I was picked for Jen Hatmaker's For the Love book launch team (yay!) and began reading that book. There was a bit of a deadline since we were asked to submit an endorsement for the book by 20 April, plus I just really wanted to finish the book! I'm sure I'll have LOTS more to say about this book coming up, but for now I'll leave it here:
Now, I did finish Ms. Hatmakers book. But then I also picked up a copy of Phillip Yancey's What's So Amazing About Grace? And it is AMAZING! I couldn't put it down. Until I had to (laundry, dishes, cleaning house, and a family that thinks they need to eat EVERY DAY!). Then a book I had on order at the library came in, The Fringe Hours by Jessica N. Turner. Another great book! And since it is on loan for the library, I thought, "Oh, I should finish this first, right?" THEN, I got a copy of a book on Faith to read for our Ladies Day at church in July. It's a quick read, so I should just go ahead and start that, too, right? (Oh, and I may not have mentioned that I am currently teaching a women's bible study at church every other Wednesday, participating in a bible study on Hebrews every Thursday, and leading a different bible study with a different group of ladies once a month).
So, this is how I find myself reading 4 books (and 3 bible studies) in April and not managing as well as I had hoped (I'll have more to share on THAT big news later). My yearly book list is all but discarded and I've added another 9 books (or so) to my list of books to read - an every growing list. Long story short, I'm kind of failing at this right now.
But here's my plan for now: I'm going to finish The Fringe Hours (because it is a library book, after all) and work on the Faith book (it really is a quick read). Then I"m going to tackle What's So Amazing About Grace? and then try to finish Orthodoxy. I may keep reading Orthodoxy here and there because the Hubs has taken to me reading it out loud and that's just fun.
So, now, at the end of April, I have finally posted about the books I've (tried to) read in March and no actual reviews. Hopefully I will have more to share in May, along with the big news.
