Find Your Weigh by Shellie Bowdoin

Here is the book summary:

When has a diet ever yielded long-term weight results?

If you have ever felt hopeless about your weight or struggled with the up and down rollercoaster of yo-yo dieting, Find Your Weigh offers a new perspective and proactive steps to change your relationship with food. You will develop a mental framework and workable habits that will allow you to enjoy all kinds of food in a healthy, managed, Holy Spirit-empowered way!

When we think about losing weight, we immediately think of a diet. However, diets are only short-term fixes to target our weight, which is really just a symptom of our behavior with food. If we really want to change our weight story, we've got to target our behavior with food and uncover the beliefs that actually inform that behavior. The problem is that most of us have no idea what we believe or why we act the way that we do with food.

It's time to walk in freedom over food and weight. Join Shellie Bowdoin as she shares her own weight journey and lays out practical, "aha" steps to help you renew your mind with food. Filled with biblical insights, practical steps and interactive questions, Find Your Weigh helps uncover your excuses and mental blocks with food so you can develop new, workable habits that you can see yourself following next week, next month and next year!

Filled with biblical insights, practical steps, and interactive questions, this book will help you get to the bottom of your food issues to help you figure out why you do what you do and think what you think when it comes to food. Find Your Weigh will lead you through a proven process that will yield tailor-made solutions to fit your preferences and your lifestyle.

Instead of looking for another diet or another workout plan, it's time to alter your relationship with food for good. The only way to do this is to renew your thinking and establish focused eating habits that you can carry on for the rest of your life. I did it and, for the first time in my life, I've taken weight off its pedestal in my head and replaced it with living.

Find Your Weigh is written to be motivational and practical. It can be used alone to set up healthy food habits for successful weight maintenance or alongside another proven weight loss plan.

·       - 50 - day interactive journal with weekly guided reflection questions

·       - Practical steps for developing food habits to include all types of foods into your daily life

·       - Guided practice for developing new life-long eating habits without hunger or deprivation

·       - Personal reflections from my own real-life weight journey

This book also comes with a companion group Bible study. Check out the Find Your Weigh: Walk In Freedom Bible Study Guide by Shellie Bowdoin.

Free video links are also available for use with the study guide. Both the book and the study guide can be used alongside any healthy weight loss program or to help you set up a healthy plan for weight maintenance.

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All profits from the paperback version of Find Your Weigh go to fund mission outreaches throughout Asia through Assemblies of God World Missions.

 

And now, my review:

I really enjoyed Find Your Weigh by Shelley Bowdoin.  In this book she points out a mind over matter approach that can be so freeing.  It’s about our thought processes and the actions tied to them.  I loved how it motivates the read to success.  It’s very practical and not a never have that food again kind of plan.  It’s not about dieting but freedom in getting down to the things that weigh us down.  I also enjoyed how transparent this author was and how much she shares with her readers.

I received a copy of this book in exchange for my honest review.

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The Clutter-Free Home by Kathi Lipp

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When it comes to your home, peace is possible...
 
Longing for a place of peace from which you can love others well? The Clutter-Free Home is your room-by-room guide to decluttering, reclaiming, and celebrating every space of your home. 
 
Let author Kathi Lipp (who once lived a life buried in clutter) walk you through each room of your house to create organizational zones that are not only functional and practical but create places of peace that reflect your personality.  Kathi will help you tackle the four-step process of dedicate, decide, declutter and “do-your-thing” to reveal the home you’ve always dreamed of, and then transform it into a haven that reflects who you truly are meant to be.
 
If you’re also feeling overwhelmed by the care and upkeep of all the stuff under your feet or sense that your home is running you, instead of the other way around, come discover how to create a space that doesn’t have to be showroom perfect to be perfect for you and the people you love.  

