Spring Reading Thing – Another Season Done

My original list included:

• One Year To An Organized Life, by Regina Leeds.  This is an ongoing project; I am blogging my “travels” through the year reading this book week by week.
• The Quilters’ Daughter, by Wanda E. Brunstetter.  I didn’t have very much fiction on my list and this one I’d started before the beginning of SRT 2010.  I completed this book during SRT 2010.
• Fascinating Womanhood, by Helen Andelin.  This is another ongoing project.  I am reading about a chapter a month and doing assignments for each week.  I am enjoying this book, even if it is slow going.
• Shadow, by Ellen F. Feld.  I need to review this book; it’s a children’s book.  I am disappointed that I have not gotten to this book yet.
• Finding Purpose Beyond Our Pain, by Paul Meier, MD and David Henderson, MD.  This is another book for review that I have not started yet.
• The Magician’s Book, by Laura Miller.  This is a book discussing C. S. Lewis’ Chronicles of Narnia.  It has been a tough read for me.  I am slowly making my way through it.
• Little Pilgrim’s Progress by Helen L. Taylor.  I borrowed this book from the library and had to return it for another user before we got a chance to read it.  I have now placed this book on my wish list at Barnes and Noble.
• Castle in the Mist AND Snow Valley Heroes by Robert J McCarty.  Both of these are YA novels.  I want to read the series to my children at some point.  I didn’t get to reading these during SRT 2010 either.
• The Knight at Dawn (Magic Tree  House #2), by Mary Pope Osborne.  We never did read this one either.  My daughter has since continued on with the series as her reading ability has increased.  She is reading to her sisters at bedtime most nights!

Then I added a few more books to my original list:

• Every Storm by Lori Wick.  What a great novel!  I completed this during SRT 2010.
• A Voice in the Wind, by Francine Rivers.  Even though I had trouble starting this book, once I got into the story and the characters, with a little encouragement from friends, I couldn’t put the book down.  I completed this book during SRT 2010.
• Frankie the walk ‘n roll dog, AND Frankie the walk ‘n roll therapy dog visits libby’s house, by Barbara Gail Techel.  These were sent to me as a review as well.  I really enjoyed them and have not seen them since they left my desk, so I am assuming my children are enjoying them as well.

And two more books that I finished this spring but never listed in my SRT 2010 lists:

• Managers of Their Homes, by Steven and Teri Maxwell.
• Bible Jumble for Kids, by Christopher Hudson. 

Striving to learn and live God's purposes,

It’s Monday! What are you reading?

Well, another week is beginning and I am here to report the reading I have accomplished this week.  I could have done a lot more, but I left my book behind when we went on a day at the lake; it would have been perfect for reading had I remembered to pack my book.  I can’t believe I forgot!

Here’s the progress from the week:

• Managers of Their Homes, by Steven and Teri Maxwell – I’m still on page 80.  I really want to keep on with this book.  It’s not that it’s hard, it’s just that I’ve already completed our schedule and this schedule is working for our family for the most part.  I have a little tweaking to do this week and I need to reprint a copy for the wall.
• Little House in the Big Woods, by Laura Ingalls Wilder (our current read-aloud) – We are on page 144.  This book has been a hit.  The boy doesn’t care for the content so much, but mostly that’s because of his age.  The book is great for boys and girls alike.  The oldest three (all girls) are loving it and beg me to read to them through out the day, not just at night.  I try to save reading this book for our bedtime read-aloud.  I think doing so builds the excitement and keeps them moving through their evening routine to get to the book!  (I am reading this for the Read Your Own Book Challenge.)
• One Year to an Organized Financial Life by Regina Leeds – I am on page 116.  The topic this month is investing.  b- o- r-i-n-g!  I love almost everything else about dealing with our finances, but I can not grasp this stuff and don’t care to do so either.  I think this will just be one area that DH says, this is what we are doing and I just go with it.  (I am reading this book to review for the author and for the RYOB Challenge.)
• Fascinating Womanhood, by Helen Andelin – I am on page 64.  I only read two pages since I reported last week.  (RYOB Challenge)
• The Magician’s Book, by Laura Miller – I’ve gotten as far as page 58; I haven’t read any further for a couple weeks now.   (For review and RYOB Challenge.)
• Bringing Up Boys, by Dr. James Dobson – I just started this book; I have thoroughly enjoyed the first 4 pages!  I have already laughed and sighed a number of times thinking of my son as I read the words printed on the page.  A friend and I have 3 year old boys and many times are at our wits end as to what to do with them.  I’ve got three girls older than my boy; her boy is her eldest child.  We are reading this book together; we will try to do a chapter a week.  We’ll see how it goes.  (Initially, I was reading this for the Support Your Local Library Challenge, but since I now own a copy I have moved this title to the RYOB Challenge.)
• The Birth Book, by William Sears and Martha Sears.  I am on page 3, just starting chapter one.  I love this quote at the beginning of Chapter 1:  “Besides being a time for growing a baby, pregnancy is a time when you grow as a person, healing memories or fears about birth, working out a birthing philosophy, assembling the right team and selecting the right birth place for you.  In no time in history have women enjoyed more birthing options.  . . . (W)e will help you sift through available resources and work out your own approach to birth.  While few women get all their birth wishes, in general, the better you prepare, the more satisfying your birth.”  I have read this book a couple of times already.  After losing Harvey in 2004, I needed something to get me through M’s pregnancy, labour and delivery.  I was in a new province, with new midwives and scared.  I picked up this book and read it through and was comforted, empowered and relaxed.  I took control of what I could take control of and left the rest to those who knew better than I did what to do.  I have returned to this book with each subsequent pregnancy, but never owned a copy until just recently.  I am happy to have a copy to call my own, to mark up as I wish and to read during those late at night worry sessions. (RYOB Challenge)

