The M.O.B. Society

I was linked to a wonderful website recently. 

The M.O.B. (Mothers Of Boys) Society, you can read about them here.  It has been very encouraging so far.  It is a blog with posts dealing with the lives of mothers of boys.

Voices of the True Woman Movement

I have an exciting opportunity provided by True Woman to review the new book Voices of the True Woman Movement.  I will be posting my thoughts on each chapter, instead of the book as a whole.  The book's contributors include John Piper, Mary Kassian, Joni Eareckson Tada, Janet Parshall, Nancy Leigh DeMoss, Karne Loritts, and Fern Nichols.

A Peek Inside

Table of Contents:

• Part 1: Foundations of True Womanhood
  Chapter 1: The Ultimate Meaning of True Womanhood by Pastor John Piper
  Chapter 2: From Him, through Him, to Him by Nancy Leigh DeMoss (sample chapter)
• Part 2: The Battle for True Womanhood
  Chapter 3: You've Come a Long Way, Baby! by Mary Kassian
  Chapter 4: For Such a Time as This by Nancy Leigh DeMoss
• Part 3: The Refining of True Womanhood
  Chapter 5: A Woman after God's Own Heart by Janet Parshall
  Chapter 6: Choosing Faith in Seasons of Change by Karen Loritts
  Chapter 7: God's Jewels by Joni Eareckson Tada
• Part 4: Reclaiming True Womanhood
  Chapter 8: Leaving a Lasting Legacy through Prayer by Fern Nichols
  Chapter 9: A Call to the Counter-Revolution by Nancy Leigh DeMoss  

Review: Happily Ever Laughter

Happily Ever Laughter: Discovering the Lighter Side of Marriage

Edited by Ken Davis

 

Happily Ever Laughter is a book of real life short stories from married couples including Ken Davis, Chonda Pierce, Bob Stromberg, Daren Streblow, Kendra Smiley, Jeff Allen, John Branyan, Rhonda Rhea, David Dean, Dave Veerman, and Neil Wilson.  

I have to say I was a little disappointed by this book.  I really enjoy Ken Davis and his comedy spots on the radio called Lighten Up.  I think he is a funny man and I think that is why I was bummed.  I thought the stories in the book were fun, but not as funny as I was expecting.  Happily Ever Laughter would be a good book for the coffee table or *whisper* restroom.  The stories are well written and good for a quiet moment in your day.

 

 

Here is the first chapter, so you can see what you think.

 

I was provided a free copy of this book for the purposes of review, the opinions expressed are my own.

Review: Family Driven Faith

Family Driven Faith
Doing what it takes to raise sons and daughters who walk with God.
By Voddie Baucham Jr.

Family Driven Faith helps to equip Christian parents to raise Godly children in our culture.  It gives parents tools and principles to train our children to be faithful to the Lord all of their lives.  Dr. Baucham uses scripture to explain where we are as a society and how we can change our family if we have the courage and obedience to really disciple our children.

 I love this book.  I was really excited when I received this and I was definitely not disappointed.  Family Driven Faith has encouraged me so much.  I think it is so needed for Christian parents of our time (probably a generation or two back as well).  This is a book that may step on your toes, send your to your Bible, and to your knees before our Lord.  We have implemented some wonderful things in training our children including doing a catechism, which I really knew nothing about before reading Family Driven Faith.  I love how children are celebrated as blessings and not a pain or a "punishment" and the important role of parents explained.  There are even Take Action steps at the end of each chapter to get these ideas implemented in your family.

In short, I agree with Professor Don Whitney from Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, Louisville: "Every Christian parent ought to read Family Driven Faith.  I've never encountered a book on famil life that compressed so much biblical teaching, provocative thinking, sound theology, and practical help in on volume." 

Family Driven Faith is published by Crossway.

I was provided a free copy of this book for the purposes of review, the opinions expressed are my own.

MyBlogSpark Jiffy Lube Giveaway Winner

Yeah we have a winner!  Lucky number 1, Mami2jcn! who said...The fact that W stands for Winter, not Weight, is interesting.  I thought it was as well.

Thanks for entering and letting me know how you found my blog, hopefully I will have more giveaways coming :)

MyBlogSpark Jiffy Lube Giveaway!

I am very excited, MyBlogSpark has enabled me to host my very first giveaway!

I think that taking care of your car and doing preventative maintenance is essential to being a good steward of your car and helping to me being more sustainable by keeping what you have in good working order.

I was provided a $35 gift card for an oil change at my local Jiffy Lube (you can find yours at http://www.jiffylube.com/findlocation/storelocator.aspx).  I have to say the service I received that day was wonderful.  I didn't feel pressured into the other services they suggested or asked me about.  The oil change was completed very quickly.  I was pleasantly surprised to be walked to my car and having the door opened for me after the service was complete, that was such a nice touch.

The Jiffy Lube I went to was offering a special at the time I went by and so I was able to get a great deal on a synthetic oil change, we prefer synthetic if we can afford the cost difference.  If there is not a special when you stop by be sure to try and use this coupon for your service.  A nice site for motor oil information is http://www.motoroilmatters.org, it includes a fun interactive quiz to test your motor oil knowledge.

For a chance to win a $35 Jiffy Lube Gift Card leave a separate comment for each entry from the list below:

*Let me know your score in the M.O.M. Knows Best game at http://www.motoroilmatters.org 

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*Link to this giveaway from your blog 
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Giveaway ends at midnight on July 7th, my anniversary :)

I was provided the $35 Gift Card from MotorOilMatters.org and Shell Lubricants through MyBlogSpark, the opinions and experience expressed are my own.

Review: Captivating: Unveiling the Mystery of a Woman's Soul

Captivating: Unveiling the Mystery of a Woman's Soul (Revised and Expanded)

By John & Stasi Eldredge

 Captivating is a book for and about women.  It is about setting women's hearts free and releasing them to be all they were meant to be, well what it is supposed to be about.

I didn't love this book.  I didn't feel there was a strong theological basis for some of the statements made about God and His purpose and design for women.  There were points that sounded very good, but left me wondering how in context a verse was applied or the scriptural basis.  I came away feeling as if women were exalted above God.  While I do agree that women want to be romanced and loved and that God has a special way to love women, I don't think that God thinks women are just the utmost of creation.  There are many relations to pop-culture, some of which I had no clue because I had not seen such and such a movie.  I enjoyed some of Mrs. Eldredge's stories of her testimony and think there are lessons to be learned, but just felt the Biblical basis was stretch.  I also really liked the velum type cover, I had never seen a book jacket like that, very pretty.

I was provided a free copy of this book for the purposes of review, the opinions expressed are my own.