I have always enjoyed the month of October. I love that the leaves change colour and the pleasure that comes from drinking hot mugs of tea and diving into the baking season. Below are recommendations (which may include spoilers) of some of the books I’ve been reading this month:

Caught Up in a Story: Fostering a Storyformed Life of Great Books & Imagination with Your Children, by Sarah Clarkson – This is an absolutely delightful book! In a previous post I recommended Book Girl, also by Clarkson. Her thesis is simple – one of the best things a parent or guardian can do for their children is to read to them and encourage them to read (yes, audio books count as reading!) because reading helps imagination and growth. The podcast, Storyformed, is also an excellent resource.

Praying the Attributes of God, by Rosemary Jensen – This little book is perfect for a month with 31 days. Using the ACTS (Adoration, Confession, Thanksgiving, Supplication) method of praying it helps the reader focus on a different attribute of God each day. The Adoration section highlights verses that focus on the specific characteristic for that day and the Confession and Thanksgiving sections are written prayers for the reader to pray. The Supplication section is left blank for the reader to form his or her own prayer. This has been an excellent resource for me this month to refocus my prayer life. I’ve had this little book for over a decade and had previously felt intimidated by it, but I’m so happy I chose to pick it up from my ‘To Read’ pile as it will now be a book I’ll have in my reading rotation.