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Thursday Tips: Keep Reading

October 20, 2011 Posted by Ginger Ciminello Thursday Tips

Prior to the wedding, D and I lived in different cities.  We were both in the Phoenix area, but we lived almost an hour apart door to door.  This led to a lot of driving AND a lot of creative dates.  One of my favorite places to meet was always at local bookstores.  We brought our laptops, whatever book we were reading together, and our calendars.  Reading on our own time and then talking through books together was a great way to get to know one another intellectually and spiritually.  Our reading material caused us to ask questions and bring up topics that might not have come from a night out eating Italian food and catching a movie.

We started reading our first book together about two months after we started dating and have continued to do so even a year into our marriage.

Here was our reading list pre-marriage:
The Furious Longing of God by Brennan Manning
Life Together by Dietrich Bonhoeffer
A Severe Mercy by Sheldon Van Auken

Post Engagement:
A Sacred Marriage by Gary Thomas
Before you plan your Wedding… Plan your Marriage by Dr. Greg Smalley

Books we’ve read aloud to each other:
The Jesus Storybook Bible by Sally Lloyd-Jones
The Voyage of the Dawntreader by C.S. Lewis
The Screwtape Letters (we tried!) by C.S. Lewis
No Coins, Please by Gordon Korman
Cannery Row by John Steinback

We also really enjoy listening to books on CD on any of our long roadtrips.

I thoroughly recommend books as a way to deepen any relationship or community group. I would also take any recommendations for our next book to read aloud once we finish Cannery Row. 🙂

Happy Thursday!

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About Ginger Ciminello

Ginger is a work-from-home mom of two girls, the wife of a good man, as well as a speaker and writer. Her book, Forget the Corsage, was written to mentor the young women she’s met in auditoriums around the country. She has a deep desire to connect with women of all ages and encourage them to laugh, learn from her many mistakes, and connect with the Lord through a rich study of Scripture.

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