{"id":12603,"date":"2019-12-31T22:13:13","date_gmt":"2020-01-01T03:13:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/meganstrange.com\/?p=12603"},"modified":"2019-12-31T22:13:13","modified_gmt":"2020-01-01T03:13:13","slug":"books-of-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/meganstrange.com\/?p=12603","title":{"rendered":"Books of 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/meganstrange.test\/content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Best-Books-of-2019.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12604\" srcset=\"https:\/\/meganstrange.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Best-Books-of-2019.png 560w, https:\/\/meganstrange.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Best-Books-of-2019-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/meganstrange.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Best-Books-of-2019-465x262.png 465w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I love to read.\u00a0 I love to read more than I like to sleep.\u00a0 I love to read more than I like to eat.\u00a0 In 2019, I had the privilege of reading 51 books and writing reviews for some of them that I\u2019ve posted at the end of this blog.\u00a0 One significant change in 2019 is that I read a lot more fiction books than usual and chose not to write reviews for some non-fiction books that I read just for fun or to learn something new. I realize that reading is a HUGE privilege and it\u2019s not anything that I take for granted.\u00a0 \u00a0My mom is to thank for instilling a love of reading in all three of her kids from a very early age.\u00a0 I\u2019ve written on this blog a number of times how I feel about reading and the way that reading shapes the influence that you have.\u00a0 I\u2019ve heard it said that you can tell a lot about a person by the people that they hang out with and the books that they read.\u00a0 Words matter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here are some links to the books I\u2019ve intentionally documented the last several years\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/meganstrange.com\/?p=2732\">Books from 2010<\/a>\u00a041 books<br><a href=\"https:\/\/meganstrange.com\/?p=4744\">Books from 2011<\/a>\u00a063 books<br><a href=\"https:\/\/meganstrange.com\/?p=6269\">Books from 2012<\/a>\u00a078 books<br><a href=\"https:\/\/meganstrange.com\/?p=7814\">Books from 2013<\/a>\u00a043 books<br><a href=\"https:\/\/meganstrange.com\/?p=8794\">Books from 2014<\/a>\u00a032 books<br><a href=\"https:\/\/meganstrange.com\/?p=9655\">Books from 2015<\/a>\u00a041 books<br><a href=\"https:\/\/meganstrange.com\/?p=10533\">Books from 2016<\/a>\u00a054 books<br><a href=\"https:\/\/meganstrange.com\/?p=11231\">Books from 2017<\/a>\u00a040 books<br><a href=\"https:\/\/meganstrange.com\/?p=11971\">Books from 2018<\/a> 51 books<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>From 2010-2019:<\/strong> 494 books<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The most important reading that I have done this year is to read through the Bible completely.   When I turned the last page on Revelation 22 early this morning, there was no feeling of relief.  No sense that I had &#8220;checked that off the list.&#8221;  Instead, I&#8217;m eager to pick up God&#8217;s word tomorrow morning and start a new reading plan for 2020.  What a PRIVILEGE it is to be able to draw near to the Lord by reading His word.  Can I be honest with you?  I haven&#8217;t always felt that way.  Even as a Christian for 25 years, I haven&#8217;t always chosen to study God&#8217;s Word.  And&#8230;I missed out and had to learn that the hard way.  The last several years, I have intentionally chosen to read and study God&#8217;s Word and to ask Him to read and study me.  And I have been stretched in so many delightful ways.  The last few years, I&#8217;ve been doing the M\u2019Cheyne Bible Reading Plan.  I posted a little about that last year and will paste that below&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/ca.thegospelcoalition.org\/columns\/ad-fontes\/5-good-reasons-use-rmm-bible-reading-plan-2018\/\">5 Good Reasons to Use the Robert M. M\u2019Cheyne Bible Reading Plan<\/a>\u00a0(<em>The Gospel Coalition)<\/em><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.edginet.org\/mcheyne\/year_classic_single_letter.pdf\">HERE<\/a>\u00a0is the actual plan.\u00a0 I printed a copy and keep it inside my Bible.\u00a0 That kept me from having to automatically go to my phone to look up that day\u2019s reading.\u00a0 I love the electronic access our generation has to the Bible, but nothing will ever beat turning the pages and discovering the treasures of God\u2019s word!<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/meganstrange.com\/content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Screen-Shot-2018-12-31-at-3.00.31-PM.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"601\" height=\"597\" src=\"https:\/\/meganstrange.com\/content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Screen-Shot-2018-12-31-at-3.00.31-PM.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11972\" srcset=\"https:\/\/meganstrange.