The Blessed Woman by Debbie Morris

 

“I received this book for free from WaterBrook Multnomah Publishing Group for this review.”

 

So I started reading this book because of what the author had said about looking for someone to walk alongside you, a friend, confidant, or even a mentor. I have been searching for a mentor myself to help me with the path I am on and to help me make sense of all the chaos that I have been dealing with. Since it was like the book was talking to me, I thought that it would be worth the time to at least pick it up and see if its worth the time to at least read the first couple of chapters. 

I am really glad that I did pick it up. The stories about the women of the bible are really good! Before I read this book, I didn’t know who some of these women even were. Could you imagine being like Hannah and giving your child to the church for the heads to raise and just leaving? Talk about full trust in the Lord. How about Jael? She killed a man after making him think he was safe in her tent. She drove a tent stake through his head. This is only two of the women in this book. The reasons that they did what they are did are truly inspiring. 

There are actually 12 women listed in this book and it’s really eye-opening to read the stories about them, and see how they can lead you and show  you how to truly be a woman of grace. I recommend this book for any woman that is looking for some inspiration or at least someone to learn from.

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Allergies, HSP..

Life.. it just gets to be a drag sometimes, doesn’t it? So much going on, the weather gets warmer which means allergies are attacking.. My sinuses are really going crazy. My nose has been running, my eyes have been watery, my throat feels clogged because of the nose stuff. I am hoping that it doesn’t last forever because I am really tired of this lethargic, listlessness, foggy feeling because my head is filled and full of pressure!

Sorry sickness rant! Anyway, I just recently read a new book. It was about people with the personality trait of HSP. An HSP is a Highly Sensitive Person. Guess what? That is me.. okay so you may have figured that out if you knew me. If you only know me on here, then this is news to you, but hey it gives you a better look at who I am. 

An HSP is more sensitive to almost well, everything. It makes things a bit trickier for them. Example for ya, I can sometimes sense the mood of the room that I have just walked into. I pick up on the mood of people. There has been a number of times when I could just sense that someone was grumpy, and I really didnt want to offend them by asking, but I couldn’t shake it. I also have the ability to soak in the mood. I have done that a few times also. I have a co-worker that will tell me she is not in the greatest mood so I need to stay away, since she knows that I can sometimes pick up on the mood and then, be grumpy also. 

I am learning to cope with this but it does explain more about the person that I am and the reason why I seem to feel so much more than others. If you want to know more about HSPs, don’t be afraid to look it up. It really is something that is out there and it would be good for others to be aware and treat those people a little bit differently, more like a HSP should be treated! Good luck guys, and I will update when I have more to say

I’m back, sorry but hoping to be better than I have!

Okay all,

Sorry! I feel as though I have left you abandoned while working on so many other things! I have been trying to figure out life and get some house projects done, so sadly this blog has kind of been left like a lost toy kicked under the bed and being to accumulate dust. 

I am back though, and am hoping to try to get back into the swing of things! I have ideas to talk about, a second blog 
http://jamster1228.wordpress.com
 that will be where my stories will now be posted so that I can start posting my longer ones , and hopefully some more life experiences to share as they come up! 

So sorry for the wait, but I am going to try hard to keep you all updated and I want to thank you all for waiting for me to come back and get myself back together!

Can I give you all hugs for waiting? I feel very happy to be back and I want to express my happiness with cyber hugs!!!

SO *hug* to you all!!!

Altared: The True Story of a She, a He, and how they both got too worked up about we

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I started reading this book right after I quit talking to a guy that I thought that I would marry. I enjoyed this book, though there were a few spots where it was slow and I actually had to set the book down. Clare and Eli are real people telling their story of love, friendship, heartbreak. Clare is in New York, Eli starts off in Chicago. They start talking by email. Clare works at a publishing house, and Eli is a lawyer. Eli sent an email and quickly they went from email to chatting on instant messenger. Eli sends a song list to Clare, and the relationship takes off from there. Along with their journey, they share biblical viewpoints on marriage and single life. They talk about how singles look at the opposite sex and think, is this the one I am meant to be with? We make our lists of qualifications for a partner, and then we keep to our lists. Meanwhile, in the bible we are told to love our neighbor and our enemies. So the question is: are we asking for too much by making our list? Shouldn’t we be trying to love everyone, not romantically of course, but just in God’s love?

