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This book I felt was a lot like other Amish books. I LOVE them so it is always a joy to go through and read another one. It was especially interesting because I have family in Ohio near Berlin and we travel through there when we go to visit. The book was a good love story about how someone went away to help at the military hospital but did not go against his religious beliefs and came back to the Amish community. It's like there are two stories in one and then they come together. The second part was the girl, who was adopted by Amish, so she was born and Englisher. It was a fantastic book about how people from two different communities but not, come together and see how God can use their situations and lives. The girl finds her brother, or rather, he finds her and lives in the Amish community with her family. I would recommend this book to anyone who likes any type of Amish story, or good love story. Definitely one I will be reading again and giving to my mom for Christmas, as she also loves the Amish area and remembers going to Berlin.

Encouragement for Today

Encouragement for Today by the Proverbs 31 team is an awesome book of devotions. I really liked this book because it isn't listed by date. It is a book you can go to whenever you need some encouragement. At the end of each devotion it gives you bible verses to look up that go along with the devotion which helps to enforce the devotion for that day or God time. I love the Proverbs 31 team because they are so open and honest about their daily lives and things they struggle with. It is like a breath of fresh air to read that they go through the same things we do. This is a book I would definitely recommend to friends and purchase for gifts for girlfriends, mom's, sister's etc. A great book for ladies to read.

Lead Me Home

Lead Me Home is the second book of the Winds of Change book series. I received this book and could not put it down. I haven't read a book like this in a long time and want to get the two other books, unfortunately, I have to wait until next summer to get book 3. It is an amazing book about a mother going back and following her dream and how she takes a student under her wing and helps her to reach her goal and follow her dream. This book is one I will be passing onto others to read but will keep in my library of books to read again and again. I can't wait to read the others.

Once Upon a Prince

I ordered this book last night as an e-book and could not put it down. I was fist introduced to the author when she wrote with Sara Evans and love her books. I was so excited to be able to get the first book in the series. It is about a girl who had a life plan and basically, God showed her that He is in control of her life and not her. That he is going to take care of all of the details. This is such a great book and I'm really excited to read the next books in the series. I hate that I have to wait for the next one to come out!

NIV Leadership Bible

I find Bible's difficult to review as it is impossible to read it all in a decent time frame and have a review. In reading through some of it and the leadership tips, advice and encouragement I was very impressed. The weekly studies are amazing and the 15 minute leadership devotions are fantastic as well. It is a great Bible for someone who is in any type of Leadership or going to be in leadership. One week will cover a personal quality such as Courage, Humility, or Vision. Another week may deal with a practical skill like Conflict Management or Systems Thinking. Other topics may relate to interpersonal relationships—Healthy Alliances, Power and Influence, or Servant Leadership. Again, a great tool for anyone in ministry or any leadership in Christian ministry or in public ministry.

Altar Ego

This book is amazing, challenging, and at times frustrating. It is amazing because it is challenging. It challenges you in all areas, but mainly your faith and encourages you to step above the normalcy of our society and even the Christian society. It asks you to step out of your comfort zone and be who God created you to be. It is a book that has taken some time to read because it is so challenging. It isn't overwhelming but you definitely need to take time to read this book so that every section, chapter has time to sink in and so you understand it. It can also be frustrating at times because it helps you see how much God loves you and cares about you, and that can be difficult for some people, but a must read. I highly encourage you to go out and buy this book and read it, pass it on for others to read, and read it again. This book was given to me in exchange for a review through Booksneeze.

Unglued Devotional

This is a fantastic devotional. Lysa is a phenomenal writer and I have read so many books by her and have enjoyed each one immensely. It is very difficult to read this book without the book that corresponds with it. My suggestion is that when you buy the devotional, to get the book. It is a great book to do with a small group or Bible Study with. Lysa has a way of writing that is real, honest, and open. She doesn't hold back with her readers and it is so helpful because it brings back the realization that we are all human. Fantastic book, go buy it....now! Why are you still sitting looking at your computer? Go buy the books!

Who Do You Think You Are? ~ Driscoll

I was excited to get this book. I read it and was encouraged and really enjoyed the book. I heard then about what he is doing with a person in his church and how that person is being treated and this man is not doing what he is teaching in his book. This book was given to me to review by Booksneeze in exchange for an honest review. The book was good, the man who wrote the book, not so much. The book will not be in my house as I do not condone that kind of behavior, let alone want it in my house. If you don't know what it is all about, research it. Again, excellent book but the author has just ruined any book written by him.

Dirty God

I was really excited to see this book being offered because Johnnie Moore is a campus pastor at the university I go to, Liberty University, fantastic school by the way! This book is challenging yet so real! I'm so glad to have got this book, because it seems like anymore, people are trying to just live their lives and go to church on Sunday. A relationship takes more than 1 hour a week. This book helps get back to the basics. It is a great book for both new Christians and people who have been believers for many years, also non believers. This book is a real eye opener, way to go Johnnie!!!

