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{Book Review} Beautiful Things Happen When a Woman Trusts God by Sheila Walsh 1

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Written by Annie on 4th Mar -10

Beautiful Things Happen When a Woman Trusts God

by Sheila Walsh

Thomas Nelson Publishers; 3 out of 5 stars

I like this book, I do, so I feel kind of guilty being harsh in my review. But repetition bores me, and the writing in this book is very formulaic. Each chapter follows the same format: personal story or anecdote, parallel drawn to Biblical character, more insight into Biblical character interspersed with additional personal anecdotes, conclusion, and then the “transitional sentence” to lead into the next chapter. continue reading…

{Book Review} Obstacles Welcome by Ralph de la Vega Comments Off

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Written by Annie on 29th Jan -10

Obstacles Welcome: Turn Adversity to Advantage in Business and Life

by Ralph de la Vega, President and CEO of AT&T Mobility and Consumer Markets.

4 out of 5 stars

How does a book about being a successful business executive translate into something helpful for a Mom, writer, and homemaker? continue reading…

Recommended Reading, Issue #1 1

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Written by Annie on 22nd Jan -10

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From the feed reader…

  • Abby at New Urban Habitat, Frugal isn’t cheap: “But frugality can be more fun than the mindless consuming many of us got in the habit of doing in the previous decade, because we end up spending money on what we really want.”
  • Rachel at Small Notebook, My Real-Life, Practical Daily Routine: “Instead of having a schedule that would be ignored day after day in real life, I follow a daily routine of touchstones — key elements to mark a successful day.
  • Philip Brewer at Wise Bread, What I’ve Been Trying to Say: “You can’t go back and change decisions that have already been made, but that doesn’t mean that the design for the rest of your life is immutable.  Start today to design the life that you want to be living.”

From the bookshelf…

  • Eleanor Roosevelt, You Learn By Living

Read my full review here.

Mini Review: Practical advice for personal growth and a successful life, from the era before self-improvement was the big market share it is now. Roosevelt is easy to read and understand but profound. Her advice is practical, with personal examples, and I found myself copying lots of quotes and wanting to paste them all over the walls in my bedroom.
Find it on Amazon.

  • Mindy Stearns Clark, The House That Cleans Itself

Mini Review: If you’re not a natural housekeeping/organizing goddess, you will love this book. The concept is that instead of fighting our naturally slobbish tendencies (or those of family members), we should identify them and create systems that work for us instead of against us. Brilliant! I love this! I always feel like housekeeping is a battle, and I’ve already used some of her ideas and seen some of the most irritating problems get much, much better. I’m going to be tackling more of my house this year and Clark’s book is my guide.
Find it on Amazon.

What’s your recommended reading this week?
Join in by linking up your post, or simply share in the comments below.

Heads Up! Recommended Reading coming to – 1

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Written by Annie on 22nd Jan -10

Edit: This was supposed to be posted last night, but I had some intense disagreements with my computer. My husband had to mediate, and we finally came to a happy, working agreement this morning… So:

Heads Up! Recommended Reading coming today!

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Here’s the deal: I love reading. I love reading great blogs and articles online, and I adore (as in, extreme twitterpation and heart palpitation) a great book.
On the other hand, I despise wasting my time on sub-par writing of any kind. I find, however, it’s sometimes hard to put your finger on that great article or post or book or magazine you’re wanting, when you’re ready for your next great read.

Thus Recommended Reading is born.

Every Friday I’ll be posting a list of what I’ve read lately that (I think) is worth reading: books, blogs, and otherwise which I can whole-heartedly recommend to you.

I’m hoping some of you smart women will join with me and either put up a post or leave a comment with your own recommended reading, because, see, this is all kind of self-serving. I get kind of, uh, tense (hyperventilating, spasms, hives, stuff like that), when I don’t know what I’m going to read next. So if I can get some great recommendations, I can keep myself from those ugly little episodes.
I will thank you.
My whole family will thank you.

Tune in tomorrow later today for the first issue of Recommended Reading! I’ll include a Mr Linky so you can link up if you’ve written a post. And here’s a bloggie icon you can use to link back if you’d like.

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Happy Reading! See you tomorrow.

{Book Review} Eleanor Roosevelt: You Learn By Living 1

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Written by Annie on 7th Jan -10

I didn’t know much about Eleanor Roosevelt before I read this book, but here’s what I learned: if I can be like anyone when I grow up, I hope I can be like her.

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I can’t give you a timeline of her life, because that’s not what this book is about. It’s not a biography or a memoir; it’s more like one of the best self-help, personal growth instruction manuals written, long before self-help and personal growth were the blitzes they are now. continue reading…

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