21. Ox-Cart Man, Donald Hall (a children's picture book, illustrated by Barbara Cooney, an award-winning classic that has been around over 40 years, and somehow, I never encountered it! After reading about it in Sarah Clarkson's book, Reclaiming Quiet, I wanted to see it for myself.)
22. The Ancient Faith Psalter, designed for reading the Psalms on a daily basis, completing them in seven days. And starting all over again, which is a habit I want to cultivate.
December 2024
23. The Sister of the Angels, Elizabeth Goudge
24. Miss Rumphius, Story and Pictures by Barbara Cooney (another children's picture book)
Well, here is the final version of my 2021 reading list. Not even 20 books completed!
Funny, because I'm reading something every day . . . prayers, Scriptures, one book or another that gets read over and over because it helps keep me positive and on track, encouraged and hopeful. I don't tally these on my list. Currently I'm also reading my way through the Orthodox Study Bible. I split it up into five somewhat arbitrary sections (History, Psalms, Wisdom, Prophets, Gospel, Epistles) and try to read a chapter from each section most days. I do well for a while and then, oops!, three days have passed and I let life intervene too far. Or I spent too much time scrolling through all the loveliness on social media platforms. But, as another blogger recently wrote, we need that too. Beauty and goodness and wonderful photographs of places we would otherwise never get to visit and enjoy.
I wonder what 2022 will look like come next December. Only time will tell.
A list of books read in 2021.
January 2021 - none
February 2021
1. The Ethics of Beauty, Timothy C. Patitsas
March 2021 - none
April 2021 - none
May 2021
2. Seasons of Repentance: Lenten Homilies of St. John of Kronstadt
January 2020
1. Food, Faith and Fasting, Rita Madden
February 2020
2. When We Two Walked, Rita Snowden
3. Acquiring the Mind of Christ, Archimandrite Sergius Bowyer
4. Celebration of Faith: I Believe, Alexander Schmemann
March 2020 - nothing
April 2020
5. The Way of the Pilgrim, translated by Helen Bacovcin
6. The Art of Seeing, Father Maximos Constas
May 2020
7. Words of the Heart, Gerondissa Makrina Vassopoulou
June 2020
8. The Field: Cultivating Salvation, Ignatius Brianchaninov
July 2020
9. The Four Graces, D.E. Stevenson
August 2020 - no books completed
September 2020
10. Queen of the Leaves, Kay Harkins
11. A Lady's Life in the Rocky Mountains, Isabella Lucy Bird
12. Sojourners, Matthew the Poor
October 2020
13. Hannah Coulter, Wendell Berry
14. Live Not by Lies: A Manual for Christian Dissidents, Rod Dreher
1. Bel Lamington, D.E. Stevenson
2. Fletcher's End, D.E. Stevenson
3. The Baker's Daughter, D.E. Stevenson
4. Meditations for the 12 Great Feasts: Becoming Fully Human in Christ, Papavassiliou
5. Still Glides the Stream, D.E. Stevenson
6. Gerald and Elizabeth, D.E. Stevenson
7. The Edwardian Lady (The Story of Edith Holden), Ina Taylor, compiler
8. Our Father, Alexander Schmemann
February 2019
9. The Scent of Water, Elizabeth Goudge
10. The Guardian Angel: A prayerful contemplation for each day of the month, Monastery
of All Saints of North America, Synaxis Press
March 2019
11. Turning the Heart to God, Saint Theophan the Recluse
April 2019
12. The Year of the Grace of Our Lord, A Monk of the Eastern Church
13. Thirty Steps to Heaven, Fr. Vassilios Papavassiliou
14. The Ladder of Divine Ascent, St. John Cassian
15. Meditations for Lent, Fr. Vassilios Papavassiliou
16. The Lenten Triodion Supplement, Mother Mary and Metropolitan Kallistos Ware
17. Meditations for Holy Week, Fr. Vassilios Papavassiliou
May 2019 None completed June 2019
18. Orthodox Worship: A Living Continuity with Synagogue, Temple, and Early Church, Benjamin
Williams and Harold B. Anstall
July 2019
19. Seeking Allah, Finding Jesus: A Devout Muslim Encounters Christianity, Nabeel Qureshi
20. The Mystical Marriage: Spiritual Life according to St. Maximos the Confessor, Elder Aimilianos
of Simonopetra
21. The House on the Cliff, D.E. Stevenson
August 2019
22. Rochester's Wife, D.E. Stevenson
23. The Young Clementina, D.E. Stevenson
24. Dear Mrs. Bird, AJ Pearce
25. The Castle on the Hill, Elizabeth Goudge
26. Anna and Her Daughters, D.E. Stevenson
27. The Bird in the Tree, Elizabeth Goudge
28. Pilgrim's Inn, Elizabeth Goudge
29. The Heart of the Family, Elizabeth Goudge
September 2019
30. Celia's House, D.E. Stevenson
31. Listening Valley, D.E. Stevenson
32. Sarah Morris Remembers, D.E. Stevenson
33. Young Mrs. Savage, D.E. Stevenson
34. Smouldering Fire, D.E. Stevenson
35. Saint Spyridon's Shoes, Christine Rogers
36. Sarah's Cottage, D.E. Stevenson
