I've always loved children's books, and with a grandbaby on the way, it's given me added incentive to keep up with the latest releases. Night Night Devotions by award-winning author Amy Parker is a devotional for the littlest ones. Night Night Devotions has a nice, sturdy hardback cover with fun graphics that will appeal to…
I Am Brave is the latest book in the Brave Girls series. I wasn't familiar with the series until I got the review invitation, but I'm excited to discover it. I Am Brave is the kind of book I would have absolutely loved to have when I was a tween, and I look forward to…
As you may have noticed, my passion nowadays is prayer. This past summer I led our women at church in a weekend prayer retreat, and I'm already looking forward to leading our next one come spring. When I got the invitation to review City of Prayer by Trey Kent and Kie Bowman, I jumped on…
I've been so busy recently, I've not allowed myself the luxury of reading fiction. I tend to lose myself in a good story, and that can be counter productive when I've got a lot going on. With that said, I was thankful to receive the invitation to review a new historic romance, my favorite genre,…
I know you're not supposed to judge a book by its cover, but I love creative titles and beautiful books. Nicki Corinne White's book It's Not About the Pie; A Fresh Look at Hospitality definitely draws me in with it's fun title and its beautiful cover and layout. The Bible teaches us the importance of…
Kathryn Graves' tagline is "Chasing Beautiful". It's a perfect description of what she does, helping women in their search for true beauty. Her book Fashioned by God combines her love of fashion with her desire to help women grow spiritually. Fashioned by God is a 30-day devotional that combines wardrobe advice and spiritual applications. In…
I've grown up in the church and read thousands of Christian books in my lifetime, and yet, it wasn't until recently that I was introduced to books on the Holy Spirit. First, I discovered Catherine Marshall's book The Helper. Then I met Sarah Bowling and read her book, In Step With the Spirit. They piqued…
A Redesigned Life by Tracy Steel is a book that speaks to my soul. The subtitle is "Uncovering God's Purpose When Life Doesn't Go As Planned". Now, who can't relate to that? I love the premise of the book. Tracy Steel was an interior designer who thought she had her entire life mapped out. Then…
Author Susan Neal and I connected with AWSA right after I first joined. She was looking for reviews of her new book and found out I did book reviews. I read her Healthy Living Series: 3 Books in 1 and loved it. She's authentic and real. She talks about the struggle of wanting to eat…
Industry events are so often divine connections. Such is the case with Linda Goldfarb. She's a friend of a friend, actually, a friend of several friends, and we were introduced at the Christian Product Expo because they wanted to make sure I got to know her and interviewed her. After our initial small talk, she…
