“I cannot live without books.”
-Thomas Jefferson
‘Tis the back-to-school season. I love shopping for school supplies and organizing binders, but most importantly, I love books.
My fondness for reading was suspended until after graduating from pharmacy school. Reading for pleasure became a new hobby once I was no longer forced to study physics and racemic isomers.
In honor of back to school I determined to share with you the books that have made a positive impact on my life and my family. This same list will be permanently available under the “Resource” tab.
Inspiration:
First we Have Coffee: Life Lessons from Mama by Margaret Jensen (This is my all time favorite book!)
God’s Guest List by Debbie Macomber
Heaven is for Real by Burpo & Vincent
Parenting: General
Middle School: The Inside Story by Cynthia Tobias and Sue Acuna
You Can’t Make Me by Cynthia Tobias
Making Children Mind Without Losing Yours by Kevin Leman
The Power of a Praying Parent by Stormie Omartian
Becoming the Parent God Wants You to Be by Kevin Leman
Boundaries With Kids: When to Say Yes, How to Say No by Cloud & Townsend
Creative Correction by Lisa Whelchel
Shepherding a Child’s Heart by Tedd Tripp
Prayers and Peanut Butter by Barbara Classen
Parenting Girls:
Six Ways to Keep The “Little” in Your Girl by Dannah Gresh*
Best Friends and Mean Girls by Dannah Gresh
Five Conversations You Must Have With Your Daughter by Vicki Courtney
Parenting Boys:
Bringing Up Boys by James Dobson
Five Conversations You Must Have With Your Son by Vicki Courtney
Parenting the Strong-Willed Child:
You Can’t Make Me by Cynthia Tobias
Making Children Mind Without Losing Yours by Kevin Leman
The Strong Willed Child by James Dobson
The Power of Prayer:
The Circle Maker by Mark Batterson
Sun Stand Still by Steven Furtick
The Power of a Praying Wife/Husband by Stomie Omartian
Marriage:
The Power of a Praying Wife by Stomie Omartian
The Five Love Languages by Gary Chapman
Family Dynamics:
The Birth Order Book by Kevin Leman
The First Born Advantage by Kevin Leman
Spiritual Growth:
Call of A Coward: The God of Moses and the Middle-Class Housewife by Marcia Motson
Made to Crave: Satisfying Your Deepest Desire With God, Not Food by Lysa TerKeurst
Praise Habit by David Crowder
Crazy Love: Overwhelmed By A Relentless God by Frances Chan
Daily Devotion:
Jesus Calling and Jesus Today by Sara Young
New Sheets: Thirty Days to Refine You into the Woman You Can Be by Cindy Sproles
Decorating Your Heart and Home:God’s Design for Joyful Living by Brenda Gay Shumaker
Let’s keep the list going. What are your favorite books on family, parenting, marriage, and spiritual growth? Please share in the comment field below.
Happy reading!
~April