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<span style="color: #351c75; font-size: x-large;">Author & Illustrator: Ann Margaret Hovsepian</span></div>
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<span style="color: #351c75; font-size: x-large;"><a href="http://amzn.to/2iv52So">Restore My Soul</a> is not your average adult coloring book. It is also a Bible devotional. The coloring pages are challenging and time consuming and the devotionals are thought provoking and based in the Word of God. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #351c75; font-size: x-large;">I have trouble sleeping so I often color at night when I am struggling with my insomnia. This book is perfect for that because it feeds my soul as well as curing my insomnia. Here are some of my pages:</span></div>
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<span style="color: #351c75; font-size: x-large;">I recommend this book to anyone that needs to take some time to slow down. Both the devotional and the coloring will be a refreshing break from your busy life. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #351c75; font-size: x-large;">You can purchase Restore My Soul on <a href="http://amzn.to/2iv52So">Amazon for $10.62. </a></span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12100922437716060180noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6398340668936267462.post-16666031289387087362017-01-07T17:47:00.001-05:002017-01-07T17:47:14.803-05:00A goal... not a resolution<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: #ea9999; font-size: x-large;">I can't stand New Year's Resolutions. I have blogged about it before. (You can read it <a href="http://bestlifemistake.blogspot.com/2013/12/resolutions-for-my-facebook-friends.html">here.</a>) I won't call this a resolution but I will call it a goal. I would like to start blogging again on a more regular basis. I miss it. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #ea9999; font-size: x-large;">The Lord has blessed our family this past year. My husband has been able to successfully get his new business off the ground so it has allowed me to work less overtime hours than last year. I feel refreshed and want to use the time wisely. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #45818e;"><span class="text Luke-24-1">Very
early on the first day of the week, the women came to the tomb where
Jesus’ body was laid. They brought the spices they had prepared. </span> <span class="text Luke-24-2" id="en-ICB-25877"><sup class="versenum">2 </sup>They found that the stone had been rolled away from the entrance of the tomb. </span> <span class="text Luke-24-3" id="en-ICB-25878"><sup class="versenum">3 </sup>They went in, but they did not find the body of the Lord Jesus. </span> <span class="text Luke-24-4" id="en-ICB-25879"><sup class="versenum">4 </sup>While they were wondering about this, two men in shining clothes suddenly stood beside them. </span> <span class="text Luke-24-5" id="en-ICB-25880"><sup class="versenum">5 </sup>The
women were very afraid; they bowed their heads to the ground. The men
said to the women, <span style="color: #134f5c;">“Why are you looking for a living person here? This
is a place for the dead. </span></span><span style="color: #134f5c;"> </span><span class="text Luke-24-6" id="en-ICB-25881"><span style="color: #134f5c;"><sup class="versenum">6 </sup>Jesus is not here. He has risen from death!</span> Do you remember what he said in Galilee? </span> <span class="text Luke-24-7" id="en-ICB-25882"><sup class="versenum">7 </sup>He said that the Son of Man must be given to evil men, be killed on a cross, and rise from death on the third day.” </span> <span class="text Luke-24-8" id="en-ICB-25883"><sup class="versenum">8 </sup>Then the women remembered what Jesus had said.</span><span class="text Luke-24-9" id="en-ICB-25884"><sup class="versenum">9 </sup>The women left the tomb and told all these things to the 11 apostles and the other followers. </span> <span class="text Luke-24-10" id="en-ICB-25885"><sup class="versenum">10 </sup>These
women were Mary Magdalene, Joanna, Mary the mother of James, and some
other women. The women told the apostles everything that had happened at
the tomb. </span> <span class="text Luke-24-11" id="en-ICB-25886"><sup class="versenum">11 </sup>But they did not believe the women. It sounded like nonsense. </span> <span class="text Luke-24-12" id="en-ICB-25887"><sup class="versenum">12 </sup>But
Peter got up and ran to the tomb. He looked in, but he saw only the
cloth that Jesus’ body had been wrapped in. Peter went away to be alone,
wondering about what had happened.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #674ea7;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"> <a href="http://amzn.to/22Ahaaf">Pressing Pause</a> is a daily devotional for moms. This is a beautiful hardcover book with thick pages, purple lettering and an attached bookmark. There are 100 devotionals that will take just a few minutes of your busy day. The authors squeeze a lot of goodness into those few minutes.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #674ea7;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">For me, I take a few minutes every night before I go to sleep to slow down and refresh myself in the Word. This devotional was a great guide to lead me. The authors also include questions at the end of each devotional if you want to spend time reflecting on the day's lesson and scripture. </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #674ea7;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">I recommend this book for all of you busy ladies out there! I know that in the rush of your lives you can tend to be very unselfish and do, do, do for others but you need to "press pause" and stop and do this for your self. </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Subtitle: Facing Challenges With Strength, Courage and Hope</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Author: Boris Vujicic</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1601428340/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=1601428340&linkCode=as2&tag=apesa0f-20&linkId=MOKEFOWXM2SWHMKL"><i>Raising the Perfectly Imperfect Child</i></a> is written b<i>y</i> Nick Vujicic's father Boris Vujicic. You may recognize Nick Vujicic's name. I have reviewed <a href="http://bestlifemistake.blogspot.com/2016/01/book-review-love-without-limits.html">several other books</a> that were written by Nick that are absolutely worth reading! </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">In 1982, Boris and his wife Dushka thought they were having a healthy baby boy. All of their prenatal visits and ultrasounds were normal. When Dushka gave birth they got the shock of a lifetime! Their son Nick was born without any arms or legs!