First, turn the television off! Second, find a book, Nook or Kindle, and a comfy chair. If you’re a fiction fan, dive into a story and make the adventure yours. If non-fiction is your preference, exercise your brain, then apply what you learn in real life.
The funny thing about being a writer is that I have a hard time reading strictly for enjoyment. My internal editor won’t shutdown. I’ve read (or re-read) many books over the past few years, but these are the works I’ve enjoyed enough to share.
Recent Fiction Favorites
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society: A Novel by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows
- Peace Like a River by Leif Enger
- Truck Stop Jesus by Buck Storm
- As Waters Gone By by Cynthia Ruchti
- Maggie’s War by Terrie Todd.
- When the Morning Glory Blooms by Cynthia Ruchti
- The Rocking Horse of Tuscumbia by Kimberley Gardner Graham
- Boo by Rene Gutteridge
- They Almost Always Come Home by Cynthia Ruchti
- Gideon’s Call by Peter Leavell
- Moe by Jim Hamlett
- A Morning Like This by Deborah Bedford
- On Folly Beach by Karen White
- Cloverdale by Daphne Simpkins
- Hinds Feet on High Places by Hannah Hurnard
- Emma by Jane Austen
- Paper Angels by Billy Coffey
- Snow Day by Billy Coffey
Recent Non-fiction Favorites
Whether it has been in Bible study, book club, or in my personal devotions, these are some non-fiction works I’ve read (or re-read) and highly recommend.
- Gay Girl, Good God by Jackie Hill Perry
- He Holds My Hand: Experiencing God’s Presence and Protection by Carol Kent
- Praying Ephesians by Christin Ditchfield
- Sitting at the Feet of Rabbi Jesus by Ann Spangler and Lois Tverberg
- In Every Pew Sits a Broken Heart by Ruth Graham
- Sensitivity of The Holy Spirit by R.T. Kendall
- Jesus, the One and Only by Beth Moore
- Morning and Evening by Charles H. Spurgeon, edited and updated by Alistair Begg
- Come Thirsty by Max Lucado
- Knowing God Intimately by Joyce Meyer
- When a Nation Forgets God: 7 Lessons We Must Learn from Nazi Germany by Dr. Erwin W. Lutzer
- Relentless Grace by Rich Dixon
- Absolute Surrender by Andrew Murray
