My Favorite Books – 2024

In short, I read a lot in 2024. 

In total, I read 42 different books.  For me, that’s a great amount.  My goal each year is to read 30 books.  I well exceeded my goal.  I greatly enjoyed most of the books I read.  What follows, though, is a list of the 14 books I most enjoyed during my 2024 reading journey listed in the order I completed the books over the course of the year.

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The Most Valuable Baseball Card Set Ever

On Christmas Eve, my father gave me the most wonderful set of baseball cards I’ll ever own. These cards are also the most valuable in my collection. “Priceless” is a word used too often, but these cards, individually and as a set, just might fit that description.

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Kind of Dopey…

Well, that was kind of Dopey.

On Wednesday, I ran 3 miles.

On Thursday, I ran 6 miles.

On Friday, I ran 13 miles.

Today I ran 18 miles…

(I feel great!)

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A Simple (but profound) Prayer

A long time ago, while the disciples were sitting with Jesus, they asked him how to pray.  Jesus answered them.  He first told them that God already knew what was in their hearts.  He then shared with them some simple words to be used for prayer.  These are words that have profound meaning.  We know these words as The Lord’s Prayer.

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