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Screen-Shot-2018-12-31-at-3.00.31-PM.png 601w, https:\/\/meganstrange.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Screen-Shot-2018-12-31-at-3.00.31-PM-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/meganstrange.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Screen-Shot-2018-12-31-at-3.00.31-PM-300x298.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 601px) 100vw, 601px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p> Below I have posted the books that I read in 2019.  I keep the totals for each month and can see how our schedule as a family and with my school tend to cause my reading to ebb and flow.  I definitely didn&#8217;t read as much over the summer as I normally would, but this summer I found myself taking a walk almost every single day.  That hour was well spent!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I&#8217;m already starting on my 2020 booklist and would love to hear any suggestions that you&#8217;d have for me to include.  Again, I&#8217;m so grateful for the ability to read and to live in a time when books and great thoughts are so readily available.  Here&#8217;s to more reading in 2020!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>January 2019 (10) <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/meganstrange.com\/?p=11978\"><em>Overextended and Lov<\/em>in<em>g Most Of It<\/em><\/a> by Lisa Harper <\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/meganstrange.com\/?p=11981\"><em>No Fail Meetings<\/em><\/a> by Michael Hyatt <\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/meganstrange.com\/?p=11986\"><em>I Declare War<\/em><\/a> by Levi Lusko <\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/meganstrange.com\/?p=11989\"><em>Holy Roar<\/em><\/a> by Chris Tomlin and Darren Whitehead <\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/meganstrange.com\/?p=12043\"><em>Hope in the Dark<\/em><\/a> by Craig Groeschel\u00a0 <\/li><li><em>How to Instant Pot<\/em> by Daniel Shumski** <\/li><li><em>Endurance: My Year in Space, A Lifetime of Discovery<\/em> by Scott Kelly** <\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/meganstrange.com\/?p=12047\"><em>Real Artists Don\u2019t Starve<\/em><\/a> by Jeff Goins <\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/meganstrange.com\/?p=12056\"><em>Unexpected<\/em><\/a> by Christine Caine <\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/meganstrange.com\/?p=12052\"><em>To-do List Formula<\/em><\/a> by Damon Zahariades <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>February (2)\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><em>High Impact Learning Environments**<\/em><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/meganstrange.com\/?p=12093\"><em>Humanizing the Education Machine<\/em><\/a> by Rex Miller\n<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>March (3)\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/meganstrange.com\/?p=12099\"><em>Here and Now<\/em><\/a> by Robby Gallaty <\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/meganstrange.com\/?p=12102\"><em>Letters to the Church<\/em><\/a> by Francis Chan <\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/meganstrange.com\/?p=12105\"><em>Irresistible Faith<\/em><\/a> by Scott Sauls <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>April (5)\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><em>The President is Missing<\/em> by James Patterson and Bill Clinton** <\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/meganstrange.com\/?p=12138\"><em>Digital Minimalism<\/em><\/a> by Cal Newpoet <\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/meganstrange.com\/?p=12141\"><em>let my people go surfing<\/em><\/a> by Yvon Chouinard <\/li><li><em>The Reckoning<\/em> by John Grisham** <\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/meganstrange.com\/?p=12146\"><em>The Nesting Place<\/em><\/a> by Myquillyn Smith <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>May (4)\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><em>A Long Way from Home<\/em> by Tom Brokaw** <\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/meganstrange.com\/?p=12220\"><em>Before You Open Your Bible<\/em><\/a> by Matt Smethurst <\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/meganstrange.com\/?p=12227\"><em>The Next Right Thin<\/em>g<\/a> by Emily P. Freeman <\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/meganstrange.com\/?p=12224\"><em>It\u2019s Not Supposed to be This Way<\/em><\/a> by Lysa Terkeurst <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>June (3)\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/meganstrange.com\/?p=12292\"><em>Run the Mile You\u2019re In<\/em><\/a> by Ryan Hall <\/li><li><em>What School Could Be<\/em> by Ted Dintersmith** <\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/meganstrange.com\/?p=12337\"><em>Developing Female Leaders<\/em><\/a> by Kadi Cole <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>July (3)\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/meganstrange.com\/?p=12334\"><em>The