Favorite Books From 2008

Books I loved and HIGHLY recommend:

1. Have a New Kid by Friday

Every parent MUST read this book! I thought I probably didn't need it because my kids are very well-behaved. I got to page 1 "Are You a Candidate to Read This Book?" when I got my answer... Every parent is a candidate.The heart of parenting is actually very simple. Yet we have made it complex to the point of impossibility. Dr. Leman spells it out day by day, in only 74 pages, how to have a new kid by Friday.

Best advice: Don't threaten (i.e. "If you don't______ I'm going to __________") Be a Nike ad. Just Do It. Threats only teach a child that he can keep doing whatever he wants until you threaten him again.


2. Touching History: The Untold Story of the Drama That Unfolded in the Skies Over America on 9/11

Here is the review, "While most Americans watched the 9/11 attacks on television, the guardians of the nation's air-control and air-defense systems had the unenviable task of trying to halt them. Working from interviews and tape archives, Spencer's minute-by-minute chronicle recreates their heroics in nerve-racking detail. In her telling, air-traffic controllers panicked as a seemingly routine—and quickly spotted—initial hijacking metastasized into a coordinated terror attack of unknown size and direction, and tried to divine which of thousands of planes on their radars had become guided missiles. Airline pilots dodged through suddenly chaotic skies while assuring suspicious control towers that they weren't hijackers themselves. Meanwhile, Air National Guard fighter pilots, hobbled by bad communications and misdirection, scrambled to defend against a murky threat."

You won't be able to put it down.



3. The Hidden Face of God: Science Reveals the Ultimate Truth

I was blown away by what science is revealing concerning what is real and what is not. How our definitions of the material are changing. The idea of the space between the specs is especially intriguing. He also showed how from a scientific perspective, the whole universe is singing. Unbelievable! The theological implications of all of it are staggering. Not an easy read, but if you love science and want to be blown away, read this book.


4. Reedeeming Love and The Mark of the Lion Seriece by Francine Rivers

Christian fiction like you've never read Christian fiction. These books are wonderful at changing your perspective.


I know I've read many, many more books, but these are the one that had the biggest impact on my life.