This book has made me think about the way I am going about my search. While I appreciate what it says, I still feel that I will be continuing to look for someone that matches my qualities that I am looking for. I did realize that I need to take a step back though and not be so marriage-minded. 

 

“I received this book for free from WaterBrook Multnomah Publishing Group for this review.”

Children’s Books are great reads!

God Gave Us Easter by Lisa Tawn Bergren

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I just got the chance to review a children’s book, God Gave Us Easter by Lisa Tawn Bergren. This book was so sweet in its simplicity. It helps children understand all that happens around Easter, with simple meanings and understandable stories. I enjoyed following Papa Bear as he was telling his cubs about Easter. It was a short read since it was meant for little kids, but it was very good and easy to understand. I can see using this book as a reference for younger kids so that its understandable to them!

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Firsthand by Ryan and Josh Shook

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Last week I read the book “Firsthand” by Ryan and Josh Shook. This book was one of the best that I have read. The basic idea of this book is to get rid of your secondhand faith that you got from your parents, and build your own firsthand faith. One of the first ideas is to be real and share your struggles with God and your friends. If you can be more honest and real, you can get closer to them and to God. 

This book shares the stories of others that have dropped their secondhand faith for a real, firsthand faith that is based upon their own beliefs. No more piggybacking off of someone else’s faith. You can read through and take these steps to find your own faith so that when troubles arise, you can face them head on with your beliefs. 

I learned quite a bit and have decided that my friends are worth me being real with them. I don’t want to stay shallow and not go deeper in my friendships. My friends deserve a real and honest relationship and I feel that I can give that to them by sharing my struggles and showing them that  I am not perfect. 

If you are looking for a good nonfiction book that can challenge and motive, this is the book to try. It will pull you deeper and make you question your faith.

My woe-is-mes (yes, I kind of went there, sorry!) will be better later!

Okay, I am taking a break from my story posting because I wanted to post a thought.. That was originally why I started this blog, to write thoughts and help me figure out what needs to be evaluated and re-evaluated and maybe give me a chance to figure out why I feel as I do.  So I am kind of sick of worrying about my friendships, what’s going on with this one, why hasn’t that person said much to me, are they just hanging out with me out of boredom or pity? I know that this is probably just my self-esteem taking a dip and helping these thoughts gain momentum, but lately I am not as sure as I have been in the past.

Usually I knew more and had the chance to hang out more with my friends, and it may just be that they have gotten busy or even made more friends, which just makes trying to get a little bit of time with them even more impossible. I don’t know, I mean, I always thought that friends were important to keep track of, important to spend time with, something that you wanted to find time to see, not out of necessity but out of the pure fun and laughter that they brought into your life. Am I wrong in that thought?

I also am navigating the new challenge of actually having someone at work closer to my age that is a friend, though it is also a bit confusing at times. I am not going on with this one, but I wanted to put it out there! It is its own thing, and its own frustration.. but its own joy and fun at times too!

One more thing and I am done with my poor me post, and on to other things, I am so sick of just being sick. I want to feel well, and quit having to apologize for talking about my aches, pains, woe-is-mes, and the like. I want to feel better and have a happier state of mind and not have to fake it. How nice would it be if you didnt always have to fake your feelings with people? You could say how you felt and they could ask why if they really wanted to hear, or they could just say, “that’s too bad. Hope it gets better.” It wouldn’t be the whole, “hey how you?” oh I am fine, how are you?” “fine”.. what utter nonsense and stupidity on our parts. But we will continue with this and act like we give some kind of concern because we dont want to not.. Wow, sorry about that, I really did go off there, didn’t I? okay, I am back..

so how are you today? I am fine…

 

A tale of first friends..

