I'd love to say I'll take the time to write more later, but I since I seem to be keeping busy (sometimes busy doing nothing) lately, I can't. So here's a quick recommendation anyway.
I am reading The Practice of Godliness and really enjoying it. The book has served as a reminder of where I am headed and provided useful tips on how to get there more effectively. I have really enjoyed reading the Scriptural selections mentioned in the book and have found them to be very inspiring. My only "complaint" is that in the second portion of the book where the development of specific godly traits is discussed, the author sometimes fails to actually provide the Scriptural citation for his references. For instance, the author makes a reference to Paul indicating that he can do something because God strengthens him but doesn't provide the book, chapter and verse citation for me to read the referenced passage. This is a small issue and most of the non-cited references are ones that I recognized well enough to know that they really did exist (somewhere). This is a very small issue with what is otherwise a very useful book.
The author did an excellent job of explaining and supporting his explanation for what our true motivations should be and how we should behave toward our God. I am taking notes as I read through the book and plan to re-read the text and accompanying Scripture to my DH and my children as well. Some books I read and get a little from and I'm OK with that, as there's always some wisdom to be gleaned if only from reading the reference Scriptures alone. But I often find myself counting how many pages I have left until I can put a particular book aside and move on to something more inspiring. I recommend this book because it's one that actually made my heart "sing."
I hope that you each find something this week that can inspire you and make your heart sing. God has given us lots to sing about. 
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