Book Review: Duck Commander Devotions for Kids

Duck Commander Devotions for Kids
 by Korie Robertson and Chrys Howard

This book is adorable. The illustrations are super cute and kid friendly and the devotions are easy to follow for young children. We enjoy most of the books that come from Duck Commander and I do believe that we'll enjoy this book as well. I do think its for a child a little older than my son but we will hang onto it to read with him when he's older. This book tells stories in a simple manner that I think anyone would be able to understand. There is nothing fancy or over the top with this book and I do believe that it will be enjoyed by those looking for something for their children. 

**I received this book free for my honest opinion.**

Book Review: Soul Food Love

 

Soul Food Love: Healthy Recipes Inspired by One Hundred Years of Cooking in a Black Family

By Alice Randall & Caroline Randall Williams

This cookbook is absolutely beautiful, but it wasn't quite what I was expecting. I didn't realize the first half of the book would be nothing but family stories. I did find them interesting but I don't normally buy cookbooks to read them, its just not my thing. I like cookbooks to be beautifully illustrated and the recipes to be easy to follow. This cookbook did have pictures but not as many as I would have liked and in all honesty a couple of the recipes were just silly. In the dessert section there was a recipe that said to serve a thimble of burbon and dark chocolate. I guess that would be good as a random tip somewhere in the book but shouldn't take up a full page of a cookbook. Overall its a beautiful book and the quality is great, but its not one that I will keep in my collection. It is also one I won't be recommending to family or friends. 

 **I did receive this book free from the publishers for my honest opinion.**

Book Review: Words to Dream On

Words to Dream On

Bedtime Bible Stories and Prayers

By Diane Stortz

I completely forgot that we were getting this book to review until it showed up on my doorstep this afternoon. It was a nice surprise when we opened box and saw this book. At first sight it is an absolutely gorgeous book and when you open it up the illustrations are absolutely gorgeous and definitely kept both mine and my son's attention. He absolutely loves bedtime because he gets to read his Bible stories with his daddy and is excited to have another one to add to their little library. This book is just stories and does not cover everything that a Bible would so keep that in mind. It is split up by old and new testament. Each story begins with the chapter and verses that the story is being told from. There is a Bible verse to accompany the story and then the story is told and it is ended with a bedtime blessing. The stories are not long maybe 2-3 pages depending on the story and the bedtime blessings are super short usually no more than a line and super easy for the little ones to read and remember. I would definitely recommend this book to others and we will definitely be keeping it and I know my boys will truly enjoy adding it to their collection. 

** I received this book free for my honest opinion from the publishers. **

Review: The Lucado Inspirational Reader: Hope and Encouragement for Your Everyday Life

The Lucado Inspirational Reader: Hope and Encouragement for Your Everyday Life

By Max Lucado

This book is a collection of quotes, illustrations & stories from all of his books organized by topic. Some of the chapters include: The Bible, Comfort, Encouragement, Faith, Family, God's Love, Miracles, Peace, Second Chances, Spiritual Refreshment & Worship. It is a great book for encouragement and when you need a bit of a spiritual lift. I wouldn't however pick this book up if I were looking for a devotional book. It is a great read and has many things from all of his books over the past 25 years of his writing and teachings. As this being the first thing I have read by him I am really impressed with it and would definitely recommend this book to others in the future. Even though it is from various different works the book just flows well together. It is a book that doesn't have to be read from beginning to end but can be read according to where you need to be getting encouragement from at that point in time. Its a great time of year for such an uplifting book to be coming out! It will make a great Christmas gift for many :). I hope ya'll enjoy it as much as I did if you end up getting yourself a copy :) I will be encouraging my hubby to read it as well!

I received a free copy of this book through Booksneeze in exchange for my honest review, and was under no means obliged to write a positive review.

Review: Our Last Great Hope

Our Last Great Hope
By Ronnie Floyd

Our Last Great Hope wasn't a book that really kept my attention for long periods of time and I couldn't quite get into it until towards the end. Although its a book I wouldn't pick up and read from cover to cover in one sitting it is about a topic that many feel should be discussed. I'm sure the Great Commission wasn't meant to have been read in one sitting though. I don't really have too many great things to really say about the book. I felt that some things were shortened and the full story wasn't truly shared. Its not something I would recommend to anyone to be totally honest. I just wasn't impressed and felt that the way it was written was hard to read, the bibilical stories weren't fully told, and it was hard to really get into.

Disclosure of Material Connection: I received this book free from the publisher through the BookSneeze®.com [...] book review bloggers program. I was not required to write a positive review. The opinions I have expressed are my own. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission's 16 CFR, Part 255 [...] : "Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising."

