I recently stumbled upon the
Passionate Homemaking blog through
This Camera Tells My Story last week and after much thinking, have come to the conclusion that I am going to create my own
Home Planning Notebook. My heart literally skipped a beat when I saw
Lindsay's Home Planning Notebook because I love organizing...
period. I've always been the organized, list-making, and planning ahead type of girl, but after reading about the Home Planning Notebook I realized I have a lot to learn and more room for growth in this area. In Lindsay's binder she keeps record of family goals, weekly plans, calendars, menu plans, finances, and family journal to name a few. Under Lindsay's goal section, she also keeps a book list for that year. My sis-in-law, over at
This Camera Tells My Story just created her own book list for 2011 and I thought I would jump on the bandwagon as well. Keeping a book list for the entire year is such a good idea. I have so many books on my
Goodreads account, but I never seem to have enough time to read all of them. My 2011 Reading List will definitely help me make the time to read. I don't know when I will have my home planning notebook completed, but I will post pictures as soon as it's finished. With that being said...
Here's My Reading List for 2011 and the first page ready to go in my Home Planning Notebook!
January
*Twelve Extraordinary Women: How God Shaped Women of the Bible and What He Wants to Do with You by John MacArthur
*Spiritual Leadership: Principles of Excellence for Every Believer by J. Oswald Sanders
February
*The Book on Leadership by John MacArthur
*The Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis
*Total Money Makeover by Dave Ramsey
March
*Discerning the Voice of God by Priscilla Shirer
*The Weight of Glory by C.S. Lewis
April
*Love and Respect by Emerson Eggerichs
*True Believer by Nicholas Sparks
May
*Family Driven Faith by Voddie Baucham
*At First Sight by Nicholas Sparks
June
*Desiring God by John Piper
*Glenn Beck's Common Sense by Glenn Beck
July
*Answering the Call: Saving Innocent Lives, One Woman at a Time by John M. Ensor
*Original Intent by David Barton
August
*Crazy Love by Francis Chan
*Three Weeks with My Brother by Nicholas Sparks
September
*Unplanned: The Dramatic True Story of a Former Planned Parenthood Leader's Eye-opening Journey Across the Life Line by Abby Johnson
*The Choice by Nicholas Sparks
October
*God's High Calling for Women by John MacArthur
*The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne
November
*The Truth War by John MacArthur
*Monster by Frank E. Peretti
December
*Living Under God by Toby Mac and Michael Tait
*Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
{I'm also reading A Woman After God's Own Heart by Elizabeth George with my small group at Hope Baptist Church. We read one chapter a week, so it will take awhile to finish. I will also be reading My Utmost for His Highest by Oswald Chambers, a daily devotional for the year. Because of the length of time spent on each book, I didn't add them to the list.}
Have you found any new ways to stay organized? What books will you be reading this year?
