Looking for something to read in 2015: What's on my Autograph Shelf?

One of the highlights of 2014 was getting to attend one of Christine Valters Painters's retreats and have her autograph several of her books.

Christine and I in Cape May NJ at St. Mary's by the Sea,  my autograph shelf features her books, Desert Fathers and Mothers: Early Christian Wisdom Sayings, Eyes of Heart: Photography as a Christian Contemplative Practice along with the Artist's Rule: Nurturing your Creative Soul with Monastic Wisdom - a twelve week journey. 

Tennessee Authors - 

Making Life Matter:Embracing The Joy in the Everyday - Shane Stanford 

Finding Balance: Loving God with Heart and Soul, Mind and Strength  - Becca Stevens 

The Distance to Nightfall - Patricia L. Hamilton 

Chainsaw Preacher and the Chicken Whisperer - Timm Hammer Jonson 

Authors - I have heard speak or attended a retreat/class led by them - 

A Wing and a Prayer: A Message of Faith and Hope - Katharine Jefferts Schori 

Seven Scared Pauses: Living Mindfully through the Hours of the day - Macrina Wiederkehr 

Hildegarde of Bingen - Carmen Acevedo Butcher 

Startled by God :Wisdom From Unexpected Places - Joe McHugh 

Five Practices of Fruitful Living - Robert Schnase 

Making Choices: Discover the Joy in Living the Life You Want to Lead and Gift of a Letter - Alexander Stoddard 

When We Talk about God...Let's Be Honest - R. Kirby Godsey 

Autographed Books Passed Down to Me - 

California Mission Days - Helen Bauer - autographed for mother in 1951 

Prairie Poets II : An Anthology of Verse - gathered by Pasque Petals and the South Dakota State Poetry Society autographed by Adeline M, Jenney, poet Laureate of South Dakota for mother and grandfather in  1966, my grandfather was her mother's pastor from 1932-1936 in Valley Spring South Dakota 

The Secret Life of the Soul and The Taste of New Wine - J. Keith Miller - my  mother attended a retreat done by him in 2007 

Hostage Bound Hostage Free - Ben and Carol Weir with Dennis Benson - I had this autographed for mother and gave it to her as a birthday gift in 1987

Brillant Idiot:An Autobiography of a Dyslexic - Dr. Abraham Schmitt as told to Mary Lou Hartzler Clemens - autographed in 1992 with a message to my mother, my sister and me 

Collections - 

 The Broad River Review - the literary review of Gardner-Webb University Boiling Springs, North Carolina - autographed by featured poet,  Patricia L. Hamilton 

Preaching God's Transforming Justice: A Lectionary Commentary, Year B - autographed by commentator L. Susan Bond 

Naked, And You Clothed Me: Homilies and Reflections for Cycle A - autographed by homilists - Michelle FrancL-Donnay and Christine Valters Painter 

Check out my pinterest board: http://www.pinterest.com/sayaming/cant-wait-for/ to see what I am looking forward to reading in 2015.