One of my new year’s resolutions this year is to read more — a forgotten joy of mine.  So here is my 2010 (now 2011) book list!

I chose books that I believe will help me in my walk of faith in Jesus as a wife and a new mama, as well as books that would foster a more natural and simple and real environment for our small family in this consumer generation.  [By the way, I can honestly say that I am "consumer" at its best, but it's a great desire of mine to unlearn what consumer nonsense I've gathered over the years.]  Let’s see if we can find our way back to the ancient paths.

I know posting this book list publicly will push me to get at least a few books completed by the end of the year!  ; )

Faith Based Reading

The Ministry of Motherhood: Following Christ’s Example in Reaching the Hearts of Our Children by Sally Clarkson

Simplify: 106 Ways to Uncomplicate Your Life by Paul Borthwick

Choosing Gratitude: Your Journey to Joy by Nancy Leigh Demoss

Sacred Influence: How God Uses Wives to Shape the Souls of Their Husbands by Gary Thomas

Don’t Make Me Count to Three: a Mom’s Look at Heart Oriented Discipline by Ginger Plowman

Radical Womanhood: Feminine Faith in a Feminist World by Carolyn McCulley

The Hidden Art of Homemaking by Edith Schaeffer

Womanly Dominion: More than a Meek and Quiet Spirit by Mark Chanski

Household + Natural Living Related Reading

The Well-Trained Mind: A Guide to Classical Education at Home by Susan Bauer

Super Baby Food by Ruth Yaron

Raising One of America’s Largest Families — How They Do It by Jim Bob Duggar

The Creative Family by Amanda Soule

30 Ways in 30 Days to Save Your Family by Rebecca Hagelin

Real Food for Mother & Baby: The Fertility Diet, Eating for Two and Babies First Foods by Nina Planck

A Slice of Organic Life by Alice Waters

The Total Money Makeover: A Plan for Financial Fitness by Dave Ramsey

Mastering the Art of French Cooking, Vol. 1 by Julia Child