Review: Wait No More

Wait No More: One Family's Amazing Adoption Journey (Focus on the Family Books)

By Kelly & John Rosati

I was really excited to see this book on Tyndale's list of books to review and of course jumped on the chance to read about this amazing family's adoption journey. I literally just received this book in the mail yesterday and had it finished by the time I went to bed last night (ok so I stayed up a little longer than my hubby cause I couldn't put it down). It was a great read and so neat how God played such an amazing roll and how he spoke to them and brought each of those children into their homes. This is definitely a book I would recommend to adoptive families as well as those who are considering adoption. If you have ever considered it yourself I say grab a company and read it. I don't know if its because we've been on an adoption journey ourselves but I truly LOVE to read and hear about others stories as well. Definitely a great book and love the way its told. I also really connected with the book because we're also a military family :) so in the end yes I'd recommend this book!

Disclosure of Material Connection: I received this book free from Tyndale as part of their Blogger Review program. I was not required to write a positive review. The opinions I have expressed are my own. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission's 16 CFR, Part 255: "Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising."

Book Review: Make the Bread, Buy the Butter

Make the Bread, Buy the Butter

By: Jennifer Reese

This book is unlike any I've read before. Its a cookbook, but definitely more than a cookbook. This is something that you need to read from cover to cover before you decide how to go about using her recipes. It helps you decide what is worth making from scratch, is the hassle worth it, is the price difference even a factor. It also helps you decide if going even further and living an even more frugal life is worth it. She even explains raising livestock and the benefits from that. If you are looking for a life changing book this is definitely something you should pick up! The only thing I didn't care for was the lack of pictures. I love to see how something is suppose to turn out and this book didn't have any. Its not a must for me but something I do like to see. Other than that it was a great read, cute stories, and great recipes!

About the Author

Jennifer Reese has been a professional journalist all of her adult life, working mostly for national magazines, and has been an avid, adventurous home cook for even longer, which she blogs about at the Tipsy Baker as well as for online publications like Slate and DoubleX. A former reporter at Fortune magazine, she moved to northern California and freelanced for publications including Food & Wine, Saveur, and the New York Times Book Review. Jennifre was hired as the book critic for Entertainment Weekly in 2003, where she worked until 2008. She was on Board of the National Book Critics Circle for two terms. In April of 2008, she started her blog, The Tipsy Baker, where she writes about cooking for her finicky family from a collection of 1,000 cookbooks and making household staples from scratch. The Tipsy Baker has been listed as The Oregoian newspaper's "web site of he week" and has been featured on Marketplace. 

Review: Is the Bible Reliable?

Is the Bible Reliable?: Building the Historical Case (True U)


Normally I review books but this time I was able to get a dvd series. It was a rather interesting series set up in 10 lessons. It is in a classroom type setting and was very informative. You really will learn things that you never knew. It is a great aide if you have high school age kids at home or are teaching them. It is also great for adults as well! It really is a great tool and will give you so much added knowledge.

I received this DVD for free from Tyndale House Publishers in exchange for a fair and honest review.

Book Review: Deeper into the Word

Deeper into the Word

By: Keri Wyatt Kent

This is a great book for those who would like to study and understand the New Testament more thoroughly. It is beautifully written and a must have for those in the field of theology and those who just want to learn more. The author takes 100 words that you see over and over again in the New Testament and gives them more meaning to us the readers. We learn the origin and that things aren't always what we think they mean. You really can learn so much from this book and at the end of each section she brings the meaning to Christian living. A really great book to own and recommend!

**I recieved this book from Bethany House Publishing Group to read and review.**

Book Review: REGGIE: You Can't Change Your Past, but You Can Change Your Future

REGGIE: You Can't Change Your Past, but You Can Change Your Future

By: Reggie Dabbs w/ John Driver

I choose this book to review because I was interested to see how being adopted impacted his life. We have adopted our son and its rather interesting to see how adoptees deal with this knowledge. I didn't care for the fact that it took him so long to find out he was adopted. I'm sure back then though many people didn't want to approach the subject and its wasn't as open back then as it is today but adoption is a daily topic in our home and our son will always know that its a positive word in our world. I also don't care for how he found out how he came into the world and that he thought that was the reason he was here. He came into this world in a different means to be with the family that rasied him, but thats just my way of thinking.

He does tell an amazing story overall though he though he uses a lot of fluff to fill in some biblical stories. Its a great story for people to see that they can break free of the past and become something even greater. That the past doesn't have to hold us in place or drag us backwards. Its a great story and one I'm glad to have read.


