.

Don’t Make Me Count to Three: a Mom’s Look at Heart-Oriented Discipline by Ginger Plowman

Radical Womanhood: Feminine Faith in a Feminist World by Carolyn McCulley

The Hidden Art of Homemaking by Edith Schaeffer

A Handbook for Ministers’ Wives: Sharing the Blessing of Your Marriage, Family and Home by Dorothy Patterson

Respectable Sins: Confronting the Sins We Tolerate by Jerry Bridges

The Prodigal God: Recovering the Heart of the Christian Faith by Tim Keller

Practical Theology for Women: How Knowing God Makes a Difference in Our Daily Lives by Wendy Horger Alsup

Total Church: A Radical Reshaping around Gospel and Community by Tim Chester & Steve Timmis

When Sinners Say “I Do”: Discovering the Power of the Gospel for Marriage by Dave Harvey (to read together with Aaron)

The Reason for God: Belief in an Age of Skepticism by Tim Keller (to read together with Aaron)

Shepherding a Child’s Heart by Tedd Tripp (to complete reading together with Aaron)

Womanly Dominion: More than a Meek and Quiet Spirit by Mark Chanski

From Clutter to Clarity: Simplifying Life from the Inside Out by Nancy Twigg

Trusting God: Even When Life Hurts by Jerry Bridges

Household / Natural Living

Serve God, Save the Planet: A Christian Call to Action by Mathew Sleeth

The Total Money Makeover: A Proven Plan for Financial Fitness by Dave Ramsey (to read with Aaron)

Green for Life by Victoria Boutenko

The Christian Childbirth Handbook by Jennifer Vanderlaan and Jan Tritten

The No-Cry Sleep Solution: Gentle Ways to Help Your Baby Sleep Through the Night

The No-Cry Potty Training Solution: Gentle Ways to Help Your Child Say Good-Bye to Diapers

The Creative Family by Amanda Soule

In Defense of Food: An Eater’s Manifesto by Michael Poland

A Slice of Organic Life by Alice Waters

Real Food: What to Eat & Why by Nina Planck

Real Food for Mother & Baby: The Fertility Diet, Eating for Two and Babies First Foods by Nina Planck