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 Fall Into Reading (Sept. 22 to Dec. 22, 2010)

  The Books: Bringing Up Boys, by James Dobson - started The Read-Aloud Handbook, by Jim Trelease - COMPLETE **One Year To An Organized Financial Life, by Regina Leeds - COMPLETE Little House on the Prairie, by Laura Ingalls Wilder - started Farmer Boy, by Laura Ingalls Wilder **The Devil in Pew Number Seven, by Alonzo - COMPLETED **Why God Matters, by Karina Lumbert Fabian and Deacon Steven Lumbert - COMPLETE **Finding Purpose Beyond Our Pain, by Paul Meier and David Henderson - COMPLETE **Telluride Promise by Edward Massey **Snow Valley Heroes, by Robert McCarty - Cora is reading this. **Castle in the Mist, by Robert McCarty - Cora is reading this. The Shack, by Wm. Paul Young - COMPLETE  

SUMMER READING CHALLENGE
(JUNE 21 - SEPTEMBER 21, 2010)


Currently reading:

• One Year to an Organized Financial Life by Regina Leeds and Russell Wild
• Bringing Up Boys, by James Dobson
• Little House on the Prairie by Laura Ingalls Wilder (family read-aloud)
• The Read-Aloud Handbook by Jim Trelease

Started and set aside for now:

• Fascinating Womanhood, by Helen Andelin
• New Day, New You by Joyce Meyer
• The Magician’s Book by Laura Miller

To be read:

• Finding Purpose Beyond Our Pain, by Paul Meier and Davie L Henderson
• Snow Valley Heroes, by Robert McCarty
• Castle in the Mist by Robert McCarty
• Managers of Their Chores by Steven and Teri Maxwell
• 168 Hours: You Have More Time Than You Think by Laura Vanderkam
• The Well-Trained Mind by Jessie Wise and Susan Wise Bauer

Completed:

• The Preschooler’s Busy Book by Trish Kuffner
• Little House in the Big Woods, by Laura Ingalls Wilder
• The Big Breakfast Diet by Daniela Jakuboqicz
• An Echo in the Darkness by Francine Rivers
• The Birth Book by William and Martha Sears
• Outcast, by CL Talmadge
• Shadow by Ellen F. Feld
• As Sure As The Dawn by Francine Rivers

Support Your Local Library Reading Challenge (ends December 31, 2010)
 I plan to read the following from my library:
(BOLD items are completed)

1. Calm My Anxious Heart by Linda Dillow
2. The Captain's Wife by Douglas Kelley
3. Sand Sharks by Margaret Maron
4. How to Really Love Your Child by Ross Campbell
5. The Blessing by John T. Trent
6. Laugh Your Way to a Better Marriage by Mark Gungor
7. Captivating: Unveiling the Mystery of  a Woman's Soul by John Eldridge
8. Wild at Heart: Discovering the Secret of a Man's Soul by John Eldridge
9. Bringing Up Girls by James Dobson
10. The Way of the Wild Heart by John Eldridge (not sure if this is the same book as the Wild at Heart one or not)
11. The Journey of Desire by John Eldridge
12. Waking the Dead by John Eldridge
13. A Voice in the Wind by Francine Rivers 
14. The Little Pilgrim's Progress by Helen Taylor 
15. The Big Breakfast Diet by Daniela Jakubowicz, M.D.
16. Sugar Blues by William Dufty 
17. Last Child in the Woods by Richard Louv
18. Practicing Hospitality by Patricia Ennis
19. Do Hard Things by Alex Harris
20. An Echo in the Darkness by Francine Rivers 
21. 168 Hours: You Have More Time Than You Think by Laura Vanderkam  
22. As Sure As The Dawn by Francine Rivers
23. The Read-Aloud Handbook by Jim Trelease
24. The Well Trained Mind by Jessie Wise and Susan Wise Bauer

Read Your Own Book Reading Challenge (ends December 31, 2010)







My list for the RYOB Challenge is quite extensive but not as long as I thought!
Here's the list:
(Bold items are complete)

Books To Be Reviewed:
One Year To An Organized Financial Life (non-fiction, started)
Shadow (easy)
The Magician's Book (non-fiction, started)
Finding Purpose Beyond Our Pain (non-fiction)
Outcast
Telluride Promise (ebook)
Castle in the Mist (young adult)
Snow Valley Heroes (young adult)
Frankie the walk 'n' roll dog (easy)
Frankie the walk 'n' roll therapy dog visits libby's house (easy)
The Devil in Pew Number Seven - started
the Strategically small church
city on our knees
Sabbath: Ancient Practices




On My Homeschool Shelf (but not all homeschool related):
What Your First Grader Needs to Know (non-fiction)
What Your Second Grader Needs to Know (non-fiction)
What Your Third Grader Needs to Know (non-fiction)
The Unschooling Handbook (non-fiction)
The Self-Esteem Trap (non-fiction)
The Shack (fiction)
Am I A Normal Parent? (non-fiction)
A Promise to Believe In (fiction) **Tried to read this one.  gave it to my library after the first couple pages.
601 Quotes About Marriage and Family (non-fiction)
Eat the Cookie . . . Buy the Shoes (non-fiction)
Bringing Up Boys (started)
The Birth Book
Little House on the Prairie (started)
Little House in the Big Woods
The Surrendered Wife



On The Shelf In My Room:
New Day, New You (devotional, started)
Making Brothers and Sisters Best Friends (non-fiction)
Shepherding a Child's Heart (non-fiction)
The Innocent Man (fiction, also on audio)
10 Secrets Revenue Canada Doesn't Want You To Know (non-fiction)
Beautiful In God's Eyes (non-fiction)
Sabbath

In My Purse:
Fascinating Womanhood (non-fiction, started)



Spring Reading Thing (March 21-June 21, 2010)

On to my book list:
(BOLD items are complete)

1. One Year to an Organized Financial Life (started)
2. The Quilter's Daughter
3. Fascinating Womanhood (started)
4. Shadow
5. Finding Purpose Beyond Our Pain
6. The Magician's Book (started)
7. The Little Pilgrim's Progress
8. The Knight at Dawn
9. Castle in the Mist
10. Snow Valley Heroes
11. Every Storm
12. A Voice in the Wind
13. Frankie the walk 'n roll dog
14. Frankie the walk 'n roll therapy dog visits libby's house
15. Managers of Their Homes