Summer Reading List 2014

I have always been a book worm. Before we decided to become foster parents I could read several books in one week. Since we made this decision it seems like there has been roadblock after roadblock. I ran across a quote recently that really spoke to my heart concerning this: "When God is up to something big, Satan will use whatever and whomever to prevent it from happening." This was shared on facebook and it came at the perfect time when I needed to be encouraged to press on in this journey. I haven't been reading as much (almost not at all) since last November. So I have decided to make a summer reading list that will hopefully help me get back to doing something that I enjoy so much. The following is my list.

Seven by Jen Hatmaker  I recently posted about this book. I am still reading this book and yes it is still wrecking me. 

Paper Towns by John Green  I am really looking forward to this book. I read The Fault in Our Stars another one of John Green's books and it was so good. It made me cry the ugly cry.

Bridge to Haven by Francine Rivers I love all of Francine Rivers books. She has this amazing ability of weaving together scripture and how it applies to our life in a fictional story that grabs hold of you and doesn't let go.

The Outlander Series by Diana Gabaldon If you like historical fiction and fantasy then this series is for you. I have actually read the first three books. I just never finished and she has recently came out with another book. A television network is also turning the first book into a television show so I am wanting to go back and try to finish reading it.

The Princess by Lori Wick Lori Wick is one of my favorite christian authors. I first read The Princess several years ago and it immediately became one of my "yearly reads". I love this book. I highly recommend reading it if you never had. Especially if your a girl and happen to love princesses! 

You may notice that this is a pretty short list for someone who used to read up to 4 books a week. It is. I want to get back to reading more but just not quite that much! What is your Summer Reading List?

Seven

Seven by Jen Hatmaker. This book has wrecked me.

Most of you have probably at least heard about this book. If not its about how the author Jen Hatmaker took 7 months, identified seven areas of excess, and made seven simple choices to fight back against the modern- day diseases of greed, materialism, and overindulgence.

7 areas of excess: food, clothes, possessions, media, waste, spending, stress.

 I have avoided the book like the plague for the last 2 years since I saw it advertised in my Lifeway mail out. I thought to myself : NOWAY am I reading that book. That girl is crazy. But being my sweet self I told a friend that I thought SHE should read it. I know, I know. I'm the best kind of friend.  I thought I'm good. I don't have a problem with excess. I appreciate what I have. I'm good. Well apparently God thought otherwise. Every time I saw this book in the store I literally had to get away from it as fast as I could. It's like it was taunting me. In the past couple of months the hubby & I (mostly the hubby) have been talking about having a simpler life. How we don't need all the excess and we should be happy with what we have. Mind you at this point I am still in the mindset of "I'm good." But I have to agree with him that a simple life sounds good compared to what feels like the crazy life that we live. In the past few weeks its like this book has been every where for some reason. On facebook,  a friends book list, a picture of a friend reading this very book, until finally I broke. I thought to myself...Ok. Ok. I will read the book. I downloaded a sample and was instantly hooked. This girl IS crazy but in a makes you want to be crazy too kinda way. I immediately when to my local book store and bought the paper back version because I'm a nerd and wanted to be able to highlight and write in the book. I have only finished chapter one and I am wrecked. Yes I am wrecked but in a way that only God can wreck you. I felt I should share this in case any of you wanted to be wrecked too. I will keep you updated as I read through the rest of the book.