Sep. 1, 2009
Books I Read in June and July!
Well, I didn't realize I had not posted my list of books I'd read for the past couple months...So I'll post them all here with short little blurbs about them!
In June I read:
27 - A Quest For More - by Paul Tripp - I loved this book! I would rate it the highest I could rate it on any scale that's out there. It was a great book about living your life with eternal purpose and not trying to fit God into a smaller role of your life - but to have His kingdom be magnified - way bigger then the size of our little kingdoms we try to make and rule ourselves. Excellent!!!
28 - The Shame and the Sacrifice by Edwin Robertson - another excellent book - It's about Dietrich Bonhoeffer - it was fascinating to read about his life, the things going on in his family and with his friends and learn more about the current state of things in Germany! A very compelling biography that shows one person can make a huge difference!
29 - A Perilous Proposal by Michael Phillips - The first book in the Carolina Cousins series - a companion to the Shenendoah series that has similar events but some differences. It is a good book about a white teenager and a black teenager that God brings together and teaches them how to love ad learn from each other.
In July I read:
July
30 - When You Lie About Your Age the Terriorists Win: Reflections in the Mirror - by Carol Leifer - She's a comedian of Jewish Heritage. Not really a book I'd recommend. Some of it is funny but some of it is rude and makes fun on mainstream conservative religion. She talks about discovering she's gay and all sorts of things. It was a quick and easy read - otherwise I wouldn't have finished reading the book.
31 - A Day To Pick Your Own Cotton - by Michael Phillips - book 2 in the Shenandoah Sisters series. .
32 - The Color of Your Skin Ain't the Color of Your Heart by Michael Phillips - book 3 in the Shenandoah series - both have the struggle with the white and black girl to keep the plantation going without Katie's parents being there since they are both orphans. Other characters come into the story - love interests and other family members (uncles) that begin to help out. Real good books.
33 - What's a Christian to do With Harry Potter by Connie Neill - Excellent book that talks about some of the concerns people have with the series: witchcraft. sorcery, etc. There are many excellent passages in here about how to talk about the good qualities developing in some of the characters and bad qualities in others. The author's position is that you can read the books with discernment and pick out a lot of lessons the characters have learned that you can share with your children. Very enlightening book that I recommend.
I will come back and post August's books soon - I read way more books in August then I've done in awhile. It will take me a bit to review them :)
As always - if you've read any good books leave me a comment about them and I will add it to my list!
Marie
Copyright 2009PumpkinsMomma
In June I read:
27 - A Quest For More - by Paul Tripp - I loved this book! I would rate it the highest I could rate it on any scale that's out there. It was a great book about living your life with eternal purpose and not trying to fit God into a smaller role of your life - but to have His kingdom be magnified - way bigger then the size of our little kingdoms we try to make and rule ourselves. Excellent!!!
28 - The Shame and the Sacrifice by Edwin Robertson - another excellent book - It's about Dietrich Bonhoeffer - it was fascinating to read about his life, the things going on in his family and with his friends and learn more about the current state of things in Germany! A very compelling biography that shows one person can make a huge difference!
29 - A Perilous Proposal by Michael Phillips - The first book in the Carolina Cousins series - a companion to the Shenendoah series that has similar events but some differences. It is a good book about a white teenager and a black teenager that God brings together and teaches them how to love ad learn from each other.
In July I read:
July
30 - When You Lie About Your Age the Terriorists Win: Reflections in the Mirror - by Carol Leifer - She's a comedian of Jewish Heritage. Not really a book I'd recommend. Some of it is funny but some of it is rude and makes fun on mainstream conservative religion. She talks about discovering she's gay and all sorts of things. It was a quick and easy read - otherwise I wouldn't have finished reading the book.
31 - A Day To Pick Your Own Cotton - by Michael Phillips - book 2 in the Shenandoah Sisters series. .
32 - The Color of Your Skin Ain't the Color of Your Heart by Michael Phillips - book 3 in the Shenandoah series - both have the struggle with the white and black girl to keep the plantation going without Katie's parents being there since they are both orphans. Other characters come into the story - love interests and other family members (uncles) that begin to help out. Real good books.
33 - What's a Christian to do With Harry Potter by Connie Neill - Excellent book that talks about some of the concerns people have with the series: witchcraft. sorcery, etc. There are many excellent passages in here about how to talk about the good qualities developing in some of the characters and bad qualities in others. The author's position is that you can read the books with discernment and pick out a lot of lessons the characters have learned that you can share with your children. Very enlightening book that I recommend.
I will come back and post August's books soon - I read way more books in August then I've done in awhile. It will take me a bit to review them :)
As always - if you've read any good books leave me a comment about them and I will add it to my list!
Marie
Copyright 2009PumpkinsMomma
