Reading Challenge Update :)

 SO, it's been a while since I have posted about my reading challenge.

The One and Only Ivan by K. Applegate

I absolutely LOVED this book.  I preread it *my kids had already listened to the audio version* so I could watch the Disney+ movie.  I liked the movie, but I absolutely loved the book.  

Mulan by Elizabeth Rudnick (the live-action novelization)

I read this to my girls.  We really enjoyed it.  I am excited to see what Disney does with the movie.

Fear Gone Wild by Kayla Stoecklein                                                                                                          If you or someone you love is struggling with mental illness, you need to read this book.  I was familiar with this story before I read her book, and I admittedly thought it would read differently than it did, but I am so glad I read it.  If nothing else, this book will encourage you that you are not alone and give you another perspective and some encouragement when you aren't sure what to do to come alongside those walking this path.

"True faith is about being faithful, no matter the outcome." pg 42

"We can ask God to teach us how to embrace and live with the pain and we can press on through every trial knowing the finish line is near." pg 43

I am almost done with :

Uncovering the Logic of English by Denise Eide (this is a re-read and taking a long time because I am taking lots of notes)

Unoffendable by Brett Hansen.  WOW!!!  This book! I need to do a post JUST about this book.  I checked it out from the library but then ended up buying it on Kindle because I need to read and re-read this book. I constantly find myself being offended by just about everything recently - UGH.  So basically this book is a mix of course correction, a swat on the rear, and a better way to look at life.

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory to one of my girls, Allies by Alan Gratz to another one of my girls, and the Betsy-Tacy series, and The Warden and the Wolf King to all of my girls.  

Save the Date by Jenny B Jones (a re-read, sometimes you need the comfort of a well-loved book, do you not?)

I also started the To The Word 2020 challenge - a read through the Bible by next May.  Life gets crazy and I am exhausted much of the time, but finding the moments to read - it is SO worth the ten minutes here, fifteen minutes there 💝