I love reading. But I’m not great at keeping track of what I read. This year I’m trying to be more intentional about recording my reads for the year. I always have a bunch of books going at once, so I’ll only count the books I actually finish for each month.
The Essential Enneagram by David Daniels — I’ve been reading about the Enneagram in an effort to learn more about myself, why I do things, and how to change some of the things about myself I don’t like (I’m a 1, “The Reformer”). The Essential Enneagram isn’t the best book on the subject, but it is quick and very practical for ideas of small changes to make to lose bad thought habits.
Rage Against the Minivan-Learning to Parent without Perfection by Kristen Howerton — Loved this book… a snarky, very real look at motherhood and why I should give up the dream of being a perfect mom and embrace being a ‘good enough’ mom.
Praying the Bible by Donald S. Whitney — A short book on simple strategies to pray more. When our prayers are boring and repetitive, we don’t want to pray. So we pray less. Whitney teaches how to pray a better way – praying God’s words back to Him. Which breathes new energy into a suffering prayer life.
Hidden Valley Road – Inside the Mind of an American Family by Robert Kolker — I love reading books about subjects I know nothing about. Especially when the author makes the subject so interesting you can’t put the book down. This is the story about a family of 12 children, 10 of whom were boys, where half of the boys developed schizophrenia. It explores assumptions we have about people with mental illness and the new understanding into the origins of schizophrenia.
The Lazy Genius Way – Kendra Adachi — My favorite book of this month, and probably in the past year. I discovered this book and Kendra’s podcast after listening to a Enneagram podcast about Type Ones. This book is life-changing for those of us who are perfectionists and need help figuring out what matters and how to simplify our life to make things more manageable, instead of trying to do ALL THE THINGS.
Why We Sleep – Matthew Walker — What if there was something you could do that would boost your immune system, help you function better during the day, maintain a healthy weight, ward off cancer, diabetes, and heart disease, and would make you happier? It’s sleep. Specifically, 8 hours of sleep. No matter what. Every night. We all need enough sleep, and this books explains why in scientific detail.
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