Beyond Blessed

by | Nov 16, 2018 | Books/Music, The Magnificent Journey

I have read some books that basically tell you to treat God as a vending machine. I was hoping while reading Robert Morris’ new book Beyond Blessed that he wouldn’t be saying the same old jargon I have heard and don’t believe. He didn’t. I really appreciated what...

Once We Were Strangers

by | Nov 11, 2018 | Books/Music, The Magnificent Journey

I love reading stories where two different cultures meet and build a friendship. In Once We Were Strangers by Shawn Smucker this is the exact story you get. Shawn becomes friends with a muslim who came from Syria. Smucker is honest and real in this book about how...

You are Enough

by | Nov 7, 2018 | Books/Music, The Magnificent Journey

    I have read a previous book by Mandy Hale, so I was excited to be able to read You Are Enough. I love that she shares her authentic story with her readers. I also appreciated that she shared her anxiety, depression, and pain with us and the active things...

Win From Within

by | Nov 5, 2018 | Books/Music, The Magnificent Journey

    I’m not familiar with a lot of the pastors who are preaching on TV, still I was intrigued by John W. Gray III title of his book Win From Within. He uses the story of Jacob and his fight with the angel and running from God as the premise of his own...

Delayed Justice

by | Oct 26, 2018 | Books/Music, The Magnificent Journey

  I love discovering a new author and a new genre of books to read. The author I discovered is Cara Putman and the genre is lawyer thrillers. What I liked is that Putman spins a believable tale of a young lawyer who happens to me named Jaime too and her quest to...

Happily

by | Oct 22, 2018 | Books/Music, The Magnificent Journey

    Marriage is a sacred commitment between two people and God. I have never been married, but I have been blessed to watch several couples in my life who shown me what a real marriage is like. One of those couples were my parents, they were married for 50...

The Sparkle Effect

by | Oct 19, 2018 | Books/Music, The Magnificent Journey

    I’m not into watching the Miss USA pageants, so I wasn’t sure who Kristen Dalton Wolfe was when I was offered a chance to read her new book The Sparkle Effect. I’m glad that I took a chance and read her delightful book. This the type of book that would...

Legacy of Mercy

by | Oct 10, 2018 | Books/Music, The Magnificent Journey

  One of my favorite things to do is to read a historical novel. I got a chance to read Lynn Austin’s new novel Legacy of Mercy. I dove right in and I had a hard time putting it down once I got started. It is romance, but it isn’t one of those gross types of...

Hope Your Heart Needs

by | Sep 29, 2018 | Books/Music, The Magnificent Journey

  My day seems to go better when I spend time with God each morning. The days that I don’t, I don’t feel like myself. That is why I spend time with devotionals. One devotional that I just completed was Holley Gerth’s Hope Your Heart Needs. In this devotional...

Beauty in the Breakdown

by | Sep 28, 2018 | Books/Music, The Magnificent Journey

    I enjoy reading memoirs of other chronic illness babes like myself. Beauty in the Breakdown by Julie Roberts is one of those memoirs that I can now include on my list of inspirational memoirs to read. In this book she is candid about her experiences in...

Silencing Insecurity

by | Sep 27, 2018 | Books/Music, The Magnificent Journey

    I learned a lot from reading Becoming Resilient from Donna Gibbs so I was looking forward to diving into her newest book “Silencing Insecurity”. I was not disappointed. Gibbs thoughtfully and with wisdom describes so many of the mental, emotional, and...

Second Chance Dogs

by | Sep 26, 2018 | Books/Music, The Magnificent Journey

  I have a rescue cat. I love him dearly. He adds a lot of enjoyment in my life. So, when I received Second Chance Dogs by Callie Smith Grant I knew that I would love this book. Pets, no matter what they are add a lot of love, healing, and comfort to everyone...

Pull It Off

by | Sep 25, 2018 | Books/Music, The Magnificent Journey

    Identity is a tough subject to meander through, even for a middle aged adult woman, so I can imagine all the confusion for the young ladies get from all social media and magazines. In Julianna Zobrist book Pull It Off she takes us on her own journey...

The Nehemiah Code

by | Sep 18, 2018 | Books/Music, The Magnificent Journey

    Rebuild has been my focus word for 2018. God has shown me so much and has brought some interesting things into my path. The Nehemiah Code by O.S. Hawkins is one of those things. Hawkins talks about how Nehemiah rebuilt the temple and how he got it done....

Thirsty for More

by | Sep 15, 2018 | Books/Music, The Magnificent Journey

        I love reading memoirs especially ones that share their own period of being silent and alone while recovering. In Allison Allen’s case she was having a challenging pregnancy. I love that she wrote about her desert season while making a new...

Give Them Jesus

by | Sep 7, 2018 | Books/Music, The Magnificent Journey

      Being a parent is a challenging job, you are responsible for so much when it comes to children. It can be overwhelming. In Dillon T. Thornton’s book Give Them Jesus he gives you a guide in teaching them about Jesus. Teaching children about Jesus...

A Light So Lovely

by | Aug 29, 2018 | Books/Music, The Magnificent Journey

    One of my favorite books as a child was Madeleine L’Engle’s Wrinkle in Time. The story spoke to my soul and it started me on my journey of becoming a lifetime reader and it enhanced my faith in God. In Sarah Arthur’s book A Light So Lovely we go on a...

Not The Boss Of Us

by | Aug 22, 2018 | Books/Music

    Navigating being a parent is overwhelming for a lot of mother’s. In Kay Wills Wyma book Not the Boss of Us she takes on the word overwhelmed head on. She has a lot of insightful and helpful tips and advice for parents who are overwhelmed for their...

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