Diva’s Reads in 2008

January 2nd, 2008

Well here they are in all their glory.  I don’t have the time to do all of the amazon links for you.  So if you want to know more about it, just Google it, like I did! Maybe when I have more time, I will update this with links, but don’t hold your breath. Throughout the year, I will be crossing off the list and writing reviews if they are worthy of the time and energy. 

Homeschooling

• How to Get Your Child to LoveReading: For Ravenous and Reluctant Readers Alike
  by Esmé Raji Codell 
• For the Children’s Sake: Foundations of Education for Home and School 
  by Susan Schaeffer Macaulay
• Charlotte Mason’s Original Homeschooling Series by Charlotte Mason 

Parenting

• Duties of Parents by J. C. Ryle
• Raising Kids for True Greatness: Redefine Success for You and Your Child by Tim Kimmel  
• Making Brothers and Sisters Best Friends
• Childs Book ofCharacter Building, Book 1: Growing Up in Gods World at Home, at School, at Play by Ron Coriell 
• Finding God at Home: Family Life As a Spiritual Discipline  

Theology

• The Shinning Sword
• Christ Plays in Ten Thousand Places: A Conversation in Spiritual Theology by Eugene H. Peterson 
• Run With the Horses by Eugene H. Peterson  
• Living More With Less by Doris Janzen Longacre
• Rich Christians in an Age of Hunger: Moving from Affluence to Generosity Transforming
• Discipleship by Greg Ogden.

Fun

• Stepping Heavenward by Elizabeth Prentiss
• Pain: The Gift Nobody Wants
• The Endless Steppe: Growing Up inSiberia by Esther Hautzig
• The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien
• Ivanhoe by Walter Scott
• Verses of Virtue by Elizabeth Beall Phillips   

Housekeeping/organization

• Home Comforts: The Art and Science of Keeping House
• Get More Done in Less Time– And Get on With the Good Stuff
• Speed Cleaning: Tips, Tricks & Strategies to Get Everything Done in Half the Time or Less
• Who Says it’s a Woman’s Job to Clean? by Don Aslett 

Random Goodies

• Fearfully and Wonderfully Made
• The Joy of Cooking
• The Oil Painting Course You’ve Always Wanted: Guided Lessons for Beginners and Experienced Artists by Kathleen Staiger
• The Intellectual Devotional: Revive Your Mind, Complete Your Education, and Roam Confidently with the Cultured Class by David S. Kidder and Noah D.
• Janson’s History of Art: The Western Tradition

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