This was one of the first things I wrote down when I was younger. It’s actually the story of how I made my first friend. I was the shy girl swinging her feet. I was never really outgoing, and my first friendship was not really much of my doing, it was more Melody’s. She was so much more outgoing and I don’t think I will ever forget how important she was in my life back then. Sadly we have lost touch but life is in seasons and I think that our season ended as some good times do. But that story of the ending, may show up at another time.. Anyway, enjoy this story and the feelings that are behind it!

Sitting alone on the bench, Jasmine kept her eyes on her shoes as she swung her legs back and forth. She noticed a different set of feet, in sneakers, walk up and stop just a few inches from where her legs reached. She slowly glanced up, taking note of the blond hair and blues eyes that she remembered seeing earlier in the classroom. This other classmate looked her over, smiled, and shyly said, “Hi.” Since she figured it was polite, she replied with a simple, “hey.” “My name is Melody,” the blonde girl announced, and then added, “do you want to be friends?” Stunned by Melody’s openness, she looked back down at her shoes, not sure how to answer her question. Melody shifted back and forth from one foot to the other a few times before asking, “Did you want to be my friend? We could sit together, if you want to.” When Jasmine continued to stay quiet, Melody sat down on the end of the bench. She swung her legs back and forth, and then tapped Jasmine’s foot with hers. Jasmine tapped her foot back, and then shyly mumbled, “I’m Jasmine.” Melody glanced her way, and said, “yes, we will be friends.” Then the whistle blew, and all the kindergartners lined up to go back inside, Jasmine and Melody walking side by side.

Story – Jesse’s Bad Day: Dogwood Hills

This story goes back to a series that I started writing about a character that’s actually a dog that lives a human’s life. Hope it makes you happy or at least smile..

It was one of those days that seemed like every other day. This day though, was quite different. The bluejays were singing just like all the the other birds but on a day like today, everything was against Prince Jesse of Dogwood Hills. He has had so many problems, its not even funny.
It started like a regular day, until Jesse woke up. He didn’t know why, but he felt like getting back in bed and pulling the covers over his head. He decided to get up and trat this day like any other day, and that’s when the trouble started. He went into the bathroom and took a shower. When he got out and looked in the mirror, he noticed his fur had different spots of color. So he looked in the shower stall and found a bottle that said, “Purple Hair Color, try a new you!” He groaned, and went back to his room to find an outfit that will cover the patches of purple.
Then he missed the bus, and had to ask his dad, King Koko to give him a ride to school in the castle’s carriage. Missing the bus made him late when he arrived to school, which meant detention.  He asked his dad to come back by to pick him up, but since his dad had the duties of the kingdom to deal with, Jesse ended up having to walk home, a full 5 miles. During his walk, he stopped to watch the kids on the playground. Too busy watching the kids, he didn’t realize he was standing near an ant hill. The ants crawled on him and bit him. When he got home, he put his backpack down and went into the kitchen for a snack. After seeing no snack foods in the cupboards, he finally gave up on the day and went to his room. He layed back in bed, covered his head with his blanket, and went back to sleep.

The first of many… maybe!

Okay all, here is the first story. I hope it is a good story, for kids at least!

It was a cold day in the month of December and Andrea was standing outside at the bus stop. Andrea was 5 years old and excited about her first day at Elementary school. She had just been transferred to this school when her daddy’s job required they move. The bus pulled to the side of the road, in front of Andrea’s driveway. She cautiously climbed up the steps and looked around. Andrea realized that she didn’t know anyone as she asked if she could sit with a blonde little girl. The little girl moved over and introduced herself. Her name was Julie. Andrea said her name, and explained that she had just moved here and all her friends were back in Arizona, near her old home. “Well,” Julie said, “I’ll be your friend if you want me to.” “Great!” Andrea said, smiling. As she stepped off the bus when it pulled into the school parking lot, she knew this would not be as bad as she thought.

So please comment and let me know your thoughts!