</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1601428340/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=1601428340&linkCode=as2&tag=apesa0f-20&linkId=MOKEFOWXM2SWHMKL"><i>Raising the Perfectly Imperfect Child</i></a> is Boris and Dushka's heart wrenching and inspiring story of their response to this life changing event. As born again Christians, Boris shares throughout the book the role that their faith played in their response to their son's disability. He is brutally honest and raw about their struggles throughout Nick's childhood. He also shares the joy and exuberance that the family experienced as Nick grew into an adult, thrived, married and became a father!</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Grab your tissues though when you start reading! If the book doesn't make you tear up, you may wan to check your pulse! As a mom I cried with this family during their struggles and I cheered for them when they succeeded! </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">I recommend this book to any parent that has a disabled child. Boris gives so much practical advice for succeeding in your marriage and parenting when you have a child with any kind of disability. This book is a must read! </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: #38761d;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Version: NKJV<span style="font-family: inherit;">, Red Letter Edition</span></span> </span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: #38761d;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Publish<span style="font-family: inherit;">er: Thomas Nelson</span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #38761d;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">I was initially excited to receive the <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0718042522/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=0718042522&linkCode=as2&tag=apesa0f-20&linkId=JQANUKJ7CXYJDA4X">Apply the Word Study Bible. </a> I have owned s<span style="font-family: inherit;">everal differ<span style="font-family: inherit;">ent version<span style="font-family: inherit;">s of the Bible through the years and I t<span style="font-family: inherit;">hought this one might be different since it s<span style="font-family: inherit;">aid "Apply the W<span style="font-family: inherit;">ord." <span style="font-family: inherit;">You <span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">need to not just read <span style="font-family: inherit;">God's word but apply it as well. That can be difficult sometimes. I was excited about a Bible that would <span style="font-family: inherit;">help spell out the daily application of the verses. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Dr. Seuss Day is celebrated in Elementary Schools around the country on March 2nd. The primary grades go crazy with their celebrations because most Dr. Seuss books appeal to that age level. I teach 5th grade so it is a bit more toned down that day. It is more difficult to tie the celebrations into grade level appropriate curriculum. </span></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><span style="font-size: large;">The first thing we do is decorate our classroom door for the occasion. I photocopied a hat and had each student color their own. I used to buy premade cut outs but through the years I realized it would be more expensive that way. I could laminate them and re use them every year but they wouldn't be able to keep them. By having them color their own, the students were able to keep them when the day was over and we moved on to <a href="http://bestlifemistake.blogspot.com/2016/03/pi-day-classroom-decorations.html">Pi Day</a>.</span></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><span style="font-size: large;">For every new holiday I changes the front of my classroom door. Each child gets a pi symbol cut out with their name on it. </span></span></td></tr>
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<span style="color: #741b47;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Author: Whee Win</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #741b47;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Publisher: Zonderkidz</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #741b47;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Genre: Children's Humor</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #741b47;">Kids love to laugh! It doesn't take much to set little ones off into a fit of the giggles. <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0310750628/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=0310750628&linkCode=as2&tag=apesa0f-20&linkId=P4RBYWR2GKKTQTCV" target="_blank">Lots of Knock-Knock Jokes for Kids</a>
by Whee Win is the perfect book to start those fits of laughter. The
book contains over 250 jokes. There are 6 chapters of knock-knock
jokes and a final chapter that contains other jokes and riddles. The
knock-knock jokes are sorted into categories: Name Jokes, Place Jokes,
