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Maggie Whitley

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Reading is one of my favorite past times as a mother, partly because it means the house is unusually quiet but mostly because it’s a chance for me to sit down and learn, laugh, lament. I really enjoy the rest reading brings.

Below is a list of books I’ve really enjoyed, organized by category, with the newest at the top.

C H R I S T I A N  L I V I N G

The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry by John Mark Comer

Mere Motherhood by Cindy Rollins

Treasuring Christ When Your Hands Are Full by Gloria Furman

You and Me Forever by Francis Chan & Lisa Chan

Beholding and Becoming by Ruth Chou Simons

Dear Daughters by Susie Davis

Have More Fun by Mandy Arioto

A Prairie Girl’s Faith by Stephen W. Hines

Own Your Life by Sally Clarkson

The Next Right Thing by Emily P. Freeman

Anxious for Nothing by Max Lucado

The Gospel Comes with a House Key by Rosaria Butterfield

Falling Free by Shannan Martin

Missional Motherhood by Gloria Furman

The Mission of Motherhood by Sally Clarkson

The Ministry of Motherhood by Sally Clarkson

Bittersweet by Shauna Niequist

No More Faking Fine by Esther Fleece

One Thousand Gifts by Ann Voskamp

Wild and Free by Jess Connolly & Hayley Morgan

Walking with God in the Season of Motherhood by Melissa B. Kruger

The Lifegiving Home by Sally & Sarah Clarkson

Boundaries by Dr. Henry Cloud and Dr. John Townsend

Simply Tuesday by Emily P. Freeman

A Million Little Ways by Emily P. Freeman

H O M E S C H O O L I N G

The Call of the Wild + Free by Ainsley Arment

Teaching from Rest by Sarah Mackenzie

For the Children’s Sake by Susan Schaeffer Macaulay

C L A S S I C S

Little Women by Louisa May Alcott

C R E A T I V E  W R I T I N G

Writing Down The Bones by Natalie Goldberg

Bird by Bird by Anne Lamott

D E C O R A T I N G  &  D E S I G N

Design Mom: How to Live with Kids by Gabrielle Stanley Blair

Cozy Minimalist Home by Myquillyn Smith

The Magnolia Story by Chip & Joanna Gaines

Nesting Place by Myquillyn Smith

F I C T I O N

The Bookshop on the Corner by Jenny Colgan

Leaving Time by Jodi Picoult

The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins

Orphan Train by Christina Baker Kline

Where’d you go, Bernadette by Maria Semple

The Husband’s Secret by Liane Moriarty

Still Alice by Lisa Genova

What Alice Forgot by Liane Moriarty

H I S T O R I C A L  F I C T I O N

Becoming Mrs. Lewis by Patti Callahan

The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer & Annie Barrows

Secrets of a Charmed Life by Susan Meissner

A Fall of Marigolds by Susan Meissner

The Paris Wife by Paula McLain

M E M O I R

Educated by Tara Westover

All The Pretty Things by Edie Wadsworth

Look at You Now by Liz Pryor

Chasing Slow by Erin Loechner

The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls

Big Magic by Elizabeth Gilbert

T I M E  M A N A G E M E N T

Big Dreams, Daily Joys by Elise Blaha Cripe

The Little Book of Hygge: Danish Secrets to Happy Living by Meik Wiking

My Fringe Hours by Jessica Turner

The House That Cleans Itself by Mindy Starns Clark

The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up by Marie Kondo

The Fringe Hours by Jessica Turner

Affiliate links included throughout. If you make a purchase through Amazon I may receive a small percentage of commission.

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ABOUT MAGGIE WHITLEY DESIGNS:
Maggie Whitley weaves her writings around joy in motherhood, homemaking, faith, and simple living. She homeschools her children, enjoys a quiet room while reading, and roars with laughter over the challenges & delights of motherhood. Maggie and her husband, along with their four young children, live in northern Michigan. She has been writing online since 2008.
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