Books are a big part of the McGarvey household. I’m proud that I taught my boys to read, and though their literary tastes are different, I read books with them and to them until they were older teens. One winter Don and I catalogued our personal library – about 3000 volumes.

We may not have a huge variety (most are non-fiction, Christian educational or children’s classics) but we’ve been known to enjoy a sports biography, mystery, or Christian thriller.

I depended on my local library while homeschooling and still check out a book or two a month. And the introduction of Kindles in our home upped our reading game exponentially.

I’m going to try to read more physical books this year, choosing different authors and genres than I’ve read before. I asked Facebook friends for suggestions from recent books they’ve enjoyed. The responses ranged from The Volunteer by Jack Fairweather to Crushing by T. D. Jakes to The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho. I need to update my Goodreads profile to add all the suggestions I received.

One of our favorite authors – Joel Rosenberg.

All this to encourage you to stretch your reading choices this year. Make reading a habit each day so that by the end of the year, you can give me some new book ideas for 2021.

One of my favorite books