37. Spring Magic, D.E. Stevenson
38. The Blue Sapphire, D.E. Stevenson
October 2019
39. Revelation: A Liturgical Prophecy, Patrick Henry Reardon
40. My Mrs. Brown, William Norwich
41. The Curious Charms of Arthur Pepper, Phaedra Patrick
42. The Quiet Side of Passion, Alexander McCall Smith
November 2019
43. Out of Step with God: Orthodox Christian Reflections on the Book of Numbers,
Patrick Henry Reardon
44. Encountering Women of Faith, Volume III, Editor: Kyriaki K. Fitzgerald
45. Rise and Shine, Benedict Stone, Phaedra Patrick
46. The Library of the Lost and Found, Phaedra Patrick
December 2019
47. A Christmas Book, Elizabeth Goudge
48. Meditations for Advent, Vassilios Papavassiliou
49. The Winter Pascha, Thomas Hopko
50. Christmas with Rosamunde Pilcher, Siv Bublitz, Editor
51. The Christmas Collection, Susan Hill
March 2018
3. 30 Steps to Heaven: The Ladder of Divine Ascent, Vassilios Papavassiliou
4. The Ladder of Divine Ascent, Saint John Climacus
April 2018
5. The Lenten Triodion, Mother Mary and Kallistos Ware, translators
6. The Lenten Triodion Supplement, Mother Mary and Kallistos Ware, translators
May 2018
7. The Door in the Wall, Marguerite di Angeli
8. We Shall See Him as He Is, Archimandrite Sophrony (Sakharov)
June 2018 - none
July 2018
9. Driving Miss Norma, Tim Bauerschmidt and Ramie Liddle
10. The Half-Crown House, Helen Ashton (Jordan)
11. The Mandelbaum Gate, Muriel Spark
12. Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End, Atul Gawande
13. Bricks and Mortar, Helen Ashton (Jordan)
August 2018
14. Carl Larsson's Home, Family and Farm, (Carl Larsson's paintings)
15. The Magic Apple Tree, Susan Hill
16. Kirie, Pirie and Kalikoolin's Pipe, Edward Maze and Percy MacMahon
17. Dr. Serocold, Helen Ashton (Jordan)
18. Emma: A Modern Retelling, Alexander McCall Smith
19. Christ is in Our Midst, Father John
20. My Italian Bulldozer, Alexander McCall Smith
September 2018
21. Trains and Lovers, Alexander McCall Smith
22. The Little White Horse, Elizabeth Goudge
23. Linnets and Valerians, Elizabeth Goudge
24. Smokey House, Elizabeth Goudge
25. The Blue Hills (Henrietta's House), Elizabeth Goudge
26. The Sister of the Angels, Elizabeth Goudge
October and November - no books completed
December 2018
27. Katherine Wentworth, D.E. Stevenson
28. The Wedding of Katherine Wentworth, D.E. Stevenson
29. Amberwell, D.E. Stevenson
30. Summerhills, D.E. Stevenson
31. A Christmas Book, Elizabeth Goudge
It's been a habit of mine for many years to keep a list of the books I read. It helps to have things written down when trying to recall a title or an author sometime later. I started publishing the lists here on the blog because it's a very handy place to keep them.
Here's a look at 2017, which has not been a year of much reading for me,
but I've enjoyed what I've managed to read thus far,
and even learned a thing or two while I was at it.
March 2017
3. The Love Chapter (I Corinthians 13), St. John Chrysostom
4. Meditations for Great Lent, V. Papavassiliou
April 2017 - reading several, but none yet completed
May 2017
5. The Sweetness of Grace, Constantina Palmer
6. Up with the Larks, Tessa Hainsworth (1 of 3)
7. Home to Roost, Tessa Hainsworth (3 of 3)
8. Seagulls in the Attic, Tessa Hainsworth (2 of 3)
June 2017
9. Meditations for Pascha, V. Papavassiliou
July 2017
10. Saint Silouan the Athonite, Archimandrite Sophrony
11. A Christian Ending: A Handbook for Burial in the Ancient Christian
Tradition, J. Mark & Elizabeth J. Barna
August 2017
12. A Faith Fulfilled: Why are Christians in Great Britain Embracing Orthodoxy?, Michael Harper
13. Mrs. Tim Gets a Job, D.E. Stevenson
September 2017
14. Green Money, D.E. Stevenson
15. The English Air, D.E. Stevenson
16. Miss Buncle's Book, D.E. Stevenson
17. Miss Buncle Married, D.E. Stevenson
October 2017
18. The Two Mrs. Abbotts, D.E. Stevenson
19. Vittoria Cottage, D.E. Stevenson
20. Music in the Hills, D.E. Stevenson
November 2017
21. Mrs. Tim Flies Home, D.E. Stevenson
December 2017
22. When and How to Have Confession, Archimandrite Daniel G. Aerakis
January 2016
1. Immanuel: A Daily Guide to Reclaiming Christmas, Ann Spangler
2. Encountering Women of Faith, Vol. 1, various authors, editor Kyriaki FitzGerald
3. The Winter Pascha, Thomas Hopko
February 2016
4. Encountering Women of Faith, Vol. 2, various authors, editor Kyriaki FitzGerald
5. Great Lent, Journey to Pascha, Alexander Schmemman
March 2016
6. The Road to Little Dribbling, Bill Bryson
7. Christ in the Psalms, Patrick Henry Reardon
April 2016
8. Meditations for Great Lent, Vassilios Papavassiliou
9. A Few of the Girls, Maeve Binchy
