Review: I Need Some Help Here!

I Need Some Help Here!: Hope for When Your Kids Don't Go According to Plan by Kathi Lipp

My rating: 5 of 5 stars


This book is a fantastic resource for any parent. Whether your children are struggling or not, I think we all can relate to something. We are NOT alone. EVER! Praise God for that!

Kathi does a fantastic job in this book. I couldn't put it down. I really enjoyed how she incorporated various stories, with different verses - I feel this is such a good resource. I think this would make an excellent gift to give to new parents, and just lots of different people. Comparsion is really the joy stealer and we need to be so careful to not compare!

I love all the prayers. I will be coming back to this book often, I will be keeping it on my desk to refer to it. I really enjoyed the practical steps part the best I think. The prayers for myself as well. You can't change your kids. You can pray for them, but prayers for them and yourself, yes!

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Review: Finding Spiritual Whitespace

Finding Spiritual Whitespace: Awakening Your Soul to Rest by Bonnie Gray

My rating: 5 of 5 stars


Whitespace, what is she referring to? It's the space on a page left unmarked. -- When a writer writes, when think it is so easy for them. It should be right? Sometimes no. Bonnie suffers from PTSD, and it gripped her so tightly, that she was unable to continue. Why? That was her question. Why God?

Bonnie's story was so just completely sad, I want to give her a big hug and tell her our God is so amazing to bring her to where she is today and He has so many amazing ways He is going to use her, wow. I can't even begin to imagine.

I really think this book will be useful for so many people. At the end the Whitespace Challenge is so neat. DO IT!!!

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Review: The Manual to Manhood

The Manual to Manhood: How to Cook the Perfect Steak, Change a Tire, Impress a Girl & 97 Other Skills You Need to Survive by Jonathan Catherman

My rating: 5 of 5 stars


Anything and everything you ever wanted to know is in here! Although it says for men, I think it has a lot of information that is useful for everyone. Some stuff I was really interested in, such as the meats.

We started off with girls and dating. I like Jonathan's style, he makes it fun, he does everything step by step and then he adds a fun fact at the end. He makes it a bit hilarious at times as well.

Then we into social skills and manners, work ethics, money management, grooming and clothing. I really think he covered so many excellent topics. I think when boys leave home this would be a wonderful book to give them, so when they say, what did mom say about ironing my shirts, oh yea, here we go, step by step. Awesome information. Oh yea and I won't burn my shirt maybe as much!!!

Then we went into sports, every sport, how to throw a football, basketball, baseball, play golf then on to cars and then cooking. Finally we ended with tools.

This is such a fabulous resource. We must come up with something similar for girls. I really believe this is an excellent resource that they will come to rely on often until they get the hang of being on their own! Their friends might even borrow it!

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Review: Surprised by Motherhood

Surprised by Motherhood: Everything I Never Expected about Being a Mom by Lisa-Jo Baker

My rating: 4 of 5 stars


A lawyer with a well-stamped passport and a passion for human rights, Lisa-Jo Baker never wanted to be a mom. And then she had kids. Having lost her own mother to cancer as a teenager, Lisa-Jo felt lost on her journey to womanhood and wholly unprepared to raise children."Surprised by Motherhood" is Lisa-Jo's story of becoming and being a mom, and in the process, discovering that all the "what to expect" and "how to" books in the world can never truly prepare you for the sheer exhilaration, joy, and terrifying love that accompanies motherhood.Set partly in South Africa and partly in the US (with a slight detour to Ukraine along the way), "Surprised by Motherhood" is a poignant memoir of one woman's dawning realization that being a mom isn't about being perfect--it's about being present.

-- My thoughts. I have followed Lisa-Jo for quite awhile on her blog, so I am familiar with her. But I didn't know a lot of her story, so I really enjoyed getting to know a lot more about her. I didn't know that she really didn't want kids, as her mother died. I knew that her mother died when she was 18, but I didn't realize she didn't want kids. I was surprised!

There is a lot in this book, really a lot! I was excited to read this book, don't get me wrong it is fabulous to read, and really makes you stop and think, motherhood is an amazing blessing, and one we SHOULD not take for granted. None of us are perfect and we should all be encouraging one another on this journey and Lisa-Jo is one of those women that I think does!

However, she writes sometimes and just loses me. The words are just so, so beyond descriptive. Is that possible to say? That is what I mean anyway! But enjoy it. I know this copy will stay on my shelf. I think when my girls have children, I will get them a copy. Still a must read for women I think!! I think Lisa-Jo will get better with each book she will write!!!



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