In My Big Bottom Blessing, Teasi Cannon reveals intimate
details about struggling with her weight. She has listened to the inner voices of
“Trainer” and “Young Fat Girl” most of her life. The voices were negative
thoughts that she believed about herself. She recalls like most people the pain
of childhood and name calling. Her maiden is Teasi Gootee and she had to endure
the effects of being bullied. When she was in sixth grade a boy started saying,
“Teeeezee Goooody has a greasy bootie”. Eventually other classmates started teasing
her with that saying. The cycle of comparison started to consume her life. She
continued to tear herself down with negative thinking and she let her weight
stop her from living her life fully and freely. God came in and started
transforming her mind into his image and thoughts.
“But Jesus knew their thoughts and said to them: “Every
kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation, and every city or
house divided against itself will not stand.” Matthew 12:25 (Page 19)
I connected to this book because I too have had to deal
with others hurtful comments about my weight. There were many times that I
believed the lies from satan and the people he used to convince me that I’m not
as fit and accepted as someone else is. I would recommend this book to women
who are having trouble with believing the truth about what God thinks about
them. God can help you overcome negative thinking by replacing the lies with
His truth. Men could also read this book in order to find out what women have
to face daily. As I man, I understand and I’m seeing the pressure the world is
putting on women to look a certain way. This book is very well written to lead
women to loving their bodies completely. The book is filled packed with
scripture to mediate on, believe, and to speak out over their lives. The book
also contains wonderful questions to answer after each chapter. Reading this
book will assist readers in building up their self-esteem by confessing what
God declares in his living word.
“I received this book for free from Worthy Publishing for
this review”.
About the Author:
Teasi Cannon Teasi (pronounced Tee See) is married to her best friend, Bill Cannon, and
they have three awesome children: Carli, Ben, and Sam. Teasi has a master’s degree in
pastoral counseling from Liberty Theological Seminary, and is a sought-after speaker who
loves to help women remember who they are in Christ.
Read Chapter One:
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If you would like to purchase a copy of My Big Bottom Blessing check out the links below:
Barnes & Noble Book
http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/my-big-bottom-blessing-teasi-cannon/1110782915?ean=9781617950766&itm=1&usri=my+big+bottom+blessing
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1 comments:
Andrew, great review. I enjoyed this book as well, because of her unique perspective on silencing those negative voices in our heads. Rather than just “thinking positive,” she focused on becoming deeply aware of God’s love for her. Knowing she was God’s beloved made it possible for her to love herself.
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