My Reading Pile for July 2015

Last month didn’t give me quite as much ‘by the pool’ reading as I had hoped, but there were some looooooong travel days courtesy of delayed flights when traveling to Dallas to meet Flash – so reading time did end up happening. All my thoughts of lounging by the pool, enjoying a good read during swim practice, or other quiet reading adventures were fairly non-existent. Sadly, pool time in July isn’t looking so great either! (I do love the fact that our kids are old enough to swim and I can rest – finally!).

That said, July has quite a bit of travel happening (car trips and another trip to Dallas). I have mentioned that reading is my ‘escape’, right? Lately it’s also been my influx of learning via an infusion of non-fiction. Somehow this brain has to get stretched. I may not always agree with everything an author thinks or says, but I’m trying so hard to push myself and pull out the things that I do want to remember. (Does that even make sense?)

And those precious nighttime minutes of reading with my Kindle. I love them. Sadly I often fall asleep all to quickly with my Kindle in hand, especially when I’m in the middle of a good book!

Books in My July Reading Pile

Here’s a peek at my book stash for the upcoming month. I know we’re a few days in and I’ve already finished two of the fiction books – loved them!

• Make it Happen by Lara Casey
• Enough: 10 Things We Should Tell Teenage Girls by Kate Conner
• Aha: The God Moment That Changes Everything – Kyle Idleman
• Taken by Dee Henderson
• Circle of Spies by Roseanna White
• In Good Company by Jen Turano
• The Curiosity Keeper by Sarah Ladd
• with the kids: Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (read-aloud with the kids that has been pushed aside because we are so crazy with swim team practice)
• finish the final book in the Lemony Snicket series via audiobook
• and The Bible – my goal is to get to 75% by the end of this month!

What I Read (and Finished) in June

• Flash by Rachel Anne Ridge – did I mention that I got to meet Rachel Anne and her cute little donkey? Such an amazing time. And the book – chocked full of practical life lessons that will speak to your heart and leave an impression in the weeks and months to come. I promise, it’s good!
• Full Steam Ahead by Karen Witemeyer
• Motivate Your Child by Dr. Scott Turansky – so good that I ordered the workbook to go along with it and my hubby will be reading it as well. It’s a book with lots of underlining in it, PRACTICAL advice, and I’ve been making notecards for myself because this aligns so much with my way of thinking/parenting.
• Common Sense by Glenn Beck – some was ‘read’ via audiobook while traveling alone, and the rest I pulled out and read cornered up in a coffee shop.
• No Safe Harbor by Elizabeth Ludwig (Kindle)
• Finding Mercy by Michal Landon Jr. (Kindle)
• Chasing the Sun by Tracie Peterson (Kindle)
• books 8 through 11 in the Lemony Snicket audiobook series with the kids.
• The Bible – at 55% so far

SO – what are YOU reading for you this month? And what books do you have to recommend and totally distract me from my pile?

See my list of 20 Books to Read in 2015 in this post. I am making progress on these non-fiction books, but the fiction is so much fun too! You can see all the books that I’ve read so far this year via my 2015 Reading Pinterest board.