Just an update on my Spring Reading Thing Challenge as well today.  This challenge ends on Monday the 21st of June.  The last three months have gone by so fast.  I haven’t read many of the books on my SRT Challenge list, but I have certainly read more this spring than I have in a long time.  One of my other goals was to read more to my children and I have accomplished that as well!  I am very pleased with my progress, even if it differs from my original plan.

Striving to learn and live God's purposes,

Spring Reading Thing Update – One Month Left!

 

I started out with a list of 10 books.  Since the start of SRT I have added four more to the list.
Completed:

• The Quilter's Daughter (Daughters of Lancaster County, Book 2)
• Every Storm (Contemporary Romance)
• Frankie the walk ‘n roll dog (newly added and completed, linked to my review)
• Frankie the walk ‘n roll therapy dog visits libby’s house (newly added and completed, linked to my review)

Started, not finished:

• One Year to an Organized Financial Life, on page 108 (ongoing through the year)
• Fascinating Womanhood, on page 40 (don’t expect to complete as I am  using it as a study as well)
• The Magician's Book: A Skeptic's Adventures in Narnia, on page 44
• A Voice in the Wind (Mark of the Lion #1), on page 98

Not started yet:

• Shadow: The Curious Morgan Horse (Morgan Horse Series)
• Finding Purpose Beyond Our Pain: Uncover the Hidden Potential in Life's Most Common Struggles
• Little Pilgrim's Progress: From John Bunyan's Classic (The Message)
• The Knight at Dawn (Magic Tree House, No. 2
• Castle In The Mist
• Snow Valley Heroes A Christmas Tale 

Striving to learn and live God's purposes,

One Month Into Spring Reading Thing 2010

I started out with a list of 10 books.  Since the start of SRT I have added two more to the list.

Completed:
The Quilter's Daughter (Daughters of Lancaster County, Book 2)
Every Storm (Contemporary Romance)

Started, not finished:
One Year to an Organized Financial Life
Fascinating Womanhood
The Magician's Book: A Skeptic's Adventures in Narnia
A Voice in the Wind (Mark of the Lion #1)

Not started yet:
Shadow: The Curious Morgan Horse (Morgan Horse Series)
Finding Purpose Beyond Our Pain: Uncover the Hidden Potential in Life's Most Common Struggles
Little Pilgrim's Progress: From John Bunyan's Classic (The Message)
The Knight at Dawn (Magic Tree House, No. 2
Castle In The Mist
Snow Valley Heroes A Christmas Tale


Striving to learn and live God's purposes,

Spring Reading Thing 2010 Reading List

This is the second year that I've participated in Callipidder Day's Spring Reading Thing.  I don't very often reach my reading goals, but I love to make them as it gives me something to aim for within a specific time period.  This year the Spring Reading Thing is running from March 20 to June 20, 2010.  You can check out the details here.

I've decided to keep my list short this season and they are mostly children or young adult books.  As a goal, I simply want to read to my children three times a week.


On to my book list:

an ongoing project is: One Year to an Organized Financial Life









I am currently reading this book:  (COMPLETE)








I have been waiting for this one to come in the mail for a while; I was so glad when it arrived this week. I hope to dig into it in the next couple of days.








I need to read the next few books and do reviews on them.








As a read-aloud for the children, I have these books out of the library:








And if we get time we will dig into these two books:

ADDED: (March 24, 2010)  (COMPLETE)

ADDED: April 9, 2010
















Striving to learn and live God's purposes,