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Any of you ladies putting in 'an order' for yourselves for Christmas? Dh has just given me carte blanche but I'm not sure what to get  
Thought it would be fun to hear what you are planning. 
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Erin - I will put my (sizeable) Advent reading basket as well as a couple that are on my wishlist
Homeschooling with a Meek and Gentle Spirt
Keeping our Children's Hearts
Radical Hospitality - Benedict's Way of Love
Facing Your Giants
Travelling Light
Splendor in the Ordinary: Your Home as a Holy Place
Happy are you poor: the Simple Life and Spiritual Freedom
The Litany of Everyday Life
Open Heart, Open Home: the hospitable way to make others feel wanted
Easy Homeopathy
Making Brothers and Sisters Best Friends
Apples for Jam: A Colorful Cookbook
Lots of Tasha Tudor books (she focuses high on my Advent reading list)
Ronald Reagan Biography
The Shadow of His Wings
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Erin, I've been reading a good bit of fiction lately.. I stay ahead of my 12 yr old daughter on the Ranger's Apprentice series and some of the retold fairy tales by Shannon Hale and Robin McKinley and others. She'll be getting a set of Shannon Hale books.. one we haven't read yet  And my son will be getting some interesting books on camping and scout cooking, and the middle girls are going to get the Daring and Double Daring books for girls.. and I think I'm going to get my dh "Oregon's Dry Side: Exploring East of the Cascade Crest". So lots of things I can share
So for myself I've really been wanting something more focused on the wife part of me vs the mom or teacher or housekeeper or "person" parts
I found this one that looks good.
Life-Giving Love : Embracing God's Beautiful Design for Marriage by Kimberly Hahn
Though I still need to look around and see what others say about it here
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I have this and read it about 6-7 years ago. It is an excellent book but is primarily about being open to life, not wifely things in general. It's been awhile since I read it but that was the main point IIRC. So it's not like Holiness for Housewives, for example. just fyi
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Thanks Karen, that could be nice.. maybe I can find another book that's not too much besides that one.
It's rather hard to have a conversation about having any more when most people think you're nuts because you already have 8 kids and why wouldn't you at least use NFP (implied "if you're stupid enough not to use contraception").
umm that wouldn't be here.. why do you think I like *here* so much
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Karen T wrote:
I have this and read it about 6-7 years ago. It is an excellent book but is primarily about being open to life, not wifely things in general. It's been awhile since I read it but that was the main point IIRC. So it's not like Holiness for Housewives, for example. just fyi
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I was going to say the same thing. I usually give it as a gift to newly wed friends - it is very good.
The Kimberly Hahn that I have had on my wishlist for ages is a really wonderful set of cds A mother's rule of life in the domestic church
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That sounds neat Marilyn.. but listening to CDs right now just doesn't happen.
So what other book might you suggest on marriage in general.. no problems just wanting a boost in that area you know.
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There is another Kimberly Hahn book that is supposed to be more about wifely/home centered things, called "Graced and Gifted". The CD set has a lot of appeal, too, but it's pretty expensive, and , as JodieLyn says, "listening to CDs right now just doesn't happen".I think I"ll check and see whether our parish library has that set, though; it might be a good thing to borrow some other time.
My wish list includes Graced and Gifted, and also Karen E."s Rosary book.
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Thanks for all the ideas
I put my order in but I've written down your ideas
I ended up ordering Signs of Life – Scott Hahn and the Heart of Motherhood- Donna-Marie Cooper O’Boyle and Kristin Lavransdatter- Sigrid Undset for dd16.
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