Last year, I read 53 books according to Goodreads. That’s 53 books that I let the world know about.  I actually read more, but those unmentioned ones were largely vacation reads with little to no redeeming value.  I didn’t intentionally plan my reading list as I have done for 2018.

As we set our goals on New Year’s Day, I really wanted to create an epic goal.  A goal that made me look really smart and bookish. Wise, perhaps.  But then, Jon Acuff’s sage advice rang in my ears — cut your goals in half in order to complete them and create new successful ones.  So this year, my audacious goal is 55 books.  (If you do the math then you know that my initial goal was 110 books.  However, I am already behind compared to last year. So halfsies it is.)

Be sure to check back to this post.  I will be updating my reading list throughout the year.

My Reading List

I will divide my reading list into a couple of different groupings.

Currently Reading

• Braving the Wilderness by Brene Brown (Completed)
• Feelings Buried Alive Never Die by Karol Truman
• The Quest by Beth Moore
• The Power of Moments by Chip and Dan Heath
• The Cure for All Diseases by Hulda Clark
• Lucy Libido
• Healing the New Childhood Epidemics by Kenneth Bock
• It Starts with Food by Melissa Hartwig and Dallas Hartwig
• The Dyslexic Advantage by Brock L Edie

My To-Read Pile

• Everyday Watercolor by Jenna Rainey
• Talk Like Ted by Carmine Gallo
• A Walk in the Woods by Bill Bryson
• All But My Life by Gerda Weissmann Klein

Books Relating to Health, Wellness, and Essential Oils

• Healing Oils of the Bible
• Shemen:  Oils of the Ancient World by Joshua Graff
• Essentials by Lyndsey Elmore
• Mind Your Brain
• Exploring Essential Oils by Cole Woolley
• Conquering Toxic Emotions by Rhonda Favano
• Taming the Dragon Within by LeAnne Deardeuff
• The Cellulite Myth
• The 85% Solution by Dan Purser

Specifically Christian Reading List

Now this list grows over the year . . . because I REALLY rely on friends’ recommendations!

• All Things New by John Eldridge
• Heaven at Home by Ginger Plowman
• Come and Eat by Bri McKoy
• Heroes in History: Mary Slessor

Fiction Reading List

• The Mysterious Benedict Society by Trenton Stewart
• A Series of Unfortunate Events by Lemony Snicket
• The Red Pyramid by Rick Riordan
• Kingdom Keepers by Ridley Pearson
• Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson
• Because of Winn Dixie by Kate DiCamillo
• Bud, Not Buddy by Christopher Paul Curtis
• The Land Of Stories by Chris Colfer
• The Windfall by Diksha Basu
• Wonder by  R. J. Palacio

Audible

• The Time Traveler’s Wife by Audrey Niffenegger
• The Healing Code by Alexander Loyd
• Building a Story Brand by Donald Miller
• The Hypnotist’s Love Story by Liane Moriarty
• The China Study by Y.Colin Campbell
• A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman

How many books are on your Reading List for 2018?

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