After I made my summer reading list, I realized it is a great summer reading list for Christian women. So, if you need some ideas for your Christian summer reading list, then this post is for you!
This summer is a summer of intentional rest for me.
My husband recently took a job outside the home, and I transitioned back to full-time stay at home mom.
This summer will be spent savoring the little years with my children, enjoying all that summer has to offer, getting to know our new baby sister, and gearing up for our first official year of homeschool (aka, it’s the first year we have to report to the state).
Related: Your Intentional Summer: How to Plan a Summer Your Whole Family Will Love!
I’ve always been an avid book reader, and I normally don’t like to work from a set book list when it comes to reading.
However, there are some areas of my life that I desperately need encouragement and direction. I need to be inspired and spurred onward and upward. And one of my favorite ways to gain insight and inspiration is through reading good books.
Related: My Monthly “What I’m Reading” Posts
As I prayed and considered the best books to put my time and effort into reading this summer, several Christian living books came to mind or were recommended to me.
It seemed that once I started intentionally thinking about good books to read to encourage me in my homemaking and mothering, a whole slew of books began to make it to the “must-read-this-summer” list.
Maybe you’re in the middle of making your summer reading list too.
Therefore, I thought I’d share what’s on my shelf waiting to be devoured over the summer months. Perhaps one of them will make it to your reading list as well!
My Summer Reading List for Christian Women
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Missional Motherhood: The Everyday Ministry of Motherhood in the Grand Plan of God by Gloria Furman
The Lifegiving Home: Creating a Place of Belonging and Becoming by Sally and Sarah Clarkson
The Ministry of Motherhood: Following Christ’s Example in Reaching the Hearts of Our Children by Sally Clarkson
Teaching from Rest: A Homeschooler’s Guide to Unshakable Peace by Sarah Mackenzie
Daring Greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead by Brene Brown
Fit to Burst : Abundance, Mayhem, and the Joys of Motherhood by Rachel Jankovic
Give Your Child the World: Raising Globally Minded Kids One Book at a Time by Jamie C. Martin
Raising Grateful Kids in an Entitled World by Kristen Welch
Life in Community: Joining Together to Display the Gospel by Dustin Willis
Family Worship by Donald Whitney
None Like Him: 10 Ways God Is Different from Us (and Why That’s a Good Thing) by Jen Wilkin
What about you? What’s on your summer reading list that will help you grow as a Christian woman?
By the way, if you want to get more reading done, check out my post: 15 Best Tips for Making Time to Read.
Or check out my top favorite books to read as a Christian woman: My Top 7 Christian Living Books of All Time
Still No Baby to Hold
Rebecca
June 16, 2016 at 1:48 pmLooks like a lot of great books, hope to read some of them myself. What am I missing? Last I read, you were waiting on boy number 3, now you mention a sister!! ?. I love birth stories…
Leigh Ann Dutton
June 16, 2016 at 8:26 pmYes. We had QUITE the surprise! Birth story is coming soon 🙂
Karla
June 17, 2016 at 9:32 amWhat a happy surprise! I anxiously await the full story!☺️ Enjoy your summer with your sweet family.
That’s a great list of books-I’m inspired! Even when you’re resting, your work inspires me, so thank you!
Wells
June 21, 2016 at 12:29 amOh my goodness, I LOVE Rachel Jankovic. I am thinking I need to read that one too! And I have been meaning to add Sally Clarkson to my list too. Right now I am trying to slog through “Life’s too Short to Pretend You’re Not Religious” by David Dark (It’s so heady and intense but really a valuable conversation, and he’s coming to our church next month, so I want to be prepped.) Also, Pride and Prejudice (slowly reading outloud to my husband), Persuasion, cause I’ve never read it, Parenting with Love and Logic, cause I need new ideas for appropriate responsibilities for my children who are getting older (can’t believe my 3rd will be starting (home) school this year), and Essentialism again, because dangit, it is so so good and I need it Oh, also reading The Noticer by Andy Andrews, but my parents sent it to me in German, so that one is going kinda slow! 😉
Leigh Ann Dutton
June 22, 2016 at 9:15 pmWhat a great list! Definitely need to look some of these up!!
Lisa @ This Pilgrim Life
June 24, 2016 at 3:05 pmI love this list Leigh Ann! We are reading some of the same books this summer. I am reading Teaching From Rest and Life Giving Home too. And I’m working through the Harry Potter series for fun. Your list gave me a few new ideas for my to-read list so I’m pinning it for future reference. Family Worship and Raising Grateful Kids look great. (Oh, and Fit to Burst is incredible. You’re going to love it!)
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