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Back from Summer Hiatus

bbdeanna — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 20:06:26 +0000

In case you haven’t noticed, I took this summer off from my book reviewing to spend time with the family. But that doesn’t mean I stopped reading, which means I have a line-up of reviews coming up after the weekend. Some of the books you can expect to see (in no particular order):

When a Woman Takes an Axe to a Wall by Allegra Bennett

The Boy Who Came Back from Heaven by Kevin Malarkey, Alex Malarkey

The Wild Soccer Bunch by Joachim Masannek

The Net Present Value of Life by Michael DiLauro

Melvin the Magnificent Molar by Julia Cook and Laura Jana

Deep Nights by Steven Sloan

LASB Bible Study 2 Corinthians

The Paranoid Parents Guide by Christie Barnes

Total Law of Attraction by Dr. David Che

Between God & Me: A Journey through Proverbs by Vicki Courtney

Whew! I better get caught up on my writing!

Til the Next Chapter,

Dee

What I’m Reading This Week

bbdeanna — Fri, 28 May 2010 21:35:26 +0000

My stack of review books is slowly getting higher on the nightstand next to my bed, but here’s what I’m actually reading this week.

Power of a Praying Wife by Stormie Omartian. Okay this one has been on my shelf for quite some time and I never got around to reading it. But then I saw a group on Hallee the Homemaker’s website that were doing a study on it, so I decided to start reading it to join in the study. Except that I actually haven’t done the study on her website, instead, I opted to do the study guide I bought with it.

When a Woman Takes an Axe to a Wall by Allegra Bennett. This is a review copy I received and will be reviewing on June 18th. I’ll also be giving away a copy to one lucky blog reader. After just the first two chapters, I feel it really speaks to me about the place I am in my life and I am getting alot out of it. Stay tuned for the review in a couple weeks.

The Girls from Ames by Jeffrey Zaslow. This is also a review copy (coming mid to late June) and I’m only a chapter into it. My interest was piqued with this book synopsis because I had a small, close knit group of girlfriends as a kid that I lost touch with. (Mostly). But I really find it intriguing to know how such a large group of girls (10) remains friends in childhood and through adulthood. My closest friends are family members so I want to know what I’m missing. We’ll see..

The Sweet By and By – Review

Deanna — Thu, 20 May 2010 20:07:28 +0000

Is it easy to start a new life when you haven’t faced your past? The Sweet By and By by Sara Evans and Rachel Hauck is an enlightening story of forgiveness, honesty and communication. Jade Fitzgerald is newly engaged and ready to marry the love of her life. But in planning for the wedding, Jade’s past comes back to haunt her. She must learn to be honest with her fiancé, confront her mother Beryl, the aging hippy who made a lot of mistakes with Jade and come to grips with her past.

It’s not until she is stranded at a small bed and breakfast with her mother, unable to leave, that she accepts Jesus Christ into her heart. This small act opens her eyes and allows her to see Beryl in a new light, freeing her to forgive her mother for the mistake of the past and opening her life to a new relationship with her. Jade’s story has much to teach us if we can open our hearts and minds and learn to forgive those who have hurt us. Though I wouldn’t classify this as a religious or theological story, there is obviously a theme of forgiveness.

Not my typical genre, but I thought I would give Sara Evans a try and now I am hooked. Any more stories planned for the future, Sara? I’ll be waiting.

God’s Little Princess Devotional Bible by Sheila Walshde

bbdeanna — Thu, 20 May 2010 19:35:48 +0000

When I received my review copy of God’s Little Princess Devotional Bible by Sheila Walsh, I fell completely in love with the beautiful cover. The princess crown with the pink jewel is a real attention grabber. Once my 11 year old daughter saw it, she was instantly enamored with it. If you have a little girl ages 5-11 that loves pink, ponies and princesses, she will love this book.

Not only is it an easy to read book, but the different sections in the book make it easy to read in bits and pieces, which makes for a great devotional for a young girls; short attention span. It is broken down into small features that have much variety for children.

Features include:

Scripture memory
Girls/Women of the Bible
Dress Up/Role playing ideas
Kids song & worship
Ideas to teach manners

My favorite feature of this book is that there are stories for you and your daughter to read and then an activity to reinforce what they learned in the story. For young children, this is an ideal way to learn. While my 11 year old loved it, my younger, more independent rough and tumble girl didn’t find much use for it. So I highly recommend this book to any little girl who is the frilly dress up, girly type.

The Handy Answer Book for Kids (and Parents) by Gina Misiroglu

bbdeanna — Sun, 21 Mar 2010 02:40:07 +0000

Do your kids drive you crazy with constant questions? Are many of them questions you don’t know the answer to? Questions like “How does a microwave cook food so fast?” or “How do boats float?” At our house we are constantly going to the internet for the answers. Now we have the answers in book form.

The Handy Answer book is an educational book for kids and their parents. You might think an educational book equals a boring book, but that is definitely not the case with The Handy Answer Book. With nearly 800 questions and answer on every topic in a kids world with color photos. Kids could spend hours reading this book filled with cornucopia of information on many different topics.

Speaking of topics, you will find entertaining answers in on a ton of subjects, including Outer Space, Creatures Big and Small, Politics and Government and probably the most asked questions, How Things Work. My kids have a great time reading the answers to the many questions and usually spark more questions. If you have a curious kid (Never met one that wasn’t) then this book would be a great resource to keep handy at home.