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BREAKING NEWS
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We interrupt this book week for a hurricane.
Sorry all.
We're fine. Earl has turned out to be a fairly nice fellow...lots of rain, wind. But no damage here in our area. Whew! We'll see how he treats our neighbors further up the coast.
(I'll follow up with Freedom Friday: Gardening Books! tomorrow, which I know is really Saturday. But Im asking for an extension.)
So back to our regularly scheduled programing.
Non-Fiction!
Like I said on Wednesday, much of my reading these days is focused on my family...being a better parent, cooking better, being more mindful, taking time to notice the small things. So here you go...
Recent Reads
- Farmer Jane, Women Changing the Way We Eat. This inspiring book profiles thirty women in the sustainable food industry, describing their agriculture and business models and illustrating the amazing changes they are making in how we connect with food. I have loved reading each woman's story and find the whole concept of women having a dramatic effect on how we eat fascinating.
- Read my previous review of From Orchards, Fields and Gardens. I have gone back and re-read parts of this book several times over the past few weeks. I think it will quickly become a go-to book when life gets crazy and it's time to refocus.
- Consicious Kids: A Family's Guide to the Greater Good, Activities and Ideas to Inspire Greater Consciousness
- Steady Days by Jaime Martin. I am giving every new mom I know a copy of this book. Professional, intentional motherhood? Amen! Read more about Jaime and her book on her website.
- My favorite book of poetry...Why I Wake Early, Mary Oliver. I am a huge Mary Oliver fan and this little book of 47 poems takes the everyday, simple beauty in Nature (which we oftentimes take for granted) and wraps it in simple, lovely prose as only Oliver can.
Rocking My World:
- A Million Miles and a Thousand Years by Donald MillerA good friend recommended this book and I am so glad he did. I am only in the first half of this book and already my mind is spinning on how to make my life more meaningful, how to give my children an amazing story to live out and how to edit my own life. Can't say enough good about this funny, honest and thought provoking book.
Old Stand Bys:
- How To Raise Emotionally Healthy Children by Gerald Newmark, M.D.
- Revolutionary Parenting by George Barna
- Wild Things, by James and Thomas...a MUST for parents of boys!
- Home Comforts: The Art and Science of Keeping House by Cheryl Mendelson
- Organic Housekeeping by Ellen Sandbeck
- Cold Tangerines by Shauna Niequist
- Amanda Soule's books Handmade Home and The Creative Family...I know they might be considered craft books, but there is so much more about being mindful and focused on the everyday included in these books. Love them...and her.
- Animal Vegetable Miracle, Barbara Kingsolver
I can't wait to get my hands on:
How about you? What book is rocking your world lately? What books do you continue to come back to again and again?
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And the winners (yes, two winners!) of the Craft Hope book are:
I would love to win a copy of the Craft Hope book (especially a signed one!) My favorite craft book of the moment is Homemade by Ros Badger and Elspeth Thompson but I have to admit to having at least seven more on the go at the same time! :D
and
I would LOVE to win the Craft Hope book... I've been wanting to get my hands on a copy!
Congratulations ladies! Shoot me an email and I will get your books signed and in the mail...right after the post office opens back up ;)