oh, book lists. they kill me.

the problem with book lists is that you have to narrow things down to an actual manageable list. I have problems with decision making, especially when it comes to rather minuscule things like milkshake flavor, hot or iced coffee, and which books to put on my book list.

Nevertheless, I have decided to narrow the list down to 10 books I want to read. This next fact should be rather obvious, but I feel I must include it because of the nature of the online world:

I have never read any of these books. Thus, this post cannot be considered a full endorsement.

Please use your general good judgment when reading anything you read. Always filter things through Scripture and you’ll be all set.

That being said, here are 10 {technically 12} books I want to read:

1. On Writing Well || William Zinsser || A classic book for writers, I think I should have read this a long time ago.
2. All The Light We Cannot See || Anthony Doerr || I’ve seen this recommended by several people – most recently, Andrea.
3. Real Love for Real Life || Andi Ashworth || I recently read this interview with the author, so it made my short list.
4. For the Love ||Jen Hatmaker || I’ve read 7, so naturally this is on my list as well.
5. Word-Filled Women’s Ministry || Gloria Furman & Kathleen B. Nielson || a compiled book that seems like gold for any church women’s ministry.
6. The Kingdom Trilogy || David Mains || I’ve heard these recommended multiple times by homeschooling mamas.
7. The Hidden Art of Homemaking |Edith Schaeffer || this has been on my to-read list ever since girltalk did an online book club with it.
8. Cold Tangerines || Shauna Niequist || because Bread & Wine made me laugh, cry & salivate.
9. Life Together || Dietrich Bonhoeffer || because Susanna just recommended it.
10. The Valley of Vision || Arthur Bennett || every quote I’ve read from these books has been gold.

& this is the one I want to color. just for fun.

I have a few of these on request at my library. I’m debating about ordering 3, 5, or 10 because I’ve been sitting on a $15 amazon gift card {from swagbucks – woot!} for such a time as this. But the thrill of just having an amazon gift card at my disposal is just so lovely that I don’t know if it’s worth spending.

Remember at the beginning of this post when I was talking about being indecisive?
My, how we’ve come full circle.

So books. There are 10 I want to read.
What’s on your “To Read” list?

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