The Falling Away- Book Review

Before I begin this book review, I should note that I have not previously read anything by this author before. And I did not know what I was getting myself into either!! I received The Falling Away by T.L. Hines free from the publisher Thomas Nelson. The overall story line is interesting but I did not realize I was reading a Christian book. The Christian essence is not too heavy, for those of you out there who do not enjoy reading that type of book. For me, it was more a surprise than anything else because the storyline that I thought I was reading seemed very different from that of any other Christian based storyline that I have seen or read before. It is a surreal book with a good storyline. Knowing a little more of the genre would have helped me enjoy this more.

One Hand, Two Hands- Book Review

One Hand, Two Hands by Max Lucado is an adorable children's book that shows your child all the things that he or she can do with their hands. It is a religious oriented book that brings in God by letting your children know that God created them, and their hands. It then goes over many of the ways that your child can use their hands, like petting a dog, washing the dishes with their parents, and scratching. It ends with a cute little prayer that you can read with your child thanking God for our hands and asking that we continue to use them.

Book Sneeze- New Book Review

Have you heard about Book Sneeze yet? It is a website that gives away free books to bloggers, and all you have to do in return is agree to post a review about it! They don’t care if you liked the book or not—they want your honest feedback. Needless to say, the good books generally go very quickly and when I saw the children’s book 100 Prayers God Loves to Hear, 100 Praise Songs by Stpehen Elkins I jumped on it quick! When it arrived in the mail I was even happier with it than I even thought I would be. The book has a soft cover so it isn’t too hard for my eight month old to love (i.e. bite, drool, try to tear) and the pages are full of colorful pictures telling biblical stories. Each page has a biblical story along with a prayer appropriate for a child. There are two CD’s included with the book that have songs that correspond to each page, and the pages indicate which song you can play to go along with that page’s lesson. It is so cute and adorable and not too “preachy” either!