Total books owned, ever:

I have no idea, but I’m guessing that we probably own about 5,000 books right now. Give or take a couple thousand.

Last book(s) I bought:

This week, I started my five-year-old on the piano. The local bookstore was out of the Bastien series, so I bought three books from the Alfred’s Basic Piano Library sequence: Lesson Book, Level 1A; Theory Book, Level 1A; and Technic Book, Level 1A. I haven’t taught my seven-year-old to play yet, because he still isn’t interested.

Last book I read:

This is what I read yesterday:

    –Work Excellence: A Biblical Perspective of Work, by Charles M. Garriott. I’ll post a review of this on Monday, Lord willing.
    –Sheet music for a piano piece I’m working on. (This counts, right?)
    –A Home Depot catalog. We’re always working on our house.
    –My blog list. No comment.
    –A chapter and Biblical text from Leviticus, by Nancy Ganz. This is the book series that we use for family devotions. I highly recommend it, as my kids weep and wail if we happen to miss devotions. And we’re in Leviticus!
    –A chapter from The Mommy Manual and Lord, Please Meet Me in the Laundry Room, by Barbara Curtis. Now, Barbara is the one who tagged me for this post. I guess she was just checking up on me. :wink_wp: I’m reading! I’m reading!

Five books that mean a lot to me:

    –The Bible – As Barbara mentioned, I know it’s a cliche, but still the truth - the grandest story of redemption ever.
    –Stepping Heavenward, by Elizabeth Prentiss – My favorite fiction book.
    –Desiring God, by John Piper
    –The Complete Tightwad Gazette, by Amy Dacyczyn – Every new bride should have a copy of this book.
    –The Way Home, by Mary Pride – Though not a definitive work in itself, this book had profound implications on how I viewed my calling as a wife and mother early on in our marriage.