Love Finds You in Glacier Bay, Alaska is about the journey
of a famous singer, Ginny Marshall. Ginny is pursuing her singing career full
speed in Los Angeles, California. Music producer, Danny Kingston decided to surprise
her with a new recording contract from a label to record a new album. Ginny is
torn on if she should accept or not so she decided to travel to Alaska to meet
an old lover. She fell in love with Brett Miller and got engaged but she broke
it off. She chose to follow her dream of a recording career and move to LA. She
hasn’t spoken or seen him since the break up and she mailed back his engagement
ring.
When she arrived in Alaska, Brett is off on a wildlife
adventure to clear his head. Ginny meets Brett’s Grandma, Ethel and stays at
her house until Brett comes back. Grandma Ethel reveals and tells Ginny to read
these love letters. These letters contain a written love story between Ellie
and Clay. Ellie became Clay’s children governess and she watched over the
children daily. Love and friendship eventually begin to develop between Ellie
and Clay but the trials and conflicts of life initiate to come against them.
You will have to read the book to see if Ellie and Clay fall in love.
Brett returns from his trip and they have a choice to
make will they heal and let forgiveness happen or will they go their separate
ways.
I would recommend this breathtaking fiction novel to
anyone who enjoys romance and the thrill of falling in love. The novel was very
descriptive in displaying how Alaska looked and the community that existed in
the rural area. I immensely enjoyed how this one book had two different stories
tried together to convey that love still exists and is possible to find. No
matter how far or how long the expedition to love may take for someone to find
their true love, it’s viral to keep believing. The novel was a true complexion
of forgiveness and having the courage to mend and move forward despite your
heart from being broken. I especially loved how the story had a major decision to
be made. Would Ginny choose a career or love? I believe everyone at some point
has to choose which one they care more about. This story will inspire you to
give love another chance and to never give up on finding it!
Summerside Press has provided me with a
complimentary copy of this book for being a part of Tricia Goyer 2013 Launch
Team.
If
you would like to purchase a copy of Love
Finds You in Glacier Bay, Alaska check it out on Amazon.com:
Beyond Ordinary is a memoir from Justin and Trisha Davis about
striving for an extraordinary marriage. Most of us struggle and settle for an
ordinary marriage. We tend to think we’re doing just okay in our marriages it’s
not really that bad. But meanwhile we’re longing for a better marriage. Justin
and Trisha Davis got engaged shortly after dating for about six months. They
both were in love and had high anticipations of how their marriage was going to
be different from most. Over time their love for each other was beyond tested
in ways they never saw coming. Justin was very determined to pursue ministry
full time and he was very driven to reach out to the community and bring people
to Christ. They eventually started arguing more and the resentment and
bitterness slowly crept into their marriage. They both struggled to let
offences go in their marriage. A big part of marriage is being intimate and sharing
your concerns instead of hiding and stuffing our emotions and shortcomings. Justin
made a decision and chose to have an affair with Trisha’s best friend, who also
was active in the church. Justin came clean to Trisha and this book shared in
details how they had to seek God for their healing and forgiveness. Trisha had
a choice to make either to forgive him or to get a divorce.
I would recommend this magnificent book to anyone who is
single and hoping to eventually get married and to anyone who is already
married. Singles and married couples would greatly benefit from learning how
Justin and Trisha Davis overcame a lot of their brokenness and how they began
to forgive and heal from the wounds inflicted in their marriage. The book is
more geared towards marriage couples. Let me just say that, I’m not yet in the
target audience and I’m single. But I reviewed this book because I’m trying to
gather and learn as much as I can before I find someone to marry. And I read it
to acquire how to become a better husband and father. This book has helped me
to see where some of the problem areas occur in marriage and how the little things
over time erode and try to destroy the marriage and prevents intimacy from
happening. I believe this book has assisted me into becoming a better husband
and father for whenever that time might be. I am also planning to re-read this
one together with my future wife.
I loved how transparent Justin and Trisha were in this memoir.
Justin revealed many times in the book the bad choices he made and how he had
to let God change him. Justin had to face the fact that he gave into temptation
and had an affair. He also learned at his core that he got his value from his
work in ministry and he feared failing. He also cared a great deal of what
people thought of him. I personally connected with Justin because I also have
fears of failing and I care what people think.
I immensely loved the suggestion of praying for your
spouse and most importantly praying with your spouse daily. Justin and Trisha
stated that only a small percentage of Christians pray with their spouse, which
I personally think would help marriages feel closer to God and their spouse. This
is something I plan to begin in my marriage and I want to teach my children
that it’s extremely important to pray to our Heavenly Father. Justin and Trisha
also included a chapter on sex and how they had to have “the talk” to their
boys. They wanted to pass down the important of sexual purity and the need to
only be one with your spouse. This chapter infinitely instilled in me the significance
of discussing sex to my future children and why it’s imperative to wait until
marriage.
This book covered multiple topics that will benefit your
marriage if you apply the knowledge and work towards an extraordinary marriage.
You don’t have to settle for just an okay marriage, go for the marriage that
God created! Even when you’re broken and hurt keep striving for oneness with
the person you committed yourself to. If you’re looking for a book to help you
improve your marriage, then read this one that contained real stories from
Justin and Trisha to support you in your journey!
Tyndale House Publishers has provided me with a
complimentary copy of this book.
