This HAS to be my very favorite Max Lucado book. I remember the first time I read it. My husband and I were driving to my home town. It was a short trip, but I get car sick, so my husband was reading to me in the car. We had just been through a very rough patch in our marriage, and had recently gotten back together after a separation. We were so thankful for all that God had done in our lives, and the words of this book moved us to tears almost immediately.
This book encourages us that we are important to God, and even with our deepest problems and trials we face, they are not too big for God. He has everything under control. He Still Moves Stones.
Wednesday, April 28, 2010
Bullying Isn't Okay!
Have you ever read the book, "Life Strategies for Dealing With Bullies?"
If you know anyone who is dealing with this issue, it is a good book to read. My mother bought this book to read it because my son has been bullied consistently for the last three years. After she read it, she gave it to us, and I read it.
I would definitely suggest it for anyone who is going through it.
If you know anyone who is dealing with this issue, it is a good book to read. My mother bought this book to read it because my son has been bullied consistently for the last three years. After she read it, she gave it to us, and I read it.
I would definitely suggest it for anyone who is going through it.
Friday, April 23, 2010
Shaking Up Your World
Many years ago, I began reading Stormie Omartian's book, "The Power of a Praying Wife." There are 30 chapters in this book...one for each day of the month.
Sometimes, I don't know about you, but we might feel that our prayers are the same old thing... "God, thank you for this day, and please bless...." I know He hears us when we pray, but this book brings up subjects in a man's life that, quite frankly, I had never considered. The first chapter calls for you to pray for his wife, YOU. "Lord, help me to be a good wife." That is the first sentence of the first prayer in the first chapter.
Sometimes, we are on the lookout for something that might help our husbands change. And I found it very interesting that the first chapter focuses on women being the wives they are called to be..not trying to change your husband into the man he's supposed to be. This book helps you rely more on God to do the changing.
The other chapters are about things that are important to men... things they struggle with...work, finances, sexuality, affection, temptations, his mind, fears, purpose, choices, health, protection, trials, integrity, reputation, priorities, relatioships, fatherhood, his past, attitude, marriage, emotions, his walk, talk, repentance, deliverance, obedience, self-image, his faith, and his future.
It is exciting to be a part of praying for your husband in all of these areas of his life and to watch God do miraculous things. I know my husband had a mid-life crisis in the middle of my praying this book over his life in 2001. But God changed some things in his life. And then, I started praying it again in 2009, and God really allowed the rest of what he had been holding onto over his lifetime come to the surface, and in those circumstances, we believe he was healed.
So, if you love your husband, and if you want to learn about praying for him, try this book. You won't be sorry because you will learn a lot about him. Men have to shoulder things in life that I had really never thought of. It made me see my husband in a whole new way.
Sometimes, I don't know about you, but we might feel that our prayers are the same old thing... "God, thank you for this day, and please bless...." I know He hears us when we pray, but this book brings up subjects in a man's life that, quite frankly, I had never considered. The first chapter calls for you to pray for his wife, YOU. "Lord, help me to be a good wife." That is the first sentence of the first prayer in the first chapter.
Sometimes, we are on the lookout for something that might help our husbands change. And I found it very interesting that the first chapter focuses on women being the wives they are called to be..not trying to change your husband into the man he's supposed to be. This book helps you rely more on God to do the changing.
The other chapters are about things that are important to men... things they struggle with...work, finances, sexuality, affection, temptations, his mind, fears, purpose, choices, health, protection, trials, integrity, reputation, priorities, relatioships, fatherhood, his past, attitude, marriage, emotions, his walk, talk, repentance, deliverance, obedience, self-image, his faith, and his future.
It is exciting to be a part of praying for your husband in all of these areas of his life and to watch God do miraculous things. I know my husband had a mid-life crisis in the middle of my praying this book over his life in 2001. But God changed some things in his life. And then, I started praying it again in 2009, and God really allowed the rest of what he had been holding onto over his lifetime come to the surface, and in those circumstances, we believe he was healed.
So, if you love your husband, and if you want to learn about praying for him, try this book. You won't be sorry because you will learn a lot about him. Men have to shoulder things in life that I had really never thought of. It made me see my husband in a whole new way.
Start Reading!
I have to confess... I love to read, and I am a book-a-holic. I love books and magazines! If I have extra time, I read. If I have extra money, I look for new books. If I'm standing in the line to check out at the store, I read every cover (that looks interesting) on the magazines in the rack.
I consider being able to read a huge blessing. I know that I was able to read at a young age, and I remember my mom buying me books from Scholastic when I was in elementary school. Pippi Longstocking, The Trumpet of the Swan, Charlotte's Web... just to name a few. And when I had kids of my own, I bought them books from the same place. And I bought them some of the same books. It's really been great!
There have been several books which have made an impact on me as an adult. I am going to be talking about those books here on my blog. I hope reading about them makes you want to read them!
http://www.amazon.com/ has great book reviews, and you can usually get a great deal on books.
I consider being able to read a huge blessing. I know that I was able to read at a young age, and I remember my mom buying me books from Scholastic when I was in elementary school. Pippi Longstocking, The Trumpet of the Swan, Charlotte's Web... just to name a few. And when I had kids of my own, I bought them books from the same place. And I bought them some of the same books. It's really been great!
There have been several books which have made an impact on me as an adult. I am going to be talking about those books here on my blog. I hope reading about them makes you want to read them!
http://www.amazon.com/ has great book reviews, and you can usually get a great deal on books.
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