The Love Everybody Wants: What You're Looking For Is Already Yours by Madison Prewett Troutt Book Review

 

In The Love Everybody Wants, Madison Prewett Troutt explored the topic of love and where true love occurs. She was a contestant on The Bachelor in season 24. In the book, she will share her experience with her journey on singleness and finding love. She explained how God loves us unconditionally and we can all experience that. Scriptures instructs us to love God with all of our heart, soul, and mind. Then next we are told to love our neighbor as yourself. She looked at what true love is and we can use 1 Corinthians 13 as an example to recall what we should be seeking in love. She wasn’t afraid to discuss the loaded questions such as, “Am I hard to love, Am I enough, and Will I ever get picked. She helped readers to pay attention to the thoughts that they have about themselves. She encouraged readers to remember what God says about them and how critical it is to replace the lies with His truths. Our worth can be found in the cross and how much He loves us. 

 

 

 

In the book, she looked at shame and how we can learn to break up with our shame. She told a personal story about how when she was 21 years old, she accidently left her boss a voicemail instead of her boyfriend at the time. She told him he was cute and that she missed him. She remembers her boss asking her about the call and she called and explained it to his wife. She remembers feeling ashamed and bad about the mix up. Many of us may be feeling ashamed about our past sins. She shared other stories about people being videotaped without her knowing. Shame harms our identity and affects our self-worth. It can lead us down a bad path into our self-defeating thoughts and self-hatred. Shame ends when we realize who Jesus is and the power, He has over it. In His word, we are told we are forgiven. 

 

 

I would recommend this awesome book that touched on all aspects of singleness and true love. I loved how she chose to share about God’s incredible love and how we can experience a remarkable relationship with Christ. Each chapter has questions we can ask ourselves such as, “why did God allow that rejection to happen”. I also liked how she shared how she met the love of her life, Grant and what she learned along the way. This book is an excellent resource for single people and it will guide them through all the questions they may have about true love. This book is wonderful for single women and is written just for them. 

 

 

 

 

"I received this book free from Waterbrook for my honest review.”

 

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https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0593445244/ 

Addie Ant Goes on an Adventure by Maren Morris and Karina Argow Book Review

In Addie Ant Goes on an Adventure, Maren Morris has written her first children’s book. Addie Ant lived in the bottom of a tomato bed with her aunt Gertie and aunt Zelda. But she longed to travel across the garden and visit the area behind the shed. It is filled with watermelons and sunflowers. She meets some fun characters such as Lewis Ladybug. She was warned about the gardener’s hen, Harriet Chicken. He would often mistake critters as corn. She makes her way to the watermelons and sunflowers and is taken back from the beautiful scenery and adventure. 

 

 

I would recommend this awesome book to anyone who has children aged 1-7. I loved how this book educated kids on the importance of ants and how they help plants and the ecosystem in the garden or the rainforest. This book is a fun little adventure book about nature and how ants probably have a quest daily in the environment. This book is a little different from what I thought Maren Morris would have written. I’m guessing she wrote it for son. It didn’t have a lot of music or lyric references like I thought at first it would have coming from a hit songwriter. It was still a fun adventure for children to partake on. The illustration was breathtaking and children will enjoy watching the adventure unfold. 

 

 

 

 

 

"I received this book free from Chronicle Books for my honest review.”

 

 

 

 

 

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https://www.amazon.com/Addie-Goes-Adventure-Maren-Morris/dp/1797228919/

 

Finding Grace: The Inspiring True Story of Therapy Dogs Bringing Comfort, Hope, and Love to a Hurting World by Larry Randolph and Jennifer Marshall Bleakley Book Review

 

In Finding Grace, Larry Randolph tells the story of how he founded Canines for Christ. Him and his wife, Susan was already at retirement age and doing so much to help the community around them. He recalls how God spoke to him and told him he needed to invest in therapy dogs. He didn’t even have a dog at the time. He remembered how he has a special dog, Gus before when he was in desperate need of a best friend. The economy had just fell and real estate experienced a downturn. He had to file for bankruptcy. His family gifted him Gus to keep him company during the day. The economy did recover but his marriage to Chris didn’t. They divorced and Gus helped him through all of the pain and all the difference in the world. Eventually, Gus did pass away and he hasn’t had a dog since. He shared how he felt led to again get another dog and start his foundation. He had their logo embroidered in gold lettering and this represented the gospel and the blood of Christ. They grew it to over twenty teams and they travel all of over to homes, hospitals, care facilities, and schools to provide comfort and to display God’s love to them. In the book, they shared some of the people they were blessed to meet and help change their lives. 