If you would
like to purchase a copy of Beyond
Ordinary check it out on Amazon.com:
Justin and Trisha Davis also have a program called
MentorUs to assist couples in getting closer and improving intimacy in their
marriage. The program is a subscription based package that is only $10 dollars
per month and the lessons are a total of twelve months. You can choose to pay
$79 dollars one time for the membership and you get 35% off. Each month
contains a RefineUs Principle and you will be emailed an assignment that will
benefit and transform your marriage. You will also have access to video and
audio downloads and be emailed a video message once per month.
For
more information about MentorUs check out it on the link below:
In Grace, Max
Lucado explains the concept of grace is undeserved forgiveness from a God who
loves us completely. He sent his only Son to die on a cross for our sins and to
display unconditionally love to the world. One example of grace that Max Lucado
shared was the story of when the Pharisees brought a woman to Jesus and stated
that they caught her in the act of adultery. The Pharisees pointed out to Jesus
that Moses law told them to stone her and put her to death. Jesus didn’t say
anything at first but just squatted down and began writing in the dust. The Bible
doesn’t say what he wrote. They kept asking Jesus what they should do to the
woman. Jesus finally said, “All right, stone her. But let those who have never
sinned throw the first stones!” (John 8:7-8 NLT). Everyone that was condemning
her turned to leave. Jesus extended compassion and told her to “go and sin no
more” (John 8:11 NLT). Max Lucado goes
on to describe how Satan is here to destroy our lives and he likes to condemn
us when we sin. Thankfully, Jesus is able to forgive us when we repent for our
sins.
God can forgive you when you were unloving to another
person or maybe you told a lie to another person. Maybe you even fell into temptation
and you had sex before marriage and you know you should have waited but you
choose to do it anyway- God can still forgive you. Maybe you got pregnant and
chose to have an abortion- God can still forgive you. And you’re awake every
night in regret because you know you should have raised and been a part of your
child’s life but choose not to. Maybe you committed a crime and you know it was
wrong- God can forgive you. God can forgive anything that is sin, but we have
to first confess that we know we messed up and admit that you’re truly sorry.
The next step we must take is to turn from our mistakes. If you can right a
wrong, then go ahead and do it! But it’s extremely important to know that this
isn’t a free for all opportunity to sin just because you feel like it. If you
know you’re sinning, then change it, and stop! And when you fall short always remember
that grace is there.
I would recommend this fantastic book on grace to
everyone, especially if you’re having a hard forgiving yourself for past
mistakes and failures. Grace is something God gave to us and it didn’t come
without a price. I found the chapter “Chosen Children” to be an enormous benefit
for adults to remember that God chose us as His children and he is our Heavenly
father. He is a father to the fatherless and it’s important to never judge that
God is like your Earthly father. God will never reject you as His child and he
isn’t surprised when you make a mistake. Satan is the liar that gets satisfaction
when he can make you wear the coat of shame. God will give you forgiveness no
matter how deep your scars are or how many times you’re ashamed of what you
have done. I immensely enjoyed how Max Lucado kept reminding readers that God
adopted them into His family when we confessed that He is Lord and we need a
Savior. So if you’re a believer in Christ, we’re family! Grace happens when we receive
it and this book is an excellent reminder that God truly does call you His son
or daughter and He loves you!
"I received this book free from the
publisher through the Book Sneeze book review bloggers program.”
If you would like to purchase a copy of Gracecheck
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In The Ring Makes
All the Difference, Glenn T. Stanton has written a book about cohabitation
and living together without having to say I do. This book explored the science
behind relationships and cohabitation and one static stated that “more 60
percent of all marriages are preceded by some form of cohabitation” (Page 11). Research
is showing that many women in their thirties are intently getting pregnant
because their biological clocks are ticking. And they desperately want children
but they are unable to find a man who wants to be married first. So women are
settling.
Most of the people who are living together are hiding
behind the excuses and the fear of what if we get married and get divorced.
They reason that wouldn’t it be easier to live together and test drive the
relationship before we actually get married. This could include sex whenever we
desire it and we believe cohabitation is the fastest way to fall in love. But
cohabitation doesn’t guarantee a person won’t cheat around in the relationship
or have sex with somebody else. Without the ring and the commitment of marriage
people are free to do whatever they please. With marriage there is a commitment
of their word.
People who participate in cohabitation before marriage
have higher divorce rates when/if they get married. They also have higher rates
of “adultery, alcohol, drugs, and independence than couples who did not cohabit”
(Page 61). Children also suffer from cohabitation and research displays that
they will have more problems in school if their parents allow their unmarried partner
to move in with them.
I would recommend this astonishing book to anyone who is
considering and wondering what is the importance of waiting until they’re
married to live together. This book will stress the research behind not cohabitating
before marriage. This book is for
teenagers, college students, and adults who are pondering the benefits of
marriage. If you’re thinking that test driving the relationship would be easier
to promise that the future marriage would work out. Then this book will change
that belief. I personally have never cohabitated or let someone move in with
me. I won’t until we are husband and wife. Trusting and committing to marriage
is a huge risk but it’s an even bigger risk cohabitating and hoping that it
will one day lead to marriage.
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publisher through the Moody Publishers book review bloggers program."
If you would like to purchase a copy of The Ring Makes All the Differencecheck it out on Amazon.com or
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