What I’m Reading (and the Kids Too)

The last few months have flown by in the preparation of getting ready for school, and while I typically always carry books with me, my non-fiction pile didn’t receive quite the dent I had really hoped to put in it. However, I did manage to fit a few books in (finding one that shockingly wasn’t on my 2016 reading list – that happens more often than I’d care to admit. I’m more of an ADD reader and would rather read what appeals to me in the moment). 

Because of my wandering, a few of the books were moved to my current month’s reading list, along with some reading needed to fit in for lit classes I am teaching this year – let’s just say I’m trying to make my kids realize they aren’t the only ones yawning through a book (grins). Here’s a peek at what is on my pile for the remainder of the month. 

• Making it Home by Emily Wierenga
• Counter Culture by David Platt
• Loving My Actual Life by Alexandra Kuykendall
• Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin (reading for American lit class)
• A Lady Unrivaled by Roseanna White (released this week)
• Like a Flower in Bloom by Siri Mitchell via Kindle
• The Green Ember by S.D. Smith (read aloud for all via Kindle)

The Kids are Reading…

• Laurianna – Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin
• McKenna – Around the World in Eighty Days (and soon Michael Vey book 6)
• Zachary – The Cricket in Times Square and The Trumpet of the Swan
• Kaleb – Mouse Soup (independently) and Problems in Plymouth
• Cat of Bubastes (audio drama from Heirloom Audio with kids)

What I Read in July and August…

Out of all the books I read during the past few months, I absolutely loved the first two on this list. One was a book read over a few months, the other – I laughed my head off through much of it envisioning vividly what Sophie was talking of. Love her books anytime. And Parenting is Heart Work – the last few chapters are ones I’m wanting to re-read to remind myself over and over (and have my hubby read). 

• Giddy-up, Eunice! by Sophie Hudson (about 1/2 way through this)
• Parenting is Heart Work by Scott Turansky and Joanne Miller 
• Give Your Child the World by Jamie Martin
• The True Darcy Spirit by Elizabeth Ashton (really didn’t like this one…)
• A Study in Death by Anna Lee Huber (loving this author and wanting to read more books by her) 
• Lord Fenton’s Folly by Josie Kilpack
• A Spy’s Devotion by Melanie Dickerson
• The Maiden of Mayfair by Lawana Blackwell
• A Heart Revealed by Josi Kilpack
• So Fair a Lady by Amber Lynn Perry
• The Mistress of Tall Acre by Lara Frantz
• Not by Sight by Kay Stockham
• The Girl You Left Behind by Jojo Moyes

That’s it for this month! What are you reading for yourself or together with the kids? Leave a comment and share. :)