 

 

One of these touching stories was about Laura and Carl. Laura met them at a drug store. She wanted to meet later on with them and tell them her story. She explained how she was hit by an 18-year-old driver going 50 mph in a 35 mph. She was driving home from a meeting when she was hit and it just so happened that an off-duty fireman heard the crash. He thought she was dead but he was able to revive her. She was given a 2 % chance of surviving. She shared how God spoke to her and told her that this wasn’t her time to go. She had to leave her job and she spends her day with her own dog, Chloe. They became a part of their ministry. 

 

 

I would recommend this awesome book on how this ministry has been able to make so much of a difference in people’s lives. This book is a wonderful example of sharing God’s love to a hurting world. It was inspiring to read the different stories and how they helped others. It was also touching to read about how Grace helped Larry when Susan faced health challenges. This book is a delightful read for any dog lovers with a mixture of positive lessons we can learn from dogs. 

 

 

 

"I received this book free from Tyndale Momentum for my honest review.”

 

 

 

 

 

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https://www.amazon.com/Finding-Grace-Inspiring-Therapy-Bringing/dp/1496473604/

Discovering Happiness Again: Winning The War Against Anxiety & Stress While Building Resilience by Edward Zajac Book Review

 

In Discovering Happiness Again, Edward Zajac has written a book about finding genuine from inside and allowing it to freely flow out of you. We are constantly bombard with bad news and we struggle with anxiety. He shared in the book how when his mother, Marie was seventeen years old she was living in Bircza. They were devoted Christians and they lived near Jews. There was a spirit of anxiety and fear in the air. The Polish army was mobilized by Hitler and there was no place they could escape. The war was already around them. She also shared how her faith helped her and how Jesus’s love would drive away all of his fears. She would need her faith when the Nazi overtook their village. She witnessed the mayor being shot in the head because he refused to bow to the Germans. The army eventually took her away from her family. He shared his mother’s experience in working in the hard labor and living in the camp. She felt alone and depressed and God spoke to her during this time. He told her that she would live and this wouldn’t be the ending of her life. Sunrise is coming and His love will conquer the darkness. She shared how she was able to renew her mind with the word of God. The book walked readers through how to release their suppressed emotions with around 20 questions. 

 

One of my favorite chapters was about unlocking your true value and overcoming self-doubt and low self-esteem. She explained the ways the Nazis would try and dehumanize them. They would treat them like animals and they wanted them to feel like they had no worth or value. She shared how maybe they did it because they would feel less guilty if they killed them if they treated them like an insect. The train ride began with no heat, no food, and they were overcrowded. If someone died on the ride to the camp, they would just dump them out in the snow. They would kill people in front of them and make them bury them. She explained how the ones who knew their value was harder to break down. They held on to peace even when faced with trauma. She also opened up tools and tips from her grandmother and our deepest needs and our self-worth. I really liked how this chapter discussed why people are judgmental and how they can choose to be mean to us and treat us poorly. Sometimes it can nothing to do with you at all. We can instead focus on only on having God’s approval. 

 

 

I would recommend this awesome book to anyone who is wanting to discover true happiness. I liked how he chose to share a lot of his own mother’s story and her experience with surviving in a camp during Hillier’s rule. Her story was breathtaking and it was extremely touching to read how she survived depression and re-found her hope again. I loved how she explained how we can accept that we are wonderful just the way we are. She helped readers to learn to agree with what God says about us. It was inspiring to read about her whole story. The book also included questions at the end of each chapter. 

 

 

 

 

"I received this book free from Victory Editing NetGalley Co-op for my honest review.”

 

 

 

 

 

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https://www.amazon.com/Discovering-Happiness-Again-Building-Resilience/dp/0979077133/

Encouraging Words for a Discouraging World: 10 Biblical Promises to Bring Comfort in Chaos by Dr. David Jeremiah Book Review

In Encouraging Words for a Discouraging World, Dr. David Jeremiah has written a new book to embolden readers with a special resilience to overcome challenges. We are all faced with upsetting news reports or we receive a dread phone call from a loved one. We get crushed to our knees in fear and discouragement. He explained how the Bible is filled with the knowledge and hope on how to survive in troubling times. He shared how Peter discussed God’s promises and how they can sustain our faith. His promises are infallible and will last until the end of time. Each chapter contained a short story, a short quote, questions, a spot to journal, and a prayer. 

 

 

In the book, he opened up about how in 1994, he discovered he had a mass in his abdomen. It was lymphoma and he felt tired all the time. He shared how pain led him to diving into God’s word and he would study and reflect on God’s promises. He explored Paul and how he experienced thorns in his own life and satan was the one causing him to be buffeted. He had his own share of afflictions and scholars are mixed on all of the health issues he could have faced. This is directed to how God’s grace is sufficient to us and His strength is perfect in our weaknesses. He even asked God to remove the thorn three times in his life and God wouldn’t. God was still active in his life and gave the strength to continue on and run his race. 

