Happy Easter, friends! And welcome to another month rounding up what I've been reading and when I link up with the lovely Anne Bogel over at Modern Mrs. Darcy. Some great reads this month!
Scary Close by Donald Miller. This is full of short essays revolving around searching and taking the risk for true intimacy. I appreciated Miller's honesty, insight, and how he sought out the advice of men he respected.
Better Than Before by Gretchen Rubin. I've really grown to enjoy Rubin's writing, and once I started my pre-ordered copy, I went right through, except for the part where I stopped and shouted with glee. Rubin (I really want to call her Gretchen since I'm so familiar with her work) conceptualized a nice framework to elucidate those notions about habits that you've sorta kinda noticed but hadn't fully sank in yet. I imagine I will be writing more about this book.
Geekpriest: Confessions of a New Media Pioneer by Fr. Roderick Vonhogen (with the umlaut over the second o, I have to figure this out, will update). It was so fun to read about the life of this priest after years of hearing about his podcast from my husband. If you like new media, Hobbits, Star Wars, Harry Potter, Catholicism, and memoir, this book is for you. If you like only one of those things, this book is still for you. Fr. Roderick's winning personality comes shining through this book. Check it out.
What have you read lately? Any of these?
I really liked Rubin's Happier at Home (haven't read Happiness Project), so I am sure I'd like her newest book. Miller's book also sounds good -- I haven't read anything of his in a while and would be interested in knowing where he's at now.
ReplyDeleteJeannie, I thought I replied to this already, and here we are at the next linkup! Thank you for stopping by, regardless. :-) (We will have opposite perspectives on Miller's writing....sounds like I am going backward.)
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