Grand Weaver<\/em><\/a> by Ravi Zacharias <\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/meganstrange.com\/?p=12331\"><em>Juliet\u2019s School of Possibilities<\/em><\/a> by Laura Vanderkam <\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/meganstrange.com\/?p=12340\"><em>168 Hours: You have More Hours Than You Think<\/em><\/a> by Laura Vanderkam <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>August (1)\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/meganstrange.com\/?p=12367\"><em>Above All<\/em><\/a> by J.D. Greear <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>September (6)\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/meganstrange.com\/?p=12372\"><em>Something Needs to Change<\/em><\/a> by David Platt <\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/meganstrange.com\/?p=12376\"><em>The Forgotten Jesus<\/em><\/a> by Robby Gallaty <\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/meganstrange.com\/?p=12406\"><em>Free to Focus<\/em><\/a> by Michael Hyatt <\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/meganstrange.com\/?p=12409\"><em>Now We\u2019re Talking: 21 Days to High-Performance Instructional Leadership<\/em><\/a> by Justin Baeder <\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/meganstrange.com\/?p=12414\"><em>The Apostle\u2019s Creed<\/em><\/a> by Al Mohler <\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/meganstrange.com\/?p=12417\"><em>Seeking Allah, Finding Jesus<\/em><\/a> by Nabeel Qureshi <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>October (5)\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/meganstrange.com\/?p=12437\"><em>The Road Back to You<\/em><\/a> by Ian Morgan Cron <\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/meganstrange.com\/?p=12434\"><em>How to Lead in a World of Distraction<\/em><\/a> by Clay Scroggins <\/li><li><em>Upstairs at the White House My Life with the First Ladies<\/em> J. B. West with Mary Lynn Kotz <\/li><li><em>The Matriarch: Barbara Bush<\/em> by Susan Page** <\/li><li><em>That\u2019s Why I\u2019m Here: The Chris and Stephanie Spielman Story<\/em> by Chris Spielman** <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>November (2)\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/meganstrange.com\/?p=12507\"><em>Cries of the Heart<\/em><\/a><em> <\/em>by Ravi Zacharias <\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/meganstrange.com\/?p=12503\"><em>Radical Business<\/em><\/a> by Gary Ringger <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>December (7)\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/meganstrange.com\/?p=12510\"><em>The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry<\/em><\/a> by John Mark Comer <\/li><li><em>Catching Christmas<\/em> by Terri Blackstock** <\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/meganstrange.com\/?p=12586\"><em>God has a Name<\/em><\/a> by John Mark Comer <\/li><li><em>A Spark of Light<\/em> by Jodi Picoult** <\/li><li><em>The Rooster Bar<\/em> by John Grisham** <\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/meganstrange.com\/?p=12596\"><em>Know What You\u2019re FOR<\/em><\/a> by Jeff Henderson <\/li><li><em><a href=\"https:\/\/meganstrange.com\/?p=12600\">Anxious for Nothing<\/a><\/em> by Max Lucado <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>**No Review, just read for fun to learn something new&nbsp;\n<br>51 books\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I love to read.\u00a0 I love to read more than I like to sleep.\u00a0 I love to read more than I like to eat.\u00a0 In 2019, I had the privilege of reading 51 books and writing reviews for some of them that I\u2019ve posted at the end of this blog.\u00a0 One significant change in 2019 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[21,14,25,16,23,28,17,32],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-12603","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-bible-study","category-book-review","category-education","category-family","category-generosity","category-integrity","category-leadership","category-marriage"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/meganstrange.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12603","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/meganstrange.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/meganstrange.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/meganstrange.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/meganstrange.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=12603"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/meganstrange.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12603\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/meganstrange.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=12603"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/meganstrange.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=12603"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/meganstrange.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=12603"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}