Habits Of The Household

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Each month I will discuss a recent book that I’ve finished.

This time I’d like to talk about

“Habits of the Household: Practicing the Story of God In Everyday Rhythms” 

by Justin Whitmel Earley

This is one of those books that my wife brought to me months ago, and I said, “sure, sure - I’ll get around to it” but then I never did. But she kept raving about how great it was, and so eventually I added it to my audiobook playlist, and (as per usual) my wife was right! This book is so practical, relatable and helpful! It’s chock FULL of tips, tricks and methods to put following Jesus into our daily lives. Justin speaks heavily from his personal life and experience, and maybe it’s simply because he ALSO is raising four boys to know and love Jesus, but I found his words resonating powerfully into my life. Through stories of his successes, but more importantly his failures - Justin walks through each part of the day - things you can do in the morning, things you can do in the evening, things you can do around mealtimes, etc - and gives simple, yet brilliant, habits we can use to live out this thing we call faith. I will say, it IS a little heavy on the “family application” for those who are currently raising children. And so for those in a different life stage, I might also recommend Tish Harrison Warren’s book “Liturgy of the Ordinary” - which is less family-centric, but no less helpful for cultivating habits of a healthy home. 10/10, no notes - I (and more importantly Sara) definitely recommend you go check out Justin Whitmel Earley’s book “Habits of the Household.”