And now, my review:

I thought this book hit this subject undeniably well.  It was more than just becoming a minimalist but truly looking at each area of my home and then each item in that area and asking myself questions to see if what I’m seeing fits.  I can be a very sentimental person and there’s just something about stuff, sometimes, that is hard to part with even if it doesn’t fit my space.  This book went into that and it really just comes down to giving yourself permission to let someone else get use out of an item and that someone doesn’t have to be me.  Sounds like freedom.

I received a copy of this book in exchange for my honest review.

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The Bridge to Belle Island by Julie Klassen

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After a humiliating mistake, lawyer Benjamin Booker resolves to never again trust a beautiful woman. When an old friend is killed, the senior partner isn't satisfied with Bow Street's efforts and asks Benjamin to investigate. Eager to leave London for a while, Benjamin agrees. Evidence takes him to a remote island on the Thames, a world unto itself, shrouded in mist and mystery. Soon he finds himself falling for the main suspect--a woman who claims not to have left the island in ten years. But should he trust her?

On Belle Island, Isabelle feels safe and leads a productive life, but fear keeps her trapped there. When Mr. Booker arrives with news of her trustee's murder in London, Isabelle is stunned. She has not left the island, yet she has a recurring dream about the man's death. Or is it a memory? She had been furious with him, but she never intended . . . this.

When a second person dies and evidence shockingly points to her, Isabelle doesn't know who to trust: the attractive lawyer or the admirer and friends who assemble on the island, each with grudges against the victim. Can she even trust her own mind? While they search for the truth, secrets come to light and danger comes calling.

And now, my review:

I would relate this book to an Agatha Christie type book.  It goes round and round with twists and plot changes.  I thought the author really developed her characters well and gave them depth.  I love the beautiful cover of this book.  I also love the pull toward Jane Austen that this author has.  I don’t however enjoy mystery/murder.  I found talk of this at every turn and all over the book not just a little here or there.  I’m sorry that I didn’t like it more.  It absolutely didn’t have anything to do with a lack in this author.  I found her to be top notch. 

I received a copy of this book in exchange for my honest review.

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Homeschool Bravely by Jamie Erickson

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Quiet the voices of "not good enough" and step courageously into guilt-free homeschooling

Many homeschool parents have a long-term relationship with self-doubt. "Did I make the right decision?" "Could someone else do this better?" "Am I robbing my kids of something by not sending them to ‘regular school’?"

What if there’s a better way?

Not a 3-step technique or a shiny, new curriculum, but a change in perspective that transforms the way you plan, teach, and homeschool?

Homeschool Bravely teaches you to see homeschooling as a calling, helps you overthrow the tyranny of impossible expectations, and guides you through the common bumps in the road, including how to:

·       juggle school and parenting with toddlers at home

·       teach a struggling learner

·       plan with the end in mind

·       accept your own limitations without feeling guilty

·       stay the course even in the face of criticism

Reclaim your hope, renew your purpose, and transform your homeschool. Because the truth is: God will use every part of your homeschool, even your fears, faults, and failures, to weave good plans for your kids.

And now, my review:

Have you ever heard something from someone that has stopped you in your tracks and had you wondering if what you are doing is going to work?  If it’s going to be successful?  If you and your children are going to be able to learn and thrive together in this homeschool journey?  Well, this book touches on all this and more.  I found the author to be very transparent and upfront about her experience.  I loved her friendly voice that she puts in her writing.  She’s one of us.  I think that no matter where you are on the journey of homeschooling, that this is a great resource to have.  It’s like a B12 shot in the arm.  It’s so encouraging and right on time.  As a fellow homeschooling mama of many years, I recommend this one!

I received a copy of this book in exchange for my honest review.

https://www.amazon.com/Homeschool-Bravely-Squash-Doubt-Confidence/dp/0802418872/ref=sr_1_3?dchild=1&keywords=Homeschool+Bravely&qid=1596204034&sr=8-3

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A Mosaic of Wings by Kimberly Duffy

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It's 1885, and all Nora Shipley wants, now that she's graduating from Cornell University as valedictorian of the entomology program, is to follow in her late father's footsteps by getting her master's degree and taking over the scientific journal he started. The only way to uphold her father's legacy is to win a scholarship, so she joins a research expedition in Kodaikanal, India, to prove herself in the field.

