Mackenzie's Reading List - 2011

Last year I started what I hope will become an annual tradition of selecting the books I'd like to read over the course of the coming year. Planning in this way helped me be intentional about my reading. I really enjoyed the process of selecting the books at the beginning of the year, buying and borrowing them, and then actually reading! My list is a bit longer this year, and I'm sure I'll continue to add to it as the months go by.


Many of the books on my list were recommended by friends, and I like that. It's nice to know when a particular book has been meaningful to someone you love and care about.


So without further ado, here are the twenty books I plan to read in 2011:

• Be Still, My Soul: Embracing God's Purpose and Provision in Suffering by Nancy Guthrie
• You Can Change by Tim Chester
• Desiring God by John Piper
• Every Thought Captive by Jerusha Clark
• Shepherding a Child's Heart by Tedd Tripp
• Road Map to Holland: How I Found My Way Through My Son's First Two Years With Down Syndrome by Jennifer Graf Groneberg
• Choosing Gratitude: Your Journey to Joy by Nancy Leigh DeMoss
• Counterfeit Gods by Tim Keller
• Sacred Influence by Gary Thomas
• Trusting God Even When Life Hurts by Gerry Bridges
• Whiter Than Snow: Meditations on Sin and Mercy by Paul David Tripp
• The Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis
• War of Words by Paul David Tripp
• Spiritual Disciplines for the Christian Life by Donald S. Whitney
• Mountains Beyond Mountains by Tracy Kidder
• Farm City: The Education of an Urban Farmer by Novella Carpenter
• Coop by Michael Perry
• Lord of the Flies by William Golding
• Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain
• The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows

Each day I'll also be reading:

• The Bible (ESV)
• Prayers of an Excellent Wife: Intercession for Him by Andrew Case

What are you reading this year? Anything you think I should add to my list?