Mailbox Monday

I'm joining the Mailbox Monday train! If you're not familiar with Mailbox Monday it was created by Marcia at To Be Continued, which now has a permanent blog of it's own appropriately titled Mailbox Monday :)

Visited the blog to see what others got in their mailboxes this week! It's a great way to learn about new and upcoming books! Make sure to post your link too.

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This week has been a good mailbox week - I received....

The Girl On The Train by Paula Hawkins (purchased)

This Is Where I Leave You by Jonathan Tropper (gifted)

Team Us by Ashleigh Slater (gifted by publisher)

What did you find in your mailbox this week?

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Give Books Not Roses - Valentines Day Book Giveaway! #valentinesday #giveaway

Give Books, Not Roses this Valentines Day!

That statement is so up my alley since I love books so much. Why gift flowers that wilt and die within days when you can gift your valentine books?

Exactly. Every book lover can relate :)

The team at Hachette Book Group certainly understands this and they've graciously put together a fabulous Valentines Day Giveaway for the book lover;

Two books (Love Falling Softly & Keys of Heaven) and a yummy chocolate bar from Olive & Sinclair in Nashville!

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Here's a little about the books....

Sarah Yoder is learning to help the people in her Amish community as a Dokterfraa, creating teas and tinctures from the herbs she grows. But her latest patient seems to have a problem that can't be resolved. Meanwhile, Sarah's relatives attempt a little matchmaking between her and a new visitor. This is the second book in the Healing Grace series (the first, Herb of Grace, received a 4 stars from RT Book Reviews!).

PUCHASE HERE:

KEYS OF HEAVEN

Barnes & Noble:http://bit.ly/13yw0BI

Books-A-Million: http://bit.ly/1uTtqMg

Amazon:http://amzn.to/1uGiYJ9

Rita Jansen is living her dream in Hollywood when her father calls with news that her mother is sick. When she gets home to Chicago, Rita finds her mother is facing a long recovery and could lose the family-owned salon. As Rita takes her mother's place at work, she also finds herself renewing a friendship with her classmate Johnny and is surprised by how far he will go to help her.

PUCHASE HERE:

LOVE GENTLY FALLING

Books-A-Million:  http://bit.ly/1xu5YKK

Barnes & Noble: http://bit.ly/1xX5cWD

ChristianBook.com: http://bit.ly/1yuAhiW

Amazon: http://amzn.to/1F7LXvY

Because this is a Valentines Day giveaway the giveaway wouldn't be complete without some candy so the winner will also receive a chocolate bar from Olive & Sinclair! YUM!

Now for the fun part!

GIVEAWAY TIME

• Leave a comment below with which book interests you more and why. 

Make sure to leave a valid email address so I'm able to contact you if you win!

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• Tweet about the giveaway and include "#ValentinesDayReads and @FaithWords" in your tweet and come back here and leave a second comment letting me know you tweeted!

• Follow @FaithWords on Twitter and come back and leave a third comment

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Open to U.S. residents only, sorry international friends. Ends February 13, 2015 at midnight.

Disclosure: I received a book in exchange for being a part of his lovely campaign for review purposes only by Hachette Book Group. Thank you!

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New books to review

Catchy blog title right? I know (insert big grin). Ha ha. To be honest, I am currently in the business of finishing posts, and actually posting them in a timely manner, than I am in formulating creative, catchy titles, worthy of a marketing nod (sorry Pop). For the past few weeks my mailbox has seen lots of action; book action that is, and I have a big pile of wonderful books that I'm doing my best to read, again, in a timely manner. The newest two are ones I'm especially excited about because I love anything written by Beth Moore and the other, well, it just looks really good!

Healing is a Choice by Stephen Arterburn Book Review

     
      I'm currently going through a difficult and hurtful time in my life and have been searching for books, specifically Christian based books to help guide me and help me through what I'm currently walking through.  Even as Christians, we have bumps in our path sometimes.  Jesus never said we'd have a problem free life.  Quite the contrary actually, but we can take heart knowing He's with us every step of the way during that hard time, and that nothing can separate us from Him or His love and care!  AMEN!

      I had high expectations of "Healing is a Choice" by Stephen Arterburn, and I can say that I wasn't let down.  Although what I'm experiencing is emotional pain, this book covers it all from physical, to mental, emotional, and spiritually pain and hurt.  This book is also really substantial - it's super thick and includes lots of places in the chapters for the reader to answer questions and work through lots of workbook sections which I found to be really helpful!  

      This book particularly spoke to me because of the authors beginning paragraph in the preface, "This book was originally published in 2005, and there have been many changes, developments, and new insights since its publication.  Before I wrote Healing Is a Choice I was a strong advocate for marriage, and I believed that no matter what, the first response to marital problems and even betrayal needs to be steps toward reconciliation and saving the marriage.  I am more convinced than ever that even in the case of betrayal, reconciliation needs to be the first focus when a marriage is broken apart."  I burst into tears after reading that.  This is what I'm currently facing(not my choice), and it's traumatically painful when the other person chooses to not go the reconciliation route. It's the most painful experience of my life.  

      If any of my readers are also facing divorce, I feel for you.  I more than feel for you, and I would highly recommend buying, reading and doing the workbook in this book, or if you know someone who would benefit from this book, give it as a gift.

      Visit Amazon to purchase and/or read more reviews and more about the book.


Disclosure of Material Connection: I received this book free from the publisher through the BookSneeze.com  book review bloggers program. I was not required to write a positive review. The opinions I have expressed are my own. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission’s 16 CFR, Part 255 : “Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising."

     

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