Obsessed about reading

I have a tendency in life to overcommit to things and to underestimate how long something is actually going to take :)  {My husband would be happy to give about 2,000 examples of this I'm sure.}  And even though I'm maybe the world's slowest reader (and am fully aware of this fact), I still try to read several books at once, while still adding more and more books on my "Hope to Read Soon" list.  Sometimes I just wish I could call off of work (and all other activities for that matter) and just stay home and read all day!  At the moment the list of books I'm reading includes:

{This one is quite an undertaking in itself with

970 pages. Oh, and it has a sequel too.}

{I understand if you want to make fun of this last one. 

 I, too, was skeptical, but then had a friend, Marla, from

church (who I totally respect/am in awe of her love for

reading and ability to analyze books) who convinced me

 J.K. Rowlins' writing is worth reading.  Marla is so cute-

she reads all 7 books each year, starting on Halloween :) 

I'm only on book 3, but I'm loving them!!!}

Now for my "Future Readings" list (mostly so I don't forget these, and because I love making lists on post-it notes, but then I lose them):

{I've heard super cool things about this book and about

the preacher who wrote it.  He's the real deal.}

And I don't have an image of this last one, but there's a book called "The Branches" by an amazing first-time author, Joy W. Callaway that I CANNOT wait to read!!  I got a little sneak preview of it this weekend of the first 10-11 pages, and I can't wait until I get to read the whole thing!!  Keep your eye out for the novel, because I'm sure it's going to be on the shelf of all the book stores SOON!! :)

And I'm sure next time I walk through Border's, I'll find about 5 or 6 more to add to this list.  As you can see, I'm always open for new suggestions if anyone has any "must read" books!!