Merry Christmas & Happy New Year!

The First Hobbit Trailer

Here is the first trailer for The Hobbit.  It is scheduled to be in theaters December 2012.

Favorite Books of 2011

Here are 10 of my favorite reads of 2011 in no particular order.

• Ephesians, Clinton Arnold

• Steve Jobs, Walter Isaacson

• Great By Choice, Collins & Hansen

• The Peacemaker, Ken Sande

• Wise Counsel, John Newton

• The Forgotten Ways, Alan Hirsch

• The Hobbit, J.R.R. Tolkien

• Carry On, Jeeves, P.G. Wodehouse

• Rawhide Down, Del Quentin Wilber

• The Captain, Ian O'Connor

That's 10...I'll mention two more...

The first is Desiring God by John Piper.  I enjoyed reading this with my Dad.  The second is Doctrine by Driscoll and Breshears which I read with my oldest Son.

One more thing...The Jesus Storybook Bible by Sally Lloyd-Jones.  We used this with our family devotions.  Excellent!

What books did you enjoy in 2011?

Book Lover Ideas

Ideas for the book lover.  First, a shelf to help with reading goals.

Second, a design idea if you have stairs.

The Importance of Giving

"We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give."  


                                                           -Winston Churchill


What are you making of your life?

Book Christmas Tree

Cool and Creative idea: