It has been a while since I have worked on my blog. It doesn't really seem like we get much traffic through Xanga these days. I tend to be on Facebook more. It is easier to write here, though. I have been enjoying my 80 meals and keeping up with my reading goal. We are still waiting for our adoption to get some movement. I hope that by the end of next year we will have our daughter. I am thankful for this wait. I could never have done what I have needed to do this last year with a little one around the house. I praise God even in this waiting time.

Here's what I have been reading since February.

1- horrible   2- not great   3- ok   4- good   5- great

Hide in Plain Sight - Marta Perry (3)
The Cross Examination of Oliver Finney - Randy Singer (5)
Restoring Becky Miller - Sharon Hinck (4)
The Still of Night - Kristen Heitzmann (4)
Halos - Kristen Heitzmann (4)
Secrets - Kristen Heitzmann (4)
Unforgotton - Kristen Heitzmann (4)
Echoes - Kristen Heitzmann (4)
Assasins Apprentice - Robin Hobb (4)
Dawn in My Heart - Ruth Axtell Morren (3/4)
Whit Chocolate Moments - Lori Wick (3)
Miserly Moms -  Jonni McCoy (4)
When the Heart Cries - Cindy Woodsmall (4)
When the Morning Comes - Cindy Woodsmall (4)
When the Soul Mends - Cindy Woodsmall (4)
Where do I Go? - Neta Jackson (4)
From a Distance - Tamera Alexander (4)
Beyond the Moment - Tamera Alexander (4)
Kildee House - Ruterford Montgomery (5) Read aloud to my kids
Gladys Aylward - Janet and Geoff Benge (5) Read aloud to my kids
The Little Riders - Margaretha Shemin (5) Read aloud to my kids
Shane - Jack Schaefer (4)
The Merchant of Death - D.J. MacHale (5)
Respectable Sins - Jerry Bridges (5)
Murder with Peacocks - Donna Andrews (5)
Still Life - Louise Penny (5)
Financial Peace - Dave Ramsey (5)

Color the Sidewalk for Me by Brandilyn Collins - I really enjoyed the relational aspects of this book
His Majesty's Dragon by Naomi Novik - This was a fun book to read. Fighting between France and England using dragons.
Aunt Dimity's Death by Nancy Atherton - Light, easy read. I will read her again.
The Year of Fog by Michelle Richmond - Well written, but left me feeling empty.
Capture the Wind for Me by Brandilyn Collins - Enjoyed this.
The Secret Life of Becky Miller by Sharon Hinck - This was good, but not as good as The Restorer.
The Hawk and the Dove Trilogy by Penelope Wilcock - Sweet stories about monks, but after a while I lost interest.
Homespun Bride by Jilian Hart - Predictable and terribly written. It was free on my Kindle so I read it.
A Very Special Delivery by Linda Goodnight - Another freebie. It was ok.
Inkheart by Cornelia Funke - Good read. Nothing like I expected.

My favorite was Color the Sidewalk for Me and my least favorite was Homespun Bride.

I am currently up to 23 books this year. I stayed up way too late last night finishing one so I am putting myself on a book fast until Monday.