Red Letter Revolution

This book is fantastic. It is written by Shane Claiborne and Tony Campolo. I have read books by both authors and have thoroughly enjoyed them as well as have been incredibly challenged. This book does not disappoint. It is a conversation between the two authors as they discuss many different topics that Christians need to hear about, not things they want to hear about. It is a book that you cannot read in one sitting because it is so intense, in depth and very challenging. There are many people I would encourage to read this book. It is a great book to encourage Christians to live beyond Sunday mornings. To become, red letter believers. They discuss the difference between those who read the red letters in the Bible, and those who live the red letters in the Bible, which is what Jesus calls us to. I will be recommending this book for sure!

Grace by Max Lucado

Another book about Grace. I was so excited to get this but also a little worried that it would be another ho hum book about Grace. I started reading the book and had to force myself to put it down and get some sleep. Max Lucado did an awesome job writing this book. He is real about the subject of grace and forces you to look outside of yourself to see if you are living in and accepting God's grace. I finished this book and was happy to see a reading guide at the end, it makes me want to pick the book back up again and read through it using the guide, which I may just do. Grace is not a book you want to pass up. It is such a well written, real, and honest look at God's grace.

Empty Promises

I was so excited to hear that Pete Wilson wrote another book! After reading Plan B, I was so excited to read his new one, Empty Promises. I got the book and dove into it right away. I found this one a lot harder to read than Plan B. I stopped reading after a few chapters and put it down for months, (we moved during this time) and once we moved and I found the book again. I decided I'd give it another try, I did, and had the same problem, so hard to get into! I will get through it eventually, but just couldn't get through it, I don't know what it was. Just finding the beginning of the book long and drawn out. It might just be me, but I was a little disappointed.

Simply Grilling

This a fantastic book of recipes! I am new at bbqing and excited to use the recipes in this book. One of the things I found so great was that it is not just meat recipes but recipes for salads, desserts etc. This will be put to great use for those new recipes I want to try when company comes. I was happy to see that the ingredients for the recipes are not some ingredient you need from a faraway place that is going to cost way more than the average meat/veggie etc. It is stuff you can find in a regular grocery store. Looking through the book and at the recipes and great pictures made me get very hungry, I am excited to try a recipe out tonight!
I am so excited to try all of the recipes in this cookbook, it a great resource and one that would be useful for new and experienced cooks.

Stand By Me ~ Neta Jackson

This book is part of a series or can be a stand alone series. It is the 3rd portion of the Yada Yada Prayer Group Series, and the House of Hope series, this is the first one of the next series but they all tie together.

It is phenomenal. I have a passion for young people and when reading this I loved the ministry that Manna House was providing and then how young people were getting involved in Souled Out church.

I hope to eventually get the whole series. It is such a great book and a series I will go back to again and again. It is awesome to have the study questions in the back of the book to have your own book study or small group.

Daily Gifts of Grace Devotional

This devotional is by far one of the best. I have been using it daily since the beginning of the year and it feels like each devotional is written just for me, just for that specific day. The author's of the devotionals make you laugh and cry and most importantly turn to the foot of the cross on a daily basis.

This is a devotional that would be great for young adults right through to older women. I highly recommend it!

Love Lifted Me

This is a great story of real life situations and how to overcome them. Evans does a great job with her writing and providing a visual picture for the reader as well as bringing the story close to home.

This book is awesome and I would definitely recommend it to many people and a great book to add to a church library collection. I really look forward to reading her other books that are part of this series.

Heaven is for Real DVD Study

I was so excited to receive the DVD study on the book Heaven is for Real. It brought the book to life even more so, the book is amazing and I am looking forward to doing the study with my church or small group in the near future.

Colton, Todd and Sonya give as much detail as they can through this study and share how the book and experience has changed their lives and their personal life with the Lord. It at times is an intimate conversation but other times you find yourself laughing.

This is such an awesome resource that every church or small group should invest in.

An Amish Wedding

I am a big fan of the Amish books. After visiting the Amish settlement in Berlin, Ohio it has made the books so much more real. It is so interesting to read about the rituals and their way of living.
This is another great Amish book and I love that there are three stories in one. It is great to hear about their wedding routines and rituals that they have to follow living in an Amish settlement. It is not something I could do but definitely admire those that do.
This is a great book that I would suggest to anyone that likes reading romance novels and Amish stories.

Heaven is for Real Deluxe Edition

I have to admit, I was a little skeptical getting this book. I had heard a lot of comments on it and was looking forward to reading it to see what everyone was talking about. I have read other books similar to this and I have found that the biblical basis behind what the book was saying was a bit dramatized and not a positive book in general.

I was blown away when I read Heaven is for Real. I found out after a few texts that my friend is the youth pastor at the Burpo's church. I read this book and it gave me a whole new outlook on life and heaven. I have never really heard sermons on heaven because some people don't like to hear about it in churches today. This book is phenomenal and one I would suggest everyone read.

If a 4 year old isn't afraid of death, why should adults be?

Thank You, God, for Loving me.

Not sure what to say. It is an amazing book for toddlers about God's love. It is a board book and so great to see Christian morals being taught at such a young age. Lucado is reaching every age range and he does an amazing job at it!

This will be a great book to take when I teach pre-school or toddlers at church in our nursery program.

Great job Max Lucado!