Holiday Jokes, Food Jokes, Animal Jokes and Object Jokes.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #741b47;">I love that the book contains only clean jokes that are appropriate for Elementary age students. I will warn you... some of them are really corny but when it comes to kids the cornier, the better! It is difficult in this day in age to find appropriate humor for kids. You can be assured that this book will not need any censoring on your part!</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #e06666;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"> I don't have a hallway bulletin board like most teachers based on the location of my classroom. Instead, the walls are covered with lockers for the students. I learned that if I wanted to display work in the hallway that I would need to hang it on their lockers!</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #e06666;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">I modified this FREE <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/My-Jar-of-Hearts-Writing-FREEBIE-2370666">Jar of Hearts Activity</a> that I found on Teachers Pay Teachers. It fits perfectly on their lockers and looks fantastic! This lesson was also a great opportunity to talk about the people and things in life that we appreciate.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #e06666;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">I hang a large clothesline across the width of my classroom and use clothespins to hang student work througout the year. For Valentine's Day we continued the theme of love and appreciation of the people and things in our life with a <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Valentines-Day-481937">Valentine's Day Project by The Panicked Teacher sold on Teachers Pay Teachers for $2.50.</a> This could also be put together as a 3-dimensional project. Maybe next year I will do that and hang them from the ceiling. </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Version: International Children's Bible Translation</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">This hardcover Bible was made for your little princess! The cover is decorated with purple, a tiara, glitter and 3-dimensional pearls. There are 24 full color pages inside designed to help with further study for your little girl. </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">But what makes this Bible different than other princess Bibles? This was the first time that I read the International Children's Bible version. I was really impressed with it for younger school aged children. It is written at a third grade reading level yet stays completely true to the meaning of the Word of God. </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"> As a fifth grade teacher in a Christian School, I can see how difficult it is sometimes for students to read from the KJV and others. This ICB version may just be the solution to that problem!</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Author: Hannah C. Hall</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><i>God Bless Our Country </i>is a Christian board book designed to teach children about patriotism and celebrating this great country that we live in. The book is written in catchy rhyme that will entertain toddlers and preschoolers. </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">The author chose to take an interesting route by choosing to make the characters on each page animals instead of humans. I think this will increase the interest level for the little ones. They will also enjoy the colorful and whimsical drawings that accompany the rhymes on each page. </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">This sturdy and durable hardcover board book will be able to withstand what the most destructive toddlers can dish out which will make any parent happy. Parents will also enjoy how the author has given the credit to God for all the treasures that we have been given in our beautiful land. </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #76a5af;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span><span><span style="font-family: inherit;">Another Bible storybook? Do I really need another? Isn't this going to be the same as all of the others? That is what I was thinking when I received this book to review. </span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #76a5af;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span><span><span style="font-family: inherit;">*There are <u>gorgeous</u> illustrations to accompany the Bible stories from both the Old and New Testament.</span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #76a5af;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span><span><span style="font-family: inherit;"> After every few stories there are pages called "I Will Follow Jesus." These pages are devotionals written by the authors to encourage your child to apply the Bible stories that they just heard. These pages also include a prayer to help your child get started in a conversation with God. </span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #76a5af;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span><span><span style="font-family: inherit;">This is not just a Bible storybook- it is a starting point for your child to build a relationship with Jesus! I recommend this book for preschool and early elementary aged children. </span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: #8e7cc3;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Before we even had a chance to read it to her, my daughter loved looking at it on her own during her "nap" time in her bed. The colorful and kid-friendly illustrations invited her into the book. There were 50 carefully chosen stories from the Old and New Testament that each had a beautiful drawing to accompany it.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: #8e7cc3;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">At bedtime, my husband always reads to my daughter. She has several different Bibles and devotionals that we have used. What was different about this book was the multi-sensory approach. Each story had motions that the parent models as they are reading to encourage the child to participate with during the story. </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: #8e7cc3;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">For example, while reading the story of Noah<span style="font-family: inherit;">,</span> <span style="font-family: inherit;">i</span>n parentheses the book guides the parent b<span style="font-family: inherit;">y</span> telling them when to encourage the child to make animal noises, slap their hands on their legs to make the sound of the rain coming down, pretend they are hammering like Noah building the ark and more!</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span><span style="color: #6aa84f;">The </span></span><span><span style="color: #6aa84f;"><span><span style="color: #6aa84f;">Big Dreams, Big Prayers Bible for Kids</span></span> is finally a Bible that is specifically designed for use by children in the 10-12 year old age group. This edition of the Bible is
