READ THIS BOOK!

Honestly, if you are only going to read one book this year make it "Finding God in the Bible"!!! Author Darren Wilson grew up in the church and yet never learned to speak Christian-ese. (Thankfully) This well written book is refreshing and provides a lot of insight into the stories of the bible that I have heard a hundred times. Somehow Mr. Wilson managed to pull something out of each of those stories that I had never thought about before. My heart feels full after reading this book. God is so thoroughly in love with me and just wants me to be His friend. What a crazy idea! BTW, I was given this book free in exchange for an honest review.

Unseen - Book Review

Sometimes I really want to be able to write a positive review because a book contains important information. "Unseen" by Jack Graham falls into that category. Unfortunately, I couldn't get past to poor writing. He has excellent points but he takes so long getting to them that I find myself skimming or even flipping past them. For example: "If you find yourself distracted by the hum of the air-conditioner, the tilt of the dusty lampshade, or the dog barking at cars as they drive by, simply ask God to gently tug your thoughts back to him - his character, his kindness, his purposes in his world." This sentence reflects the majority of writing. His editor needed to tell him to stop using so many commas. Having said that, Mr. Graham does a good job of reminding the reader of what's important and of the vast realm we don't see. Let us not forget the battle raging! Oh, and by the way, I got this book free from Bethany House in exchange for an honest review.

An Embarrassing Experiment

Soooo, as a Bzzagent, I was assigned the job of making a video showing the absorbance of Always Infinity Pads. Yeah, it didn't go as expected BUT they are a great product. I'm glad they gave me a free sample. Here's the link to the experiment video. Enjoy.

Burt's Bees

My lastest freebie through Bzzagent is Burt's Bees facial cleanser for Sensitive Skin. They have a whole line of sensitive skin products that boast cotton as a main ingredient. I'm not sensitive to cosmetic products but it smells good. :)

Well Dressed Gal

Last night was a riot! 14 ladies in my livingroom trying clothes on and laughing uproariously. (Is that a word?) I do this twice a year and it's a blast. I host a free clothing exchange and its so simple that I'm shocked more don't do it. Everyone brings whatever clothes they have that they don't want anymore - purses,shoes, jewellery are also brought. Everything gets dumped in the middle of the floor and on the count of three the madness begins. The only rule is that you have to try it on before leaving so that if it isn't right for you someone else can have it. I came away with a number of great pieces, cleaned out my own closets and had a hoot.

It's funny to see different personalities shine through. Everyone is very VERY polite and gracious and for all the times I've done this there hasn't been a single fight. But, I get a kick out of watching the shy ladies deal with the sight of everyone else in their underoos. My sisters and I are not what you would call shy so it's fun for me to see even the shyest of gal overcoming her insecurities and strip down with the rest of us.

Plan your own! You'll love it - who doesn't love free clothes?

Jan book review

I chose "Alienation A C.H.A.O.S. Novel" By Jon S. Lewis knowing that it was meant for young teens and with my oldest son in mind. It was your typical youth fictional novel in that the teen saves the world even though he's surrounded by adults, police, military etc. It's the second novel in the series and admittedly I didn't read the first but I kept waiting for anything resembling a plot at appear. The whole book seemed like one long segway from novel one to novel three. Perhaps I missed something given that I'm not a 13 year old boy. There was nothing in the story that gave me pause, nothing that would prevent me from handing it over to my children to read. I'm completely at a standstill as to whether to give it my recommendation or not. I feel nothing for or against it therefore I'll say yes to this book for 12 year olds and no for adults. How's that for being non-committal.

BTW, I was given this book free of charge in return for my unbiased opinion.

November Book Review

I really wanted to like this one. Perhaps I had my hopes set too high. Previously I had read "Heaven is For Real" by Todd Burpo and loved it. It was life-changing. I passed it around to all of my friends and they all felt the same way. That's why when "Heaven is For Real - DVD conversaton kit" became available I jumped at the opportunity.

To put it mildly,I kept fast forwarding out of sheer boredom. If you've read the book, don't bother with the DVD. If you haven't read the book, read the book. The DVD was the retelling of Colton Burpo's visit to Heaven during an appendectomy and the visions he saw while there but in a much slooower way than the book. Pity.

BTW, I got my copy for free from Thomas Nelson Publishing in exchange for an honest review. All opinions belong to moi.