Creel, Colin - Perspectives

Very impressed. It gave me a lot to think about. Covered ground I've already covered (but in different detail), didn't necessarily provide the answers but gave me some great starting points.

Worth a read if you happen to be in the relevant age bracket.

Silvious, Jan - Big Girls Don't Whine

I was first introduced to this book during a camp where the girls and guys split off and we had a long involved conversation around friendships and mothers. I bought the book yesterday and downed it fast as it was so good. It is full of biblical reference and has a lot of relevance to life. It gave me a picture of living how I would really like to live and the process of getting there by mapping out what being a 'Big girl' and being a 'Little girl' looks like.

This is undoubtably one of the best books in the 'for Christian females' genre I have ever read. It's brilliant to not have something centred so much around relationships or around self worth, sure it touches on them but doesn't pull the focus back to them over and over again. I hope to continue to refer to this book and remember the principles shared. I will be recommending this ever so highly.

Ethridge, Shannon - Every Young Woman's Battle

Not sure if it count's a full 'read' but I gave this a hefty skimming last night (Have read it before) after hearing about 'The Search for Intimacy' LifeKeys program.

Some good stuff in here. Some not so relevant. I 'know' most of it, nothing like a bit of a reminder.

Lawrence, brother - The Practice of the Presence of God

A funny little book. More thoughts shall be over on my other blog. Very short, interesting and some quite good ideas behind it all, but some stuff I didn't really agree with.

L'Engle, Madeline - Many Waters

As I might have said before I don't usually waste too much time on fantasy any more. I do however have a rather large admiration for anything by Madeline L'Engle. This is probably about the 5th time I've read Many Waters. It is part of the Time Quartet - Which starts spectacularly with A Wrinkle in Time. Many Waters incoporates some Biblical History and lets you have a alternate look at the flood story. I still enjoyed it and I doubt this will be the last read.

Eldredge, John - Wild at Heart

Another one that I have read before. Although it is a book directed at males it still presents some interesting insights and challenges. I am waiting for Katrina to return my copy of Captivating (female version) so decided this might have to suffice for the time being - so entirely different. I dare say this would hit home harder if I was male and so Captivating in my mind still far outweighs it as I am not. Male friends of mine have recommended this book, rave about it, like it, and think it was 'okay'. Dad wasn't overly impressed for some reason, maybe I should return it to him and let him actually finish it.