My 2018 Book List: A Reading List for Moms

Here’s my 2018 book list!

This is an awesome list of books for Christian moms!

Every year I put together a list of the books I hope to read in the coming year. Regardless of whether I make it through the whole list or not, I love the challenge!

Yesterday I shared my one word for 2018, and today I’m sharing my 2018 book list. You can find last year’s book list here.

As usual, some of the books on my list I’ve read before, and others are completely new to me. The topics range from biblical womanhood to parenting to health.

Some of these books were already on my shelf (some we’ve had for years), others I received from family members as Christmas gifts, and some were found at used bookstores.

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My 2018 Book List

  1. Cultivate, Lara Casey
  2. A Simplified Life, Emily Ley
  3. Practicing Affirmation, Sam Crabtree
  4. Knights in Training, Heather Haupt
  5. Parenting, Paul David Tripp
  6. The Lifegiving Table, Sally Clarkson
  7. The Peacemaker, Ken Sande
  8. Peacemaking for Families, Ken Sande
  9. Trim Healthy Table, Pearl Barrett and Serene Allison
  10. Gracelaced, Ruth Chou Simons
  11. Keeping Our Children’s Hearts, Steven and Teri Maxwell
  12. Women of the Word, Jen Wilkin
  13. Margin, Richard A. Swenson, M.D.
  14. Reclaiming Home, Krista Gilbert
  15. Girl Talk: Mother-Daughter Conversations on Biblical Womanhood, Carolyn Mahaney and Nicole Mahaney Whitacre
  16. One Minute After You Die, Erwin W. Lutzer
  17. The Living Page: Keeping Notebooks with Charlotte Mason, Laurie Bestvater
  18. When Children Love to Learn, Elaine Cooper
  19. The 5 Love Languages, Gary Chapman
  20. 12 Ways Your Phone is Changing You, Tony Reinke
  21. Making Great Conversationalists, by Steven and Teri Maxwell
  22. Romancing Your Child’s Heart, Monte Swan
  23. The Kindness Challenge, Shaunti Feldhahn
  24. Girl Defined: God’s Radical Design for Beauty, Femininity, and Identity, Kristen Clark and Bethany Baird
  25. This Changes Everything, Jaquelle Crow
  26. Radical Womanhood: Feminine Faith in a Feminist World, Carolyn McCulley
  27. The Roots of Endurance: Invincible Perseverance in the Lives of John Newton, Charles Simeon, and William Wilberforce, John Piper (This book reinforces my word for the year, so I’m really looking forward to reading it!)

my 2018 book list

Two Books Per Month

So, those are the main titles on my 2018 book list! I usually try to keep my reading list to a manageable size, and I don’t always finish all of them. What often happens is I end up adding more books and then some of the ones I’m less-interested in sort of drop off the list or I’ll add them to next year’s list.

Since there are a little over 24 books on the list, if I can read at least 2 books per month I might make it! Usually I get more reading done in the winter months since we spend more time inside.

How I Choose Books

Almost every year I include lots of motherhood books and homemaking books on my list. This year was no exception. Except that I have more parenting books than home-focused ones this year.

I try to choose books that will be encouraging and challenging. Books that will help me reach my goals as a wife, mother, and homemaker.

You might notice that some of the books I’ve chosen are ones typically aimed at younger women/teens (like Girl Defined and This Changes Everything). That’s because I’m planning to study those with my daughters this year and I wanted to read them in advance. (I actually already finished reading Girl Defined this week, and it’s so good! I highly recommend it, and I can’t wait to go through it with my girls.)

What are you reading this year? Have you read any of the books on my list?

Plan for an intentional year by picking one word to focus on!

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18 Comments

    1. Sally’s books are among my very favorites! I just finished Life Giving Table last month—so good!

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  3. I always have a list of books as long as my arm… and I honestly have a hard time ever getting through them. Reading is (right now) not one of my favorite things to do. I don’t like it. I used to be a big reader.

    However, the top book on your pile has caught my eye. It might go along well with the word I have chosen (that chose me?) for my year!! Actually, there are a couple here I really should read. I may have to bookmark your list. 🙂

    I’ll have to find that top one and add it to my list, for sure. There are a couple of your list that I own and are wanting to read soon or have read… years back.

    So tell me. What is your system for reading. One or two books a month?

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    1. Oh, I know, it’s so hard to make it through all the books I want to read. There are always so many! 🙂

      I finished the Cultivate book (the one on the top of the pile) last week. Loved it! And, I’ve already crossed 4 books off my list this month! Usually I aim for two, but sometimes I can’t get much reading in. Lately I’ve had more time for reading since we’ve had quite a bit of sickness going around. Last year I read a lot of books while waiting for my kids at piano and gymnastics lessons. So that helps. I also have scheduled reading time in the morning after my Bible reading/prayer time.

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  5. This looks like a fantastic list! The “12 Ways Your Phone is Changing You” sounds very interesting and probably a little alarming! Thank you for sharing your list with us at Party in Your PJ’s.

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    1. I’m really looking forward to reading the phone one! My motivation for reading it is partly so I can share it with my teens. 🙂

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  6. Wow, great list! I read Sally Clarkson’s book and it was terrific! I’m putting together a parenting class, and had forgotten to include it in my resources list, so thanks for this reminder!

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  7. This is so great! I may have to grab a couple of these ideas from you. I made a list last year and posted it, but missed it by quite a few! I just did not seem to have the time to read as much this year. Plus my boys like for me to read what they are reading so we can talk about it. Which leaves my list a little behind! Maybe I can catch some good ones this year though. I have a few in mind on “fear” and some self help books for the blog. We shall see! 🙂

    Hopping over from #WonderfulWednesday

    Blessings,

    Amy

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