Great Reads


Favorite Books...

Books read in 2025

Edenbrooke by Julianne Donaldson
How do You Live by Genzaburo Yoshino
The 5 Types of Wealth by Sahil Bloom
Banana Split by Josi Kilpack
The Body Keeps Score by Bessel Van der Kolk
You Learn by Living by Eleanor Roosevelt
Heart of the Matter by Russell M. Nelson
Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir
The Women by Kristen Hannah
Nightingale by Kristin Hannah
Gardening Without Work by Ruth Stout
Be Ready When the Luck Happens by Ina Garten
Make It Ahead by Ina Garten
Qualified by Mia Love
As a Man Thinketh by James Allen
Martha Stewart's Organizing by Martha Stewart
The Book of Mormon
Doctrine and Covenants
Come Follow Me

 marie-kondo-decluttering

I loved this book.  Great tips for organizing everything in your home by first, weeding.  Hold each item and ask yourself, "Does this bring me joy?"  If it doesn't, take it to the DI so that it can bring someone else joy.  Also she explains a great way to fold socks and other clothing items and she gives fabulous tips on how to store things.  She recommends organizing by category.  I tried this with our clothes and it worked like a charm! I am now slowly going through everything in the house using this method. If you follow her advice, you will not need to buy extra containers.  She says there is room for what you love already in your house as is.  Brilliant!

The Waiting

I've recommended this book to friends and they all agree it is a page turner.  It is the true story of a woman who had to give up her daughter for adoption.  She reunites with her after 80 plus years! 
It is a very tender story of love and patience.

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A true experience of a neurosurgeon who gets lung cancer.  Makes you think deeply about our short time on this earth.  I highly recommend it!

LOVED this book that has many lessons on the importance of being kind.


Life lessons about having faith in God, working hard and getting through tough times with grit.

A Place for Us
This one was go good!  It is about a family that moves to California from India and it has such a great message at the end.  Keep at reading until the end-so very much worth it!!!

The Warner Brothers
This was a good one and I can relate to this family on many different levels.  Of course we adore our Luke who has had to struggle with autism, but this is a good read with insights on the state of autism for our time- 2019.

Books read in 2020:


I read this book the morning of January 1st.  It was a good reminder to watch out for the overdone consumerism of Christmas, to avoid excess and to look for ways to give to those in need.


Great book to start out the new year on how to establish and keep good habits


Want to read:

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith
The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas
The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck
The Gifts of Imperfection by Brene Brown
Mastering Affluence and Remembering Wholeness by Carol Tuttle
Charlotte's Web by EB White
How to Stop Worrying and Start Living by Dale Carnegie
How will You Measure Your Life by Christensen
Tuesdays with Morrie


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