Thursday, January 01, 2015

2014 Books

January:
The Question: Teaching Your Child the Essentials of Classical Education by Leigh Bortins
The Healing by Wanda Brunstetter
Fifteen Minutes by Karen Kingsbury 
The Guardian by Beverly Lewis
Iron Heart by Brian Boyle
The Good Life for Less by Amy Allen Clark
Martha Stewart Good Things for Organizing {did not read all the text, but enjoyed browsing the book}
Something Beautiful for God {Mother Theresa} by Malcolm Muggeridge
A Love That Multiplies by Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar


February:
Mary Poppins by P.L. Travers {read aloud}
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl {read aloud}
Happy, Happy, Happy: My Life and Legacy as the Duck Commander by Phil Robertson 
Dick Van Dyke: My Lucky Life In and Out of Show Business: A Memoir 
Cabin Style by Janice Brewster {could not find a link; and I discovered by looking at this book that traditional cabin is not really my *style* but cottage and farmhouse are!}
Sunday Morning Quilts by Amanda Jean Nyberg and Cheryl Arkison
Simple Crocheting by Erika Knight
Country Living: Cottage Style 
My One Word: Change Your Life With Just One Word by Mike Ashcraft and Rachel Olsen
Smitten Kitchen Cookbook by Deb Perelman
Say Goodbye to the Survival Mode by Crystal Paine

March:
Glimpses of Grace: Treasuring the Gospel in Your Home by Gloria Furman
When Others Shuddered: Eight Women who Refused to Give Up by Jamie Janosz 
More Stories from Grandma's Attic by Arleta Richardson {read aloud}

April:
An Untamed Heart by Lauraine Snelling
Short Straw Bride by Karen Witemeyer 
Christ in the Chaos: How the Gospel Changes Motherhood by Kimm Crandall
The Quarryman's Bride by Tracie Peterson
The Miner's Lady by Tracie Peterson
Where Courage Calls by Janette Oke and Laurel Oke Logan
Mystery of History Volume 2 by Linda Lacour Hobar {read aloud}

May:
The Dreamer, The Schemer and The Robe by Jenny Cote {read aloud}
Farmhouse Revival by Sue Daley and Steve Gross
Mindset for Moms by Jamie Martin 
The Dancing Master by Julie Klassen
Notes From a Blue Bike by Tsh Oxenrider
Happy Birthday Mrs. Piggle Wiggle by Betty MacDonald {read aloud}
Slow Family Living by Bernadette Noll 
Love Does by Bob Goff
The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate {read aloud}
Treasuring Christ when Your Hands are Full by Gloria Furman
Simple Crochet by Sara Sinaguglia
A Month of Sundays - Slow Down and Sew by Cheryl Arkison

June:
Bread and Wine by Shauna Niequist
A Beautiful Mess Photo Idea Book by Emma Chapman and Elsie Larson
Made to Last by Melissa Tagg

July:
Nesting Place: It doesn't have to be Perfect to be Beautiful by Myquillyn Smith
Hope for the Weary Mom: Where God Meets You in Your Mess by Stacey Thacker and Brooke McGlothlin
Balancing it All by Candace Cameron Bure

August:
The Fiddler by Beverly Lewis
Surprised by Motherhood by Lisa Jo Baker

September:
At Home in Mitford by Jan Karon
Everyday Graces: A Child's Book of Manners compiled by Karen Santorum {read aloud}
Finding God at the Kitchen Sink: Search for Glory in the Everyday Grime by Maggie Paulus
The Prophet, the Shepherd and the Star by Jenny Cote {read aloud}

October:
The Heiress of Winterwood by Sarah Ladd 
A Light in the Window by Jan Karon 
The Headmistress of Rosemere by Sarah Ladd

November:
Elisabeth Elliot: Joyful Surrender by Janet & Geoff Benge
The Christmas Shoes by Donna Van Liere
Patchwork Style by Suzuko Koseki
The Christmas Blessing by Donna Van Liere

December:
The Christmas Note by Donna Van Liere



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