I love reading and every year I end up making it through a handful of books. I like novels, true life stories, and Christian growth books. These are my top choices of 2017.
“Walk to Beautiful” by Jimmy Wayne. It is the true story of Jimmy Wayne country music star, and his childhood to stardom. Jimmy’s childhood was filled with unbelievable difficulties and horrors. Yet God’s hand was with him and Jimmy used his fame to help those in the foster care system like he had once been in. Its an encouraging, entertaining read.
“The Broken Way” by Ann Voskamp. This is the first book I picked up at the Christian bookstore after my husband’s confession to an affair. I felt drawn to the book. And it was a comforting companion for me. Ann’s style of writing is truly unique. The lessons that God teaches her and the everyday life she lives out using these lessons is life changing. She challenges us to live a fuller life even through the brokenness and suffering of this world.
“Healing Your Marriage When Trust Is Broken” By Cindy Beall. This was a survival book for me. One I hungrily read looking for answers after the affair. I highly recommend this book as well as any materials, video testimonies, etc, by Cindy and Chris Beall. Their story and wisdom from walking in the trenches of infidelity, healing, and restoration, is invaluable.
“What Did You Expect?” By Paul David Tripp. This book truly helped me make the final decision in choosing whether to stay in my marriage. Its a wonderful marriage book for anyone. The perspective that this read gives you is eye opening and truly helpful in your approach to marriage and your partner.
“Breaking Free” by Beth Moore. Last, but not least. God used this book to begin the spiritual transformation in my husband. This book truly is about breaking bondage in our lives. Looking at where that bondage originated from and how we can be the link in the chain to break it. It takes the word of God powerfully in our lives and shows us how to use it in victory. Breaking free is in book form, however this was the Bible Study workbook that my husband and I did together. By doing the study you will get much more from it and the lessons from the book.
What books have been life changing for you this year?
A Wife’s Recovery From An Affair 
Undefiled and False Intamacy by Harry Schaumburg were both extremely helpful in recovering from learning about my husband’s affairs. John Pipers book on marriage (if you ca man listen to the actual sermon series it is better to hear it preached) and his book When I Don’t Desire God were also great helps.
The Rare Jewel of Christian Contentment by Jeremiah Burroughs is great. A tough read because there is so much packed into it. But so good.
David Powlison’s new books Gods Grace in Suffering and Making All Things New are nice and short but packed full of healing goodness!!
I found out about my husbands affairs in the summer of 2017 as well. So your blog rings true with me. Thanks for posting.
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Thank you for sharing. Some books aren’t straight forward or found if you are googling for affair recovery so that’s good to know. I hope you have come far in your healing to,this point. A year really isnt that long yet at the same time it God has moved us through A lot of healing to this point. It still is a process.
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