One of my 2016 goals was to read. We use Sonlight for school and they have some really great read alouds. I enjoy almost all of our Sonlight books however my goal was to find time to read on my own, especially fiction. I love reading. I used to read A LOT. Then I became a mom and my time is no longer all my own and more often than not, I’m reading a picture book or a read aloud; not bad, but different than before. So based on my kindle, this is what I read in 2016. I may have missed any that were actual physical books but looking at my list, I’m pleased that I was able to meet (and exceed!) my goal of one book a month. A special thanks to Simple Homeschool for their Kindle Freebies posts throughout the year, allowing me to get books for free or $0.99. I’ve tried to mark these with *. I did not include Bible Study books in this list.
Books I’ve Read 2016
- Emma by Jane Austen
- Blackstar of Kingston by S.D. Smith (read aloud)
- Ember Falls by S.D. Smith (read aloud)
- A Goose Creek Christmas by Virginia Smith*
- A Portrait of Emily Price by Katherine Reay
- Lizzie and Jane by Katherine Reay
- Dear Mr. Knightly: A Novel by Katherine Reay
- Still Alice by Lisa Genova
- The Hiding Place by Corrie Ten Boom
- The Lifegiving Home: Creating a Place of Belonging and Becoming by Sally Clarkson
- Boundaries When to Say Yes, How to Say No by Henry Cloud
- Special Education At Home by Shawna Wingert*
- All You Need is Less by Madeleine Somerville*
- The Explosive Child: A New Approach for Understanding and Parenting by Ross W. Greene
- Teaching From Rest: A Homeschoolers Guide to Unshakeable Peace by Sarah Mackenzie
- Loving the Little Years (re-read) by Rachel Jankovic
- Amish Values: What We Can Learn from the Simple Life by Suzanne Woods Fisher
- Simply Tuesday: Small-Moment Living in a Fast-Moving World by Emily Freeman*
- Raising Grateful Kids in an Entitled World by Kristen Welch
Current Nightstand Book Stack
- In the Field of Grace by Tessa Afshar*
- Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen
- The Broken Way by Ann Voskamp
- The Measure of Katie Calloway: A Novel by Serena B. Miller*
- Essential Oils Desk Reference by Life Science Publishing
- The Bible
- Lessons at Blackberry Inn by Karen Andreola
And I’ve preordered Sally and Nathan Clarkson’s book that is coming out in January. Different: The Story of an Outside-the-Box Kid and the Mom Who Loved Him. I’m really excited to read it!!
So please tell me, what book should I add to my reading list this year?
{PS. Do you like my Christmas penguin pillow cases?}
