Hello, lovely readers! Happy Independence Day!  I’ve been a little under the weather and haven’t been able to get anything new up on the blog the last few days.

While I’m recovering, I wanted to pass on a few books straight from my very on bookshelf that have inspired, informed and influenced my pursuit of balance — practically, theoretically, intentionally, unintentionally.

Maybe one or two will do the same for you.

Here they are in no particular order:

• The Practice of the Presence of God by Brother Lawrence
• Celebration of Discipline by Richard Foster
• The Rest of God by Mark Buchanan
• Sacred Rhythms by Ruth Haley Barton
• Keeping the Sabbath Wholly by Marva Dawn
• Self Care by Ray Anderson
• Adrenaline and Stress by Dr. Archibald Hart
• Run with the Horses by Eugene Peterson
• Boundaries by Dr. Henry Cloud and Dr. John Townsend
• Wisdom Distilled from the Daily by Joan Chittister
• The Daily Light for Every Day by Anne Graham Lotz