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The 6 Books I Finished in January

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The 6 Books I Finished in January

If you saw my post on my goals for 2025, you’ll know that I’m doing monthly goals instead of yearly goals this year. So I didn’t set an overall reading goal for 2025, but I am planning to set monthly goals.

For January, my goal was to finish 6 books and I’m thrilled to report that I finished 6 books! No fiction this month, but I did finish one memoir!

Each month, I plan to share reviews on the books I finished the month before + my book stack for the next month (see my book stack for February here!) since many of you have begged for me to bring back my book posts here on the blog. I’ll also be sharing more in real-time what I’m reading over on Instagram stories and on the podcast and in my personal email newsletter.

The 6 Books I Finished in January

Cultivating Deeper Connections in a Lonely World – If you have struggled with friendship breakups, found building community challenging, or just want some practical advice to build healthy friendships, this was a really good read! (I wrote a post inspired by Becky’s book here.)
Adrift – My mom gave me this book and it was such a fascinating and engaging story. It’s an old reprinted book and I love the story of courageous faith!
Sabbath Soup – I loved this book chalk full of menu plans and encouragement to meal plan in a way that allows you to have a Sabbath. Plus, I loved Kathi’s encouragement and ideas to be prepared to be able to bless others by opening your home or bringing a meal!
The Love Your Life Project – If you need a really practical but simple guide to help you fall more in love with the life you already have, definitely check out this book! It’s packed with sage advice + doubles as a workbook with each chapter containing hands-on questions and suggestions to help you apply things in your own life! Listen to our podcast episode here.
The Vision-Driven Leader — Thank you, Michael Hyatt, for inspiring me to create a mission statement and vision script for our company for the first time ever! After 20+ years of running a company, it’s about time! This book was so inspiring to me as I step into a new role in the company (overseeing daily strategy of the blog/business) and as I seek to move from being a manager to a true leader!
Word Before World – Thank you, Gretchen Saffles, for the encouragement to put Jesus first. This book goes along so well with my goal to not turn my phone on for the first hour of the morning.

For those who ask when I read: I always have a few books going at once and I read a few pages to a chapter of a Christian inspiration book + a business book every morning. Then, my goal is to read at least 30 pages of a some type of more fun reading in the evenings before bed — memoir, fiction, etc. I have been struggling to get that in because usually by the time I go to bed, I’m too tired to read. Not sure if that’s a good thing or a bad thing, but it’s the reality!

What books have you finished recently? I’d love to hear!

Sign up for a FREE Freezer Cooking Class next week!

My longtime internet friend, Kelly, from The Family Freezer, is hosting a FREE Extreme Budget Freezer Cooking class next week and you will not want to miss it. (Yes, that’s right! All of the recipes she’s making are around $1.50 per serving!! And all of the recipes can be made in five minutes!! She’ll be demonstrating it all live!)

The class will be held live on Wednesday, February 26, 2025 at 1 p.m. ET (12 p.m. CT/10 a.m. PT) (Can’t make it live? Still go sign up because Kelly will be sending a recording of the class once it’s finished!)

If you are looking for some inspiration and ideas to save time and money in the kitchen, come join us for this free class. It will be so fun and interactive!

What is Kelly making during the class?

Cranberry Pork Loin
Salsa Verde Chicken
Easy Tomato Soup
Taco Chili with Cornbread Topping
Chicken Teriyaki and Broccoli
Honey Mustard Glazed Pork and Pineapple
Ground Beef and Veggie Skillet
Chicken or Spinach Enchiladas
Cheesy Pepperoni Pasta
One-Pot Ground Beef Taco Pasta
Sausage and Egg Quiche
No-Bake Crispy Rice Granola Bars

What’s so great about these particular recipes?

They’re quick and easy to make! None of the recipes require any cooking before freezing, so Kelly will be making them in less than an hour (5 min/meal!)
They’re budget-friendly! Kelly looked up the price of all the ingredients at ALDI and they will cost less than $100! (About $1.50 per serving!)
They’re healthy and delicious! Perfect for picky eaters!

Bonus! After the class, you’ll also get a download with all of the recipes and a shopping list — for free!