India isn't what she expects, though, and neither is the rival classmate who accompanies her, Owen Epps. As her preconceptions of India--and of Owen--fall away, she finds both far more captivating than she expected. Forced by the expedition leader to stay at camp and illustrate exotic butterflies the men of the team find without her, Nora befriends Sita, a young Indian girl who has been dedicated to a goddess against her will.

In this spellbinding new land, Nora is soon faced with impossible choices--between saving Sita and saving her career, and between what she's always thought she wanted and the man she's come to love.

And now, my review:

I found A Mosaic of Wings by Kimberly Duffy to be a delightful read.  All about a woman back in the day trying to accomplish what society said she can’t and shouldn’t.  My heart was tugged at the loss of her father who believed in her and encouraged her love of insects and learning.  Her mother was sickly and remarried.  This caused quite the stir in the story.  This author does a great job at drawing you in.  I found myself cheering, angered, and emotional with the characters.  That’s what makes a wonderfully penned story. 

I received a copy of this book in exchange for my honest review.

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https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/a-mosaic-of-wings-kimberly-duffy/1133988296?ean=9780764235634

A Life of Listening by Leighton Ford

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The Christian life is a life of listening. In this memoir, lifelong minister of the gospel Leighton Ford tells his story as a personal history of listening for God’s voice. Beginning with his earliest memories, he recounts the different ways God has spoken to him, and the different ways he has learned to listen. Through the joys of ministry, first as an international evangelist, often in partnership with Billy Graham, and later as a leader of the Lausanne Movement and a mentor of emerging leaders, he remembers God's voice proclaiming, instructing, reassuring. Through the pain of deep loss, he remembers God's voice calling out to him, even in the deafening silence. What emerges is not just an account of a long and faithful life of Christian service, but a picture of the Christian life―the life of listening. What will it sound like, Ford asks, when God speaks to you?

And now, my review:
This book was not what I was thinking it was going to be and yet I’m a huge life-story lover and I was privilege to be able to read A Life of Listening by Leighton Ford.  It was like sitting across the table from a fellow follower of Christ who shared the ups and downs of walking this earthly life in Christ.  Some of these things seemed a bit easier than others.  Yet, God is faithful to use them all.  I especially loved the transparency in the process of living humbly.  I loved reading about how the Lord reveals things to him along the way and the changes that occur.  I found it to be such a drink of fresh, clear water.

I received this book in exchange for my honest review.

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Get Out Of Your Head by Jennie Allen

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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • You can choose hope in the midst of chaos. The visionary behind the million-strong IF:Gathering challenges you to exercise your God-given power to shift negative thinking patterns and take back control of your thoughts and emotions.
 
“A must-have resource for anyone looking to get control of their thoughts.”—Lysa TerKeurst, #1 New York Times bestselling author and president of Proverbs 31 Ministries
 
Are your thoughts holding you captive? I’ll never be good enough. Other people have better lives than I do. God couldn’t really love me. Jennie Allen knows what it’s like to swirl in a spiral of destructive thoughts, but she also knows we don’t have to stay stuck in toxic thinking patterns.
 
As she discovered in her own life, God built a way for us to escape that downward spiral. Freedom comes when we refuse to be victims to our thoughts and realize we have already been equipped with power from God to fight and win the war for our minds.
 
In Get Out of Your Head, Jennie inspires and equips us to transform our emotions, our outlook, and even our circumstances by taking control of our thoughts. Our enemy is determined to get in our heads to make us feel helpless, overwhelmed, and incapable of making a difference for the kingdom of God. But when we submit our minds to Christ, the promises and goodness of God flood our lives in remarkable ways.
 
