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Showing posts with label books. Show all posts
Showing posts with label books. Show all posts
Wednesday, June 9, 2010
Sunday, May 30, 2010
Book Review: Lonestar Homecoming
I stuck to my word for book review Sunday-two weeks in a row! Let's see if I can keep this up. Thank goodness I can read really quickly because I don't know where the time came from to complete anotehr book. I do know that this book was one of those books you don't want to put down so it was easy to finish quickly.
Like last week's review, this is a third book in a series called the Lonestar Series. The first book was Lonestar Sanctuary and the second book was called Lonestar Secrets and the third is Lonestar Homecoming written by Colleen Coble. She is one of my favorite christian fiction authors. Check out her website for a complete list of her titles. I highly recommend all of them.
All of the Lonestar books were fast-paced and suspenseful. Fortunately, they all resolved at the end of each one so you weren't left wondering what was going to happen next and then having to wait a year for the next book in the series to come out (I don't like that!).
Lonestar Homecoming followed the story of a single mom named Gracie with a 5-year-old daughter named Hope. She was a runaway bride-literally-ran away with her wedding dress on and all and I won't tell you why. She ends up in Bluebird Ranch and met a very interesting guy who completely changes her life in many ways.
The theme of the book centered very much on facing your problems head on. Stop running from things you are afraid of and trust the Lord in everything! I really enjoyed this book and I hope the author will continue to follow these characters she has worked so hard to develop!
Sunday, May 23, 2010
Book Review: Greater Love
It is book review Sunday! If I can actually manage to finish a book every week, I will do my best to post a review of it on Sunday. If not, it be book review 3-1/2 weeks from now or whatever. :)
So, I FINALLY finished my latest BookSneeze book. It was the third in a trilogy, so naturally, I had to read the first two books in the series before I could read the third. Thanks a lot, Book Sneeze. No, really, thanks a lot! The series was great!
The first book in the Tides of Truth series was called: Deeper Water, followed by Higher Hope and finally Greater Love by Robert Whitlow. I have attempted to read some of his stuff in the past and never really got into it. I wasn't too thrilled to try this series in the beginning, but I am really glad I did. The first book was a tad hard to get into for some reason, but let me tell you, it was worth it. I just think that Robert Whitlow takes a long time developing his characters and storyline so where I am used to a "grab you on the first page" kind of book, this wasn't one of them and I came to find out that that is OK.
BUT, after you read the first book, you can totally jump right into the second and third books no problem because the first definitely leaves you hanging and you wonder what on earth is going to happen with Tammy Lynn Taylor (the main character). I think I am probably pretty bad at doing book reviews because I don't like when a book or movie is ruined for me so I am going to be pretty vague. I actually never read dust jacket blurbs on books because I don't want a thing to be revealed to me before I read it with my own eyes. :)
The Tides of Truth series follows Tammy Lynn Taylor, a law student who was homeschooled until high school. Her upbringing was extremely strict and regimented and the trilogy follows her through coming into her own. She completed college and was accepted into law school and she is coming to find out there is a whole big world out there. She is put in precarious situations that test everything she believes in and causes her to form her own viewpoints on things she previously hadn't thought of or encountered.
She gets a job as a summer clerk at a law firm and the first two books follow her experience there. The third book, Greater Love, is the perfect ending to the trilogy and it answers all the questions the author built up in your mind in the first two. Aaahh, that is really all I can say without ruining it for you! Go get these books and read them-they are great!!! :) I told you I am not good at reviews.
Sunday, May 2, 2010
FREE book: Radical by David Platt
Taking back your faith from the American Dream...
Interesting statement. I will be interested to see what this book is all about. Free is free so I can't wait to get my copy!! Check it out!
Book Closeouts-99 cents
Book Closeouts.com has some great prices on kids books/educational books right now starting at 99 cents! There were some Berenstein Bear books for 99 cents too.
Use code COURAGE for $5 off a $35 purchase.
Wednesday, April 14, 2010
The 5 Love Languages free test
Check it out HERE!
Monday, March 29, 2010
Free book-Jungle Pilot
You can sign up for a free copy of Jungle Pilot by Russell T. Hitt offered by Mission Aviation Fellowship. This is the story of the missionary pilot Nate Saint who was killed in Ecuador by the natives.
Tuesday, March 16, 2010
The Flowering Cross
Wow. I cannot believe I am really doing this blog thing. I have wanted to for a long time, but I am on my computer SOOO much for work that I really didn't want another thing to have to do on the computer. Well, my attitude changed when I found out I could get FREE books just by blogging and reviewing them. I absolutely adore reading and I am thrilled to get to share my thoughts on books (and eventually other things, I'm sure) with anyone with an ear to hear...or should I say an eye to read?!
