Book Review: WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR?

What Are You Waiting For?

The One Thing No One Ever Tells You About Sex

By

Dannah Gersh

I received this book for free from WaterBrook Multnomah Publishing Group for this review. I love getting books from WaterBrook Multnomah, but I am still trying to work out using my account with them and getting pictures of the covers. So once I figure that out I will have pictures with these posts.

*I am keeping this post a bit vague. It's on a subject that I don't know if all my readers are mature enough to have straight forward and I am not where they should be getting their information on this topic anyway.

Yada, yada, yada. Kind of funny that how I feel the book read is one of the main words she used in her book. Yada is a Hebrew word that means "to be known, to be deeply respected", and is the word used when talking about a husband and wife "laying" with each other. When it's not used in this context it is used when talking about our relationship with God. Also something I found interesting that she pointed out was that when there was an inapropriate use of sex another Hebrew word was used which means just exchanging fluids. I think Dannah had many good points in her book and she did a great job of using Biblical reference to keep us where she was and where she was going. Although I thought she could probably use a few more. Most of her chapters where well put together and I thought that it really hit some good points. Somethings that most people view as OK she points out as sins. It's great to see someone stand up for something they believe when the world is telling you not too.

My problem with this book is "Yada"...but not the Hebrew word. More the way we use it today...yada, yada,yada. It's funny that one of her chapters was titled this and when I got to that chapter it was how I was feeling. She tries to hard to be cool and hip when really just her honesty was enough. I felt maybe she went a little too far at times trying to get her point across and all of these things put together made the start of the book really feel like it was going nowhere. By the 3rd chapter I thought enough already what are you trying to tell me! I think the book would be AMAZING with a little more editing. I don't know if it would really be the first book I would recommend to my girls when they were old enough.

Book Review: FamilyLife Marriage Bible

FamilyLife

Marriage Bible

Dennis & Barbara Rainey

I received my newest book from Thomas Nelson to blog about on my blog! :) This time for my review they sent me the Marriage Bible. It is in the New King James version and I am not a huge fan of that version. So the actual Bible part of it I can say was not my favorite. I prefer an easier reading version when I read the Bible. I did however enjoy the devotionals that were through out the Bible. They were practical and they really helped with the main purpose of the Bible, bringing couples closer together as they read their Bible. I think as a married couple we have great intentions of reading our Bibles together, but that doesn't always happen. We sometimes get side tracked and get busy with our separate studies. Having the Bible studies that are geared towards couples was great because it would have been awkward to do the studies by myself so it really encouraged me to do them with my husband. I also loved the index which made it easy to find certain subjects that interested us at the time. I thought the child raising tips were excellent and interesting to read. All around I think that this was a great Bible and I would recommend it to married couples. I think it would also make a great wedding gift!

Long time...No time!

Yikes! My life feels like it's flying by! I feel like lately I haven't had much time to really sit down and write. And even if I did I don't know what I would say. My thoughts are jumbled as normal, but with the end of this pregnancy it seems like they are more jumbled.

The Diva is giving me a run for my sanity. She is on full blown cranky right now. She constantly wants to be held and I just can't hold her all the time. She is however extremely funny and has loved playing "this little piggy" over and over and over again! What a joy!

The Destroyer has been her normal self. We are working on potty training with her, but she has really gotten no where! We go back to the Dr. in 4 months if she hasn't made any progress to see what may be the problem. I have been trying so many different ways with her but nothing seems to fit. I am thinking I should change her name to The Superhero since she her expressions and the way she talks is very superheroish! What a joy!

The Emotionalist has been very up and down lately. She is struggling with her older sister growing up and she just isn't ready for it. It's caused some major melt downs on her end. She has gotten bangs which I see has very grown up, and I also am not a fan of them. But she loves them...so we will keep them for now! She has Kindergarten round-up tomorrow! :( What a joy!

The Inquisitor is bossier than normal! But she has been amazing me lately. Her birthday is in October and she is already planning. She wants her birthday to be all about Jesus. So far she plans to read two sections of John 1 which she has been enjoying lately. She also mentioned acting out some stories of Jesus and having an Angel food cake. First she didn't want a cake, because they are not healthy. But we agreed on Angel food since it goes with her theme and is healthier. What a joy!

What a joy! I have been saying that a lot to myself lately. I want to find the joy in life! Jesus is my main source of joy...then my family! How could I not find joy in them? And yet some days I find it hard...so I make a point to say it everyday!

Book Review: How to be God's Little Princess

Book Review

How to be God's Little Princess

Royal tips for Manners,

Etiquette, and True Beauty

By

Sheila Walsh

It's not very often that I get a book, read it and post my review all in the same day. This book is the exception to that. First I thought it was just a great book and easy read for me and two I have a 6 year old daughter who is wanting to have this book. She has been asking me about every five minutes if I am done with the book yet!

Thomas Nelson Publishing has great books on their website Book Sneeze. This is the most recent book that they sent me for free for my review. I love books!

