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Wednesday, November 2, 2011

Love Out Loud by Joyce Meyer (Book Review)

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Title: Love Out Loud: 365 Devotions for Loving God, Loving Yourself and Loving Others
Author: Joyce Meyer
Publisher: Faith Words

About the book: Jesus said, "You must love the Lord your God with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind; and your neighbor as yourself." - Luke10:27

If one had to choose a single verse in the Bible that is a formula for successful living, this would be the one to live by, says Joyce Meyer: love God, yourself and others - in that order.

Many Christians get mixed up about love. They know they should love God and others, but many do not understand that loving oneself is one-third of God's equation. They mistakenly think of it as selfishness or self-aggrandizement.

Joyce Meyer believes that this misconception is one of the greatest pitfalls in the Christian journey. Loving oneself in a balanced, healthy manner is essential in order to have healthy relationships with God, ourselves and others.

Drawing upon her previous work and teaching series as well as original devotions, the author of Power Thoughts examines the three loves that we've been commanded to exhibit.

My thoughts:  What better thing to immerse yourself in learning about, for a year no less, than love.  With a devotion for every day of the year, Joyce Meyer once again is able to to hone in and give us nuggets to ponder each day. 

Each devotion is just a page long, beginning with a scripture, followed by words of wisdom from Joyce, and ending with some direction on who to love for that day (God, others or self) and some leading in how to do that.

Whether you are looking for a devotional for yourself or for someone you love, this would make a great gift.  I think it is applicable for a man or woman, or a mature teen looking to grow their relationship with God. 

You can find Joyce Meyer online at http://joycemeyer.org/ on Facebook, or Twitter.
~I received a complimentary copy of this book from Faith Words in exchange for my review.~

Publisher/Publication Date: Faith Words/Nov 2, 2011
ISBN: 978-0-446-53847-3
368 pages




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Tuesday, November 1, 2011

The Comforts of Home by Jodi Thomas (Book review)

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Title: The Comforts of Home
Author: Jodi Thomas
Publisher: Penguin


About the book: In Harmony, Texas, twenty-year-old Reagan Truman has found her place and her family. But with her uncle taken ill and her friend Noah lost and disheartened with his life, Reagan is afraid of ending up alone again -- and she's not the only one. Harmony seems to be full of people yearning to make a connection. Like funeral director Tyler Wright, who longs to take his relationship with his friend Kate to the next level, but doesn't know how. And Ronelle Logan, a woman frightened of everyday human interactions, until she meets an angry, lonely man -- someone just like her.

When a terrible storm threatens the town, the residents of Harmony are forced to really think about what they truly want. Because making the connections they so desperately desire mean putting their hears at risk.

My thoughts:  I really like the way that Jodi brings her characters to life.  You learn a little more about some of the characters that were introduced in the first book, Welcome to Harmony, and get to know some other characters like Ronelle Logan.

 I really liked Ronny, she was probably my favorite character in this book.  She starts out as this lonely girl, who just sort of goes along in the world, trying to stay hidden - and either being verbally abused by her mother or virtually ignored.  Out of chance, she delivers the mail to a wheelchair bound man one day who truly sees her, and a friendship is born.  It was really neat to see her start to come out of her shell, sort of like a turtle, very slow, thinking she might pull her head back in at any time.

Then there is Autumn, who is found at the cemetary by none other than the local mortician.  She is very sick, very nearly frozen, and newly pregnant.  With no where to go and an abusive boyfriend looking for her, she takes up residence at the funeral home and soon has created a new atmosphere there with her spot-on cooking and unobtrusive ways.

These are just two of the inhabitants of Harmony that you get to know - and these are people that you want to know.  It makes you want to live in a small town, where the comforts of home can be found in more places than just where you grew up.



~I received a complimentary copy of this book from the author in exchange for my review.~


If this sounds like a good book - please watch for the Giveaway Hop Nov 8 - 11th, (hosted by I Am a Reader, Not a Writer and Tristi Pinkson), where I will be giving away a copy!

Books in the Harmony series:

Find Jodi on Facebook, Twitter, her website.


Publisher/Publication Date: Penguin, Nov 1, 2011
ISBN: 978-0-425-24448-7
320 pages
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Monday, March 30, 2009

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