Book Review
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Who’s the New Kid? — How an ordinary mom helped her daughter overcome childhood obesity – and you can too!
by Heidi Bond with Jenna Glatzer What a beautiful story! Heidi, had never learned anything about nutrition and exercise so, they just ate whatever they wanted whenever they wanted. Her daughter, Breanna, was in 3rd grade and already hitting 180+lbs. Heidi tried everything she could think of and prayed, prayed, prayed. Through a lot of…
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As Waters Gone By
by Cynthia Ruchti A story of pain, sorrow, healing, love and cleansing. Emmalyn moves to a small town so she can pick up the pieces of her life. Well, so she can pick up the pieces of what’s left of her life. Her husband is in prison and due to be released soon. Can their…
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In Firefly Valley
by Amanda Cabot Marisa is back in her small hometown and she is not happy about it. She worked hard to get a degree and get out of there. Now back at a newly updated resort, she is trying to sort out her life. Her dad is missing, she’s had her heart broken, her brother-in-law…
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Hutterite Diaries
by Linda Maendel I had never heard of the Hutterite community. Apparently, they live their lives in a communal setting. They share everything, take meals together, etc… I thought this book sounded really interesting because I love memoirs and I wanted to learn more about this colony. They use modern conveniences, unlike the Amish, but…
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Never Say No – raising big-picture kids
by Mark and Jan Foreman Such a great book on a topic that I am extremely passionate about (thus the name of my blog!!). Mark and Jan are the parents of Tim and Jon Foreman…You know, from a little band called Switchfoot? In this book they teach about “Transparenting”. (Not sure if I made that…
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The Three Heavens – Angels, Demons And What Lies Ahead
by John Hagee Woh. If there is a book that I would recommend you pick up this year, it is this one. In 2 Corinthians 12:2, Paul describes how he visited the Third Heaven. It would seem that if there is a third heaven, there must be a first and second. John takes us through…
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Dare To Answer – 8 Questions That Awaken your Faith
by John Busacker In his latest book, John tackles some of the questions that Jesus asked while He was here on earth. Jesus was often responding to questions with a question of His own. He liked to make us actually think for ourselves…When John the Baptist’s disciples pointed Him out, Jesus replied saying, “What do…
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As Love Blooms
by Lorna Seilstad Tessa is hiding a secret and she absolutely MUST get hired as a horticulturist at Como Park or her family will find out what it is. They already think so little of her…Of course, there is also a young, handsome man that is vying for the same position and is ever so…
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No Place To Hide
by Lynette Eason Suspenseful, Heart-Racing, Non-Stop Action! As Jackie’s childhood friend is plastered all over the TV with “Terrorist” and “Wanted by FBI” labels, she heads on over to his place to see what’s going on. Little does she know that this sets a chain of events into motion that will make them both part…
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A Love Like Ours
by Becky Wade I love books that deal with real, dark and deep issues. In A Love Like Ours, Becky deals with the tough issues of PTSD, single parenthood and a terminally ill family member. She doesn’t pull any punches, but really puts them out there. There are real relationships with God and that is…
Lady Charity Christian-Andrews 