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2024 Reading Challenge

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Kimberly Patton has read 79 books of her goal of 65!

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Kimberly Patton

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in Grand Rapids, Michigan , The United States

July 20

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Christian, Memoir, Nonfiction

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September 2016

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Author also writes under Kim Patton

Kim Patton is a wife, adoptive and foster mama, writer, and podcast host. She lives in South Carolina with her husband, Kevin, and two daughters, Eden and Shiloh as they work with teenage girls in foster care. While she is known to her community as the playdate planner always up for a social gathering, she is also vulnerable when it comes to her struggles. She writes for Waiting in Hope Infertility, Her View from Home, and Shaunti Feldhahn. She has been the host of the Book Therapy podcast since 2022 and can be found online at kimpatton.com. She is the author of Nothing Wasted: Struggling Well through Difficult Seasons.
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	A Cub Among Bears: How Love and Toughness Raised Me 4.75 avg rating — 4 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Project That Needs "Tweaking": Personal essays chronicling the thrill of adventure discovered just beneath the surface. it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Very Vintage Coloring Book: Thirty one drawings include snowy church scenes, holiday angels, heartwarming animal portraits, children's festivities, Father Christmas, and more! 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Create Anyway: The Joy of Pursuing Creativity in the Margins of Motherhood

by Ashlee Gadd (Goodreads Author)

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The Gap and The Gain: The High Achievers' Guide to Happiness, Confidence, and Success

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Filled: 60 Devotions for the Foster Parent's Heart

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