So, my first book from the awesome company Booksneeze is called The Flowering Cross. It is a precious account of a little girl who has a grumpy old neighbor. She, with her mother's help, befriends this neighbor and in the end leads him to a relationship with the Lord. It shows the drastic change from grumpy to joyful when he accepted Christ.
My favorite part about the book is that on every other page or so there was a scripture and what the author called a "Faith Imprint" which was a question or a thought to share beyond the actual text of the book. A thought to provoke a discussion with your child. While I expected some silly answers and maybe a bit of confusion from Reagan, my 5-year-old, I never expected what actually happened. First, the funny. One of the first Faith Imprints was supposed to be me telling about how Jesus died on the cross and rose on Easter. So, I asked Reagan, "Why do we celebrate Easter?" To my chagrin, his answer was "eggs?" I hear my husband, a pastor of all things, GROAN in the other room as he heard Reagan's response! Swallowing a laugh, I explained the real reason (although we go through this every year...maybe it will stick this year!), that being Jesus! His resurrection! He is risen!! His face continued to be sad and when asked, he said he was sad that he ever had to die in the first place. That is sad, I said, but He is ALIVE! Isn't that awesome?? His eyes lit up a bit. On we went with the book.
As we went through the part where they attend a church service and the pastor preaches about Easter, his eyes filled with tears at the mention of heaven. I asked him why he was crying and he said he misses his Great-Grandpa who he lost last year. Fighting back the tears myself, I said, but isn't it great how we get to see him again since you have asked Jesus to come into your heart and isn't it awesome how Great-Grandpa isn't sick anymore and he is with Jesus in Heaven?? He perked up a bit and then Really perked up when I told him Great-Grandma was coming to visit in less than two weeks! "Great-grandma, YAY!" he said. Whew, crisis everted.
I wouldn't have initially picked this book to buy for my two boys because it was very girly and the primary figure was a little girl. At the end of the book, there are instructions on how to make your own "flowering cross" to which Reagan emphatically said that, and I quote, "I would want a plain cross, no holes, no flowers...maybe some animals because I am a boy." So, yes a more masculine element would be interesting for my kids, but it is the perfect book for a little girl. I might give it to one of my nieces. :)
I am so nervous with this whole blogging thing. I hope I am making sense after lack of sleep, working , cleaning and running around after my kids all day!! Thanks for reading. :) Can't wait for my next book to arrive!
So, my first book from the awesome company Booksneeze is called The Flowering Cross. It is a precious account of a little girl who has a grumpy old neighbor. She, with her mother's help, befriends this neighbor and in the end leads him to a relationship with the Lord. It shows the drastic change from grumpy to joyful when he accepted Christ.
My favorite part about the book is that on every other page or so there was a scripture and what the author called a "Faith Imprint" which was a question or a thought to share beyond the actual text of the book. A thought to provoke a discussion with your child. While I expected some silly answers and maybe a bit of confusion from Reagan, my 5-year-old, I never expected what actually happened. First, the funny. One of the first Faith Imprints was supposed to be me telling about how Jesus died on the cross and rose on Easter. So, I asked Reagan, "Why do we celebrate Easter?" To my chagrin, his answer was "eggs?" I hear my husband, a pastor of all things, GROAN in the other room as he heard Reagan's response! Swallowing a laugh, I explained the real reason (although we go through this every year...maybe it will stick this year!), that being Jesus! His resurrection! He is risen!! His face continued to be sad and when asked, he said he was sad that he ever had to die in the first place. That is sad, I said, but He is ALIVE! Isn't that awesome?? His eyes lit up a bit. On we went with the book.
As we went through the part where they attend a church service and the pastor preaches about Easter, his eyes filled with tears at the mention of heaven. I asked him why he was crying and he said he misses his Great-Grandpa who he lost last year. Fighting back the tears myself, I said, but isn't it great how we get to see him again since you have asked Jesus to come into your heart and isn't it awesome how Great-Grandpa isn't sick anymore and he is with Jesus in Heaven?? He perked up a bit and then Really perked up when I told him Great-Grandma was coming to visit in less than two weeks! "Great-grandma, YAY!" he said. Whew, crisis everted.
I wouldn't have initially picked this book to buy for my two boys because it was very girly and the primary figure was a little girl. At the end of the book, there are instructions on how to make your own "flowering cross" to which Reagan emphatically said that, and I quote, "I would want a plain cross, no holes, no flowers...maybe some animals because I am a boy." So, yes a more masculine element would be interesting for my kids, but it is the perfect book for a little girl. I might give it to one of my nieces. :)
I am so nervous with this whole blogging thing. I hope I am making sense after lack of sleep, working , cleaning and running around after my kids all day!! Thanks for reading. :) Can't wait for my next book to arrive!
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