Book Announcement - Me, Myself & I AM

I’m excited about this book. I have it, and have started doing it. At first glance it seems like a bunch of memes which float around the email world time and again, but after doing a few, it was a lot more thought provoking.
Back when I was in early grade school, [...]

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Book Announcement - Wild Goose Chase by Mark Batterson

Hey there - here’s one of the great new books I hope to read in the next month or so. Until I complete the 60-60 Experiment and Soul Revolution, I will probably be out of commission for book reviews. But the look out! I’ll crank back into book reading mode like crazy!
Wild [...]

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Book Announcement - Love as a Way of Life

Love as a Way of Life, by Gary D. Chapman
A full review of this book will be posted within the next few weeks. Until then, please enjoy the following information about this new book.

Book Summary:
For decades Dr. Gary Chapman’s best-selling books have shown readers how to speak the “love language” of those they care [...]

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Book Announcement - Experiencing the Resurrection

Ordinarily, I would be posting a book review, but I have not yet completed reading the book for this book blog tour. I do plan to finish the book and review it using my four-point rating system.
Until then, please see below for a summary of this book. I have one copy of this [...]

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Book Review - The Next Level - Rating: 9 out of 10

The Next Level: A Parable of Finding Your Place in Life, by David Gregory
How I came to read this book:
This is another WaterBrook Press book. What got my attention on this book was that the author shares the same name as my brother-in-law. The cover art is clean and conveys the content well.
Score [...]

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Book Review - Closer Than Your Skin - Rating: 7.75 out of 10

Closer Than Your Skin: Unwrapping the Mystery of Intimacy with God, by Susan D. Hill
How I came to read this book:
It’s a new release from WaterBrook Press that I was given the opportunity to review. The cover art was really good. The full title “Closer Than Your Skin: Unwrapping the Mystery of Intimacy [...]

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Book Review - 101 cups of water - Rating: 10 out of 10

101 Cups of Water:relief and refreshment for the tired, thirsty soul, by C. D. Baker
How I came to read this book:
I was given the opportunity to participate in the Waterbrook Press Blog Tour for this book - to coincide with the book’s release. I receive a variety of these offers, and when I read [...]

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Book Review - For Parents Only - Rating: 9 out of 10

For Parents Only, by Shaunti Feldhahn and Lisa A. Rice
How I came to read this book:
I received a copy of For Parents Only in order to participate in the blog tour for this book. I’d like to thank Liz Johnson for the opportunity to read a book that I may not have otherwise purchased. [...]

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Book Review - The Glass Castle - Rating: 8.75 out of 10

The Glass Castle: A Memoir, by Jeannette Wells
How I came to read this book:
My mom loaned it to me after having read it for her book club.
Score Summary

Content: 9
Writing Style: 10
Re-readability: 7
Busy Mommy Scale: 9

Content
The story told in Ms. Wells’ memoirs are still with me. I finished reading this book a couple of days [...]

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Book Review - Mosaic - Rating: 8.25 out of 10 (Early estimate)

Mosaic, by Amy Grant
I was given the opportunity by the really nice people at WaterBrook Press to read, share and review Amy Grant’s new book, Mosaic. When I got the email, I wasn’t quite sure what I should do. You see, Amy Grant was my idol when I was in grade school. [...]

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