10. Meditations for Holy Week, Vassilios Papavissiliou
11. The Lenten Triodion
12. Holy Week Service Book
February 2015
3. The Jesus We Missed, Fr. Patrick Henry Reardon
4. Guide to the Divine Liturgy, Robert Krantz
5. Everywhere Present, Stephen Freeman
6. Great Lent, Alexander Schmemann
March 2015
7. The Chrysostom Bible: Isaiah, Paul Nadim Tarazi
8. First Fruits of the Spirit, Frederica Mathewes-Green
April 2015
9. Meditations for Holy Week, Vassilios Papavassiliou
10. The Eucharist, Alexander Schmemann
11. Lenten Triodion (Supplement), Mother Mary and Kallistos Ware
12. Lenten Triodion, Mother Mary and Kallistos Ware
13. Journey to the Kingdom (the Divine Liturgy), Vassilios Papavassiliou
May 2015
14. Christ in His Saints, Patrick Henry Reardon
15. The Joy of the Snow, Elizabeth Goudge
16. Everywhere Present, Fr. Stephen Freeman
17. The World of Elizabeth Goudge, Sylvia Gower
18. Our Thoughts Determine Our Lives, Elder Thaddeus of Vitovnica
June 2015
19. Thirty Steps to Heaven, Vassilios Papavassiliou
20. Dear Stephanie, Dear Paul, Paul M. Duke, Stephanie Grant Duke
21. From the Holy Mountain, William Dalrymple
22. Following Egeria: A Visit to the Holy Land, Fr. Lawrence R. Farley
July 2015
23. Forever Old, Forever New, Emily Kimbrough
24. Forty Plus and Fancy Free, Emily Kimbrough
25. Mary as the Early Christians Knew Her, Frederica Mathewes-Green
26. The Orthodox Veneration of the Mother of God, St. John Maximovitch
27. The Old Testament Intro; Psalms and Wisdom (Volume 3 of 3), Paul Nadim Tarazi
28. Becoming Human, John Behr
August 2015
29. The Sign of the Cross, Andreas Andreopoulos
30. The Scent of Holiness, Constantina Palmer
September 2015
31. The Communion of Love, Matta El-Meskeen (Matthew the Poor)
32. On the Prayer of Jesus, Ignatius Brianchaninov
October 2015
33. The Valley of Song, Elizabeth Goudge
34. The Mystery of Christ: Life in Death, John Behr
35. Pilgrims in the Kingdom: Travels in Christian Britain, Deborah & David Douglas
36. Beyond the Snow: The Life and Faith of Elizabeth Goudge, Christine Rawlins
November 2015
37. The Power of the Name: The Jesus Prayer in Orthodox Spirituality, Kallistos Ware
38. St. Francis of Assisi, Elizabeth Goudge
39. The Illumined Heart, Frederica Mathewes-Green
December 2015
40. Let us Commit Ourselves and One Another and Our Whole
Lives to Christ Our God, Anthony M. Coniaris
We were very busy moving two hours south of where we have lived the past 30 years. There was no time for reading books.
February
Still no books completed in February! Perhaps next month?
March
1. Becoming Human, John Behr
April
2. The Lenten Spring, Fr. Thomas Hopko
3. First Fruits of Prayer, Frederica Mathewes-Green
4. Eastern Orthodox Theology, Fr. Andrew Louth
May
5. Monsignor Quixote, Graham Greene
June
6. Christ the Tiger, Thomas Howard
July
7. Elizabeth, Grand Duchess of Russia, Hugo Mager
8. Seasons of Grace, Donna Farley
9. The Martha-Mary Convent and Rule of St. Elizabeth the New Martyr, St. Eliz. Feodorovna
August
10. Mary, Worthy of All Praise, Father David R. Smith
11. Orthodox Prayer Life: The Interior Way, Matthew the Poor
12. Grand Duchess Elizabeth of Russia, New Martyr of the Communist Yoke, Lubov Millar
13. The Scent of Water, Elizabeth Goudge
September
14. The Bird in the Tree, Elizabeth Goudge
October
15. Pilgrim's Inn, Elizabeth Goudge
16. The Heart of the Family, Elizabeth Goudge
17. The Old Testament Introduction: Historical Traditions, Fr. Paul Nadim Tarazi
18. Echoes of a Native Land: 2 Centuries of a Russian Village, Serge Schmeman
19. Christ in the Psalms, Patrick Henry Reardon
20. Guide to the Divine Liturgy, Robert Krantz
21. The Dean's Watch, Elizabeth Goudge
22. The Old Testament Introduction: Prophetic Traditions, Fr. Paul Nadim Tarazi
November
23. The Sister of the Angels, Elizabeth Goudge
24. The Blue Hills, Elizabeth Goudge
25. Unseen Warfare, revised by Theophan the Recluse
December
26. Jane in Winter, Elizabeth Wix
27. Meditations for Advent: Preparing for Christ's Birth, Vassilios Papavassiliou
28. Our Thoughts Determine Our Lives, Elder Thaddeus of Vitovnica
29. The Winter Pascha, Fr. Thomas Hopko
January 2013 1. The NIV Harmony of the Gospels, Robert L. Thomas, Stanley N. Gundry 2. The Life in Christ, Nicholas Cabasilas
February 2013 3. The Scent of Holiness, Constantina R. Palmer 4. The Life: The Orthodox Doctrine of Salvation, Clark Carlton 5. The Illumined Heart, Frederica Mathewes-Green 6. The Way of the Pilgrim and The Pilgrim Continues His Way, Anon (Translated by Helen Bacovcin) 7. Beginning to Pray, Anthony Bloom 8. Great Lent: Journey to Pascha, Alexander Schmemann March 2013 - no books completed, but several in the works.