 

 

 

I would recommend this awesome book filled with true encouragement to inspire you while you are in the mist of feeling down and hopeless. I also appreciated how he stated the importance of journaling and remembering what past victories we have conquered. It was motivating to read about how David would journal and remember his past successes and gain wisdom from the past. We can use this as an inventory tool to recall God’s faithfulness in our lives. I liked how positive this book was and provide a rekindled hope for the future even when confronted with discouragement. 

 

 

 

"I received this book free from Thomas Nelson for my honest review.”

 

 

 

 

 

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https://www.amazon.com/Encouraging-Words-Discouraging-World-Biblical/dp/1400211344

Life As We Know It (Can Be): Stories of People, Climate, and Hope in a Changing World by Bill Weir Book Review

In Life As We Know It (Can Be), Bill Weir has written a book touching on events that is currently happening around the world. He is an award-winning journalist and he is an CNN chief climate correspondent. This book is made to be one who is written to his first son who was born in 2020. He has high hopes that his son, River will read it in around the year 2050. It is in the style of an Earth Day letter. The book is divided into a few parts such as physiologically, safety needs, love and esteem needs, and self-actualization. In the book he explored Hurricane Katrina, the changes in energy throughout the years, temperature changes, and the hope we can have for the future. 

 

 

 

 

One of my favorite chapters he discussed was about Hurricane Katrina and his experience in reporting this event. At the time, he worked for ABC news and they were the only network without any coverage on the ground. He explained how they had to get a rental that cost them around $10,000 dollars for the trip to the French Quarter. He explained what he encountered on his different reporting on storm damage. He learned that water is either too much or never enough. He shared how it can throw people into the hierarchy pyramid on needs all at once when they experience a horrible event happen. 

 

 

 

I would recommend this inspiring book to anyone who enjoys reading about weather, climate change, and the history of past events. I liked how he wrote it in the style of an Earth Day letter to be read in the future by his son and our children. It mixed history and explained what current events we are facing. I liked how he touched on what could happen in the future and the hope we can have. 

 

 

 

"I received this book free from Chronicle Books for my honest review.”

 

 

 

 

 

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https://www.amazon.com/Life-We-Know-Can-Be/dp/179721361X

Well to the Core: A Realistic, Guilt-Free Approach to Getting Fit and Feeling Good for a Lifetime by Robin Long Book Review

In Well to the Core, Robin Long explored how you can reclaim your health and live healthier on your journey to wellness. She is a certified Pilates instructor and founder of Lindywell. In the book, she shared how a moment changed her entire life. She recalls how when she was eight years old and hanging out with her best friend. They were playing and dressing up like they were twins. Her friend’s dad made a comment about how much smaller their daughter’s legs were compared to hers. She remembers going to cry under their pinball machine. This caused her to begin to recognize how her thighs were bigger than most of her friends. She also remembers one of her past boyfriends referring to her chin as like Jay Leno. She admitted to how she would try different diets and trends to try and work off all the food she ate. This in part as to why she wrote this book to help woman to achieve wellness and to lose the guilt and shame. It is divided up into ten core components. These included: reframe, move, breathe, play, unplug, just to name a few. 

 

 

 

 

She explored how she begins each Pilates class with a few deep breaths and how we can try and become one with our bodies. Mind and body connection can help us to have lower blood pressure, reduce cortisol levels, and have an increased level of dopamine. She described Pilates as a system of exercises meant for physical health and conditioning. It isn’t seen as related to a spiritual practice. She focuses on the importance of core strength, spine, flexibility, balance, alignment, and much more. 

 

 

 

One of my favorite chapters discussed steps to changing our inner dialogue. This first step is to become aware of what we are thinking about and are they helping us to become who we want to be. We also need to listen how we talk to ourselves. She enclosed some helpful questions we can journal and reflect on. She deliberated what we can do when we miss a workout and how we can literally flip the switch and give ourselves compassion. 

 

 

 

I would recommend this awesome book to anyone who is wanting to try Pilates and obtain an overall new healthier living lifestyle. There are tons of helpful habits and suggestions to get us more centered and balanced in life. I enjoyed how she included a helpful meal and snacks examples to have a balance between protein and fat such as an apple and almond butter. I also appreciated the info on staying hydrated. I also liked the recipe ideas enclosed such as the one pan chicken fajitas with mango salsa. I can’t wait to try some of these recipe ideas. 

 

 

 

 

"I received this book free from Tyndale House Publishers for my honest review.”

 

 

 

 

 

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https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1496472624/