Cross One More Off The List

I finished book two in my reading challenge, now only eight to go by the end of the year! This one was, "The Inheritance" by Louisa May Alcott (the author of "Little Women"). It was her first novel she had ever written, at age 17. It had gone unpublished until some researchers found it in her family archives. I will write a review of it later, but for now, it's crossed off!

One Book Down, Nine To Go!

Last month, I posted about a book reading challenge that I had joined. The challenge is to read 10 books in 2008. I have completed one of the books on my list, Amish Grace. I should have finished it awhile ago, but it's been hard to concentrate on reading lately. I'll write a review of it later, but for now, I am happy to cross one off my list!

My 2008 Book List

In my previous post I said that I will be joining a challenge to read ten books in 2008. Here is my list: (in no particular order)
1. Knowing God, JI Packer (I cheated a little on this one, I read one chapter in 2007)
2. Amish Grace, Kraybill, Nolt, Weaver-Zercher
3. Shepherding a Child's Heart, Ted Tripp
4. John Newton, Johathon Aitken
5. Mansfield Park, Jane Austen
6. The Inheritance, Louisa May Alcott
7. Gulliver's Travels, Johathon Swift
8. A Little Princess, Frances Hodgson Burnett
9. The Great Divorce, C.S. Lewis and Baby Wise (I put them together since they are both rereads)
10. God is the Gospel, John Piper
I'm also working on reading the Bible through in a year, with my church (in my new ESV Journalling Bible, thanks Honey!) I have started some books that I would like to finish this year also:
Calm My Anxious Heart, Linda Dillow
Pilgrims Progress, John Bunyan
The Valley of Vision, Various Puritans
Treasuring God in Our Traditions, Noell Piper
Lord I Give You This Day, Kay Arthur
If Audio books count, then I also plan on listening to these on my iPod: Pride and Prejudice, Young Goodman Brown, The Scarlet Letter, Agatha Christie, and the Biography of Thomas Jefferson.
This seems like quite a list especially with a newborn on the way, but I'm going to try my best. I have a feeling my husband will have a few good ones to recommend to me too!