April 2013 9. Everyday Saints and Other Stories, Archimandrite Tikhon (Sevkunov) 10. The Mountain of Silence: Searching for Orthodox Spirituality, Kyriacos C. Markides 11. First Fruits of Prayer; the Canon of St. Andrew, Frederica Mathewes-Green 12. The Lenten Spring, Thomas Hopko
May 2013 13. The Lenten Triodion, English translation by Mother Mary Ware and Bishop Kallistos Ware 14. Encountering the Mystery, Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew 15. The Virgin Mary (Celebration of Faith, Vol. 3), Alexander Schmemann 16. I Believe (Celebration of Faith, Vol. 1), Alexander Schmemann 17. The Journals of Fr. Alexander Schmemann 1973-1983, Schmemann
June 2013 18. Father Seraphim Rose, His Life and Works, Heirmonk Damascene
July 2013 19. The Eucharist, Alexander Schmemann 20. Early Christian Writings, Penguin Press 21. The Church Year (Celebration of Faith, Vol. 2), Alexander Schmemann 22. The Historical Road of Eastern Orthodoxy, Alexander Schmemann
August 2013 23. Of Water & The Spirit: A Liturgical Study of Baptism, Alexander Schmemann 24. Garden Open Today, Beverley Nichols 25. St. Silouan the Athonite, Archimandrite Sophrony 26. The Love Chapter (I Corinthians 13), St. John Chrysostom 27. Sweeter than Honey: Orthodox Thinking on Dogma and Truth, Peter Bouteneff 28. O Death, Where is Thy Sting?, Alexander Schmemann 29. The Hare with the Amber Eyes, Edmund de Waal 30. The Lost Angel (short stories), Elizabeth Goudge
September 2013 31. Pattern of People (short stories), Elizabeth Goudge 32. When We Two Walked, Rita F. Snowden 33. The Sister of the Angels, Elizabeth Goudge 34. Ruth and Gisela, Elizabeth Wix 35. As the Sun Climbs, Rita F. Snowden (autobiography)
October 2013 36. The Sign of the Cross, Andreas Andreopoulos 37. The Book Thief, Markus Zusak
1. Through the Bible Through the Year, John Stott 2. God With Us (Advent to Epiphany readings), Paraclete Press 3. Water My Soul, Luci Shaw 4. WinterSong, Madeleine L'Engle and Luci Shaw 5. An Irish Country Doctor, Patrick Taylor 6. The Secret Message of Jesus, Brian McLaren 7. The World of Elizabeth Goudge, Sylvia Gower
February 2012 8. The Stillmeadow Road, Gladys Taber (read half, lost interest, skimmed half) 9. The Spirit of Food, various authors (read several, lost interest, skimmed the others) 10. The Journey to the Inner Chamber, Rocky Fleming 11. Behold the Man, Dwight Pryor 12. Evangelical is not Enough, Thomas Howard (brother of Elisabeth Elliott)
March 2012 13. Surprised by Oxford, Carolyn Weber 14. Lead, Kindly Light, Thomas Howard 15. A Harmony of the Gospels (Matthew, Mark, Luke, John) Robt. Thomas, Stanley Gundry 16. Pilgrims in the Kingdom: Travels in Christian Britain, Deborah and David Douglas 17. Introverts in the Church, Adam S. McHugh 18. A Testament of Devotion, Thomas R. Kelly 19. The Circle Maker, Mark Batterson
April 2012 20. Too Deep for Words: Rediscovering Lectio Divina, Thelma Hall 21. A Feast of History, Chaim Raphael 22. The Forever Feast, Paul Brand 23. The Seer, Jim W.Goll 24. A Fortunate Grandchild, Miss Read 25. Time Remembered, Miss Read 26. Small Surrenders: A Lenten Journey, Emilie Griffin
May 2012 27. Walking in the Dust of Rabbi Jesus, Lois Tverberg 28. Edith Stein, Maria Ruiz Scaperlanda 29. The Dovekeepers, Alice Hoffman 30. Love Does, Bob Goff
June 2012 - no books read!
July 2012 31. A Visionof God: Elizabeth Goudge, Edited by Christine Rawlins 32. Keep in Step with the Spirit, J.I. Packer 33. Doors Into Prayer, Emilie Griffin 34. Comfort Me with Apples, Ruth Reichl 35. Jesus through Middle Eastern Eyes, Kenneth Bailey
August 2012 36. Life of the Beloved, Henri Nouwen 37. Rome Sweet Rome, Scott and Kimberly Hahn 38. Hail, Holy Queen, Scott Hahn 39. The Lamb's Supper, Scott Hahn 40. A Father Who Keeps His Promises, Scott Hahn 41. A Bible Walk through the Mass, Edward Sri 42. Surprised by Faith, Patrick Madrid, Editor 43. Surprised by Faith Two, Patrick Madrid, Editor 44. Hearing God, Dallas Willard 45. Catholicism: East of Eden, Richard Bennett
September 2012 46. All the Way to Heaven, Elizabeth Sherrill 47. The Gospel According to Rome, James G. McCarthy 48. The Art of Travel, Alain de Botton 49. The Illumined Heart, Frederica Mathewes-Green 50. Intimate Death, Marie de Hennezel 51. The Truth, Clark Carlton 52. New Light on the Difficult Words of Jesus, David Bivin 53. For the Life of the World, Fr. Alexander Schmemann
October 2012 54. The Art of Growing Old, Marie de Hennezel 55. A Taste of Torah, Keren Hannah Pryor 56. Becoming Orthodox, Peter Gillquist 57. The Way, Clark Carldon 58. The Life, Clark Carlton 59. Facing East, Frederica Mathewes-Green
November 2012 60. First Fruits of Prayer, Frederica Mathewes-Green 61. The Road to Daybreak, Henri Nouwen 62. Surprised by Christ, Rev. A. James Bernstein 63. The Faith, Clark Carlton 64. Linnets and Valerians, Elizabeth Goudge 65. I Saw Three Ships, Elizabeth Goudge
December 2012 66. Sarah's Key, Tatiana de Rosnay 67. The Orthodox Way, Bishop Kallistos Ware 68. Miss Read's Christmas Tales, Miss Read 69. Christmas Cats, Lesley Anne Ivory 70. Everywhere Present, Fr. Stephen Freeman 71. The Screwtape Letters, C.S. Lewis
A bookstore in Victoria, BC, Canada Isn't this a glorious sight to all us book lovers!
