Welcome 2024 and a Review of 2023!

I love how I bought only 16% of the 237 books that I read this year. I read 2 more books from last year and a lot more pages!! I am excited for my 2024 goals of reading. We have 45 Beverly Lewis books at the library, which will help me with my goal! I like that I’m having Daniel pick one of his books out to read each month. I was surprised by all of the rereads that I did this past year. I liked most of the books that I reread.

I finished my Reading Blanket. It is so long, and the pictures don’t do it justice. For 2024, I will be crosstiching small books. I will be able to hang it up when finished.

Reading Goals 2024

Looking back on my Reading Goals for 2023, I did really well. I wanted to not focus on the amount of books, but what I was reading. This year I want to focus on just reading for fun. Yes, I would love to read as many books as I have in the past, but I feel like I don’t read the ones that I am really interested in, all to just get an amount up.

I also did a wonderful and long book blanket. The colors I chose went with what the theme of my Reading turned out to be this year. Amish Fiction and New books that I haven’t read yet. This year I will be doing a Cross Stitch of the books that I read in 2024.

So, for 2024 I would like to:

Make it the Year of Beverly Lewis. I would like to read as many books that she has, that is either available at McKays or the Library. The local library has most of her books, over 45 of them!

Read for Pleasure

Try not to worry about an ending number

Work more on the books that I own and Rereading to see if I still like them.

Use the Library the most and not buy many books.

Do a better job at typing in things for the Blog and not just hurrying.

Read all of Beverly Lewis Books

Once a month, have Daniel pick a book for me to read.

237. The Woman in Me by: Brittney Spears

Audiobook from Libby

I think that because I grew up with her and remembered her on TV for her concerts and saw her out with Justin, I was excited to read her book. Now, I just feel bad for her and hope that now she can just live her life and know that she doesn’t have to perform.

236. 30 Day Challenge Embroidery by: Jessica Anderson

Netgalley Arc

This is such a wonderful how to book about embroidery. The author makes everything simple so you don’t have to worry about anything.

235. 10 Women who Changed the World by: Daniel L. Akin

Netgalley Arc

This is such a good book! You will love reading about 10 women that you don’t always hear about. You find out what they went through in their life while the author gives you scriptures throughout.

234. Sealf-Care for Everyone by: Wang Xx

Netgalley Arc

This is a cute, quick read. If you need a pick me up, then this book is for you!

233. Pickled to Death by : Gayle Leeson

Borrowed from Library.

This short novella was a great one. Aunt Bess is being said that she hit a lady with a Pickle Jar in order to win the competition!! No one would believe she did it! What really happened?

232. A Wedding in Maine By: Jen McLaughlin

Borrowed from library

This is the first one that I have read in the series. You can tell very quickly that I missed out on whatever happened in the last book. However, the book is still a good short novella.

231. The Gift by: T. Davis Bunn

Borrowed from Library

It’s just a cute, short story of how people meet. Two women end up sharing a hospital room. Both of them have had different lives, and it begins to weave together. It’s a cute story. 

230. Christmas on Ladybug Farm By: Donna Ball

Borrowed from Library

Such a cute Christmas book. This short book is all about a town and the present and the past. You fond out all about where the big Christmas things that they do have come from.