*I received this book for free through the Thomas Nelson BookSneeze Program in exchange for my unbiased review.
This is an adorable book that takes 5 minutes or less to read. The cover is bright pink and yellow, and screams "pick me up!"
Just like the subtitle says, "A little wisdom and a lasting promise!" this book looks to be a great way to communicate to your daughter what she means to you.
Each two page layout features simple yet pretty artwork by Sandy Fougner. And a simple message, usually a couple of sentences long, written in beautiful script-style font.
A few of my favorite pages include messages like "May I always know when to give you room to wander and wings to fly," "Life is filled with choices. Choose carefully," or "Whether on the sidelines or in my heart, I will always be the one cheering the loudest for you."
The back of the book has a few pages for explaining the reason the author originally wrote the series. The "Eat Your Peas" collection includes the following titles:
Eat Your Peas for Mom
Eat Your Peas Faithfully
Eat Your Peas Girlfriend
Eat Your Peas Faithfully, Love Mom
Eat Your Peas for Young Adults
I could imagine giving this book, or others in the collection as gifts to special people in my life. It is a sweet little book that anyone would enjoy receiving.
I especially appreciated the artwork and cute fonts the sentiments were written in.
Wednesday, March 16, 2011
Tuesday, March 8, 2011
Booksneeze Review: Seek Me With All Your Heart by Beth Wiseman
*I received this book for free through the Thomas Nelson BookSneeze Program in exchange for my unbiased review.
This was an excellent book about Amish life. I love fiction and this one did not disappoint. It was filled with humor, love, faith and family.
There are times when books about Amish life seem so "unrealistic" to me. Probably only because I know nothing about Amish life personally, only what I read in books. The thing I really appreciated about Beth Wiseman's book was that I could imagine these families as real people. People who were trying to live out their faith in their daily lives. People who love their families and friends. But even more, I could picture them as people who have struggles just like me. Or people who face difficult situations or are forced to make hard decisions. Just like me.
In the book two of the main characters develop an unlikely friendship with an "Englischer" that is encouraging and enlightening. The characters are faced with issues such as relationships with difficult people, romance, death of a loved one, rape and health issues.
For me, there are times when books about the Amish make the people in them seem almost inhuman. Like maybe because of their lifestyle they don't face the issues that other "real" people face.
Not so with this book. I found it's story refreshing and enjoyed it from beginning to end. I look forward to reading books by Beth Wiseman in the future.
This was an excellent book about Amish life. I love fiction and this one did not disappoint. It was filled with humor, love, faith and family.
There are times when books about Amish life seem so "unrealistic" to me. Probably only because I know nothing about Amish life personally, only what I read in books. The thing I really appreciated about Beth Wiseman's book was that I could imagine these families as real people. People who were trying to live out their faith in their daily lives. People who love their families and friends. But even more, I could picture them as people who have struggles just like me. Or people who face difficult situations or are forced to make hard decisions. Just like me.
In the book two of the main characters develop an unlikely friendship with an "Englischer" that is encouraging and enlightening. The characters are faced with issues such as relationships with difficult people, romance, death of a loved one, rape and health issues.
For me, there are times when books about the Amish make the people in them seem almost inhuman. Like maybe because of their lifestyle they don't face the issues that other "real" people face.
Not so with this book. I found it's story refreshing and enjoyed it from beginning to end. I look forward to reading books by Beth Wiseman in the future.
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