Abundant Life Day Book Review

If you enjoy daily devotionals, like I do, you will go crazy for this new 365-day devotional from Nancy Guthrie!  It is geared towards women, but I think even men would benefit from it as well.  The book is small and sturdy, and the design is so beautiful! Black, white, and lovely bright green accents inside with a hot green ribbon marker too!  Ha!  I notice things like that. I know it's silly, but I adore beautifully designed goodies.  Maybe it's because my dad is in marketing that I notice how well designed things are.  Regardless, besides being a dynamite devotional book, it's well and beautifully made.

What sets this devotional apart is each day has it's title with a scripture below it, then Nancy writes an excerpt expounding on the scripture as if it's God speaking directly to you, to your heart.  It's hard to explain exactly how she's written them, but I'm telling you, you will not be disappointed with this book, you may even want to order an extra to give as a gift to your mom, girlfriend, or sister!

Tyndale House Publishers has provided me with a complimentary copy of this book. Thank you so much!

The Grace Card DVD Review

I'm not a big fan of most of the movies released in theaters these days, which is why I rarely go, unless it's a movie for the kiddos that's wholesome and fun.  Unfortunately, most movies made for the adult audience are tasteless, negative, and have all sorts of garbage language and immoral behavior.  Sorry, that was a little depressing, and made me sound like a bit of a debbie-downer, but it's a true tragic fact.  But fear not!  There are decent upstanding people making healthy, wholesome, encouraging and uplifting films.  One of them is The Grace Card.  When I received the dvd in the mail and read the back I wasn't sure how much I'd like it, but I was BLOWN AWAY.  It is such a powerful movie, full of hope, restoration, redemption and of course GRACE.  The story line, acting, music, everything was orchestrated professionally, this isn't a low budget cheesy film, it's dynamite!  

Here's an excerpt of the storyline:

"Everything can change in an instant ... and take a lifetime to unravel. When Mac McDonald loses his son in an accident, the ensuing 17 years of bitterness and pain erodes his love for his family and leaves him angry with God ... and just about everyone else. Mac's rage stonewalls his career in the police department and makes for a combustible situation when he's partnered with Sam Wright, a rising star on the force who happens to be a part-time pastor and a loving family man. Can they somehow join forces to help one another when it's impossible for either of them to look past their differences-especially the most obvious one? Every day, we have the opportunity to rebuild relationships and heal deep wounds by extending and receiving God's grace. Offer THE GRACE CARD ... and never underestimate the power of God's love."

I cried multiple times throughout the film, it's just so powerful and moving.  I loved it, and would highly recommend it.  It's rated PG-13, and I would advise to heed that rating as there are some heated discussions and scenes that display some hard truths about life.  

For more information visit the website or facebook page below.

The Grace Card Website

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Whitestone Media's THEO Bible-based Animated Series Review

 

 The kiddos(7 & 10) and I had the pleasure of reviewing the new biblical-based animated series, Theo, created by Whitestone Media, recently, and I have to say I loved it as much as they did.  I was super impressed by the quality of animation and the script!  The two episodes on the dvd were, Saving Faith(9 minutes) and Good News(5 minutes).  Both were super cute, but really short.  That was my kiddos only complaint, and I agree, I was wanting a 30 minutes episode!  We watched it four times in a row because it was really good, but so short.  This was an introductory dvd so it was a good teaser, and both the kiddos and I are looking forward to the next new, and l-o-n-g-e-r episodes!     

Visit the THEO website for more information or to order your own!

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