Well, I missed the beginning of the Spring Reading Thing 2009 start date by a few days two weeks, but that’s okay because I have until June 20th to read everything on my list.
I actually wasn’t sure what to put on my list, mainly because I read constantly. For example, I listed all the books I currently have out of the library, all chosen very quickly since I only had about 15 minutes the last time I was there.
However, they are due in two weeks; I will have no trouble reading them all by then; and I’m sure there will be many more consumed read between now and June 20th. While I could keep adding to the list as the season progresses, I’m not sure that would do anything but make me embarrassed about how much time I spend reading. 
Randomly Chosen Books from the Library:
- A Hundred Years of Happiness: A Fable of Life After War by Nicole Seitz
- Confessions of a Jane Austen Addict by Laurie Viera Rigler
- Dangerous Heart by Tracey Bateman
- Every Now & Then by Karen Kingsbury
- Healing Waters by Nancy N. Rue and Stephen Arterburn
- Lessons in Heartbreak by Cathy Kelly
- Love Starts with Elle by Rachel Hauck
- Luke’s Story: By Faith Alone by Tim LaHaye and Jerry B. Jenkins
- Scrapping Plans by Rebeca Seitz
- The God Cookie by Geoffrey Wood
- The Sweet By and By by Todd Johnson
So then I started thinking that to really challenge myself, I should make a list of books that I have started but not finished or have felt that I should read but been avoiding. So that list is much shorter but will definitely give me a sense of accomplishment when it is completed.
My Challenge List:
Grace (Eventually): Thoughts on Faith by Anne LamottThe Complete Guide to Asperger’s Syndrome by Tony Attwood
Parenting Your Asperger Child: Individualized Solutions for Teaching Your Child Practical Skills by Alan Sohn and Cathy Grayson
Search Engine Optimization for Dummies by Peter Kent (I am reading this one for work since 75% of my workday is now going to be focused on this area and I don’t really know what I am doing!)
What Your Kindergartner Needs to Know: Preparing Your Child for a Lifetime of Learning, edited by E. D. Hirsch, Jr. (I have been reading from this book with Michael. He really enjoyed it but we just haven’t picked it up in a while.)
Children Can You Hear Me: How to Hear and See God by Brad Jersak (This is another one to read with Michael. He hasn’t had much of an attention span for it in the past, but I am going to try it again.)
To join in on the challenge or see what others are reading, visit Callapidder Days.
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Um … no, no need to be embarrassed about the amount of time you spend reading. Not in my world, anyway.
Great list
I tend to find one author I like and then devour everything by that author
Right now I am on a British cosy mystery kick and am reading everything by MC Beaton voraciously
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That’s a lot of books to have out at the same time!
I only have 4 and that’s a little overwhelming right now — I don’t think any of them are the “due-back-in-2-weeks” ones though.
Anne LaMott would be on my Read First instead of my Challenge list, though. She makes me both think and smile.
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I know that some find blogging therapeutic, but I find reading even more so. These days, I’m ready to escape into another world
I like your reading list.
great list!
i admire you for reading so much and for reading with michael. joe will barely sit still for 2 pages of a kids book. i can’t imagine him listening to me read a book about school!
i bombed on the fall reading, so i’m not even trying to participate. but i’m pleased to relate that i did read a spy novel last week that my hubby egged me on in reading. it was really good.
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