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25 Ways to Communicate Respect to Your Husband
So… I got this book a couple of weeks ago. The title sounded interesting enough. But it wasn’t until the book arrived that I thought that I might have made a mistake agreeing to read this book. The last thing that I want to do is to insult the author with my opinion of her work.
I have to say that I am so glad that I did request to read this book. I wasn’t expecting it, but i was inspired by it.
I finished reading this book today – Mother’s Day. I’ve been thinking a lot about my mom today – oh how I miss her. More so recently. I think that perhaps this little 170 page book had something to do with it. My mother had this habit (one I found truly annoying when I was a young bride) of “peace at all cost”. She used to make me crazy with what I thought at the time were her “old-fashioned” ideas about what makes for a happy husband and happy home and therefore a happy wife. I’ve learned as I’ve gotten older that her ideas were not so old-fashioned… nope they were remarkably on point. Continue reading
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What Life Are You Waiting For
What Life Are You Waiting For?: The Exponential Power of Saying Yes to God by Pete Hise
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
“The Clock Is Running, But It’s Not Too Late. The life you once dared to dream is still available to you. Pete Hise invites you to rediscover the shocking truth of the gospel that has the power to rebuild faulty foundations of identity and open your eyes to new realms of possibility. Isn’t it time to end the cycle of wishing and waiting for life to change – and to stop standing on the sidelines when God Himself is inviting you into the game?
What Life Are You Waiting For? Push Play On The Adventure God Has For You” Continue reading
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God is just not fair
If you’re like me, I’m sure that more than once you’ve wondered and perhaps even said out loud… God why do you let bad things happen? Why do “bad” people seem to be having it all when all I seem to do is struggle? Why do you allow us to suffer? Why didn’t you stop that murder? How can you allow this cancer diagnosis?
These are the huge questions of life that most, if not all of us, don’t have an answer to. Sure we have the pat answer that “God was there when that mom lost her unborn baby”… or “God was right there weeping when that young girl was killed”… or “God was holding you as you said your final goodbye to your husband” or my favorite… “Your husbands work on earth was done and God needed him in Heaven, more than you needed him here”!!! But to me, that is all they are … simple, pat answers that really don’t mean anything when you are in the midst of it all. Continue reading
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The Essence of Living Faith
The Essence of Living Faith: Real, Live Christianity by Michael Gifford
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
“Since “faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God” (Romans 10:17), The Essence of Living Faith is taking that Word, hiding it in our hearts (Psalm 119:11) and then putting it into action daily. Some of the best examples of living faith are found in the eleventh chapter of Hebrews, also known as “The Faithful Hall of Fame”. You are invited to join us in a thirteen-lesson study of this monumental chapter. In it you will discover faith in the hearts of God’s people that led to amazing accomplishments on earth and blessed reward in heaven. We, Too, Can have this faith and, with it, we too can overcome the world and celebrate victory in eternity (1 John 5:4)” Continue reading
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Spoken For – Say Yes to the Love Story of Your Life
You are:
- Wanted
- Pursued
- Loved
- Called
- Of Great Value
- A Peculiar Treasure
- Set Free
- Covered
- Promised
- Spoken For
You are all of these things… and more. Continue reading
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A Cause to Be Thankful
A Cause to Be Thankful! by Yolanda Shanks
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
A Cause To Be Thankful by Yolanda Shanks
ISBN: 978-0-9853616-1-7
“Have you ever considered how often we neglect expressing genuine gratitude? The bank teller. The store clerk. The person driving our kids to school. The restaurant waitress. The mailman. Even the customer service representative who takes our call – we may offer a casual “thank you” out of habit, but how much more impactful would it be if that thanks was a genuine acknowledgment of and appreciation for their efforts? What if we took that renewed sprit of thankfulness and applied it to our relationship with God?” Continue reading
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God, Grace and Gumption
It wasn’t my plan, but I spent the entire day yesterday reading a most amazing book – Miss Brenda and the Loveladies by Brenda Spahn and Irene Zutell.
As the subtitle reads… “One woman’s brush with prison… A community of women fighting the odds for survival on the outside…”
Some years back in another life, I had a family member end up in prison after being convicted of murdering her sister. She ended up in prison at the young age of 18. Scroll forward 15+ years… unable to cope with the free world, with no skills and no one to give a second chance to a murderer… and then wondering why she ended up back in prison?? Continue reading
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Total Turnaround
Are you experience trials or setbacks in your life? Through challenges are a normal part of life, they don’t have to become your entire life. Isn’t it time you had a Total Turnaround? Your breakthrough is waiting. Discover how to receive the victory God has made available for you, and experience your Total Turnaround today!
These are the words from the back of the latest book that I jsut finished reading ~Total Turnaround – 12 Keys to Breathrough in Every Area of Your Life by Danette Joy Crawford.
My first thought when I received this book…. “Just how many more self-help books are there out there?” I was wrong, this is more than a self-help book. Total Turnaround has helped me to discern the areas in my own life that perhaps I am not experiencing total victory. Continue reading
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Extreme Prayer
Extreme Prayer: The Impossible Prayers God Promises to Answer by Greg Pruett
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
Extreme Prayer by Greg Pruett
“What do you do when your whole spiritual life falls apart? It is in these heart-hungry moments—when we feel overwhelmed or alone, struggle with unanswered prayers, aren’t sure what to do, or are crying out for God’s help—that we are surprisingly poised to pray the most effective kinds of prayers possible. Access the power of extreme prayer – and watch as God’s immeasurable glory is unleashed in your life.”
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Saved Because of His Mercy 