JANUARY 2011
1. God With Us (daily readings Advent to Epiphany, various authors) Paraclete Press
2. O Come Emmanuel: A Musical Tour of daily readings for Advent and Christmas, Gordon Giles
3. Music of Silence: A Sacred Journey Through the Hours of the Day, David Steindl-Rast with Sharon Lebell
4. The Body Broken: Answering God's Call to Love One Another, Robert Benson 5. In the Name of Sorrow and Hope, Noa ben Artzi-Pelossof (Yitzhak Rabin's granddaughter) 6. Legends of Our Time, Eli Wiesel 7. Memoirs: All Rivers Run to the Sea, Eli Weisel 8. Mudhouse Sabbath, Lauren Winner 9. Standing Alone in Mecca, Asra Q. Nomani 10. The Full Blessing of Pentecost, Andrew Murray 11. Letters by a Modern Mystic and The Game With Minutes, Frank Laubach 12. Mrs. Darwin's Recipe Book, Dusha Bateson and Weslie Janeway 13. The Shape of a Year, Jean Hersey 14. The Ministry of Intercession, Andrew Murray 15. The Holy Way: Practices for a Simple Life, Paula Huston
February 2011
16. Hannah: The Complete Story, Hannah Hauxwell w/Barry Cockcroft 17. Innocent Abroad: The Travels of Miss Hannah Hauxwell, HH w/BC 18. The Healing Gifts of the Spirit, Agnes Sanford
March 2011 19. The Return of the Prodigal Son, Henri Nouwen 20. You are My Hiding Place: A 40-day Journey in the Company of Amy Carmichael, David Hazard
April 2011 21. Every Day in Tuscany, Frances Mayes 22. Parables of the Cross, Lilias Trotter 23. Parables of the Christ-Life, Lilias Trotter 24. From Fear to Love (Lenten Readings), Henri Nouwen
May 2011 25. At the Corner of East and Now, A Modern Life in Ancient Christian Orthodoxy, Frederica Mathewes-Green 26. An Infinity of Little Hours, Nancy Klein Maguire 27. Holy Days: The World of a Hasidic Family, Lis Harris 28. The Gifts of the Jews, Thomas Cahill
June 2011 29. Desire of the Everlasting Hills, Thomas Cahill 30. The Hole in Our Gospel, Rich Stearns (President of World Vision US) 31. The Grace Outpouring: Blessing Others Through Prayer, Roy Godwin with Dave Roberts 32. The Secrets of Pistoulet, Jana Kolpen 33. First Darling of the Morning, Thrity Umrigar
July 2011 34.The Castle on the Hill, Elizabeth Goudge 35. Desert and Shepherd in Our Biblical Heritage, Nogah Hareuveni 36. Secret Daughter, Shilpi Somaya Gowda 37. A Harmony of the Gospels, Robert Thomas and Stanley Gundry 38. The Happy Intercessor, Beni Johnson
August 2011 39. When Heaven Invades Earth, Bill Johnson 40. Rees Howells, Intercessor, Norman Grubb 41. Son of Hamas, Mosab Hassan Yousef
September 2011 42. The Cost of Discipleship, Dietrich Bonhoeffer 43. The Calligrapher's Daughter, Eugenia Kim 44. Knowing Christ Today: Why we can trust spiritual knowledge, Dallas Willard 45. Mystically Wired, Exploring New Realms of Prayer, Ken Wilson
October 2011 46. A Taste of Torah, Keren Hannah Pryor 47. A Dash of Drash, Keren Hannah Pryor 48. Prayerbook for Spiritual Friends, Madeleine L'Engle and Luci Shaw 49. Sealed Orders, Agnes Sanford (biography) 50. The Faith Club, Ranya Idliby, Suzanne Oliver, Priscilla Warner 51. Our Father Abraham: The Jewish Roots of the Christian Faith, Marvin R. Wilson 52. Beautiful Outlaw, John Eldredge
November 2011 53. Unveiling the Kingdom of God, Dwight Pryor 54. Eternal Seasons: A Liturgical Journey with Henri Nouwen, Michael Ford, Editor 55. One Thousand Gifts, Ann Voskamp 56. Mary Called Magdalene, Margaret George 57. The Faces of Jesus, A Life Story, Frederick Buechner
December 2011 58. A Generous Orthodoxy, Brian McLaren 59. The Joy of the Snow, Elizabeth Goudge 60. My Utmost for His Highest, Oswald Chambers 61. Edges of His Ways, Amy Carmichael
Afternoon in the Cluny Gardens, Paris Charles Courtney Curran (American, 1861-1942)
January 2010 1. The Cross of Christ, by John R.W. Stott 2. God With Us, various authors (readings from Advent to Epiphany) 3. Watch for the Light, various authors (readings from Advent to Epiphany) 4. Renovation of the Heart in Daily Practice, Dallas Willard/Jan Johnson 5. The Lord and His Prayer, N.T. Wright 6. The Complete Therese of Lisieux, translated/edited by Robert J. Edmonson, CJ 7. The Healing Gifts of the Spirit, Agnes Sanford 8. A Passion for the Impossible: The Life of Lilias Trotter, Miriam Huffman Rockness
February 2010 9. The Genizah at the House of Shepher, Tamar Yellin 10. Forever Old, Forever New, Emily Kimbrough 11. A Live Coal in the Sea, Madeleine L'Engle
March 2010 12. A Blossom in the Desert, Lilias Trotter (compiled by Miriam Huffman Rockness) 13. Half Magic, Edward Eager 14. The Road to Coorain, Jill Ker Conway 15. The Golden Age, Kenneth Grahame 16. The Railway Children, E. Nesbitt 17. I Feel Bad About My Neck, Nora Ephron 18. Perfume from Provence, Lady Winifred Fortescue 19. The Unselfishness of God, Hannah Whitall Smith
April 2010 Not a single book to record for the month of April...!
