Reading Challenge ~ How I did in June

My goal for reading this year was to read 52 books or more in 2012. That is one book a week. I am proud that I am doing so well. I am currently reading 9 books. One for a review I am doing in July, one left over from school, some for personal reading, some for devotions. Some will be finished in a few days, some will be finished in a few weeks, some will not be finished until the end of the year. I really wanted to finish reading With Wolfe in Canada by G.A. Henty in June. I had plans to read a History book for my own knowledge this summer but I don't know if I will get it done before school starts because I have a book I am reviewing that I have to read first.

 I love reading!

You can explore so much of our past and present and gain so much knowledge and encouragement! Also, reading is and can be Fun!

Read A Book Today!

Each month for the Reading Challenge we are supposed to do an update and link up. This month I read....

Saving Hope Margaret Daley  335 pp

I got this book free for Kindle at Amazon. It was a very good book. I would classify it as a Christian mystery/thriller type of book. There was human trafficking, kidnapping and there is also a little romance thrown in.

The Power of a Praying Wife Stormie Omartian  203 pp

I have read this book before. I was happy to read it again and pray the prayers for my husband. I prayed the prayers again in June, 30 chapters in 30 days, for his Father's Day gift, because I don't have money for a gift. The chapters and prayers give me insight into my husband and help me to pray for him with more empathy and with wisdom.

Promises to Keep (Tales from Grace Chapel Inn, #13) Rebecca Kelly  247 pp

I love, love, love the Tales from Grace Chapel Inn. In this book of the series one of the sisters and her friend help the high school poetry club publish a poetry magazine. They also help a family deal with some hard news about the health of one of their children. I love that these are such good moral stories with a real spiritual emphasis.

Hidden in Dreams: A Novel Davis Bunn  256 pp

I will not be telling you too much about this book as I will be doing a review on it soon. I will say that I LOVED it. I was hooked part way through chapter 2. This book has it all. Stay tuned for a full review.

That is 4 books in June!! That made 34/52 books for the year. I am 8 books ahead of schedule!

Here are the previous updates if you are interested:
Reading Challenge ~ January Update
Reading Challenge ~ February Update
Reading Challenge ~ March Update
Reading Challenge ~ April Update
Reading Challenge ~ May Update


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Goal Planning Monday ~ Week 75

 Time to write some goals and strive to accomplish them this coming week??

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after you read my goals.

Goal Planning Monday has a new home - the banner above will take you to the new home for Goal Planning Monday @ Real Life Unscripted even though it says it is @ mamamanuscripts. I changed the link to send you to the new place.

Not a bad week, goal wise.

My Goals from last week and how I did:

Spiritual Goals 

1. Devotions daily -  How People Change and How People Change Study Guide: How Christ Changes Us by His Grace. Partly Done - A couple days I just read the Bible, this book is very challenging and I just could not do it, I just needed some encouragement from reading the Psalms. A couple days I did nothing for devotions.
2. Listen to Godly Music Daily. Partly Done
3. Pray daily. Partly Done
4. Pray the prayers of the Power of a Praying wife each day in the month of June... 30 days... 30 chapters to the book. I am behind from last week so I need to do 2 a day until I catch up. Done - I didn't finish by the 30th, but I did finish before I posted my goals.
5. Read some of My Utmost for His Highest before bed at night. Done

Homeschool Goals

1. Buy stuff I want/need for school next year. I especially need to show and talk to Christopher about English. Done - I bought a few things with my Swagbucks which I had used to get Amazon bucks. I have other things I wanted for school but I don't have the funds to buy them, so we will have to do with what we have and the 2 things I bought new for this year.
2. Work on planning science and history for next year. Not Done

Blog Goals   

1. Comment on the ladies blogs that link up to Goal Planning Monday. I really don't know if I commented or not. I don't remember and I don't feel like going to check on everyone's blog. I will comment this week and I will write it down here when I do.
2. Post reminders to my friends/blog readers about Think Back Thursday on Wed. on Facebook groups especially. Remind them of this week's theme. Done
3. Post Think Back Thursday Done
4. Comment on each person's post that links up for Think Back Thursday. Done
5. Participate in some other meme's that I like. Not Done

Personal/Other Goals

1. Read Done - I finished Hidden in Dreams by Davis Bunn and I started reading Rare Earth, also by Davis Bunn.
2. Work on the project I am writing on in order to sell it and make money for our family. It is not a quick fix for our great financial need right now, but it is all I can think of to do to help. Done
3. Try to exercise at least 1 or 2 times. My lower back has been hurting me as well as my knees. I need to exercise. I need to loose weight but that is hard with our financial situation. Exercise, however is something I can and should still do. Not Done

For this week that is 8 Done, 3 Partly Done, and 3 Not Done. 


My goals for this coming week:

Spiritual Goals 

1. Devotions daily -  How People Change and How People Change Study Guide: How Christ Changes Us by His Grace.
2. Listen to Godly Music Daily.
3. Pray daily.
4. Read some of My Utmost for His Highest before bed at night. 

Homeschool Goals

1. Work on planning science and history for next year.

Blog Goals   

1. Comment on the ladies blogs that link up to Goal Planning Monday.
2. Post reminders to my friends/blog readers about Think Back Thursday on Wed., on Facebook groups especially. Remind them of this week's theme. Also post next week's theme.
3. Post Think Back Thursday
4. Comment on each person's post that links up for Think Back Thursday. 
5. Participate in some other meme's that I like. 
6. Write a post that is not linked to a meme.

Personal/Other Goals

1. Read
2. Work on the project I am writing on in order to sell it and make money for our family. It is not a quick fix for our great financial need right now, but it is all I can think of to do to help. 
3. Spend Wed. and Thursday with the family. We don't have money to really celebrate but we will do the best we can. Wed. is 4th of July, Thursday is my son's 18th birthday. It should be a day for a big bash but we don't have the money for that. We don't even have the money for a gift for my son. We don't have the money for the bills we need to pay. Things are really stressful. Both celebrations will be quiet family only affairs. 
4. Try to exercise at least 1 or 2 times. My lower back has been hurting me as well as my knees. I need to exercise. I need to loose weight but that is hard with our financial situation. Exercise, however is something I can and should still do.

Do you have any goals for the week? Post your goals and link up. The button at the top will take you to the meme and you can join up with us. I have been doing this for more than a year now and setting weekly goals is really helping me keep focus and achieve more. Have a great week.

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