Holiday baking!

This is an amazing cookbook!  Each recipe has pictures to go along with it and you will be practically drooling as you page through this book!  There is a great variety to the recipes as well and I love the descriptions that are shared for each.  There are various traditional cookies shared for different cultures that have been shared through the years and staples that are a must-have for your holidays.  However, there are also several unique recipes and types of cookies that I have never seen or tasted and I cannot wait to try them out this year and many years to come.  This is an excellent addition to add to your collection and to share with others!

*Thanks to the Blogging for Books program for the complimentary copy of this book.*

The Action Storybook Bible Kindle Fire Giveaway

Discover your family's place in God's incredible story and together put your faith into action with the new The Action Storybook Bible from David C Cook! Explore God's redemptive story together with your children ages 8 and under in the 15 episodes highlighting key milestones in God's story. Master-artist Sergio Cariello created more than 350 brand-new illustrations to captivate your family and help you recognize how God is moving through each story.

Join the adventure to begin to figure out where you fit into God's beautiful and exciting plan for the world by entering to win the Kindle Fire giveaway!

 

One grand prize winner will receive:

• A copy of The Action Storybook Bible
• A Kindle Fire

Enter today by clicking the icon below, but hurry! The giveaway ends on September 29. The winner will be announced October 2 on the Litfuse blog.

Book info

About the book: The Action Storybook Bible invites families with children ages 8 and under explore God's redemptive story together. From the sleek and amazing creatures God created at the beginning of the world to the powerful kings who reigned over ancient Israel to Jesus's gift of eternal life for you and your family-God has a beautiful and exciting plan for the world. Where do you fit into that plan? How are the truths found in God's Word reflected in your life? This Bible storybook features 15 episodes highlighting key milestones in God's story, packed with dozens of scenes-combining stories from God's Word with brand-new captivating illustrations from Brazilian master-artist Sergio Cariello, illustrator of the bestselling The Action Bible. Discover your family's place in God's redemptive story and together put your faith into action! Interactive features include: -Fifteen episodes loaded with over 350 brand-new illustrations from master-artist Sergio Cariello. -Short and easy reading for all ages. Take turns telling God's redemptive story! -The Life, Faith, Action! feature wraps up each episode and helps your family recognize how God is moving through each story, discover how that relates to your daily lives, and feel inspired to put your faith into action. -Heroes Hall of Fame index, where you can look up your favorite Bible characters and discover their stories! Learn more and purchase a copy.  About the authors: Catherine has written more than twenty-five books for children, including the bestselling "Adventure Bible Storybook." As publisher of children's resources at David C Cook, she leads product development for The Action Bible® collection, which has sold more than a million copies. Catherine lives with her husband, their three children, and their big furry dog in the Colorado forest. ||**|| Brazilian-born Sergio Cariello has been an accomplished artist since childhood, drawing a regular comic strip for his city's newspaper at age 11. He spent many childhood hours poring over "The Picture Bible" (Portuguese edition), never dreaming he would illustrate an updated edition ("The Action Bible") decades later. Sergio has worked for Marvel Comics and DC comics and has illustrated Batman, Spiderman, Superman, Iron-Man, Wonder Woman, Fantastic-Four, and dozens more comic book characters. Find out more about Catherine and at http://www.theactionbible.com. My Review: This is a great resource to use with children!  It is entertaining, interactive and all at the same time, children are learning!  I love the illustrations that are included, they are so vibrant and so full of detail.  My kids thoroughly enjoyed these and noticed many little details and it just added so much to the stories.  A wonderful job was also done with being able to apply this to your own life and really helping kids to see how faith can be lived on a daily basis and how the truths still apply today.  I highly recommend this! To read other reviews included on this blog tour, go here! *Thanks to the Litfuse Publicity Group for including me on this blog tour.*

"Praying for Girls"

Oh my goodness, I love this book!  I have a daughter and daily I pray asking for guidance as society is so different from when I was growing up and yet some of the struggles are the same, some are going to be even more so challenging.  I love the layout of this book as there is a reading followed by multiple prayers relating to the topic, then followed by "girl talk" conversations to have with your girl, and there are conversation starters included for three different age groups based upon where your daughter is at (I love this part especially!).  This book is divided into 5 main subjects: identity, heart, mind, relationships and purpose, and then these are further divided into topics/chapters.  The identity one is the section that really resonated with me as girls are starting at such a young age to be caught up in the "drama" that I do not even remember until late middle school and social media plays a big role in this, as girls are comparing themselves to others, trying to get a large number of "likes" and basing their worth on feedback from others.  This is an excellent book and a must-read for parents of daughters. 

