I thought I was really going to do it this time. I thought I would complete all the books on my Fall Into Reading 2010 list.

But alas, I fell a bit short.

The last few days have been plagued by a stomach bug attacking my four-year-old and a mysterious fever attacking me. Though I did still do some reading, I couldn’t bring myself to pick up nonfiction while feeling so very yucky.

So as things stand, I still have a few chapters left to read in Think by John Piper.

But I did finish the rest of the books on my list, plus one additional novel, plus two audiobooks. So all in all, I think it was still a very productive fall, reading-wise.

It’s always hard for me to pick favorites and least-favorites, but I’ll mention a few things about my fall reading.

I thoroughly enjoyed both The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie and His Majesty’s Dragon, and I know I’ll be reading more books by these authors in the future.

I appreciated and/or enjoyed all my nonfiction picks as well. One of the books — Discipline by Elisabeth Elliot — I read through with my friend Jennifer. I always feel I get so much more out of a book when a friend and I discuss and ponder it together.

One of the audiobooks I listened to was also really good: The Forgotten Garden by Kate Morton. I enjoyed it so much that I plan to either read or listen to her other novels very soon.

Some other things I learned or re-learned during Fall Into Reading 2010:

• I’m unlikely to do much reading at all on a whirlwind trip to Disney World.
• The holidays and the illnesses that seem to come with them can make reading a challenge.
• Reading with a group of people (that’s you, Fall Into Reading participants!) is fun. I loved getting to know everyone and their reading habits better.
• I may never finish my list 100% during a challenge, but I’m okay with that. It’s good to set the goals and work toward them.
• I always read and finish far more nonfiction during a challenge.

Well, that’s it for me. Be sure to check out the official Fall Into Reading 2010 Wrap It Up post to see how everyone else did this fall.

Just a quick post to announce the winner of the book, That’s Where God Is.

The winner is:

Comment #14: ladybugdoodles

Congratulations!

Oh, and in case anyone missed it, Ali (co-author of the book), mentioned this in a comment on the giveaway post:

“… thanks to everyone who so enthusiastically said they’d like a copy. I so wish I could send one to all of you! Please visit our website and enter our monthly drawing–we send the winner two copies, and once you enter you’re entered for life, so who knows when you might win! Visit danandalimorrow.com for details. Happy Thanksgiving everyone!!”

So those of you who did not win this time around have another chance — just visit Dan & Ali’s website!

The winner of the 3-month membership to Jumpstart.com is:

Comment #8: Nancy @ Life With My Boys

Congrats, Nancy!

Happy first day of fall, everyone! If you’re looking for Fall Into Reading 2010, you only have to wait a little while longer. The official launch post will go live at 9:00 a.m. EST. See you there!

Hi everyone!

According to the ever-helpful random.org,

the winner of the awesome Weight of Shadows Giveaway (including an amazing gift bag) is:

Comment #44 — Heather aka Dynamic Uno

Congratulations, Heather!

And thank you to everyone who stopped by to enter!