What I’m Reading {February 2019}

Hey friends! Last week we bought some of those cube storage things for Scott’s vinyl collection. I made a spreadsheet so we’d know what albums he had (this is necessary because he had duplicates of several and even three copies of a few and also because I like spreadsheets).  When we were done, there were 463 records on the list. Yes, that’s a lot of vinyl.

Naturally, I was teasing him about the number … and then he pointed to the three FULL bookshelves also in our living room and I realized if he has a problem I might have one too. ha! Let’s just leave it at I really love books.

What I’m Reading {February 2019}

I love sharing what I’m reading … and hearing what YOU are reading. So, how about being sure to leave a comment with what books are on your stack!! Thanks! {I’ll put links to all the books I mention at the end of the post!}

BIBLE STUDY

• Exodus — We kicked off our study of Exodus at the end of January. It’s such a fun book to teach. We are covering chapters three and four next week. Good stuff!
• Colossians — Katie Orr and I are teaching through Colossians at REFRESH Bible Conference for Women at my church in March. I’ll be teaching chapters two and four … so I’m focusing on those two spots. {Also, if you are in north Alabama, south Tennessee, or eastern Mississippi, we’d love for you to join us for this day of teaching and encouragement!}

QUIET TIME

• Experiencing God Day by Day by Henry T. and Richard Blackaby — I’m not loving this one. I really wanted to because the Experiencing God Bible study was so pivotal for me in my early 20s. But I think I’m going to give this one up at the end of February.
• Whiter than Snow: Meditations on Sin and Mercy by Paul David Tripp — This is a series of meditations on Psalm 51. Oh my word, it is so good. I highly recommend it!
• John — I’m reading through the Gospel of John this year. I shared more about how I’m reading/studying it here.

NONFICTION

• It’s Not Supposed to Be This Way by Lysa TerKeurst — Y’all, I finished this one in two days. SO good. I underlined about half the book. But My favorite few sentences are these from chapter 3, “We don’t have to know the plan to trust there is a plan. We don’t have to feel good to trust there is good coming. We don’t have to see evidence of changes to trust that it won’t always be this hard. We just have to close our physical eyes and turn our thoughts to Jesus. Fix our thoughts on Him” (p. 48).
• When Parenting Isn’t Perfect by Jim Daly with Paul Asay — This is another book I received when I went for my interview with Focus on the Family. I’m on chapter two and already I can tell it’s one I’m going to recommend. This paragraph has really stuck with me, “I think as Christian parents, too many of us are driving our kids to be stars. To be the doctor, be the honor roll kid, achieve all these outward attributes of success. And the sad thing is that when Christians feel so much pressure to be the perfect Christian family, we sometimes force our kids to run the other way” (p. 29). Let that sink in for a moment.

BIOGRAPHY

• Hearts of Fire: Eight Women in the Underground Church and Their Stories of Costly Faith — I want to get back into the habit of reading more biographies and autobiographies this year. This one is my starting point. Reading the stories of women who are risking their lives for their faith in Christ puts so much into perspective in my own life.

FICTION

• The Sunrise series by Karen Kingsbury — I mentioned last month that I read fiction at night and always fiction I’ve read before. I finished the Firstborn series and moved into the next part of Kingsbury’s Baxter Family collection.
• Best Family Ever by Karen Kingsbury and Tyler Russell — Speaking of the Baxters, have you seen the new children’s series based on the Baxter kids as children? The first book is out and it is so good! And, unlike most fiction, I bought the actual book not an ebook — because I figure someday (a VERY long time from now!) I might have grandchildren and these are the kinds of books we might want to read.

So, that’s what I’m reading this month. I need some recommendations on biographies and/or autobiographies. Have you read anything good lately in that genre?

Actually, just go ahead and share what you’ve been reading or what you’ve read that you loved … leave me a comment!

xoxo,

Teri Lynne