If you’re interested in some suggestions for great resources and books about topics that are covered on this blog, below is a list of some of my favorites. They’re in no particular order and I’ll be adding to it as I come across others.

My Suggested Reading List

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Family

 

Desperate: Hope for the Mom Who Needs to Breathe by Sarah Mae and Sally Clarkson

 

The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Families by Stephen R. Covey

 

Cleaning House: A Mom’s Twelve-Month Experiment to Rid Her Home of Youth Entitlement by Kay Wills Wyma

 

Sacred Marriage: What If God Designed Marriage to Make Us Holy More Than to Make Us Happy? by Gary L. Thomas

 

Sacred Parenting: How Raising Children Shapes Our Souls by Gary L. Thomas

 

Cherish: The One Word That Changes Everything for Your Marriage by Gary L. Thomas

 

Love & Respect: The Love She Most Desires; The Respect He Desperately Needs by Emerson Eggerichs

 

The 10 Habits of Happy Mothers: Reclaiming Our Passion, Purpose, and Sanity by Meg Meeker

 

Surprised by Motherhood: Everything I Never Expected about Being a Mom by Lisa-Jo Baker

 

NurtureShock: New Thinking About Children by Po Bronson

 

Many Ways to Say I Love You: Wisdom for Parents and Children from Mister Rogers by Fred Rogers

Raising Grateful Kids in an Entitled World: How One Family Learned That Saying No Can Lead to Life’s Biggest Yes by Kristen Welch

 

Growing Up Social: Raising Relational Kids in a Screen-Driven World by Gary Chapman and Arlene Pellicane

 

Educating the WholeHearted Child by Clay Clarkson with Sally Clarkson

 

Give Your Child the World: Raising Globally Minded Kids One Book at a Time by Jamie C. Martin

 

The Lifegiving Parent: Giving Your Child a Life Worth Living for Christ by Sally and Clay Clarkson

 

You Are Special: Neighborly Words of Wisdom from Mister Rogers by Fred Rogers

 

Triggers: Exchanging Parents’ Angry Reactions for Gentle Biblical Responses by Amber Lia & Wendy Speake

 

The Christian Parenting Handbook: 50 Heart-Based Strategies for All the Stages of Your Child’s Life by Dr. Scott Turansky & Joanne Miller, RN

 

Introverted Mom: Your Guide to More Calm, Less Guilt, and Quiet Joy by Jamie C. Martin

 

Home Management

 

Eat That Frog!: 21 Great Ways to Stop Procrastinating and Get More Done in Less Time by Brian Tracy

 

The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change by Stephen R. Covey

 

Margin: Restoring Emotional, Physical, Financial, and Time Reserves to Overloaded Lives by Richard Swenson

 

What the Most Successful People Do Before Breakfast: A Short Guide to Making Over Your Mornings–and Life by Laura Vanderkam

 

The Fringe Hours: Making Time for You by Jessica N. Turner

 

One Bite at a Time: 52 Projects for Making Life Simpler by Tsh Oxenreider

 

The Lifegiving Home: Creating a Place of Belonging and Becoming by Sally Clarkson and Sarah Clarkson

 

Having a Martha Home the Mary Way: 31 Days to a Clean House and a Satisfied Soul by Sarah Mae

 

The More of Less: Finding the Life You Want Under Everything You Own by Joshua Becker

 

The Little Book of Hygge: Danish Secrets to Happy Living by Meik Wiking

 

 

Frugal Living

 

The Total Money Makeover: Classic Edition: A Proven Plan for Financial Fitness by Dave Ramsey

 

Money-Making Mom: How Every Woman Can Earn More and Make a Difference by Crystal Paine

 

Family Feasts for $75 a Week: A Penny-wise Mom Shares Her Recipe for Cutting Hundreds from Your Monthly Food Bill by Mary Ostyn

 

You Can Buy Happiness (and It’s Cheap): How One Woman Radically Simplified Her Life and How You Can Too by Tammy Strobel

 

Debt-Proof Your Marriage: How to Manage Your Money Together by Mary Hunt

 

 

Self Care

 

Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff and It’s All Small Stuff: Simple Ways to Keep the Little Things From Taking Over Your Life… by Richard Carlson

 

The Happiness Project by Gretchen Rubin

 

Happier at Home by Gretchen Rubin

 

Let. It. Go.: How to Stop Running the Show and Start Walking in Faith by Karen Ehman

 

Contentment: The Secret to a Lasting Calm by Richard Swenson

 

Rising Strong by Brené Brown

 

Own Your Life: Living with Deep Intention, Bold Faith, and Generous Love by Sally Clarkson

 

You’re Already Amazing: Embracing Who You Are, Becoming All God Created You to Be by Holley Gerth

 

Savor: Living Abundantly Where You Are, As You Are by Shauna Niequist

 

The Best Yes: Making Wise Decisions in the Midst of Endless Demands by Lysa TerKeurst

 

Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World that Can’t Stop Talking by Susan Cain

 

Better Than Before: What I Learned About Making and Breaking Habits — to Sleep More, Quit Sugar, Procrastinate Less, and Generally Build a Happier Life by Gretchen Rubin

 

Anger: Taming a Powerful Emotion by Gary Chapman

 

Living Life on Purpose: Discovering God’s Best for Your Life by Lysa TerKeurst

 

Thoughts to Make Your Heart Sing by Sally Lloyd-Jones

 

The Four Tendencies: The Indispensable Personality Profiles That Reveal How to Make Your Life Better (and Other People’s Lives Better, Too) by Gretchen Rubin

Fiction

Emma by Jane Austen

Ayesha at Last by Uzma Jalaluddin

Mambo in Chinatown by Jean Kwok

Tell Me Three Things by Julie Buxbaum

 

Memoir/Biography

Eat Cake. Be Brave. by Melissa Radke

Present over Perfect by Shauna Niequist

 

Resources

 

Homemaker’s Friend Daily Planner by Sue Hooley

She Reads Truth Bible by Raechel Myers and Amanda Bible Williams

Becoming by Michelle Obama

 

 

Learning Tools

PicassoTiles Magnetic Building Tiles

Melissa & Doug Advanced Subject Skills Placemat Set

 

 

Wellness

Empty Roll-on Bottles, 10ml Cobalt Blue Glass, 8-Count

Empty Spray Glass Bottles, 2 oz., with Black Fine Mist Sprayers, Cobalt Blue, 12-Count 

Organic Arrowroot Powder (Flour), 16 oz., Resealable Bag

 

 

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