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<span style="color: #6aa84f;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">As a fifth grade teacher in a Christian School, I have the privilege of teaching Bible class to 10 and 11 year old boys and girls. It is often difficult for children that age to fully understand what they are reading in the Bible and connect with God's Word. </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #6aa84f;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">This hardcover complete text NIV edition of the Bible contains several features that make it appealing to this pre-teen age group:</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span><span style="color: #6aa84f;">*Each book of the Bible contains an introduction that explains details about that book of the Bible that are helping in understanding the verse to come. For example, Who wrote this book? Why was this book written? When was this written? Where was this written? and more</span></span><span><span style="color: #6aa84f;"></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span><span style="color: #6aa84f;">*There is a reading plan to assist children in reading through the Bible. </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span><span style="color: #6aa84f;">*There are devotional pages for a more in depth study of several passages in each book of the Bible. </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: #990000;"><span><span style="font-family: inherit;">Subtitle: A Remarkable Story of True Love Conquering All</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: #990000;"><span><span style="font-family: inherit;">Author: Nick Vujicic with Kanae Vujicic</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: #990000;"><span><span style="font-family: inherit;">This is the third Nick Vujicic book that I have read for review. I continue to be inspired! </span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: #990000;"><span><span style="font-family: inherit;">If you aren't familiar with Nick's story, Nick was born without any limbs. He has no arms and no legs. One would think that he has a miserable and stagnant life. How could he possibly thrive like that? The answer is through the power of Jesus Christ! </span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: #990000;"><span><span style="font-family: inherit;">Nick a Born Again Christian that shares his faith around the world. Nick encourages all those around him to love the life that God has given them. We were all created with a purpose. He understands the trials that we all face and he reminds us to look to the Lord as our strength. </span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: #990000;"><span><span style="font-family: inherit;">In this book, "Love Without Limits," Nick shares how he met and married his wife Kanae. They share how they overcame the skepticism of those around them that doubted that their relationaship could be successful. </span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: #990000;">You can read my review of Nick's book "Limitless" <a href="http://bestlifemistake.blogspot.com/2013/04/book-review-limitless-by-nick-vujicic.html">here</a>. You can purchase Limitless on <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0307730913/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=0307730913&linkCode=as2&tag=apesa0f-20&linkId=KWIBPGSK4YQ7WCEM">Amazon for $13.59. </a></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: #6aa84f;">Title: NIV, God's Justice Bible, Hardcover</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: #6aa84f;">Subtitle: The Flourishing of Creation & the Destruction of Evil </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: #6aa84f;">Contributor: Tim Stafford</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: #6aa84f;">The NIV God's Justice Bible contains the full text of the Holy Bible in the New International English Language Version. This edition of the Bible is hardcover with a paper book jacket. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: #6aa84f;">You may be thinking that you already own enough Bibles in your house. You may be asking, </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: #6aa84f;">"How is this Bible different than other Bibles that you may already own?" </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: #6aa84f;">*This edition connects the theme of <i>God's justice </i>throughout the entire Bible.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: #6aa84f;">*Each book of the Bible contains an introduction that is written by one of 56 Biblical scholars, writers and activists </span></span><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: #6aa84f;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: #6aa84f;">from around the world </span></span>that are passionate about justice.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: #6aa84f;">*There are Questions for Reflection at the end of every Book of the Bible. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: #6aa84f;">*There is a relevant prayer at the end of every book of the Bible.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: #6aa84f;">*There are study notes in this Bible about the problems of injustice in our world: governmental oppression, human trafficking, slavery, financial inequality and others.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: #6aa84f;">I recommend this Bible for anyone that cares deeply about the injustices in the world. The study notes and the commentaries in this Bible will address God's plan to restore His creation. You will be able to not only learn about the scriptures but be able to look at them from a new perspective. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: #6aa84f;">This Bible is beautifully designed with images of colorful trees on the cover that also carry throughout all of the pages in the Bible. I do think that if you plan to use the Bible frequently that the paper book jacket will probably not be able to hold up long term. That would be alright since the hardcover Bible itself also has the same design on the front. </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #45818e;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Author, Rachel Wojo experienced her share of difficulty. She found herself a divorced, single mom of severely disabled child. Writing from first hand experience, Rachel shares how to replace your feelings of despair with scripture. </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #45818e;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">By breaking the book into these separate sections, it made the book easier to navigate. I also found that when I wanted to look back and find something encouraging, it was easy to find what I was looking for in the book.