A Literary List

I started titling this post something about 2011, but that just seemed strange to me. I remember thinking it was weird having to get used to typing/writing 2008. Oh the good old days.

I love this week. The hustle and bustle of Christmas is over. Don't get me wrong--I do love the season. But there is something about the planning and looking ahead to the next year that I really love. The fresh start. Clean slate. Blank canvas. You get the picture. I haven't done much planning the past couple of years and have promptly added that to my list of regrets. I feel like I've wasted the past couple years of life (for many reasons that would take up a whole other post) and I'd like to be more intentional this year on several fronts.

One is reading more. When I worked at Starbucks I would get through about 2 books a month. Seems like a lot, but with a set 30 minute break every day it was easy to do (especially with a mocha in hand). Since being in this rotten funk of a season, I've had trouble finishing any books. I have shelves in my room packed with un-read titles, but I can't bring myself to get through one. So hopefully this new year will bring new motivation to finish. Now, the issue is narrowing down my list. Since this is my blog (duh) and I love lists (if you don't know that about me, you shouldn't be reading this) I've added a beauty below of all of the books I currently have on my shelf that I want to read. The few that have ** are because I've already been through them once, but really want to re-read.

Please note that these are only the Christian titles. This doesn't include all of the other biographies, fiction, kids books (I'm currently working through the Chroni-what-cles of Narnia) and hope to get through Harry Potter as well. But as you'll see.....I'm in over my head.

To Read in 2011: (this list has been alphabetized to feed my quirky-ness)

-The Cost of Discipleship – Dietrich Bonhoeffer
-Crazy Love – Francis Chan
-Forgotten God – Francis Chan
-Irresistible Revolution – Shane Claiborne
-In A Pit With A Lion On A Snowy Day – Mark Driscoll
-Walking with God – John Eldridge
-Scouting the Divine – Margaret Feinberg
-Celebration of Discipline – Richard Foster **
-The Christian Atheist – Craig Groeschel
-Thin Within – Halliday
-Prodigal God – Tim Keller
-Counterfeit God – Tim Keller
-Mere Christianity – CS Lewis **
-Outlive Your Life – Max Lucado
-A Million Miles in a Thousand Years – Donald Miller **
-Jesus, the One and Only – Beth Moore
-So Long Insecurity – Beth Moore
-Bittersweet – Shauna Niequist
-Cold Tangerines – Shauna Niequist **
-The Me I Want To Be – John Ortberg
-Total Money Makeover – Dave Ramsey
-The Attributes of God – AW Tozer
-The Kneeling Christian – Unknown

So what do you think? Have you read any of these? Suggestions? Care to list them in order of importance? See any that I need to add? I'm open to input. I guess I'll have to tell you this blog is here first :)