May 2010 20. Miss Rumphius, Barbara Cooney 21. Amazing Grace, Kathleen Norris 22. Abide in Christ, Andrew Murray (again) 23. Q's Legacy, Helene Hanff 24. Heidi, Johanna Spyri 25. The Interior Castle, St. Teresa of Avila
June 2010 26. The Search for God and Guinness, Stephen Mansfield 27. Winter Solstice, Rosamunde Pilcher 28. Love Burning in the Soul, James Harpur
July 2010 29. Fasting, Jentezen Franklin 30. In and Out of the Garden, Sara Midda
August 2010 31. Everything on a Waffle, Polly Horvath
September 2010 32. A Country Year, Sue Hubbell 33. Sitting at the Feet of Rabbi Jesus, Ann Spangler, Lois Tverberg 34. Connecting with God, a Spiritual Formation Guide, (a Renovare resource) 35. A Glimpse of Jesus, Brennan Manning 36. Diary of a Victorian Miss on Holiday, Hallamshire Publications Ltd.
October 2010 37. My Heart's in the Lowlands, Liz Curtis Higgs 38. Jane Eyre, Charlotte Bronte 39. Jeremy, The Tale of an Honest Bunny, Jan Karon
November 2010 40. My Life in France, Julia Child with Alex Prud'homme 41. In the Company of Others, Jan Karon
December 2010 42. La's Orchestra Saves the World, Alexander McCall Smith 43. Living Prayer, Robert Benson 44. The Private Life of a Country House (1912-39), Lesley Lewis 45. In Constant Prayer, Robert Benson 46. Sabbath, Dan Allender 47. My Utmost for His Highest, Oswald Chambers
Anyone interested in seeing previous years may click HERE, or visit them in my sidebar.
A book is a garden you can carry in your pocket. ~ Arabian proverb
January 2009
1. A Joy of Gardening, V. Sackville-West
2. The Gypsy in the Parlour, Margery Sharp
3. Smokey House, Elizabeth Goudge
4. The Blue Hills, Elizabeth Goudge
February 2009
5. I'll Never be French (No Matter What I Do), Mark Greenside
6. The Photograph, Penelope Lively
7. The Joy of the Snow, Elizabeth Goudge (an autobiography)
8. The Little Princesses, Marion Crawford
9. Heart and Soul, Maeve Binchy
March 2009
10. Wisdom in the Waiting: Spring's Sacred Days, Phyllis Tickle
11. Renovation of the Heart, Dallas Willard
12. Finally Comes the Poet, Walter Brueggemann
13. The Carousel, Rosamunde Pilcher
14. Wildwood, Roger Deakin
15. The Finishing School, Muriel Spark
16. A Quiet Neighborhood, George MacDonald
17. A Walk with Jane Austen, Lori Smith
18. The Secret of Guidance, F.B. Meyer (You can read the book online at: http://www.ccel.org/m/meyer/guidance/guidance.htm)
April 2009 19. Islam and the Jews, Mark A. Gabriel, Ph.D.
20. Acedia and Me, Kathleen Norris
21. The Cross, Martyn Lloyd-Jones
22. The Seasoned Parish, George MacDonald
23. The Vicar's Daughter, George MacDonald
24. Rebecca, Daphne du Maurier
25. Gift from the Sea, Anne Morrow Lindbergh
26. Only One Life: Biography of Leon Rosenberg, Vera Kuschnir
27. A Beggar in Jerusalem, Elie Wiesel
May 2009
28. Territories of the Voice (Contemporary Stories by Irish Women Writers)
29. Very Valentine, Adriana Trigiani
30. The Dance of the Dissident Daughter, Sue Monk Kidd (be warned; if you are a Christian, you will find this a very dissident book!)
31. In Arabian Nights, Tahir Shah
32. The Wisdom in the Hebrew Alphabet, Rabbi Michael L. Munk
June 2009
33. The Unbearable Lightness of Scones, Alexander McCall Smith
34. Celebration of Discipline, Richard J. Foster
35. The Complete Julian of Norwich, Fr. John-Julian, OJN
36. Two Under the Indian Sun, Jon & Rumer Godden
July 2009
37. The Uncommon Reader, Alan Bennett
38. Mrs. DeWinter, Susan Hill
39. The Blessing, Nancy Mitford
40. The Clothes They Stood Up In, Alan Bennett
41. The Lady in the Van, Alan Bennett
42. A House in Fez, Suzanna Clarke
43. Persuasion, Jane Austen
44. The Church beyond the Congregation, James Thwaites
45. Elegy for Iris, John Bayley (about his wife, Iris Murdoch)
46. Pursuit of Love, Nancy Mitford
47. Sense and Sensibility, Jane Austen
August 2009
48. Love in a Cold Climate, Nancy Mitford
49. Too Deep for Words, Thelma Hall
50. Hannah Coulter, Wendell Berry
51. Tyler's Row, Miss Read
52. Brother and Sister, Joanna Trollope
53. In the Steps of the Master, H.V. Morton
54. Letters by a Modern Mystic (and The Game with Minutes), Frank Laubach
September 2009
55. Fidelity, Wendell Berry
56. For Everything a Season, Philip Gulley
57. The Center of Everything, Laura Moriarty
58. The Bird in the Tree, Elizabeth Goudge
59. Pilgrim's Inn, Elizabeth Goudge
60. The Heart of the Family, Elizabeth Goudge
61. A Testament of Devotion, Thomas Kelly
62. Refractions: a journey in faith, art and culture, Makoto Fujimura
63. The Dean's Watch, Elizabeth Goudge
64. The Way of the Heart, Henri Nouwen
65. Called Out of Darkness: a spiritual confession, Anne Rice
October 2009
66. Savoring God's Word, Jan Johnson
67. The Scent of Water, Elizabeth Goudge
68. Wedding Song: Memoirs of an Iranian Jewish Woman, Farideh Goldin
69. Abide in Christ, Andrew Murray
70. Experiencing the Depths of Jesus Christ, Madame Jeanne Guyon
71. Judas and the Gospel of Jesus, N.T.Wright