*Thanks to the Bethany House Blogger Program for the complimentary copy of this book.*

discover the real YOU!

I knew from reading the back cover blurb that I was going to enjoy this book and I was not disappointed in the least! It is so easy to have what we do, the roles we fill, the tasks we fulfill each and every day define who we are; however that is not who we are and not what makes us who we are.  Jerusha tackles this while discussing Jesus' I Am statements.  Divided into eleven chapters, each one discusses different thoughts, different aspects, a varying toxic belief that women may think and believe about themselves.  Each chapter ends with personal reflection and/or group discussion questions and also additional resources that could be read to add to the topic more fully. 
This is a great read!  It was easy for me to get into the book and I felt as if Jerusha was talking with me, not "preaching" at me; her writing style flows nicely.  She does a nice job with tying together scripture and her personal stories as well as adding in things to really get you thinking and apply the principles to your own life.  This is an inspiring read and one I would highly recommend for women to read!

*Thanks to the Baker Books Blogger Review Program for the complimentary copy of this book in exchange for a honest review.*

"All in All"

"All in All" is a journaling devotional book by Sophie Hudson that is wonderful for teenage girls right on up to age 100.  This journal and devotional book will take you through 100 days, 100 days that will show you, remind you, teach you that Jesus is with us wherever we are, going through everything with us and He is the one whom we each need in our lives.  Sophie shares a short (on average 1 1/2 pages) devotional reading for each day.  Then the reading is followed up with Biblical text to read and then questions to answer and journal prompts to fill in and answer.  The journaling prompts will help each of us to reflect on where we are at in our lives, the role that Jesus is playing and changes that we may need to make. 

This is a beautiful edition, hardcover with a nice texture to the cover.  It is all done in a very soothing, pretty color combination and there is ample space for journaling throughout the book. It is also a nice size to take with you wherever you are, it will bit in a bag, easy to pull out and work through the day's reading and journaling.  I highly recommend this book, it would make a lovely gift! 

*Thanks to the B&H/Lifeway Blogger Program for the complimentary copy of this book.*

"So Close to Amazing"

"So Close to Amazing" is an excellent read for women!  KariAnne Wood is honest, funny and just so real!  This name may sound familiar as KariAnne  writes the award-winning lifestyle blog  Thistlewood Farms.  I have to be honest she nor the blog were familiar to me, but I have checked it out and it is one I am going to faithfully follow!

Anyways, back to this book...first of all, look at it, I love it!  It has such a unique cover and it is a great hardcover edition that is just so pretty and so different.  Inside, the pages follow the same color scheme (love it!).  This book is divided into chapters, each chapter focusing on a different life lesson.  Each chapter KariAnne shares a personal story, many of which you will be able to relate to in some capacity I'm sure, as I was able to, a quote is highlighted and shared all nice and pretty on it's own page and there are DIY projects shared throughout as well.  Overall, this is a great collection of stories, inspiration and encouragement from KariAnne and some cute ideas of projects I now want to try! 

For more information about this book, go here!  And be sure to check out KariAnne's blog as well: here!

*Thanks to the Tyndale House Blogger Program for the complimentary copy of this book.*

"Reunited by Danger"

Carol J. Post's latest romantic suspense is available now!  "Reunited by Danger" is a book that starts right off with action, questions to be answered, and characters who you cannot wait to find out more about!  This is book #5 in the Cedar Key series, but it is find to read as a stand-alone novel as well; however I highly encourage you to go back and read the others as well as they are amazing!

Amber had not wanted to attend her high school 10 year reunion, but knew she must after receiving a message on Facebook from one of her high school friends asking that she come as she had 6 months to live due to battling cancer.  As Amber sits at her reunion, she is informed that her friend passed away 2 months ago and Amber realized that someone wanted to be sure she was there.  Before she has time to process this, a scream pierces the air and Amber finds another former friend dead outside.  Amber, now a police officer, was really on the other side of the law in high school and she is surprised to find that a former acquaintance from high school is a detective; together they find themselves in the midst of the action as they struggle to find out who is out to get revenge on this group after 10 years. 

I loved this book!  It is fast-paced and well-written.  I love how Carol shares bits and pieces of the characters' pasts and their relationships with each other and their stories and ties them in with what is going on now for them all.  The characters are so likeable and Amber is such a great, strong main character, although Caleb is right up there as well in my opinion!  The secrets, suspense, romance and action make a fast, great read that will leave you content with the ending, yet sad that the time spent with the characters is done. 

*Thanks to the author for a complimentary copy of this book.*