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Getting Back Up When Life Knocks You Down By Jeremy Kingsley Book Review


In Getting Back Up When Life Knocks You Down, Jeremy Kingsley provides readers with valuable information to get back up when we fall and fail in life. We all go through tough times and we will sometimes feel as if we can't keep going on. Our hearts gets heavy with the trials of this life. Kingsley teaches that you have to forgive one another and why forgiveness is very important to our well being. We can't play the blame game and expect to win. We also must learn to control our anger and let it go.



Jeremy has had to endure tough times in his beginning of his speaking career and his marriage. He wasn't even making enough money to afford a decent meal. He had to go to the pastor and be vulnerable with their struggling financial times. The church started helping them out. Kingsley wrote this book in order to encourage us to persevere when life knocks us down. He has been down and out and he had to choose to stand back up. He gives readers helpful steps to standing back up.



Some of the steps include "Be willing to fail, look for the joy, seek out friends, mentors, and role models", and much more.



I can tell you that the steps have helped me in believing that hope is still very much alive. We are living in tough times but God is still there and he does care! Jeremy Kingsley has a number of great ways to encourage and lead readers down the right path. It has scripture to back up his teachings which I love.



One of my favorite scriptures he included was:



“We know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him.” Romans 8:28



I would most definitely recommend this book to anyone who feels alone and depressed. You can lean on God to have the strength to help you stand back up! He is there and he loves you very much! If you have lost your job, dreams, or your hope then read this book! God is still in control and he will help anyone who calls his name. There is healing and wholeness in the Lord!



“I received this book free from the publisher through the Bethany House Publishers book review bloggers program.”



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The Final Hour By Andrew Klavan Book Review



Charlie West is back again in the final book of the Homelanders series. West is locked up in Abingdon State Prison for the murder of his best friend, Alex Hauser. He is working trying to protect the United States from an Islamo-fascists group called the Homelanders. Prisoners and the guards aren't on his side either. He is having flashbacks about the Homelanders and his undercover job at trying to stop them. West remembered an important detail about an attack on the people of America but he is locked away in prison. The attack is coming soon. He is also having a hard time remembering where it is going to happen. He must try to get someone to believe him before it is too late. Will he be able to save the United States? Or will the Homelanders get away with it? Will Charlie West finally be cleared of the charges brought against him?



I would recommend this book to anyone who loves a wonderful suspenseful novel. I have enjoyed reading the Homelanders series since the beginning. It will keep you wanting to read until you find out the truth. Charlie West has great charm and action to keep you reading along. The ending is something I didn't see coming. It is scary to think that it could possibly happen. If you read this series you won't be disappointed! This series might also be turn into a movie!!! I will defiantly be watching them! 



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Safe from the Past By Patricia Miller Mauro Book Tour



About Safe From the Past:


A kidnapping, the divorce of her parents, the loss of her father, temporary abandonment and extreme poverty are just some of the issues the author dealt with as a young child.

Her mother finally tells her she must go to college so she can break out of this cycle of poverty and hopelessness. But how can she when she has no money and absolutely no confidence or self esteem?

Read this true story to discover what hope, faith and determination can do to change a life.

A truly inspiring, deeply personal tale of perseverance in the face of unimaginable hardships, Safe from the Past makes clear the restorative power of an education.

Told in an open, honest voice with the deepest sincerity, the author's life story serves as a rousing inspiration to those with the desire to create a better life than the one they are currently living.

No matter how helpless you feel, everyone has the power to shape their own life.



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About the Patricia Miller Mauro:



Patricia worked in New York City's financial district for thirteen years in the field of securities operations. At that time, she went on to obtain an MBA from New York University. She and her husband moved to Dallas, TX in 2001 where they are raising their two children.



During her time in NY, Patricia wrote an article entitled" A Tribute To My Mother" which was published in "The Recovery Journal" in 1999. Her book is a continuation of that tribute and serves to spread the message to those in similar situations that good news is on its way to children considering a higher education but who are afraid to dream. For more information please visit, www.patriciamaurobooks.com. 






Safe from the Past By Patricia Miller Mauro Book Review

In Safe from the Past, Patricia Miller Mauro wrote about her childhood and the reality she faced daily. Her mother was always struggling between jobs to provide for their family. Patricia’s real father wasn’t ever around growing up. Her mother eventually remarried and married Bill. Patricia felt she has to watch out for her sister. Bill and her mother would often drink and fight with each other. Patricia vowed to escape that life somehow and someway. Her mother always told her to follow her dream and go to college. She didn’t want her to end up in poverty like she was before she met Bill. Patricia had to pay for college all by herself. She decided to attend Muskingum College.



Reading Patricia Miller Mauro’s book, I have seen that she had a tough life. She had to overcome a number of obstacles to achieve her dreams of a better life. She had to choose to never give up. It showed me that if she can get through college and make it, I can too! She had a number of doors that closed on her but she kept looking for that window to climb thru. If you believe you can accomplish your dreams, you can do it! It may take a lot of hard work and determination but you will get through it better than before. It can only make you stronger. Patricia was always in fear that she didn’t belong in college. But she eventually saw the light and believed she could actually earn a degree.



I would recommend this book to anyone who dreams of a better life and wants to accomplish your dreams. Even if the roads are rough around the edges you can do anything if you believe you can. You have to never give up on your dreams. They will be tough times but you can always come out of them stronger. This book will show you you’re not alone in feeling hopeless and helpless sometimes you have to stand on your own two feet. Because really you aren’t alone someone else has faced what you’re going through and they survived. They made their dreams become reality.



“I received this book for free from Litfuse Publicity Group for this review”.