72. Madame Jeanne Guyon: Her Autobiography, Jan Johnson
November 2009
73. The Vintage Caper, Peter Mayle
74. Once Upon a Christmas, Pearl S. Buck
75. A Christmas Longing, Joni Eareckson Tada
76. An Irish Country Christmas, Alice Taylor
December 2009
77. Behold That Star, A Christmas Anthology, edited by the Bruderhof
78. The Country Diary of an Edwardian Lady, Edith Holden
79. A Christmas Book, Elizabeth Goudge
80. The Story of Holly & Ivy, Rumer Godden
81. Hearing God Through the Year, Dallas Willard
82. God so Loved the World, Elizabeth Goudge
83. The High Calling (a novel), James Street
84. The Longing for Home, Frederick Buechner
85. My Utmost for His Highest, Oswald Chambers
January 2008
1. The Gastronomical Me, M.F.K. Fisher
2. The Mind of the Maker, Dorothy Sayers
3. An Alphabet for Gourmets, M.F.K. Fisher
4. Prisoners of Hope, Dayna Curry & Heather Mercer
5. The Shack, William P. Young
6. Greene on Capri, Shirley Hazzard
February 2008
7. The Divine Hours (Prayers for Autumn and Winter), Phyllis Tickle
8. Dakota: A Spiritual Geography, Kathleen Norris
9. Mrs. Heriot's House, Barbara Webster
10. The Magic Water, Barbara Webster
11. The Color of the Country, Barbara Webster
12. The Hills of Home, Amy Stewart Fraser
13. At the Back of the North Wind, George MacDonald
14. H.V. Morton's England, Eyre Methuen (Publisher)
March 2008
15. What's Your God Language? Dr. Myra Perrine
16. Still Glides the Stream, Flora Thompson
17. Keeping a Princess Heart in a not so Fairy-Tale World, Nicole Johnson
18. Small Surrenders, Emilie Griffin (on-line Lenten readings from www.paracletepress.com)
19. Snow Flower and the Secret Fan, Lisa See
20.The Crescent Through the Eyes of the Cross, Nabeel Jabbour
April 200821. My Mother's House and Sido, Colette
22. Break of Day, Colette
23. My Devon Year, Eden Phillpotts (pub. 1903)
May 2008
24. 19 Varieties of Gazelle: Poems of the Middle East, Naomi Shihab Nye
25. Water My Soul, Luci Shaw
26. The Divine Romance, Gene Edwards
27. Lark Rise to Candleford, Flora Thompson
28. The Country Calendar and Other Writings (poems, and Heatherly), Flora Thompson
29. Ali and Nino: A Love Story, Kirban Said
30. Linnets and Valerians, Elizabeth Goudge
31. Earthly Paradise, (Colette's autobiography, drawn from writings of her lifetime, by Robert Phelps)
June 2008
32. The Divine Hours (Prayers for Springtime), Phyllis Tickle
33. Cross and Crescent, Colin Chapman
34. Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire, Amanda Foreman
35. The Edge of Day: A Boyhood in the West of England, Laurie Lee
36. A Redbird Christmas, Fannie Flagg
37. There's Something About Christmas, Debbie Macomber
38. The Gown of Glory, Agnes Sligh Turnbull
39. The Perfect Hostess, Rose Henniker Heaton
July 2008
40. Cranes' Morning, Indrani Aikath Gyaltsen
41. The Mandelbaum Gate, Muriel Spark
42. The Rosemary Tree, Elizabeth Goudge
43. Christ Plays in Ten Thousand Places, Eugene Peterson
44. 100 Days in the Secret Place, Gene Edwards
45. The Bishop's Mantle, Agnes Sligh Turnbull
46. The Edwardian Lady, compiled by Ina Taylor about Edith Holden
47. The Summer of a Dormouse, John Mortimer
August 2008
48. Breaking the Idols of Your Heart, Dan Allender/Tremper Longman
49. The Divine Conspiracy, Dallas Willard
50. The Illustrated Lakeland Journals, Dorothy Wordsworth
51. Cluny Brown, Margery Sharp
52. Soul Talk, Larry Crabb
September 2008
53. The Spirit of the Disciplines, Dallas Willard
54. Surprised by Hope, N.T. Wright
55. Make Believe, Elizabeth Goudge
October 2008
56. Pride and Prejudice, Jane Austen
57. Heaven's Calling, Leanne Payne (autobiography)
58. Jack's Life, Douglas Gresham (Bio of C.S. Lewis, for young adult readers judging by the language level)
59. The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society, Mary Ann Shaffer & Annie Barrows
60. Ruined by Reading, Lynne Sharon Schwartz
November 2008
61. Stepping Up, A Journey Through the Psalms of Ascent, Beth Moore
62. I Loved Jesus in the Night (about Mother Teresa), Paul Murray
63. Heaven Your Real Home, Joni Eareckson Tada
64. Wonderful and Dark is This Road: Discovering the Mystic Path , Emilie Griffin
December 200865.Accompanied by Angels, Poems of the Incarnation, Luci Shaw
66. Incarnation, Alistair McGrath
67. The Faces of Jesus, Frederick Buechner
68. A Diary of Prayer, Elizabeth Goudge
69. He Started the Whole World Singing, Gloria Gaither
70. Whistling in the Dark, Frederick Buechner
71. What the Land Already Knows: Winter's Sacred Days, Phyllis Tickle
72. My Father's Prayer, Phyllis Tickle
73. The Bible (Holman Christian Standard translation)
74. My Utmost for His Highest, Oswald Chambers
Since 1986, I've kept a list of books that I have read. It is good to look back at now and then and helpful if you are trying to remember a certain title or author to share with someone else. Now that I've started this blog, I am going to keep my list online to share with anyone else who might be interested.