This book is the cutest book for girls. It's full of fun tips, crafts, quizzes and puzzles for God's little princesses. It has everything from How to Wear a Tiara (hairstyles) to How a Princess Perfects Her Poise (Manners). I loved the tips they give the girls on not wearing too much hair jewelry and how much shampoo they should use when washing their hair. It's cute and so practical. My girls are currently planning my royal birthday party. They are writing out who they are going to invite and what type of invitations are going to be made. They even have a list of games they are going to play. All of this from looking at a few pages in this book.

One of my favorite chapters was the How to be Media Wise. With kids learning at younger ages now how to use the computer and internet I think it was a great chapter to have in the book. Also a favorite was How a Princess Knows She Needs an Inner Beauty Makeover. Love it! Love it! Love it!

Thanks Sheila for a great book for my girls!

Book Review: Sir Quinlan and the Swords of Valor

Book review

Sir Quinlan and the Swords of Valor

By

Chuck Black

Sorry there is no picture of the cover this time. This time I am reviewing a book for WaterBrook Multnomah and I am still getting use to the site and how to use it. It's actually a great cover and I would suggest you check it out!

This book is number 5 in The Knights of Arrethtrae series. I wish I wouldn't have requested this book until I had a chance to read the previous books. I felt a bit lost at times, but over all I really enjoyed the book.

If you have a son, or even a daughter who is a preteen or early teenager I think they would really love this series of books and you would love them reading it. It's full of great life lessons and wonderful spiritual allegory.

My favorite part of this book was how it was written and laid out. I loved how the use of Biblical things were used, but used differently. There are Christians, Angels and demons, but they aren't called that. Instead they are Knights, Silent Warriors and Shadow Warriors. I normally enjoy giving my kids books to read that are a bit more straight forward with Christian reference, but for kids who don't have a great Christian background and are a little more reluctant this is a great series.

In the book Quinlan has to make a choice. Does he fight for the Prince and bring the Knights of Valor back together? Or does he just continue with his life and not worry about helping others? The author makes you think about deep questions of faith while enjoying a book. What does apathy do to our spiritual lives? Will it make us grow further away from God? If I allow apathy to grow in my life will I be more vulnerable to the evils of this world?

Great book and I would suggest buying the series especially if you have a boy who enjoys fantasy novels. I received this book for free from WaterBrook Multnomah Publishing Group for this review.

I'm Not Going to be Your Favorite Person.

The title of my post today is something that I have come to realize myself. Having been a people pleasure most of my life I wanted to be everyones favorite person. I wanted to be liked by everyone. And if someone had something bad to say about it...it got me so upset and sad. But I know that I am not going to be your favorite person. And today I am posting on something that has been bothering me for a couple of days and it's on a very touchy subject. Well I guess more of a branch off of a very touchy subject.

The other day I was reading the Des Moines Register and getting very frustrated by the headline story. I a world where there is so much going on. People fighting for their freedom, children dying...our headline was about a married lesbian couple in Iowa not being able to have both their names on a birth certificate. Hmmm...anyone see what this was frustrating or is it just me?

Here is what I think...and you are welcome to disagree with me. Only one of them can be the biological parent. Only one of them can really be considered the birth parent. The other has no way for being the birth parent and therefore I believe they should have to adopt the child. It takes one woman and one man to make a child. Those are the birth parents. Those are the ONLY people who should be allowed on the birth certificate.

Here is an example that has nothing to do with gays. If a woman is pregnant and meets a man (who is NOT the father) and they get married 6 months before the baby is born I do not believe that he should be listed as the birth father. He is NOT the birth father. If he wants to have the ability to make decisions for the child when that child is sick in the hospital then the mother can give the permission OR he can adopt the child.

To me marriage is based around the idea of a family. The only way that people can naturally have a family is by a man and a woman. Marriage to me was a religious thing before it became a government thing. Based on religion marriage should be between a man and a woman.

To end because I don't want to keep going and going and going...because I don't think it will do any good....

These women should not be allowed to have both of them on the birth certificate. The 2nd one should have to adopt the child.

Book Review: Sequin Bible - Pink

Book Review

Sequin Bible - Pink

Just look at this Bible! What little girl wouldn't want to have this...I know I have 4 in my house who are already after it! Thomas Nelson sent me this Bible free for my review. You can check our their book review program here.

The translation of this Bible is International Children's Bible. It's not like you would think a children's Bible is, but it's a complete translation of the Bible that is easy to read and focused on young children who are moderate readers. I would say any kid in the 3rd grade would have an easy time reading and understanding this Bible.

I sat down and read the book of John. Which is a book of the Bible we LOVE in this house. I found it wonderful and easy to understand. This is one Bible I would hand right over to my oldest and not worry about if she understands all the words or not.

One thing I found that I didn't like is it doesn't have any of the extras that most kids Bibles have. No extra information about people or the Bible or places in the Bible. No introductions to the books of the Bible, which I have found my girls really enjoy. They do however have in the back of the Bible a dictionary, Where do I Find it?, What God Promises About...,Memory Verses for my Life and a few maps. I like there little sections but I also felt they were lacking a little bit.

Over all it's a beautiful Bible that is easy to understand and I am sure any girl would love to have!