</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #8e7cc3; font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: #0b5394;">Subtitle: Praying God's Promises at Your Point of Need</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: #0b5394;">Author: Ken Petersen</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: #0b5394;">Genre: Devotional; Prayer</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><i><span style="color: #0b5394;">"The Lord is close to all who call on him, yes, to all who call on him in truth." </span></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><i><span style="color: #0b5394;">Psalm 145:18</span></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: #0b5394;">This book is written to be a support when someone is going through a trial or has a specific need. The book is organized alphabetically by topic. There are 170 topics such as:</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><i><span style="color: #0b5394;">and many more!</span></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: #0b5394;">Each entry includes three scriptures with God's promises for you. There is also a prayer written to help guide you through praying to God about his promises. There is a handy index organized by topic to help you locate the entries that you are looking for when you have a specific need or hurt. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: #0b5394;"> The book is pocket sized which makes it easy to carry in a purse or pocket. It is the perfect size to keep in your desk at work or in your bedside nightstand. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: #0b5394;">I think that this book would make a great gift for a graduating senior heading off to college! That first year of college is difficult and this handy book will help them find the support that they need through God's word and through prayer with Him. </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">You can purchase <a href="http://www.christianbook.com/Christian/Books/product?event=AFF&amp;p=1185936&amp;item_no=409508">Prayer Points for $10.99</a> at Christian Book Distributers or <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1496409507/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=1496409507&linkCode=as2&tag=somofthebes08-20&linkId=7NMOCJT7OKLKQ2O3">for $13.99 at Amazon</a></span></span></div>
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I received this book for free from the Tyndale House Publishing Company in exchange for an honest review.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #8e7cc3; font-size: x-large;">Authors: Amie Carlson, Karen Hodge, and Erin Keeley Marshall</span></div>
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<span style="color: #8e7cc3; font-size: x-large;">The very first line of the introduction of this book speaks volumes, </span></div>
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<span style="color: #8e7cc3; font-size: x-large;">"Becoming a mother changes us."</span></div>
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<span style="color: #8e7cc3; font-size: x-large;">It is so very true. Why do mothers need separate prayer devotional from other people, from other women? Because being a mother makes you different. This prayer devotional really grasps what it is to be a mother and the challenges and blessings that come with that title. We need extra encouragement and support! Being a mom can be difficult yet rewarding.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #8e7cc3; font-size: x-large;">The book is intended to be completed in a year. The nice thing about it is that it is not written with dates on it but rather with Day titles. With the pages labeled by Day instead of Date, there is no pressure to complete a page a day. As moms that will be such a relief. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #8e7cc3; font-size: x-large;">I enjoyed the titles, for example, Day 143 is a Prayer about Burnout, <i>When I feel driven to the ground. The page then includes a prayer to help you focus your thoughts on the Lord and it also includes a scripture for Bible study. The pages are short and sweet. </i>It is not intended to be a devotional for deep study of scripture. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #8e7cc3; font-size: x-large;">I recommend this book to mothers of all ages. It would apply to mothers to be, new mothers, seasoned mothers and grandmothers. You could buy this for yourself or make it a Mother's Day gift!</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">I made these centerpieces for the shower. I bought the tin buckets from AC Moore and the peanuts on sale in giant bags at ShopRite. I purchased grey paper elephants on Etsy and embellished them with the navy blue ears and eyes. I purchased Navy blue chvron paper, grey and navy solid paper at Hobby Lobby. I bought inexpensive grey and blue ribbon at AC Moore and glued white buttons on top. </span><span style="font-size: x-large;">I mounted the whole thing on a wooden dowel and stuck it into the bucket of peanuts. I surrounded the centerpiece with mini paper elephants and hearts that I purchased on Etsy. It took awhile to make ten of these but I love how they turned out. </span></span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #38761d;">Yes, I tell my 5th graders not to wait until the last minute. I tell them to work a little bit on their projects each night and not to leave it all until the night before it is due. Yet, here I am the night before we go back to school after having almost two weeks off and I still need to write my lesson plans and my class newsletter. I still need to grade the book reports handed in before Christmas break and enter the grades from the spelling and math tests. </span></span></span></div>
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