January
1. Letters to Malcolm; Chiefly on Prayer - C.S. Lewis
2. Savoring God's Presence - Jan Johnson
3. Above All - Brennan Manning
4. What the Land Already Knows: Winter's Sacred Days - Phyllis Tickle
5. Wisdom in the Waiting: Spring's Sacred Days - Phyllis Tickle
6. The Graces We Remember: Sacred Days of Ordinary Time - Phyllis Tickle
7. Prayer: Does It Make a Difference? - Phillip Yancey
8. Londonistan - Melanie Phillips
9. Light in the Shadow of Jihad - Ravi Zacharias
10. The Lotus and the Cross: Jesus Talks to Buddha - Ravi Zacharias
11. Walking on Water - Madeleine L'Engle
12. Why I Left Jihad - Walid Shoebat
13. The Portofino PTA - Gerald Green
14. China Court - Rumer Godden
February
15. The Drama of Scripture - Craig Bartholomew & Michael Goheen
16. Lady Susan - Jane Austen
17. Everyday Prayers for Little Children - Ideals Children's Books
18. The Celtic Way of Prayer - Esther de Waal
19. The Cloister Walk - Kathleen Norris
20. Living Prayer - Robert Benson
21. The Practice of the Presence of God - Brother Lawrence
22. A City of Bells - Elizabeth Goudge
23. Prayer - Richard Roster
March
24. The Seven Feasts of Israel - Zola Levitt
25. When the Heart Waits - Sue Monk Kidd
26. The Wisdom of Menopause - Christiane Northrup MD
27. Lost in Wonder - Esther de Waal
28. Whitethorn Woods - Maeve Binchey
29. Intimate Allies - Dan Allendar & Tremper Longman III
30. Blue Like Jazz - Don Miller
31. On Broken Legs - Wendy Murray Zoba
32. Captivating - Jon and Stasi Eldredge
April
33. The Rabbi's Heartbeat - Brennan Manning
34. Bright Evening Star - Madeleine L'Engle
May
35. The Battle of the Villa Fiorita - Rumer Godden
36. The Greengage Summer - Rumer Godden
37. Too Deep for Words; Rediscovering Lectio Divina - Thelma Hall
38. No Man is an Island - Thomas Merton
39. Seeking God: The Way of St. Benedict - Esther de Waal
40. A Wrinkle in Time - Madeleine L'Engle
41. Contemplative Prayer - Thomas Merton
42. A Wind in the Door - Madeleine L'Engle
June
43. A Swiftly Tilting Planet - Madeleine L'Engle
44. The Secret Life of Bees - Sue Monk Kidd
45. A Severe Mercy - Sheldon Vanauken
46. The Mermaid Chair - Sue Monk Kidd
47. A Day in Tuscany - Dario Castagno
48. Many Waters - Madeleine L'Engle
49. An Acceptable Time - Madeleine L'Engle
50. The Cat Who Went Up the Creek - Lilian Jackson Braun
July
51. Eat This Book - Eugene Peterson
52. The Space Between Us - Thrity Umrigar
53. Almost French - Sarah Turnbull
August
54. Night - Elie Wiesel
55. A Year in the World - Frances Mayes
56. The Little White Horse - Elizabeth Goudge
57. The Angle of Repose - Wallace Stegner
58. The Dean's Watch - Elizabeth Goudge
59. Till We Have Faces - C.S. Lewis
60. Battles at Thrush Green - Miss Read
September
61. Meet the Austins - Madeleine L'Engle
62. A House Like a Lotus - Madeleine L'Engle
63. The Year of the Great Grandmother - Madeleine L'Engle
64. Dragons in the Waters - Madeleine L'Engle
65. The Irrational Season - Madeleine L'Engle
66. Two-Part Invention - Madeleine L'Engle
67. The Arm of the Starfish
68. The Seven Storey Mountain - Thomas Merton
69. The Ordering of Love (Collected Poems of Madeleine L'Engle) I'm usually too impatient for poetry, but I enjoyed this book immensely. Perhaps it helps to have recently read so many of her other works, which gave me the themes and background from which she wrote the poems.70. The Divine Hours: Prayers for Summertime - Phyllis Tickle
October 2007
71. Speechless - Steven Curtis Chapman and Scotty Smith
72. Restoring Broken Things - Steven Curtis Chapman and Scotty Smith
73. Miracle on 10th Street - Madeleine L'Engle
74. A Chance to Die, The Life & Legacy of Amy Carmichael - Elizabeth Elliott
75. The Wind in the Willows, Kenneth Grahame
November 2007
76. Home to Holly Springs, Jan Karon
77. A Circle of Quiet, Madeleine L'Engle
78. Oswald Chambers, David W. Lambert
79. Oswald Chambers: Abandoned to God, David McCasland
80. Secrets in the Dark, Frederick Buechner
81. A Full House: An Austin Family Christmas, Madeleine L'Engle (44-page children's book)
82. The 24 Days before Christmas, M. L'Engle (47-page children's book)
83. World Without End, Ken Follett (note: read half of this 1014-page book; the story was not going anywhere I wanted to go; skimmed the rest to find out what happened to the main characters; disappointing.)
December 2007
84. Author, Author, David Lodge (biographical novel about Henry James)
85. The House of Mirth, Edith Wharton
86. Ethan Frome, Edith Wharton
87. The Custom of the Country, Edith Wharton
88. Summer, Edith Wharton
89. The Magic Apple Tree, Susan Hill
90. The Bible
91. God With Us – Rediscovering the Meaning of Christmas, Greg Pennoyer (on-line subscription, Advent study, from www.paracletepress.com)
