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I am a person who likes books.  Reading has been one of my favorite pastimes since childhood.  I simply love to read.  I like to learn new things and be informed in areas of interest.  So I read--a lot.  For the last two years, I have kept a record of the books I have read.  I didn't realized how much I read until I started writing down in a journal each time I finished a book.  I like looking back at the list of books I have read; it is valuable to be able to keep track of the sorts of reading I am doing.  It helps me choose which direction I want my reading to continue in and which books I should choose in the future.  Of course, I also keep a running list of books I want to read--I'll let you guess which list is longer.

My husband has assured me that posting 2007's book list would be interesting to some.  So, per his suggestion, here it is.  I warn you, it is rather long.  And I completely understand if you choose to skip over it--I'll just blame my husband for having the idea.  I probably wouldn't read the entire list of 52 books someone else read in a year, either (then again, maybe I would; it might give me some good ideas for books I would want to read).

Books Read in 2007

Let Us Highly Resove by David and Shirley Quine*
Ever After by Karen Kingsbury
Beloved Bride by Bill Potter*
100 Top Picks for Homeschool Curriculum by Cathy Duffy
SAHM I Am by Meredith Efken
Family Unplanning by Craig Houghton
Home Educated and Now Adults by Brian Ray
Family-Integrated Church by J. Mark Fox
Biblical Eldership by Alexander Strauch
Forever by Karen Kingsbury
Uniting Church and Home by Eric Wallace*
Parenting in the Pew by Robbie Castleman*
Is Jesus Coming Soon? by Gary Demar
Dispensationalism: Rightly Dividing the People of God? by Keith A. Mathison
Last Days Madness by Gary Demar*
Homeschool Heroes by Christopher Klicka*
A Heart Promptly Offered by David Hall
A Merry Heart by Wanda Brunstetter
Homeschooling for Eternity by Skeet Savage*
A Critique of Modern Youth Ministry by Christopher Schlect*
Knowing Scripture by R.C. Sproul*
Looking for a Miracle by Wanda Brunstetter
The Shaping of a Christian Family by Elizabeth Elliot*
The Total Money Makeover by Dave Ramsey*
The Five Love Languages of Children by Gary Chapman & Ross Campbell
Sunrise by Karen Kingsbury
A Tendering in the Storm by Jane Kirkpatrick
A Thousand Tomorrows by Karen Kingsbury
Family Worship by Kerry Ptacek
Educating Your Gifted Child by Vicki Caruana
Don't Waste Your Life by John Piper*
Courting Trouble by Deanna Gist
Handbook of Denominations by Frank S. Mead & Samuel S. Hill
"Don't Make Me Count to Three!" by Ginger Plowman
The Mom Walk by Sally Clarkson*
Summer by Karen Kingsbury
Treasuring God in Our Traditions by Noel Piper*
Family-Driven Faith by Voddie Baucham*
The God Who Is There by Francis Schaeffer
Before You Meet Prince Charming by Sarah Mally
Shop, Save, and Share by Ellie Kay
To Have and To Hold by Mary Johnston
The Story of the Trapp Family Singers by Maria Augusta Trapp
Passionate Houswives: Desperate for God by Jennie Chancey & Stacy McDonald*
What is a Family? by Edith Schaeffer*
Cowboy Christmas by Catherine Palmer
Marriage, Divorce, and Remarriage in the Bible by Jay E. Adams
The Spontaneous Spread of Home-Discipleship Christianity by Henry Reyenga, Jr.
A Church in the House by Matthew Henry*
Winsome Womanhood by Margaret Elizabeth Sangster
Escape From Reason by Francis Schaeffer
We Would See Jesus by Roy Hession*

If you read through the entire list above, you must love books as much as I do!  Please be aware that I do not necessarily endorse all of the books on the list.  Some are better than others.  The use of discernment is essential in choosing reading material.  I have marked with an astrisk (*) those books I would especially recommend.

Happy reading!