Top 10 Books Read

I've read several good books over the past ten years... and I've listened to even more!  I'm ever so thankful for the discovery of Audible and Hoopla (the free library app that includes audiobooks).

Here are a few books I really enjoyed (click book name for link):

10.  Quiet by Susan Cain -- helped me to value and better understand my introvert self =)

9.  Cold Tangerines by Shauna Niequist -- relatable stories that encouraged me through a difficult time

8.  Bird by Bird by Anne Lamott -- awesome, blunt, and witty writing advice

7.  Remember God by Annie F. Downs... relatable Christian single stories that focus on God's faithfulness

6.  Presence by Amy Cuddy -- learning how our body language affects our confidence and the way others perceive us, and how to change that for the better

5.  A Grief Observed by C.S. Lewis -- very short and sobering, but so many good thoughts there

4.  Boundaries by Cloud and Townsend -- something I wish I had read sooner

3.  Little Women by Louis May Alcott -- beautiful characters and stories; read it several times now

2.  Friendships Don't Just Happen by Shasta Nelson -- clear relational advice for building a healthy circle of friends

1.  Harry Potter by J.K. Rowling -- the link is about Order of the Phoenix, but I'm not even trying to narrow it down to one book here - I've listened to the whole series at least 3 times, and I love it!

1.  Waking the Dead by John Eldredge -- a redemptive book that was especially meaningful to me

Honorable Mention:  Scary Close by Donald Miller, All Things New by John Eldredge, Bittersweet by Shauna Niequist, The Joy of Movement by Kelly McGonigle, and Uninvited by Lysa TerKeurst!

"Today is a gift.  And if we have tomorrow, tomorrow will be a gift.  We held hands and thanked God for the darkness, and for the way the darkness had become light...  and for the very complicated joys that come from loss, from failure, from reaching the bottom and pushing back up to the light!  Thank You, God, for the things You heal, the things You redeem, the things You refuse to leave just as they have been for what seems like forever." ❤

~Shauna Niequist

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