I received this book free from the publisher through the BookSneeze.com book review bloggers program. I was not required to write a positive review. The opinions I have expressed are my own. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission's 16 CFR, Part 255: Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising.



Book Review: Beneath the Night Tree

Beneath the Night Tree

By: Nicole Baart

Well apparently when I picked out my books to review I didn't do my homework very well because also for this book I picked one from a series and this book just happens to be the end of this series and ya'll know me I prefer to start from the beginning! OH well I have learned from my mistakes let me tell you!

I will be honest though when I started this book I had no idea that it was the third and last part of a series. The story is beautifully written and truly stands well on its own. It really captured my attention and I couldn't put it down! This is definitely a book I would recommend to family and friends in the future and I can't wait to get the first two in this series now!

Its a story of an unwed mother who has a five year old son and how his father came back into their life. She also has a 10 year old half brother who is more of a son to her as well and she lives on a farm with her grandparents. Its a beautiful story of a multi generation family and how they work together and pray together. It truly is a great book and a great story and even though it doesn't have the happy ending many books have it still leaves you quite content with the ending. A definite must read!

**I received a copy of this book from Tyndale House Publishers in exchange for my unbiased review.**

Then Sings My Soul (special edition)

This is a book review for Then Sings My Soul which I received free from Book Sneeze for this review. I may review this book the way I see fit and it does not have to be a positive review.

Then Sings My Soul Special Edition 
By Robert J. Morgan

This is a beautiful book with 150 hymns and songs. I did not read this book in order and am actually still going through it but I found it so interesting that I decided to blog about it before I have completed all of them. Its not one of those books that you sit down and just have to read from beginning to end but you can go through it and look for what you want depending on the season which is super nice.  It is even sectioned off into holidays like Christmas and Easter which makes things super easy to find. It is really fascinating to find out facts and how songs came to be. Each song has two pages one to the history and one to the sheet music which just makes it that much more exceptional. If you are a music lover and love history this is definitely a book that needs to be added to your collection.

Book Review for Blind Hope: An Unwanted Dog and the Woman She Rescued

I have really been slacking when it comes to my book reviews. I have two other books and just have been busier and not feeling well, but I'm finally getting around to it! Yay me! Plus I'm ready for some new reading material and who can pass up free books?!?!

This book review is for: Blind Hope: An Unwanted Dog and the Woman She Rescued
                                     by Kim Meeder and Laurie Sacher

 This book can be purchased at many stores including online at Amazon.com

This book started out differently that I had thought it would and I was simply amazed from the beginning to the end! It is such an inspirational and motivating book about how this mangy broken down animal was made whole again by an amazing woman. Its also a story of how this amazing animal made a believer out a mangy broken down person!

This book shows how Laurie realized her relationship with God was very much like the beginning relationship she had with her dog Mia. Mia being blind and hurt had to learn to trust what she could not see and in doing this struggled and rebelled against her master. Mia found herself in many different obstacles because she couldn't trust her masters voice. She slowly began to trust Laurie and build an amazing relationship and can trust in her full heartedly now. Laurie was able to see through this relationship how she had strayed as well and needed to put her life with God back on track and allow him to lead her through life as she must do with Mia. 

Through this relationship and learning process she grew to know that God loved her even when she strayed down the wrong path.

This was such an amazing story that I would recommend to anyone and I believe dog lovers such as myself would love it even more! Its such an amazing tale of a growing relationship! 




“I received this book for free from WaterBrook Multnomah Publishing Group for this review”.

Book Review: Two Tickets to the Christmas Ball

I literally just received the books Two Tickets to the Christmas Ball in the mail yesterday and finished it before lunch time today. My son fell asleep in my arms and I really couldn't move and I honestly didn't want too because I was really enjoying this book!

Two Tickets to the Christmas Ball A Novella Written by Donita K. Paul

It is a super sweet story that was mixed with a bit of magic which I honestly found a bit odd being a Christian fiction book and I wasn't quite sure if the characters in the book were a form of angels, but I truly enjoyed the bit of magic that was seen through out the whole book. I loved the story of two very different families, two very different people and how they came to find God, and how they came together.

I also really loved the character Sandy. She truly is an angel and I love how she talks about being a true child of God and being childlike. It was amazing. This is definitely a book I'll be telling friends about and recommending to them to read! Especially those who have special angels of their own at home!

“I received this book for free from WaterBrook Multnomah Publishing Group for this review”