BETROTHED: A Collection of LOVE STORIES Reflecting an Ancient Faith

BETROTHED: A Collection of LOVE STORIES Reflecting an Ancient Faith

Dating? Courtship?  This  often leads to brokenness where after commitment  and before the wedding  either of the party has a right to break of the engagement.  I really appreciated this  new approach to love, with out the heart break.  Love must be awakened in God's timing. Love is not  totally based on feeling.  If you are  Christ's, then he must lead you.  This book was easy to read yet deep and full of excellent Biblical advice!  I found it  very hard to put  down because I wanted to learn about this  new way of finding a  mate. I loved how the authors told stories and examples from others betrothal stories   to help explain their Biblical points. This was quite an easy and interesting read. I love practical books like this; I read it in just a couple afternoons.

This is one of those books where you see families so closely knit with God that you see  him leading in all aspects, father, mother, son and daughter all feeling God's call of marriage to a particular person.  I loved how often times the young man ( and  women) had  not even spoken to the  girl( or man), he felt God called  him to marry.  There is  so much packed in this book with he ten stories of couples  who as it seems to me were wed the right way, that after I have passed it around to my siblings, I will re read it and ponder it.  I loved the focus on the book about praying, 

Biblical betrothal can basically be defined as a covenant that unites a man and woman in marriage, but is not physically consummated until the day of the wedding. Establishing a covenant before the wedding is the very thing God has done with us! He has made a covenant with us by the blood of Yeshua and the wedding is yet to come.

I think everyone should read this  and that this book should be introduced to churches. It will change your out  look on marriage, love and how you view others.  it certainly has  changed my life. Being single at age 30 is now ok with me because I am praying for God's timing  not trying to with hope for the  fun of courting or dating, It is a serious yet joyful commitment to look toward  matrimony. Don't miss out on this book which can be found on good reads, amazon and olive Press!


FTC Disclosure: I received this book from Olive Press Publishers in exchange for my honest review.

A bride with Style Novel

Please take  a moment to visit the authors web sight! http://janiceathompson.com/

She writes a lot of different books such as Brides with style. I get to review her book number 3 in this series. In fact I was sent an early copy.  This one will be on sale Tuesday May 17th. This is a typical story of how an engaged women is trying to set up her wedding but  has all that great help ( necessary input).   I thought it was a fun read   It shows  how sometime  others  don't let you have impute but also how  others can have some good ideas if we  stop and listen. Side  note I would say to fully understand this book and not get lost with who the characters are, you would need to read the other two books which I will and must do some day soon!

From the authors  web page she says
Pre-Order Now! ( on Amazon!)
Coming May 17, 2016
Katie Fisher is ecstatic. Pro basketball star Brady James has proposed, and she can’t wait to start planning their life together. She’s confident she’ll make it down the aisle this time–but it still may be easier said than done.
A high-society Houston bride has Katie and the Cosmopolitan Bridal team scrambling to get the perfect dress done in time for her spectacular wedding. Meanwhile, Katie finds herself bombarded with everyone’s competing visions regarding her own special day–and she’s beginning to worry that her own ideas will get lost in the crossfire. Will she ever manage to settle all of the details for her perfect day? Or will bridal shop chaos and overzealous friends and family make a mess of everything?
Fan favorite Janice Thompson gives readers what they’ve been clamoring for: another funny, romantic romp with a Texas twang.
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Revell, a division of Baker Publishing Group, provided this complimentary copy for my honest, unbiased review

Your Story Matters

Emra Smith is an inspirational speaker, author of the book, Teatime Stories books and Life Coach.
Find her at EmraSmith.com  This is a mall book filled with inspiration! This book has 73  little pages to teach  one an important lesson that God is  molding  you to become more than you dreamed you could ever be.  Makes one want to slow down and view  each person differently. One will most certainly take time to listen. The size of this book makes it perfect to take with you on ones busy scheduled day.  The fist chapter is  about the authors  life  story full of pain but after that the other eight chapters are a devotional to help one share their  life story. In the end what I really got out of this quaint sized book was Rest more in God.  No story is to small to be told. Emma Smith explains the why and begins the process of how to tell your own story. well worth the read!

 

 

 

 

 

Body Gard

  I wanted to really like this book but being very picky about pictures  in or on the cover reflecting the book, I was disappointed with this one.  Gray is supposed to be a big and  really not  like he picture being over 6 feet tall .  Dru is much shorter. Also the cover gives the story away.

