Review: Loving God With All Your Mind

Loving God With All Your Mind by Elizabeth George

Release Date: January 1, 2005

Publisher: Harvest House Publishers

Genre: Christian Devotional

Pages: 304

Format: Paperback

Buy It: Amazon

Elizabeth George’s Loving God with All Your Mind (more than 200,000 copies sold) has been revised and expanded. Elizabeth lets women know that loving the Lord involves action! Focusing on six main scripture passages, she helps readers understand what it means to truly—

• let your mind think on what is true about God and about life
• grasp and move toward God’s purpose for life
• trust the Lord in all things

Drawing on biblical wisdom as well as personal experience, Elizabeth helps women handle their emotions and discover inner peace that comes from focusing on what is true. She shares six powerful Bible truths that will help readers draw closer to God and know His joy and love.

I was asked to set aside some of my other planned books to read this right away. I have been struggling a lot lately with trusting God throughout all the issues in my life, but this book was a refreshing reminder of how much He cares for me. Each chapter is targeted to a specific issue as to why a person has trouble fully trusting God. The first chapter was on over-thinking and reading into people's words, which I tend to do a lot. This immediately let me know that this book was perfect for me. I'm nowhere near perfect in my faith after reading it, but I am learning more each day and this book was a great help.

I received this book as a present from Lindsay West.

Quick update!

I know I had said I was going to start Top Ten Tuesday today, but I couldn't think of anything for today's list! Next week hopefully...

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Mini Review and Blog Tour: By the Light of the Silvery Moon

By the Light of the Silvery Moon by Tricia Goyer

Release Date: March 1, 2012

Publisher: Barbour Books

Genre: Historical Christian Fiction

Pages: 320

Format: Paperback

Buy It: Amazon

Remember the Titanic 100 years after its doomed voyage with Tricia Goyer’s fictional portrayal of one woman’s journey. To Amelia Gladstone, this ship means promise of seeing family again. To Quentin Walpole, the Titanic represents a new start in America…if he can get onboard. All seems lost until Amelia offers him a ticket, securing his passage—and bringing him face-to-face with his railroad tycoon father and older brother, Damian. As Amelia works to reconcile father and son, she finds herself the object of both brothers’ affection. Can she choose between two brothers? Or will she lose everything to the icy waters of the Atlantic?

While I did like this book, I felt that it was just a slight twisted version of the Titanic movie. Girl meets guy, they fall in love, tragedy causes problems. The end. Don't get me wrong, it was a great book! I just felt the plot-line was predictable and left me feeling a little bored. I do think you should try the book, because it is good. And the historical parts are great! Pick this up in time for the 100 year anniversary!

I received this book free for review from LitFuse Blog Tours. I was not required to post a positive review, simply an honest one.

Win an Flip HD Camcorder during @TriciaGoyer's Unsinkable Titanic Giveaway and RSVP for 4/10 Titanic Party! Celebrate the release of By the Light of the Silvery Moon with Tricia by entering her giveaway and RSVPing to her Titanic party.





One "unsinkable" winner will receive:

• Flip HD video Camera (Make your own dramatic saga!)
• Titanic movies from the ages {Titanic (1953) Unsinkable Molly Brown (1964), Titanic (1997)}
• Secrets of the Titanic (Get the facts from National Geographic.)
• And the Band Played On (Music Played on the Titanic.)
• By the Light of the Silvery Moon by Tricia Goyer (Be swept away in this tale of love and courage.)

Enter today by clicking one of the icons below. But hurry, the giveaway ends on April 9th. Winner will be announced at "Silvery Moon" Titanic Facebook Party on 4/10. Tricia will be hosting an author chat (on Facebook and Live from her website) and giving away books, gift certificates and a book club prize pack! (Ten copies of the book for your small group or book club). During the live chat Tricia will have a *special guest* join her. More details coming soon!

IMM: 4/8/12

In My Mailbox is a weekly meme hosted by the wonderful Kristi at The Story Siren! We share books we received this week, whether we bought them, got them in the mail or checked them out from the library.

For Review:

The Embittered Ruby by Nicole O'Dell (Thanks Nicole!)

Won:
Sweetly by Jackson Pearce (Thanks Cat!)

Mini Review ad Blog Tour: Independence Day

Independence Day by Michael DiMarco

Release Date: March 1, 2012

Publisher: Revell

Genre: Christian Devotional

Pages: 142

Format: Hardcover

Buy It: Amazon

Graduation Day Is Independence Day!It's the day you've been waiting for. The day you graduate. The day you declare your independence. The beginning of a bright future where you are finally the one in charge of choosing your job, your classes, your career--your life. But there's more to independence than getting to choose what you want to do. 

While graduation brings new freedom, it also brings a whole new world filled with both opportunity and temptation. In Independence Day, bestselling author Michael DiMarco shares stories from his own rocky transition from high school to adulthood in order to help grads appreciate long-awaited freedoms, manage temptation, and make the most of new opportunities.

At this moment you have the chance to change your finances, your future, and your entire world. Michael DiMarco shows you how to do it with your eyes wide open.

I've been out of high school for three years now, but I've had some struggles with figuring out my college plans and moving into adulthood. This book really helped me, because it opened my eyes to what is still to come. While I may not be ready for everything yet, I have an idea of I still have to deal with, and how to go about it. Great book!

I received this book free for review from Revell Blog Tours. I was not required to post a positive review, simply an honest one.

IMM: 3/25/12

In My Mailbox is a weekly meme hosted by the wonderful Kristi at The Story Siren! We share books we received this week, whether we bought them, got them in the mail or checked them out from the library.

Gifted:
Embrace CD and card (Thank you Babbie Mason!)

For Review:

I Blame Eve by Susanna Aughtmon

Mini Review and Blog Tour: You're Already Amazing

You're Already Amazing by Holley Gerth

Release Date: March 1, 2012

Publisher: Revell

Genre: Christian Non-fiction

Pages: 224

Format: Paperback

Buy It: Amazon

Women feel enormous pressure to be perfect. To have the perfect body, to be a perfect woman, to have the perfect career, and to have the perfect attitude. All the time. Under all that pressure and all those expectations are women carrying burdens they were never meant to carry and suppressing the dreams they were always meant to live.

In You're Already Amazing, popular blogger and cofounder of (in)courage helps women understand and embrace the fact that they don't need to do more, be more, and have more--because they're already amazing just the way God created them to be. As a licensed counselor and certified life coach, Holley knows what readers need to hear. Like a heart-to-heart talk over coffee, reading this joy-filled book encourages women to forget the lies and expectations the world feeds them, instead believing that God made them for a purpose and that he loves them right now, at this moment, and always. Holley takes readers on a journey of the heart to discover their strengths and embrace all God created them to be.

I was so excited to review this book! I deal with a lot of pressure from my family to be better at everything from school to preparing for the future. This book helped me to realize that while I can improve on some things, I don't need to. God loves me just the way I am, flaws and all! And that's really all that matters :) I definitely recommend this book to anyone struggling with self-esteem.

I received this book free for review through Revell Blog Tours. I was not required to post a positive review, simply an honest one.