February Reading

I exceeded my goal of reading six books in January by two books. Here's a review of the two additional books and a peak at what I'll be reading in February.

 

One of the movies that we watch each year at Christmas time is The House Without A Christmas Tree, which we have on VHS. It's one of Robbie's favorites, however it took a few years before I decided I really like it. It's a great story, but the older movie just seems to move very slow. We always see in the credits that this movie was based on a book by Gail Rock, and this year Robbie took time to find a copy of the book for me. The House Without a Christmas Tree is a great read, quick & easy. Of course, the characters were already "cast" in my head since I've seen the movie so many times (which stays very true to the book). However, I enjoyed reading a little more about the characters and absolutely love this quote where Addie is describing her Grandma: She was particularly expert at whittling down the worn edges of a garment and making it into something smaller. When one of her flowered cotton housedresses began to wear out, she would hack out the collar and sleeves, and it would suddenly be a slip. When that started to go, it became a bib apron and then a smaller apron, and then a dust cap for her hair and then a quilted pot holder...and in its final incarnation, the tiny remaining scrap would go into a patchwork quilt or a braided rag rug.

I'm not sure where I got my copy of Out of Your Comfort Zone: Is Your God Too Nice?by R. T. Kendall (probably someone gave it to me at some point), and I really had no idea what to expect from this Christian non-fiction book. In all honesty, I did not enjoy the book and do not agree with some aspects of theology that were presented in it. I should have been forewarned when the Foreword to the American Edition was written by someone recommending the book even though she did not totally agree with the author. It also seemed to me that the author was on the defensive, rather than writing what he believed he seemed to constantly assume that the reader would not agree with him (which, in my opinion, does make for a good read).

  

Here's a look at the six books that I've chosen to read in February, all of which came from the To-Read pile beside my bed.

 

 

 The Journal of Wong Ming-Chung by Laurence Yep

 The Screwtape Letters by C. S. Lewis 

Welcome to the World, Baby Girl! by Fannie Flagg 

Get Out of That Pit by Beth Moore

Remember Tuesday Morning by Karen Kingsbury

Reflections: Life After the White Houseby Barbara Bush

 

What's on your reading list for February?