It starts in your head. And from there, the possibilities are endless.

And now, my review:

I found Get Out of Your Head by Jennie Allen to be meaningful encouragement to stop the toxic rehearsals in my head and replace it with His Truth.  The basis of the book I think fits this statement: “Learning to capture our thoughts matters.  Because how we think shapes how we live.”  So important that I renew my mind.  To be committed to breaking the cycles/spirals that are not taking me in the right direction.  To be active in the fight. 

I received a copy of this book in exchange for my honest review.

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Storing Up Trouble by Jen Turano

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When Miss Beatrix Waterbury's Chicago-bound train ride is interrupted by a heist, Mr. Norman Nesbit, a man of science who believes his research was the target of the heist, comes to her aid. Despite the fact that they immediately butt heads, they join forces to make a quick escape.

Upon her arrival in Chicago, Beatrix is surprised to discover her supposedly querulous Aunt Gladys shares her own suffragette passions. Encouraged by Gladys to leave her sheltered world, Beatrix begins working as a salesclerk at the Marshall Field and Company department store. When she again encounters Norman on a shopping expedition, he is quickly swept up in the havoc she always seems to attract.

But when another attempt is made to part Norman from his research papers, and it becomes clear Beatrix's safety is also at risk, they soon discover the curious way feelings can grow between two very different people in the midst of chaos.

And now, my review:

I found Storing Up Trouble by Jen Turano to be a very romantic read.  I loved the characters, the intriguing plot, and how she pulled it all together as a masterpiece.  I love to laugh and there were so many laugh-out-loud moments in this one.  My favorite part was her use of Isaiah 30:21. This is one of my favorite authors and I was once again not disappointed in her work.  If you like fiction at its best, you’ll want to get this one.

I received a copy of this book in exchange for my honest review.

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Yours Truly, Thomas by Rachel Fordham

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For three years, Penny Ercanbeck has been opening other people's mail. Dead ends are a reality for clerks at the Dead Letter Office. Still she dreams of something more--a bit of intrigue, a taste of romance, or at least a touch less loneliness. When a letter from a brokenhearted man to his one true love falls into her hands, Penny seizes this chance to do something heroic. It becomes her mission to place this lost letter into the hands of its intended recipient.

Thomas left his former life with no intention of ending up in Azure Springs, Iowa. He certainly didn't expect a happy ending after what he had done. All he wanted to do was run and never look back. In a moment of desperation, he began to write, never really expecting a reply.

When Penny's undertaking leads her to the intriguing man who touched her soul with his words, everything grows more complicated. She wants to find the rightful owner of the letter and yet she finds herself caring--perhaps too much--for the one who wrote it.

And now, my review:

I found Yours Truly, Thomas by Rachel Fordham to be a charming read.  I loved her plot of using the Dead Letter Office as the premise for their coming together.  I felt like this book flowed really well and that the characters were all well placed and played out.  This book is a dreamy read with a splash of intenseness.  It described to me the power of writing words out and sharing one’s soul through writing, beautifully done.

I received a copy of this book from the publisher in exchange for my honest review.

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A Kids Guide to Drawing Cartoon Animals by Vicki Whiting and Jeff Schinkel

Here is the book summary:

Exciting, simple, and full of fun!

·       28 cartoon animals to draw including crocodiles, cats, sea horses, sharks, elephants, tigers, pandas, and more

·       Step-by-step drawing instructions are followed by full trace-and-draw sketches to put it all together

·       Educational activity book for boys and girls aged 5-10 provides plenty of space to practice their own free-hand drawing

·       Author Vicki Whiting, a former teacher, is founder and president of Kid Scoop, a weekly educational page syndicated in over 200 newspapers

This engaging activity book for boys and girls aged 5-10 helps kids learn how to draw 28 cartoon animals, from crocodiles and cats to sea horses and sharks!

With step-by-step, trace-and-draw instructions and plenty of room to practice, kids will be able to draw animals all by themselves in no time.

