HAPPY NEW YEAR!
I rang in the new year last night with some of my oldest and dearest friends and new friends alike. We didn’t do anything fancy – snacks and game night and lots of laughs – and I wouldn’t have it any other way. My heart is full from this wonderful holiday season and the months leading up to it, and I have so much to be thankful for in this year and beyond.
2018… Where to begin? This year has been a complete whirlwind in all the best ways – new relationships, a new job, moving back home, lots of books, progress on my goals, and travel. I’ve made so many unforgettable memories with friends and family, learned a few very valuable lessons, and I’ve really grown as a person in 2018 in ways I didn’t ever expect. I couldn’t be more thankful for how the Lord has made himself present in the little details every single day, and I’m even more thankful that this is where it’s all led me.
I’ll be sharing a recap of my 2018 goals, my new 2019 goals and word for the year, and lots of other new things VERY soon, but for now, let’s talk 2018 in BOOKS.
49 books. 16,536 pages. I made it a goal in 2018 to read 52 books, and while I didn’t meet that goal (even though I came very close), I’ve decided, who cares?! I learned so many new things, discovered new stories, re-read some of my cherished favorites, and found some new favorites! Reading is one thing that I truly love to do and share with y’all, and numbers and goals will not ever change that for me! Below are all 49 books that I read this year in order – you’ll see that it’s pretty all over the board – and I love that! This year was so unexpected in so many ways, and I feel like some of these reads came to me just when I needed them! Do you see any of your favorites on this list? Let me know if you’ve read and loved (or not so loved) any of these, and what your favorites were for 2018!
The Girls – Emma Cline
Cultivate: A Grace-Filled Guide to Growing an Intentional Life – Lara Casey
Commonwealth – Ann Patchett
Capital Gaines: Smart Things I Learned Doing Stupid Stuff – Chip Gaines
Winter – Marissa Meyer
The Maze Runner – James Dashner
The Lipstick Gospel: A Story About Finding God in Heartbreak, the Sistine Chapel, and the Perfect Cappuccino – Stephanie May Wilson
A Wrinkle in Time – Madeleine L’Engle
The Night Circus – Erin Morgenstern
Big Little Lies – Liane Moriarty
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil – John Berendt
The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe – C.S. Lewis
The Paris Wife – Paula McLain
Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland – Lewis Carroll
Prince Caspian – C.S. Lewis
The Selection – Kiera Cass
If You Only Knew: My Unlikely, Unavoidable Story of Becoming Free – Jamie Ivey
Luckiest Girl Alive – Jessica Knoll
A Game of Thrones – George R.R. Martin
The Light Between Oceans – M.L. Stedman
Summerland – Elin Hilderbrand
The Elite – Kiera Cass
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone – J.K. Rowling
The Voyage of the Dawn Treader – C.S. Lewis
The Devil Wears Prada – Lauren Weisberger
The Outsiders – S.E. Hinton
Make It Happen: Surrender Your Fear. Take the Leap. Live On Purpose. – Lara Casey
My Grandmother Asked Me To Tell You She’s Sorry – Frederik Backman
Red Queen – Victoria Aveyard
Don’t You Cry – Mary Kubica
The One – Kiera Cass
Pretty Baby – Mary Kubica
Blue Like Jazz: Nonreligious Thoughts on Christian Spirituality – Donald Miller
Beautiful Day – Elin Hilderbrand
The Hypnotist’s Love Story – Liane Moriarty
The Glass Castle – Jeannette Walls
Still Life – Louise Penny
This Will Only Hurt a Little – Busy Philipps
Before We Were Yours – Lisa Wingate
The Secret History – Donna Tartt
Winter Street – Elin Hilderbrand
Winter Stroll – Elin Hilderbrand
Winter Storms – Elin Hilderbrand
All the Light We Cannot See – Anthony Doerr
And Then There Were None – Agatha Christie
The Nest – Cynthia D’Aprix Sweeney
Unshaken: Ruth – Francine Rivers
A Simplified Life – Emily Ley
Once Upon A River – Diane Setterfield
Now that’s a wrap on 2018! Let’s make 2019 one for the books.
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