Review: This book bases it's inspiring advice off of twenty five scriptures from the Book of Mormon. It shows that the answers to parenting questions and challenges can be found in the scriptures.
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Friday, November 18, 2011
Flashback Friday: Mothering with Spiritual Power by Debra Woods
Review: This book bases it's inspiring advice off of twenty five scriptures from the Book of Mormon. It shows that the answers to parenting questions and challenges can be found in the scriptures.
Monday, July 25, 2011
Where Will You Go from Here? by Valorie Burton
Review/Synopsis: When flipping through this book, the first thing that caught my eye was a quote by John Wooden which reads, "Things turn out best for the people who make the best of the way things turn out." I loved that quote and it is really what most of the book is about. The author wants the reader to learn to get out of his or her own "ditch" by doing it the right way and not just leaping out of the ditch to land in something even more treacherous.The author leads the reader through steps using examples of tragedies and struggles in other people's lives with scriptures and better ways to think to get the reader out of the slump and get back on his or her feet.
As I was reading this book and all the struggles other people went through, I kept thinking to myself, "I don't really have any major struggles." So, then I started thinking about the things that stress me out from day to day and I realized this applies to those as well. I can use the same steps here and make a stressful day with a toddler a better day or turn an incredibly busy day into a... well, still busy and stressful but I will have a better view of the situation while going through my day. I found myself constantly thinking of her five steps introduced in the beginning of the book just to get me through my day to day activities as a mom and realized how much easier it is. I thought this was a fun book with excellent advice!
Author: If you are wondering if she has the education to back up the information she puts in the books -- I am going to say the answer to that is YES! She has a BA from Florida State University, a masters degree in positive psychology from the University of Pennsylvania, a masters degree in journalism from Florida A & M University. She is also a PCC (Professional Certified Coach) and and member of the International Coach Federation, National Speakers Association and the National Association of Black Journalists. She currently lives in Atlanta, GA. This is her most recent of six books. To learn more about hValorie Burton and the motivational programs she has available or to receive her newsletter then click here (http://www.valorieburton.com/).
Rating: **** Four Stars
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I received this book for free from WaterBrook Multnomah Publishing Group for this review
Thursday, July 14, 2011
The Final Summit by Andy Andrews
Review/Synopsis: The Final Summit is the stand alone sequel to The Travler's Gift. A Traveler is a person who has traveled in time and David Ponder happens to be one of these people. In his seventies, he is feeling depressed and lost when the archangel, Gabriel, appears to him and asks him to lead the summit to find out the answer to saving humanity before it's too late. It's a race against time as David and all the great minds from history come together in this novel and together discover what humanity must do to save themselves.
I absolutely loved the way this story was written. It caused me to think and actually question my own actions to what I have done to help humanity or to hurt it. Do I do everything I can? The way this was written was a fictional story but it reminded me of a self help book as well, helping me to be more than I am and to try harder than I do. It was also fascinating reading the histories of the characters. Two of them I hadn't even heard of but their stories were amazing. What awesome people we have had throughout history who set such amazing examples.
Author: Andy lost both of his parents at the age of 19. His mother died from cancer and his father in an automobile accident. He found himself homeless. He started his career as a comedian in the 80s and performed in front of as many as 80,000 people. He was even the opening act for Joan Rivers for two years. His first book, The Traveler's Gift, was turned down 51 times. Finally, it was accepted and over a million copies were sold. A few of Andy's passions are history (which is obvious in his writing) and fishing in the Gulf of Mexico. Andy says he doesn't really like writing but he likes having written. (Info found here.)
Rating: ***** Five Stars
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