My Reading Log for 2012

You'll have to forgive me if you have no interest whatsoever in what I've read this year and/or were hoping to see adorable pictures of my precious children because you are going to leave here sadly disappointed.....but hey, it is my blog and I want to keep a record of things that are important to me and since I've spent such an exorbitant amount of time reading all of this I thought I should make a list--and you know I love a good list :) 

I was going to tell you which books were my favorites but I realized that I could never do that because I pretty much loved them all--who has time to read a book that isn't wonderful when there are so many great ones out there?  The exception to that of course being the parenting/discipline books which were all quickly finished out of desperation regardless of how good they were--I'm beginning to think that I have read too many of these since I've finished the year more confused than when I began with all of the different ideas of the correct way to handle my oldest little angel's ummm....shall we say tempestuous nature......Maybe I should make a new year's resolution to just lay off of them entirely for 2013......

Well, for your browsing pleasure, here are most of the books I've read this year from January to December. I'm sure I've forgotten some, but how good could they have been if I don't even remember reading them?  

1. Parenting the Strong-Willed Child: The Clinically Proven Five-Week Program for Parents of Two- to Six-Year-Olds, Third Edition, by Rex Forehand 
2. Ten Ways to Destroy the Imagination of Your Child, by Anthony Esolen
3. Organized Simplicity: The Clutter-Free Approach to Intentional Living, by Tsh Oxenreider
4. Orthodoxy, by G.K. Chesterton
5. Lady Susan, by Jane Austen
6. How to Raise Good Catholic Children, by Mary-Reed Newland
7. The Year & Our Children: Catholic Family Celebrations for Every Season, by Mary-Reed Newland
8. Back to Virtue: Traditional Moral Wisdom for Modern Moral Confusion, by Peter Kreeft
9. The Ball and the Cross, by G.K. Chesterton
10. After Miscarriage:  A Catholic Woman's Companion to Healing and Hope, by Karen Edmisten
11. On the Christian Meaning of Human Suffering, by Pope John Paul II
12. Prayer for Beginners, by Peter Kreeft
13. The Princess and the Goblin, by George MacDonald
14. The Princess and Curdie, by George MacDonald
15. Making Sense Out of Suffering, by Peter Kreeft
16. Anne of Green Gables, by L.M. Montgomery
17. Letters to Gabriel:  The True Story of Gabriel Michael Santorum, by Karen Santorum
18. Anne of Avonlea, by L.M. Montgomery
19. Anne of the Island,  by L.M. Montgomery
20. Anne of Windy Poplars,  by L.M. Montgomery
21. Anne's House of Dreams,  by L.M. Montgomery
22. Easy to Love, Difficult to Discipline:  The 7 Basic Skills for Turning Conflict into Cooperation, by Becky A. Bailey
23. Anne of Ingleside, by L.M. Montgomery
24. How to Behave So Your Preschooler Will, Too!, by Sal Severe, Ph.D.
25. Playful Parenting, by Lawrence J. Cohen
26. Setting Limits with Your Strong-Willed Child : Eliminating Conflict by Establishing Clear, Firm, and Respectful Boundaries, by Robert J. Mackenzie
27. How to Talk So Kids Will Listen & Listen So Kids Will Talk, by Adele Faber and Elaine Mazlish
28. The Hurried Child-25th Anniversary Edition, by David Elkind, Ph.D.
29. Last Child in the Woods: Saving Our Children From Nature-Deficit Disorder, by Richard Louv
30. Bad Religion: How We Became a Nation of Heretics, by Ross Douthat
31. Free-Range Kids, How to Raise Safe, Self-Reliant Children (Without Going Nuts with Worry), by Lenore Skenzazy
32. Pocketful of Pinecones: Nature Study With the Gentle Art of Learning, by Karen Andreola
33. The Abolition of Man, by C.S. Lewis
34. Alone Together: Why We Expect More from Technology and Less from Each Other, by Sherry Turkle
35. The Minimalist Mom's Guide to Baby's First Year, by Rachel Jonat
36. The Brothers Karamazov, by Fyodor Dostoevsky
37. The Hobbit, by J.R.R. Tolkien
38. Kristin Lavransdatter: The Bridal Wreath; The Mistress of Husaby; The Cross,by Sigrid Undset
39. When Children Love to Learn: A Practical Application of Charlotte Mason's Philosophy for Today, by Elaine Cooper
40. In Defense of Sanity: The Best Essays of G.K. Chesterton, by GK Chesterton
41. Unconditional Parenting: Moving from Rewards and Punishments to Love and Reason, by Alfie Kohn
42. What I Saw in America, GK Chesterton
44. The Birth Book: Everything You Need to Know to Have a Safe and Satisfying Birth , by William and Martha Sears
45. HypnoBirthing: The Mongan Method: A natural approach to a safe, easier, more comfortable birthing (3rd Edition), by Marie Mongan
46. The Well-Educated Mind: A Guide to the Classical Education You Never Had, by Susan Wise Bauer
47. Lancelot: A Novel*, by Walker Percy
48. Anna Karenina, by LeoTolstoy
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And here are Chris and I's grown up read alouds--not nearly as prolific.......

1. A Map of Life, by F.J. Sheed
2. Made for More, by Curtis Martin
3. Screwtape Letters*, by C.S. Lewis