Author and former teacher Vicki Whiting is the founder of Kid Scoop, an award-winning weekly activity page that promotes standards-based learning. Parents and teachers around the world use Vicki's fun activities to stimulate academic success and a joy of learning.

With this expansive collection of exercises from Kid Scoop and Happy Fox Books, kids will have hours of fun creatively drawing all their favorite animals!

And now, my review:

From land, to water, to rodents, to insects, this book covers so many options to busy oneself with drawing.  We found the instructions to be doable and not frustrating.  It’s a great book to sit down with, thumb through, pick a favorite, and go for it.  Once the drawing is on paper, then the coloring and making a picture around it comes in.  Why not make up a family giving them all different facial expressions.

I received a digital copy of this book in exchange for my honest review.

https://www.amazon.com/Learn-Animal-Friends-Step-Trace/dp/1641240326/ref=sr_1_2?dchild=1&keywords=a+kids+guide+to+drawing+cartoon+animals&qid=1596199820&sr=8-2

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Gardening for Geeks by Christy Wilhelmi

Here is the book summary:

Know the nature of your garden!

·       The ultimate resource to organic gardening for people who want to learn the science behind it all

·       Step-by-step processes, helpful diagrams, and expert tips on best practices

·       Learn the biology and ecology of how plants work, how soil lives, how bugs help, and more

·       Expert advice on planning, planting, garden beds, irrigation, pest control, garden ecosystems, harvesting, storage, and composting

The perfect organic gardening guide and gateway into all things gardening, this updated and redesigned edition of Gardening for Geeks provides everything you need to know about designing, building, and sustaining the garden of your dreams!

Filled with step-by-step processes, helpful diagrams, and expert tips on the best practices, this book covers it all for anyone who dreams of gardening, even if you're a city dweller! Starting off with the beginner-friendly basics, then progressing into more advanced, in-depth concepts for a wide scope of gardening strategies and techniques, this is a comprehensive and geeky look at your favorite hobby. This newly designed edition includes additional plant profiles, the latest research and terminology, and more photographs and illustrations.

Author and founder of Gardenerd (the ultimate resource for garden nerds, gardenerd.com), Christy Wilhelmi shares her expertise to break down and explain the biology and ecology of gardening in an easy, breezy writing style that will make you appreciate and understand gardening even more than you did before! Christy specializes in small-space, organic vegetable garden design and consulting. Her writing has appeared in Edible Los Angeles, Edible Westside, and The Good Food Blog, among other publications.

Inside this information-packed 248-page beginner's guide, you'll learn the basics of gardening, whether you're planting in the country or in an urban area. Discover the science behind how plants work, how soil lives, and how bugs help. Get advice ranging from planning to pest control, including recommendations, step-by-step directions, and over 150 photos, illustrations, and diagrams.

For anyone with a curiosity for the world of soil biology, botany, and horticulture, and an interest in the nerdy details of how to garden, Gardening for Geeks is your go-to guide!

"If you find that you really love to get your hands in the dirt and put food you grew yourself on the table, then this book sets you on your gardening path."
—Anne K. Moore, GardenSmart.tv

"Loaded with tons of geeky gardening info and then some! Recommended for all gardeners, experienced or beginners."
—Bob Tanem, Radio Host, Bob Tanem in the Garden, KSFO 560 AM

And now, my review:

Gardening for Geeks All the science you need for successful organic gardening has everything I was looking for right in the title.  From setting up your garden, to the soil and what makes for successful soil, to the plants.  Great information is to be had.  Of course, no garden is without pests to control and she’s included great helps in that area, too.  I love the section in there on composting and have been implementing her ideas for that.  I was inspired as I was paging through and loved all the scientific facts that she threw in along the way.  I believe that this will be a resource that I will draw from for years to come. 

