Books To Read in 2013

After the craziness of Christmas winds down, I LOVE to look ahead and start planning my new year. One of my favorite things to do is write a list of the books I want to read.

Here is the list of books I plan to read in 2013-
1. Loving the Little Years- Rachel Jankovic

2. Almost Amish: One Woman's Quest for a Slower, Simpler, More Sustainable Life- Nancy Sleeth

3. Constantly Craving: How to Make Sense of Always Wanting More- Marilyn Meberg

4. The New Strong-Willed Child: Birth through Adolescence- Dr. James Dobson

5. A Woman's Right to Rest: Fourteen Types of Biblical Rest That Can Transform Your Life- Denise George

6. Mended: Pieces of a Life Made Whole- Angie Smith

7. Unglued: Making Wise Choices in the Midst of Raw Emotions- Lysa Terkeurst

8. Let.It.Go: How to Stop Running the Show and Start Walking In Faith- Karen Ehman

9. The Marriage Project: 21 Days to More Love and Laughter- Kathi Lipp

10. Grace Based Parenting- Tim Kimmel

11. She Did What She Could: Five Words of Jesus That Will Change Your Life- Elisa Morgan

12. The Heart of a Woman Who Prays: Drawing Near to the God Who Loves You- Elizabeth George

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Our Advent Tradition (25 Books for Christmas)- Books 16-25

I wanted to get this post up on Monday but my week has been crazy!

Here are books 16-25 for our Christmas tradition.

16. The Very Snowy Christmas- Diana Hendry

17. Silent Night

18. One Snowy Night- M. Christina Butler 

19. Mary's Christmas Story-Arch Books

20. Little Porcupine's Christmas- Joseph Slate

21. Merry Christmas, Curious George- H.A. Rey and Margret Rey

22. Merry Christmas Mom and Dad- Mercer Mayer

23. Hurry! Hurry! Have You Heard?- Laura Krauss Melmed

24. A Star So Bright- M. Christina Butler

25. The Small One- Alex Walsh

Do you have a favorite Christmas book? I would love to hear!

Our Advent Tradition- 25 Books for Christmas (Books 9-15)

Yesterday I shared my favorite Christmas tradition. I wrap 25 books for my girls to unwrap each day before Christmas. Today I will share some more of our favorite books.

9. If You Take a Mouse to the Movies- Lara Numeroff

10. Home for Christmas- Jan Brett

11. The Best Christmas Pageant Ever-Barbara Robinson

12. Tonight You Are My Baby (Mary's Christmas Gift)- Jeannine Q. Norris

13. An Angel Came to Nazareth- Maggie Kneen

14. The Legend of the Candy Cane- Lori Wahlburg

15. The Little Shepherd's Christmas- Carol Heyer

Check back tomorrow for the rest of our list!

Our Advent Tradition- 25 Books for Christmas (Books 1-8)

Every year, I wrap 25 Christmas books and put them in a basket. Each day, my girls pick one to open and we read it together. This is my favorite Christmas tradition!

I will share the 25 books we are reading this year over the next three days. Today I will share eight of our books! 

1.Grumpy Badger's Christmas- Paul Bright

2.Christmas In the Barn- Margaret Wise Brown

3.On This Special Night- Claire Freedman and Simon Mendez

4.Mortimer's Christmas Manager- Jane Chapman and Karma Wilson

5.The Friendly Beasts- Tomie dePaola

6.Usborne Lift-the-flap Nativity

7.  Room for a Little One- Martin Waddell and Jason Cockcroft

8. Song of the Stars: A Christmas Story- Sally Lloyd Jones

I will share the rest of our books over the next two days!

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