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I finished 58 books this year. Occasionally I’ve been asked how I find time to read. Here’s what I’ve said:
- First of all, I love to read. You find time for things you love.
- Second, I keep books all over the place. I have several next to my bed, a couple by the couch in the family room, another in the car – a physical book and an audio book.
- I take a few minutes to read when I first wake up and before I go to bed. If it’s a really good book, I stay up too late to read.
- If I have to wait for my kids at practice or an appointment, I read.
- I read WITH my kids. I usually read one chapter per day with each of them.
- The free HOOPLA app allows me to download excellent books for no cost, so I will listen to books while doing household chores or exercising.
- Before I read any book, I look it up on Goodreads to see what my friends have rated it and what their reviews say. I find that well-written books are easier and faster to read. Click here to follow me on Goodreads.
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List and ratings of the books I read in 2021
- The Greatest Salesman in the World by Og Mandino 10/10
- John Adams by Janet Benge 9/10
- Teaching from Rest by Sarah Mckenzie 10/10
- The Writing Life by Annie Dillard 6/10
- Dare to Lead by Brene Brown 8/10
- Queen’s Gambit by Walter Tevis 7/10
- The Boy on the Wooden Box by Leon Leyson 10/10
- Creativity by Ed Catmull 8/10
- She Persisted: Harriet Tubman by Andrea Pinkney 9/10
- The Book of Waking Up by Seth Haines 9/10
- Water for Elephants: A Novel by Sara Gruen 9/10
- Juicy Pens, Thirsty Paper By S.A.R.K. 9/10
- All Flame by Andrew Arndt 9/10
- How Great is our God: 100 Indescribable Devotions About God and Science by Louie Giglio 10/10
- Never Caught: The story of Ona Judge by Erica Dunbar 8/10
- Who Was Abraham Lincoln? by Janet Pascal 9/10
- The Last Arrow by Erwin McManus 10/10
- Home Front by Kristin Hannah 5/10
- Help Club for Moms: The Wise Woman Believes 10/10
- Remarkable by Brady Boyd 10/10
- Jayber Crow by Wendell Berry 10/10
- The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah 9/10
- Confronting Christianity by Rebecca McLaughlin 10/10
- Habitudes by Dr. Tim Elmore 9/10
- Who was Frederick Douglas? by April Jones Prince 9/10
- Get Your Life Back by John Eldridge 10/10
- Love Centered Parenting by Crystal Paine 9/10
- Essentialism by Greg McKeown 9/10
- How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie 10/10
- The Millionaire Next Door by Thomas Stanley 7/10
- Shadow of the Almighty by Elizabeth Elliot 7/10
- Share your stuff, I’ll go first by Laura Termaine 8/10
- Front Desk by Kelly Yang 10/10
- Thomas Edison by Janet and Geoff Benge 9/10
- Row the Boat by PJ Fleck 8/10
- Unscripted by Ernie Johnson 9/10
- Homegoing by Yaa Gyasa 9/10
- Before you Split by Toni Nieuwhof 10/10
- Brother Andrew by Janet Benge 9/10
- Help Club for Moms: The Wise Woman Stays 10/10
- I survived the attacks on September 11, 2001 by Lauren Tarshish 9/10
- Three Keys by Kelly Yang 5/10
- The Only Plane in the Sky: An Oral History of 9/11 by Garret Graff 10/10
- Love Does by Bob Goff 10/10
- Clara Barton by Janet Benge 10/10
- Anonymous by Alicia Britt Chole 10/10
- Funny How Life Works by Michael Jr. 10/10
- Hiding in the Open: A Holocaust Memoir 10/10
- Exploring the White House by Kate Brower 7/10
- LadyParts: A Memoir by Deborah Kopaken 6/10
- Green Lights by Matthew McConaughey 7/10
- 10 Habits of Happy Mothers by Dr. Meg Meeker 7/10
- The Secret Thoughts of an Unlikely Convert: An English Professor’s Journey Into Christian Faith by Rosaria Butterfield 6/10
- Man’s Search for Meaning by Viktor Frankl 10/10
- Grandma’s Attic, Book 1 by Arleta Richardson 9/10
- Room To Dream by Kelly Yang 9/10
- Anne of Green Gables by Lucy Maud Montgomery 10/10
- A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens 9/10
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