As I begin this review, I want to make one thing very clear: I DO NOT/have never/will never read any of the other books in this series.  One can not  know it is a series from the book.  I know nothing  bout the  main characters family of brother, so Dru is really all I am interested in but there is a lot about others in her family.   I also knew nothing about the author Becky Wade prior to reading this new book.   As a woman, I know the feeling of desiring romance and the search for peace and stability in this crazy life. What I loved about this book is that the author makes a very clear point that only JESUS can fulfill your desires and longings and loneliness!
This book is a story of a girl who wasn't apposed to Christianity and its traditions but who did not have a personal relationship with Jesus.  This is a romance.The action scenes were full of energy but there was too much of kissing in the book. I liked how God used Dru to help strengthen His relationship with Gray, and vice versa, always such a wonderful thing to see in a romance novel! Some parts were good but  mostly this was not as good as I had hoped.



 I received a copy of this book from the publisher in exchange for my honest opinion. Thanks!

Christmas

Please take time
                                                                Please take time to tell your children the entire story of God's
                                                             love in sending  his son. How did it all start?  This short
                                                             children's book is perfect.  It begins with creation  and covers
                                                                the resurrection.  I loved the authors  idea behind the story
                                                                  she wanted to share the message with two young boys and
                                                              could not find the right book, so she wrote her own. Lots of
                                                                       great Bible verses. Pictures will keep a child happy!
                                                                 One page a day for 26 days before Christmas is a great way
                                                              to use this book.





I could say more but it is time you pick it for your church, Sunday school, school, library, as gifts and for yourself. Use it now and keep as a treasure to bring out each winter. Also pass it out at your churches outreach programs and  nursing homes.

World war 11 read

  Charming in part this story has a captivating plot. Lillian has an artificial leg but this can't stop her rom helping out.  But can her  brothers best friend change everything.  No time for romance or from a navy officer who wants to stop her work, she  must  get  head alone.
Arch, learns some lessons when his  life takes a turn for the worst.  This  he learns is also a miracle sent from heaven

 This new novel by author Sarah Sundin is very well written.The book was fast-paced and interesting to read; one definitely understood each and ever character and didn't have a hard time following the tale.  .   Since I love anything vintage and am interested in world war 2 biographies, movies, and more I was delighted when I discovered author Sarah Sundin's books a little while ago. Since, I have quickly ''devoured'' every single book she has published and eagerly look forward to reading more of her works! My sister  has  Through deep waters by this author  and I have  enjoyed it too ( the  parts I have read.  Some day I will read all of it).

First, I just want to say that Sarah Sundin does an absolutely amazing job in researching her settings. One would think that she knew every detail of what she wrote about it


I was sent a copy of this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review. 

I received this book from the publisher in exchange for my honest opinion. 










About the author:

Sarah Sundin is the author of With Every Letter, On Distant Shores, In Perfect Time, and the Wings of Glory series. In 2014, On Distant Shores was a finalist for the Golden Scroll Awards from both AWSA and the Christian Authors Network. In 2011, Sarah received the Writer of the Year Award at the Mount Hermon Christian Writers Conference. A graduate of UC San Francisco School of Pharmacy, she works on call as a hospital pharmacist. During WWII, her grandfather served as a pharmacist's mate (medic) in the Navy and her great-uncle flew with the US Eighth Air Force in England. Sarah lives in California with her husband and three children.

Seat on the playground

 A good short read  . I enjoyed this book written by a special needs teacher, who really ahs a heart for children. This book shows  how  her  life touches  other but that  even those with  problems can teach one lessons!   God has a reason for putting everyone and anyone in your path, don't overlook every person you meet.I sat up one night reading the entire book. I will read it again and again.Not only that but I cried  and laughed over it.    It should be given to every special needs teacher, parent and doctor. Do read it!
I absolutely loved reading this book; it was the kind that you enjoy reading every week and really pondering each chapter.  I already know of a friend who would love a copy from amazon. Some books I find a bore, and many I just whiz through but this one I really enjoyed taking my time over each page- each paragraph!. Each chapter was different and full of important lessons and thoughts.  I really hope to even go back and do  an even deeper study of the book.

Thanks olive press for the book to review!