Book Lists

I have only included books here that I have read AND enjoyed. I would recommend these books to my friends. If you don’t see it here, I either haven’t read it or didn’t enjoy it.

What I’m Reading Now

  • Luke by Adam Hamilton

Recent Reads

  • The Women by Kristin Hannah
  • The Summer Pact by Emily Griffin

Previous Reads

Personal and Spiritual Growth

  • Understanding the Bible by Adam Hamilton
  • Christianity and World Religions by Adam Hamilton
  • Reason for Hope by Jane Goodall
  • Holy Hot Mess by Mary Katherine Backstrom
  • The Gifts of Imperfection by Brene Brown
  • What Fresh Hell is This by Heather Corinna
  • Leaders Eat Last by Simon Sinek
  • I Thought It Was Just Me [but it isn’t] by Brene Brown
  • Hot and Bothered (What no one tells you about Menopause… and how to feel like yourself again) by Jancee Dunn
  • Dogspell – The Gospel According to Dog  by Mary Ellen Ashcroft
  • Atomic Habits by James Clear
  • I Heard God Laugh by Matthew Kelly
  • Grateful Leadership by Judith W. Umlas
  • Not a Silent Night (Mary Looks Back to Bethlehem) by Adam Hamilton
  • The Magdalene Gospel – Meeting the Women who Followed Jesus by Mary Ellen AshcroftDaring Greatly by Brene Brown
  • Build the LIfe you Want by Arthur C. Brooks and Oprah Winfrey
  • The Soul of Money by Lynne Twist
  • Undistracted by Bob Goff
  • Braving the Wilderness by Brene Brown
  • Daring Greatly by Brene Brown
  • The Second Half of Life (Opening the Eight Gates of Wisdom) by Angeles Arrien
  • Moses: In the Footsteps of the Reluctant Prophet by Adam Hamilton
  • Holy Moments by Matthew Kelly
  • Strength to Love by Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
  • The Coaching Habit by Michael Bungay Stanier
  • Confronting the Controversies (Biblical Perspectives on Touch Issues) by Adam Hamilton
  • The Walk (Five Essential Practices of the Christian Life) by Adam Hamilton
  • Belonging by Geoffery Cohen
  • Bridges out of Poverty by Ruby Payne

Reading for Fun

  • Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austin
  • The Sweet Season by Austin Murphy
  • Foster by Claire Keegan
  • The Greatest Beer Run Ever by John “Chick” Donohue and J.T. Molloy
  • West with Giraffes by Lynda Rutledge
  • Violeta by Isabel Allende
  • The Cold Dish by Craig Johnson
  • The Tattooist of Auschwitz by Heather Morris
  • London’s Number One Dog Walking Agency by Kate MacDougall
  • Death without Company by Craig Johnson
  • Kindness goes Unpunished by Craig Johnson
  • The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek by Kim Michelle Richardson  
  • Another Man’s Moccasins by Craig Johnson
  • Mansfield Park by Jane Austin
  • Holy Hot Mess by Mary Katherine Backstrom
  • The Gifts of Imperfection by Brene Brown
  • Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus
  • No Time Like the Future by Michael J. Fox
  • A Place for Us by Fatima Farheen Mirza
  • Apples Never Fall by Liane Moriarty
  • The Happiness Plan by Susan Mallery
  • The Magnificent Lives of Marjorie Post by Allison Pataki
  • If You Lived Here, You’d Be Home by Now by Christopher Ingraham
  • The Radcliffe Ladies Reading Club by Julia Bryan Thomas
  • What Alice Forgot by Liane Moriarty
  • Beach Read by Emily Henry
  • Happy Place by Emily Henry
  • What Came Before He Shot Her by Elizabeth George
  • The Chronicles of Narnia: The Magician’s Nephew by C.S. Lewis
  • Firefly Lane by Kristin Hannah
  • Lady Tan’s Circle of Women by Lisa See
  • The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis
  • Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
  • The Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis
  • Night Road by Kristin Hannah
  • Killers of the Flower Moon (The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI) by David Grann
  • Home Front by Kristin Hannah
  • The Chronicles of Narnia: A Boy and his Horse by C.S. Lewis
  • Fly Away by Kristin Hannah
  • The Terminal List by Jack Carr