I can’t believe I am just now sharing what I read the last month. I guess I will just blame it on being pregnant and the fact that I was blessed to go on vacation twice. 🙂
Journey to Joy: The Psalms of Ascent by Josh Moody. This is the first book that I have ever read on the Psalms of Ascent and I must say I really enjoyed it. One thing I really love about these Psalms is the fact that they tell it just like it is. There is a wide variety of emotions seen throughout these psalms that everyone can relate to. I loved Moody’s writing style because it didn’t come off as so intellectually deep that you didn’t want to read past the first chapter. Instead I found myself asking myself questions as I learned so much by reading this book!
Real Snacks: Make Your Favorite Childhood Food Without All the Junk by Lara Ferroni. I must say I really enjoyed browsing through this book. The book definitely lives up to its name as it is full of recipes to make all sorts of “junk food” the healthy way. I haven’t made any of the recipes yet so I can’t attest to their taste but I will say they look great. A few of the recipes are a little to time intensive for me to tackle like homemade Goldfish but overall a very neat book.
While We’re Far Apart by Lynn Austin. This was a delightful fiction book that I had a hard time putting down. This book takes place during the War and chronicles 3 families whose lives intersect each other. This was my first book by Austin but I will be sure to look for more of her books in the future.
The Guardian by Beverly Lewis. Lewis is my favorite author when it comes to Amish Fiction and this book certainly did not disappoint. Jodi is a young English schoolteacher who finds a young Amish girl all alone on the side of the road. I don’t want to say too much else about the book to give anything away but this book was great!
Dick Raymond’s Gardening Year by Dick Raymond. This is an excellent companion book to Raymond’s other book Joy of Gardening. In this book Raymond walks you through what he does month by month throughout the year when it comes to gardening. Although I grew up helping in our family garden I consider myself still pretty green when it comes to my own gardening knowledge. This book along with Joy of Gardening have been my go to guides this year.
Do you have any book recommendations for me? I’d love to hear what you are reading.
Emerson Family 
I’m reading The Liberated Imagination by Leland Ryken right now–its a book about Christianity and the arts (what is Christian art, how should Christians respond to art, etc). It is not a quick read because it is written in sort of a text-book way, but I have just loved it so much.