So Long Insecurity Journal review

I recently received the devotional journal, So Long Insecurity, from Tyndale rewards At no cost in exchange for my personal review.

This journal comes in a hard back cover that is very attractive.  It is a great companion to Beth Moore's book or bible study by the same name.  It has prompts, prayers, quotes and bible reading suggestions to help you as you tackle insecurity.  There is ample space to write your thoughts and feelings.

This journal can be used if you haven't read the book or done the bible study. This would make a great gift, especially if you know of someone that struggles with insecurity.

Book Review- "You Don't Know Me" by Susan May Warren

This is a fiction book that has a little suspense to it.  This authors style of writing is easy to read.  The author had a good story line but it was lacking the ability to grab my attention at the start of the book.  I actually found myself not wanting to read it after around the 3rd chapter just because it was a little boring.   But about 1/2 through, I wanted to find out how the book ended. I have not read many books by this author, but as for this book, I can only give it 3 out of 5 stars.  It was good after I actually go "into" it, but it was lacking something at the start.  I prefer a book with a little more "grab" at the beginning.  I was giving this book free of charge by Tyndale Rewards to give my honest opinion.

Doodletopia: Cartoons Review

I was pleasantly surprised by the Doodletopia: Cartoons book.  This would be a great item to have for a road trip, rainy days, sick days, etc.  This gives the little artist places to doodle and it also shows them the steps in drawing many cartoon characters.
I think this would be a great surprise for the child that just had surgery, is sick, for those long car rides and even when they are just in need of a little "down time" .  I think this would be great in a stocking this year at Christmas. 

A Karen Kingsbury Collection

I have read many of Karen Kingsbury books in the past. I have enjoyed all of them.  This collection however was different. The first one in the series, I really didn't enjoy that much. The second book however em was better and the third was great. If you are new to Karen Kingsbury books, you won't be disappointed. Don't judge her by the first in this series, go ahead and read the other two, you will be glad you did. I was given a free copy of this title in exchange for my honest opinion of the book.

The Gift that keeps giving.

I just found out a way to give someone a gift and it just keeps on giving. Visit http://kiva.org/invitedby/anita5691. This site allows you to give a gift card to someone to make a loan to an individual in another country to start their own business. Once the money is paid back, you can re-loan it to another person. A friend of mine was telling me her son gave it to her for Mother's Day and it thrilled her to be able to do this. She was telling me it has already been paid back twice and she has gotten to re-loan it! The gifts start out at $25! I purchased 2 for Christmas gifts this year. Check out their site and give the gift that keeps on giving!

Women of Faith Fall Conference

I have been chosen to attend the Women of Faith Fall Conference and blog about it. This is a very exciting event for women of all ages. If you want to be uplifted, encouraged and blessed, you need to attend one of the Women of Faith conferences that will be coming near to your area. I will be posting more, but for now, here is a short video for you to see.

Praying For Your Future Husband-Book Review

I chose to review the book, Praying for Your Future Husband, by Robin Jones Gunn and Tricia Goyer because I thought it would be very helpful working in the student ministry. I have never read anything by either of these two authors but was very interested in the title of the book.

I must say, I thoroughly enjoyed this book. It gives you the authors personal stories as they began to pray for their future husbands. But not only does it give their personal account, it gives you scripture references, and questions that would be great for a group setting.

The two authors have very different stories, but God was faithful and answered both their prayers with Godly husbands. I think this is a much needed book in today’s society, where the media is putting so much emphasis on the outward appearance. Our students need to know that God has a much better plan for their lives if they will just trust Him and wait on His timing for their spouse.

This is written to young ladies, but the principle can be used by young men as well. I think anyone that has an unmarried daughter, grand daughter, or works with student ministry should read this book. It has very practical advice and it gives you scripture to reference and study.

I enjoyed reading this book and will pass it along to my unmarried daughter. I highly recommend this book to anyone that has influence with students. Whether you are a parent, grand-parent, teacher or you work with student ministry, this book is a must read!

I was given this book by WaterBrook Multnomah to review and give my honest opinion.
I was not required to give a favorable review.