Books

Books I’m Reading

One Thousand Gifts: A Dare to Live Fully Right Where You Are
by Ann Voskamp
{a dare to live fully right where you are}
Heart of the Artichoke and Other Kitchen Journeys
by David Tanis
{and other kitchen journeys}
The Council of Dads: My Daughters, My Illness, and the Men Who Could Be Me
by Bruce Feiler
{my daughters, my illness, and the men who could be me}
Beating Cancer with Nutrition, book with CD
by Patrick Quillin
{optimal nutrition can improve outcome in medically-treated cancer patients}
The Cleaner Plate Club: Raising Healthy Eaters One Meal at a Time
by Beth Bader & Ali Benjamin
{more than 100 recipes for real food your kids will love}
Stronger: Forty Days of Metal and Spirituality
by Brian “Head” Welch
{forty days of metal and spirituality}
**These last 3 I have read everyday since my diagnosis back in August…
Streams in the Desert
by L.B. Cowman
{366 daily devotion readings}
Jesus Calling: Enjoying Peace in His Presence
by Sarah Young
{enjoying peace in His presence}
The One Year Bible NLT (One Year Bible: New Living Translation-2)
{the entire Bible arranged in 365 daily readings}
What are you reading?
How many books do you usually have going at one time?
Have you read any of these?
Got any you think I’d love?

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  • Traci
    February 21, 2011 at 7:45 pm

    I’ve heard great things about 1000 gifts. Haven’t read it yet, but it’s next in line, I think.

  • Amy Bowman
    February 20, 2011 at 6:45 pm

    Heidi-yes, it is amazing to realize how the OT and NT fit together. So cool.
    So glad you are taking care of yourself and doing your exams!

    Nancy-isn’t it just the best book?? Yes, I am counting gifts. I try to keep a notebook handy all throughout the week, then on Mondays I post my list here at the blog.

  • Nancy
    February 20, 2011 at 4:04 pm

    I too have been reading 1000 Gifts and following along the 1000 Gifts book club over at (in)courage. Are you keeping a list of your 1000 gifts and adding to it each day? That has been such a blessing for me to do.
    Have a blessed Sunday,
    Nancy

  • Heidi
    February 20, 2011 at 2:08 am

    I love the One Year Bible. I could never decide what to use for a devotional and it works perfectly. (It’s the Bible, duh, how could it not be right?!!) In 2007 I read the whole thing and for the first time realized how well the old and new testaments jive together sometimes. In 2008 I read through the old testament, 2009 the new, 2010 the Psalms and Proverbs. In 2011 I’m back to doing the whole thing again. I’m so happy I stumbled upon it five years ago.
    P.S. Thanks for sharing your cancer journey. I am your age and cancer-free but you’ve inspired me to actually monthly self-exams!

  • Heather
    February 19, 2011 at 6:14 pm

    I am reading, “First We Have Coffee by Margaret Jensen, “Shepherding a Child’s Heart” by Tedd Tripp, and “Your Scars are Beautiful to God” by Sharon Jaynes. They’re all very different and help me in lots of areas. I used to be a big marriage book reader; but after awhile they all seem the same so I ventured out. Thanks for sharing what you read. I love reading.

  • Laurie
    February 19, 2011 at 6:06 pm

    let me know if you like that Stronger book- cracks me up that you are reading a book about a metal artist lol Looks really good though! I might have to check it out.

  • Amy Bowman
    February 19, 2011 at 10:51 pm

    Laurie–:) you know me and metal…ha! it is good, he is so real and has quite the story.

    Heather-hi! thanks for sharing. “Your Scars are Beautiful to God” sounds really good…

  • Amy Bowman
    February 19, 2011 at 5:12 pm

    hi ann!
    i think my husband would appreciate one book at a time…the headboard of my bed is usually overflowing with books that I am reading;)

    that book sounds great–i just got done with a “painful to read at times” book called “Why I Jumped” i tend to gain strength when i read and see others in desperate situations, survive. thanks for sharing!

  • ann @ my life as prose.
    February 19, 2011 at 5:01 pm

    i love reading 🙂 but i usually can only do 1 book at a time… plus my bible.

    this morning i finished a book that i would highly reccommend, but not to you… at least not for right now. it’s called “even silence has an end,” and it was written by a woman who was kidnapped by the FARC (a communist revolutionary guerilla group in columbia) for 6 years. such an incredible story of survival… but at times painful to read.

    a good one to remember for when you get beyond all of this craziness.

    thanks for sharing your reading list 🙂

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