I received a digital copy of this book in exchange for my honest review.

https://www.amazon.com/Gardening-Geeks-Science-Ecology-Mathmatics/dp/1620083582/ref=sr_1_2?dchild=1&keywords=gardening+for+geeks&qid=1596141353&sr=8-2

https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/gardening-for-geeks-christy-wilhelmi/1134813211?ean=9781620083581

The Lord is My Strength by Eric Kampmann

Here is the book summary:

In his introduction to 

Of Kampmann's previous book, 

And now, my review:

What a wonderful thing, to pray through the Psalms.

I received a digital copy of this book in exchange for my honest review.

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Fight Your Fears by Kristen Wetherell

Here is the book summary:

What are you afraid of?

You could probably fill this page with a list of your fears. Fears about the future; fears about your health, job, and family; fears about inadequacy and failure (and maybe success); fears about how much fear itself seems to affect your decisions, plans, and growth in this life.

You might even fear what God thinks about your fears. After all, in his Word God commands us not to be afraid hundreds of times. But how is this possible? We're troubled by evil, we're slammed with bad news, and we can't know what tomorrow will bring. How can we learn to trust God and not be afraid?

Kristen Wetherell is in the fight with you. She is a fearful fellow traveler on the road of the Christian life, making strides alongside you in this battle. In Fight Your Fears she carefully searches 10 of God's great and precious promises, equipping you with the practical tools to overcome the fears and anxious thoughts that are robbing you of your joy. Each chapter ends with Scripture exercises, a memory verse, questions to ponder, and a prayer.

Discover truths that will bring peace to your soul as you learn to fear God and nothing else.

And now, my review:

I found Fighting Your Fears by Kristen Wetherell to be an inspiring read.  By turning to fearing the One who we are to fear over all the other fears that bombard us, we turn to the One who has the power to set us free.  It’s a great, refreshing, true approach to fear and other things.  Keeping our eyes on Jesus the author and finisher of our faith.  It felt comforting as I was reading to know I was hearing from someone who has been in the struggle of fear with me and not someone who was better than it.  I’m thankful for the author’s transparency.

I received a copy of this book in exchange for my honest review.

https://www.amazon.com/Fight-Your-Fears-Trusting-Character/dp/0764234374/ref=sr_1_2?crid=1GMXM70C0A79J&dchild=1&keywords=fight+your+fears+by+kristen+wetherell&qid=1596139795&sprefix=fight+your+fear%2Caps%2C169&sr=8-2

https://www.christianbook.com/fight-fears-trusting-character-promises-afraid/kristen-wetherell/9780764234378/pd/234378?product_redirect=1&search_term=fight%20your%20fears&Ntt=234378&item_code=&Ntk=keywords&event=ESRCP

https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/fight-your-fears-kristen-wetherell/1131928626?ean=9780764234378

Plant Lady Embroidery by Applemints

Here is the book summary:

Brimming with over 300 botanical motifs, this wonderful resource will provide inspiration and instructions for embroidery artists and flower ladies everywhere. This collection features designs including flowers, ferns, succulents, leaves, bees and garden scenes. The books includes basic embroidery instruction for stitches and transferring designs onto fabric.

Original designs and clear instructions make this book a must have for any embroidery enthusiast's library. 

And now, my review:

If you are a person who loves to embroider, this is a great book of inspiration.  Included in this book are all sorts of plant embroidery creations.  Among the plants and flowers are a few extras.  The first part of the book is individual creations and as I moved to the back of the book, she had some creations with many components put together.  I found it to be quite inspiring. 

I received a digital copy of this book in exchange for my honest review.

https://www.amazon.com/Plant-Lady-Embroidery-Botanical-Designs/dp/1631598457/ref=sr_1_2?crid=2YONOO568LIGB&dchild=1&keywords=plant+lady+embroidery&qid=1596139403&sprefix=plant+lady+em%2Caps%2C185&sr=8-2

https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/plant-lady-embroidery-applemints/1132830715?ean=9781631598456