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Having a Martha Home the Mary Way
Sarah Mae
About the Book:
Sarah Mae wants to let you in on a little secret about being a good homemaker: It’s not about having a clean house. She’d never claim to be a natural, organized cleaner herself – yet, like you, she wants a beautiful space to call home, a place where people feel loved and at peace. Where people can really settle in with good food, comfy pillows, and wide-open hearts.
Is it possible to find a balance? To care for your heart – and your home – at the same time?
The Moment of Lift
Melinda Gates
About the Book:
How can we summon a moment of lift for human beings – and especially for women? Because, when you lift up women, you lift up humanity.
For the last 20 years, Melinda Gates has been on a mission to find solutions for people with the most urgent needs, wherever they live. Throughout this journey, one thing has become increasingly clear to her: If you want to lift society up, you need to stop keeping women down.
This is an all time FAVORITE!
The Well Watered Woman
Gretchen Saffles
About the Book:
In the chaos of our everyday, it can be difficult to live out and apply the truths of Scripture. We want more of Jesus, but we find ourselves looking to our own lives and accomplishments for our worth and identity. And while that may buoy us for a time, we’re often left feeling dried up, discouraged, and longing for more.
This is an all time FAVORITE!
Book Lovers
Emily Henry
About the Book:
A fun easy read that follows Nora Stephens, a sharp literary agent, who takes a trip to a small town with her sister. There, she unexpectedly reconnects with Charlie Lastra, a brooding editor from her past. As their relationship deepens, Nora reevaluates love, career, and the stories we tell ourselves.
The Midnight Library
Matt Haig
About the Book:
Somewhere out beyond the edge of the universe there is a library that contains an infinite number of books, each one the story of another reality. One tells the story of your life as it is, along with another book for the other life you could have lived if you had made a different choice at any point in your life. While we all wonder how our lives might have been, what if you had the chance to go to the library and see for yourself? Would any of these other lives truly be better?
All The Light We Cannot See
Anthony Doerr
About the Book:
Marie-Laure lives with her father in Paris near the Museum of Natural History where he works as the master of its thousands of locks. When she is six, Marie-Laure goes blind and her father builds a perfect miniature of their neighborhood so she can memorize it by touch and navigate her way home. When she is twelve, the Nazis occupy Paris, and father and daughter flee to the walled citadel of Saint-Malo, where Marie-Laure’s reclusive great uncle lives in a tall house by the sea. With them they carry what might be the museum’s most valuable and dangerous jewel.
Where the Crawdads Sing
Delia Owens
About the Book:
For years, rumors of the “Marsh Girl” have haunted Barkley Cove, a quiet town on the North Carolina coast. So in late 1969, when handsome Chase Andrews is found dead, the locals immediately suspect Kya Clark, the so-called Marsh Girl. But Kya is not what they say. Sensitive and intelligent, she has survived for years alone in the marsh that she calls home, finding friends in the gulls and lessons in the sand. Then the time comes when she yearns to be touched and loved. When two young men from town become intrigued by her wild beauty, Kya opens herself to a new life—until the unthinkable happens.
Make Your Bed
Admiral William H. McRaven
About the Book:
Based on a Navy SEAL’s inspiring graduation speech, this #1 New York Times bestseller of powerful life lessons “should be read by every leader in America” (Wall Street Journal).
If you want to change the world, start off by making your bed.
Shopping for Time
Carolyn Mahaney
About the Book:
How can you keep up with all the demands of work, family, and ministry?
These authors teach you to slow your life down and focus on what God has called you to do. In this short read, the takeaways from this book about marriage, children, and personal time are unmatched.
The Energy Bus
Jon Gordon
About the Book:
This book discusses the 10 secrets for approaching life and work with the kind of positive, forward-thinking that leads to true accomplishment at work and home.
This book is a great read if you are looking for motivation to get moving at home and/or in your work life. It teaches how to bring out the best in yourself and your team (family).
Love Your Life Not Theirs
Rachel Cruze
About the Book:
Stop comparing yourselves to others! One of the biggest challenges of being a stay-at-home mom is managing your finances on one income.
The biggest stealer of our money is comparison. This book dives into the money habits that are stealing your joy and making it impossible for you to move forward.
The Leftover Woman
Jean Kwok
About the Book:
Twisting, suspenseful, and surprising sadness, this book is a profound exploration of identity and belonging, motherhood and family. It is a story of two women in a divided city—separated by severe economic and cultural differences, yet bound by a deep emotional connection to a child.
This book is not talked about enough and is worth the read!