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From My Bookshelf to Yours What I Read in January - Intentional By Grace

From My Bookshelf to Yours: What I Read in January

From My Bookshelf to Yours What I Read in January - Intentional By Grace
I didn’t create a reading list for this year. Instead, I challenged myself to a reading challenge. You can read more about my 2015 Reading Challenge here.

This month I challenged myself to read at least one book on grace, but as I expected, I didn’t read just one book. Because I love hearing what other people are reading, I thought it would be fun to share what I read this month.

Here’s the list I read in January:

 Mom’s Night Out by Tricia Goyer – One of the best fiction books I’ve read in a while. I couldn’t put it down! It’s also a fabulous movie. If you’re a mom, you have to read the book and then watch the movie.

 Jesus Himself by Andrew Murray

 Jesus Feminist by Sarah Bessey – This book has been recommended to me several times by a couple of friends. I snagged it for cheap or free on Amazon sometime last year (I don’t remember which). I found this book surprisingly good. It really made me think critically about my theology, and any book that makes me do that is a good book in my opinion. I don’t agree with everything Mrs. Bessey believes, but I think this is a book worth reading. My husband and I found a lot of her topics worth discussing and taking to scripture together.

Virtual Freedom by Chris Ducker – As an entrepreneur who works remotely and virtually on just about everything she does, I found this book incredibly helpful. If you’re managing a team of virtual assistants, or want to hire a virtual assistant, I highly recommend this book!

 A Woman’s Wisdom by Lydia Brownback – This book was refreshing. I love the book of Proverbs and I enjoyed diving a little deeper into God’s Word with Lydia Brownback. Some parts were slow and other parts I skimmed and still other parts I didn’t 100% agree, but overall this is a great book for women seeking to dive a little bit deeper into the book of Proverbs.

 Praying Through the Prophets: Jonah, Micah, Nahum by John Calvin – This was my book on grace this month. What amazing grace to read John Calvin’s prayers through these three prophets. It was a refreshing, short read but filled with depth.

What did you read in January? What were your favorite reads?

Want to join the 2015 reading challenge? 12 books - 12 topics - 12 months! You can do it!

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About Leigh Ann Dutton

Leigh Ann Dutton is the wife to the man of her prayers, Mark, and mama to four loveable little cherubs. She takes joy in spending her days creating memorable moments with her family, studying God's Word, reading good books, and enjoying God's creation. She does it all by the grace of God.

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  1. Paula

    I read Crystal Paine’s Say Goodbye To Survival Mode – it was pretty good. I admit that while some stuff was really good, I skimmed through much of it as I know a lot of it was personal stories I didn’t need. I like to read MEAT. 😀

    I am also helping my husband in his job search by reading How Google Works to him. REALLY interesting! 😀

    I added the Virtual Freedom to my wishlist! I appreciate the suggestion! 😀 I LOVE posts like this! I am always finding good stuff to read. Now just to get through this season of moving/packing/cleaning so I can read even MORE! 😀

  2. Lisa @ This Pilgrim Life

    I enjoy seeing what others are reading as well.

    I finished Dr. Dolittle and am in the middle of Five Little Peppers and How They Grew (reading to my kids…I’m totally counting those 😉 ).

    Personally, I’m working on The Gospel Primer (Milton Vincent), Own Your Life (Sally Clarkson), and am somewhere in the series of Anne of Green Gables.

    I don’t finish books as quickly as I used to for a variety of reasons, but I’m looking forward to the return of warm weather and being able to read outside while my kids play!

  3. Katrina

    A few notable ones of those I read last month:
    “The Good Daughter: A Memoir of My Mother’s Hidden Life” (Jasmin Darznik) was really interesting… gave me such a different look into how girls and women grew up in Iran.
    “Rare Bird: A Memoir of Loss and Love” (Anna Whiston-Donaldson) had me in tears almost the whole thing through. I didn’t agree 100% with her theology and I was a bit taken aback by her language in a few places, but reading the heart-words of a mother dealing with the loss of a child was definitely impactful.
    “Seeing What Is Sacred: Becoming More Spiritually Sensitive to the Everyday Moments of Life” (Ken Gire) was really good – I copied quite a few quotes into my commonplace book from that one.
    “The Story of Charlotte’s Web: E.B. White’s Eccentric Life in Nature and the Birth of an American Classic” (Michael Sims) was a neat biography and explained a lot about where E.B. got his inspiration.
    “In the Field of Grace” (Tessa Afshar) was beautiful. A fictionalized account of the story of Ruth – definitely gave a new perspective about how it might have happened, and it made me fall in love with the Ruth story all over again.
    “A Good and Perfect Gift: Faith, Expectations, and a Little Girl Named Penny” (Amy Julia Becker) was another lovely book – very real and raw and amazing, seeing the struggle and the immense joys of parenting a special needs child.

    It was a good book month!