Update on the Reading List

I posted a reading list for 2010. If you want to see it, go here

I have been able to read 6 of those books so far. I would have done better, but I got distracted by reading OTHER books that were not on my list! In the past few weeks I have read:
Prairie Tale - the autobiography of Melissa Gilbert
The Lacuna - by Barbara Kingsolver, on my list and a little different - more on that in a bit!
Rhett Butler's People - Donald McCaig - commissioned by the Margaret Mitchell (author of Gone with the Wind) Foundation - more on this one later too!
The Mermaid Chair - Sue Monk Kidd
Resilience - non-fiction work of Elizabeth Edwards
Handle with Care - by Jodi Picoult - about a child with Osteogenesis Imperfecta and the story of her family
Change of Heart - by Jodi Picoult - a compelling read!
The American Dream series (3 books in all)- by Michael Phillips -Christian historical fiction and very easy to read even though each book is about 500 pages

I still intend to read the other books on my list. I have recently seen a couple of other books suggested by Beth Moore on her blog - Total Truth by Nancy Pearcey and Choosing to See by Mary Beth Chapman. I am DEFINITELY going to find these two books. I am also planning to start reading Grace Based Parenting by Dr. Tim Kimmel and Radical: Taking Back Your Faith from the American Dream by David Platt (our married couples small group will be reading this in the fall).

In a subsequent post I plan to unpack my "reviews" of the books I have read above. I am still processing The Lacuna - I had a hard time getting into that one at first. Rhett Butler's People got my heart all swirled up into the pre and post Civil War era and reminded me of how I fell in love with Scarlett O'Hara as a young teenager.

Reading is such a gift - a blessing to be transported to another place and have your mind stretched and challenged in different ways.