Challenge: 50 Books discussion

Happy New Year! Here we go...

Stefanie wrote: "Happy New Year! Here we go..."

Woohoo!

1. Kabir - translated by Robert Bly

2. Very British Problems - Rob Temple

3. Ring the Hill - Tom Cox

4. Eve in Exile - Rebekah Merkle

So. I had no idea what this book was when I started reading it. for personal reasons, I ordered a pile of books on femininity/ womanhood, and this was one of them. I was partway in before I realized that it was a treatise by a much more conservative Christian than I, but I trucked through the book anyway. I rate it one massive eye roll.

5. A Bigger Table - John Pavlovitz

Stefanie wrote: "...I rate it one massive eye roll."

I love that description :)

I'm once again reading chunks of the Bible. I participated in The Good Book Club, which read the book of John from Epiphany until today. I'm going to do like I did in the past, which is to lump my Bible reading into one entry for the list. What I'm doing differently this year is that I'll assign it a number now, and when I read other books of the Bible, I'll just label them with the same number. I think I tacked it all on the end last time.

ANYWAY.

6. The Bible
The book of John

7. Twister on Tuesday (Magic Treehouse) - Mary Pope Osborne

Read this with my kindergartener. It was sweet.

8. Conjectures of a Guilty Bystander - Thomas Merton

Took me forever to get through, but I do love Merton.

9. The Heart of Centering Prayer - Cynthia Bourgeault

Stefanie wrote: "7. Twister on Tuesday (Magic Treehouse) - Mary Pope Osborne

Read this with my kindergartener. It was sweet."

Kindergartener?!? Oh my gosh, where does the time go??

Right??? I can't believe how the time has flown.

10. In Conclusion, Don't Worry About It - Lauren Graham

6 (continued): The Gospel of Mark

my church has a beautiful tradition of reading Mark in one fell swoop on Monday of Holy Week. We did it via Zoom tonight. <3

I'm also most of the way through Matthew on my own, so let's just log that now. This is the year I read all 4 canonicals.

11. James and the Giant Peach - Roald Dahl

Owen's teacher read this to them over zoom, and I listened in. I figure that is like an audio book, haha

Stefanie wrote: "11. James and the Giant Peach - Roald Dahl

Owen's teacher read this to them over zoom, and I listened in. I figure that is like an audio book, haha"

First of all, it's EXACTLY like an audiobook! lol

Second, that's so sweet that teachers and organizations (libraries, science centers, etc.) are doing Zoom storytimes. I'm sure the school situation isn't easy for the teachers/students/siblings/parents, but as an outsider who just hears about bits and pieces of what's going on, I love the idea of Zoom storytimes. And just the idea of little ones still being in preschool/kindergarten/first grade via video schooling!

His teacher is so amazing. It makes my heart want to explode. They meet from 10:30-11 every day. They do scavenger hunts some days, regular show and tell on others. They did science on Monday - a game of "sink or float?" where the kids had to predict... and then the last 10-15 minutes is listening to the book. They've moved on to Charlie and the Chocolate Factory now.

I've been running a toddler/ preschool story time on Mondays for a local motherhood center, also via zoom. That's been fun, too. I've been able to break out my favorite picture books.

12. Cold Weather Cooking - Sarah Leah Chase

Stefanie wrote: "His teacher is so amazing. It makes my heart want to explode. They meet from 10:30-11 every day. They do scavenger hunts some days, regular show and tell on others. They did science on Monday - a game of "sink or float?" where the kids had to predict... and then the last 10-15 minutes is listening to the book. They've moved on to Charlie and the Chocolate Factory now.

I've been running a toddler/ preschool story time on Mondays for a local motherhood center, also via zoom. That's been fun, too. I've been able to break out my favorite picture books."

All of that sounds so wonderful!

13. Vacation Under the Volcano- Mary Pope Osborne

Another Magic Tree House book read with Owen at bedtime!

14. Charlie & The Chocolate Factory - Roald Dahl
(another kindergarten read)

15. Contemplating Christ - Vincent Pizzuto

16. The Case of the Garden Monster - Nancy Bentley

another one read with Owen

17. Play the Piano Drunk Like A Percussion Instrument Until The Fingers Bleed a Bit - Charles Bukowski

Owen was reading over my shoulder and said, "wow, mommy, this book has a lot of bad words!" it cracked me up. yes, dear, Charles Bukowski loves his bad words

18. Radical Responsibility- Fleet Maull
19. Cold Antler Farm- Jenna Wogenrich

Stefanie wrote: "17. Play the Piano Drunk Like A Percussion Instrument Until The Fingers Bleed a Bit - Charles Bukowski

Owen was reading over my shoulder and said, "wow, mommy, this book has a lot of bad words!" i..."

HA! :D

20. Adventures in Veggieland - Melanie Potock

21. The Vegetable Dishes I can't Live Without - Mollie Katzen
22. On the Holy Spirit - St. Basil the Great

October, and I'm not halfway through yet... yikes.

23. Death and the Virgin Queen - Chris Skidmore

24. How to Train Your Dragon - Cressida Cowell

25. Jurassic Carp (from the Zombie Goldfish series) - Mo O'Hara.... obviously read with Owen

26. Mother Guru - Red Hawk

27. Little Critter: Just a Storybook Collection - Mercer Mayer

Another Owen read :)

28. Keeping the Faith with Psalms - Daniel F Polish

underwhelming. library read.

29. The Silmarillion - JRR Tolkien

re-read. I'm a dork and love it. been slowly working my way through it in the background over the course of the year.

30. The Episcopal Handbook

cheeky. a fun refresher on things I'd forgotten, and a confidence boost regarding what I remember

31. Silence and other Surprising Invitations of Advent - Enuma Okoro

32. Celebrating Abundance - Walter Brueggemann

33. All Creation Waits - Gayle Boss

34. Very British Problems: Still Awkward, Still Raining - Rob Temple

ok, 34. not terrible while home schooling in a pandemic! happy new year.

34 while homeschooling during a pandemic sounds AMAZING! Plus you got to read some really fun books :)

Happy new year to you!