Birth Day!

This young man is 8 years old today! I can't believe how the time has flown. I can't believe he still has such big, blue eyes! And today it hit me that he really isn't a little boy any longer, he is a young man. Happy Birthday Preston, I love you very much.

Books I read in 2011

I told my husband that my goal for 2011 was to read 52 books. Then I told him that my goal for 2012 was to take 365 naps. He gave me that "you've got to be kidding" look. Ah well, it seemed like a good idea.
Here are the books I read in 2011. A rather eclectic list I admit, but I tend to read in sporadic bursts of interests. My goal this year is to spend more time on quality, rather than quantity.

 .   52. Health for Godly Generations- Renee DeGroot

51. Gods and Kings- Lynn Austin

50. Remembering Christmas- Dan Walsh

49. The Get Healthy, Go Vegan Cookbook- Neal Barnard

48. A Skillet, A Spatula and a Dream- Barbara Breton

47. Mrs. Miracle- Debbie Macomber

46. Trading Christmas- Debbie Macomber

45. For the Children's Sake- Susan Schaeffer McCauley

44. Untangling Christmas- Karen Ehman and LeAnn Rice

43. O Little Town- Don Reid

42. Christmas At Herringtons- Melody Carlson

41. Someone Like Me- Dee Taft

40. The Oak Leaves- Maureen Lang

39. Cornstalked-Patricia Bremmer

38. The Scarlet Thread- Francine Rivers

37. While We're Far Apart- Lynn Austin

36. The Christmas Wedding- James Patterson

35. The Urban Homestead- Coyne and Knutzen

34. Ready, Set, Read!- Barbara Curtis

33. Dancing With Max- Emily Colson

32. Thereby Hangs a Tale- Jeffrey Archer

31. Stars Collide- Janice Thompson

30. Of Thee I Zing- Laura Ingraham

29. Reinventing Leona- Lynne Gentry

28. Books Children Love- Elizabeth Wilson

27. The Ministry of Motherhood- Sally Clarkson

26. The Help- Kathryn Stockett

25. Her Daughter's Dream- Francine Rivers

24. Night Road- Kristin Hannah

23. Sixteen Brides- Stephanie Grace Whitson

22. The Twelfth Imam- Joel Rosenberg

21. Artisan Breads in Five Minutes a Day

20. Her Mother's Hope- Francine Rivers

19. The Memory Keeper's Daughter- Kim Edwards

18. Blink- Ted Dekker

17. Jacob's List- Stephanie Grace Whitson

16. Real Estate Finance

15. Known and Unknown- Donald Rumsfeld

14. On Mystic Lake- Kristin Hannah

13. Gardenias For Breakfast- Robin Jones Gunn

12. One Second After- William Forstchner

11. Patriots- James Wesley, Rawles

10. One Thousand Gifts- Ann Voskamp

9. Simple Government- Mike Huckabee

8. The Gifted- Teri Blackstock

7, The High School Reunion Diet; How to lose twenty years in 30 days- David Colbert M.D

6. Knit the Season- Kate Jacobs

5. Suzanne's Diary for Nicholas- James Patterson

4. The Bride Collector- Ted Dekker

3. Knit Two- Kate Jacobs

2. Magic Hour- Kristin Hannah

1.Fatally Flaky- Diane Mott Davidson

I found this list of 100 novels that everyone should read. I've read quite a few of them but am making a list of 12 that I want to read this year. If I read more, all the better! I'll try to get my prospective list posted this week.