Billy Graham in Quotes

I absolutely LOVED this book.  This was the first time I did an eBook through Book Sneeze and thoroughly enjoyed this, even if I had to sit at my laptop the whole time as I don't have one of those mobile ebook readers.

I felt inspired, convicted, moved to action at reading these books on the plethora of topics that are a part of our lives.  Billy Graham says it like it is and these were quotes compiled for over 70 yrs.  Wow!

The NOTES section is comprised of 35 pages of where each of the quotes come from.  This is like the best of the best of his writings and probably the things I would've highlighted had I read all those books.

With the eBook version, when I wanted to see where a particular quote came from, I just clicked on the number reference and it took me straight to the NOTES section.  Very cool.

This book has 332 pages of quotes that is broken down into 107 topics.  I'm not going to list all the topics or even some, but this book is well worth the read.  Got this book late Wednesday evening and read the first 30 topics quite easily in a matter of a little over an hour.  The rest of the book took me almost another 3 hrs to finish the next day.

The topic that probably impressed on me the most was on THE BIBLE.  As my children & I are reading aloud the whole Bible this year, those quotes really are so true.  Love it!

I feel stronger reading this and more solid now.  God bless the Graham family!
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Put Your Dream To The Test

This is an amazing book that must've taken John so long to write.  He is so right on the money with things and this book took me a long time to read not because the words were hard, but it is a book that calls me to action right where I am at.

As I've "Put my dream to the test", I'm finding the areas where I need work.  Those 10 questions are quite riveting and John goes really in depth into them.  There are quizzes, questions, stories, acronyms, task lists, etc. to help you determine if it's a fantasy you are having or if it's something that what you are dreaming of can really be put into reality.

This book is less than 300 pages, but it has so much.  It contains a Dream Map.  It does what a map supposed to do - Guide You.  I really like that.  Also, he has a reference section of all the resources & materials he used. 

Though he does talk about God, I would've liked a little more about God specifically spelled out and corresponding Scriptures.  Though I have a good knowledge of the Bible and can figure out where certain things came from, other people who do not will not be able to tell if it's suggestions Maxwell is giving is really Biblical perspective & guidelines.

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The Truth of the Matter

I really liked this book. Even though I didn't read the first 2 books, there was probably enough said in The Truth of the Matter that allowed me to eventually understand a good part of the story. However, I won't really know unless I read the other 2 books before.

Charlie West had to go through a lot of tough stuff. His faith was really challenged, as well as standing for what's right. Would he serve his country in this secret, covert way and risk dying with maybe the truth never being told and help stop terrorism or would he just ignore what was happening and keep going with life?

There will come a time when Christians will have to take stands that may cost their lives in the U.S. and this book asks some of those questions for me. Will I and others have the guts to stand for Jesus?

I do believe there are movements well underway to bring down the U.S. So, there are probably elements of this book that are quite true. There is a bunch of Divine Intervention in Charlie West being able to escape from the Homelanders a number of times. I'm looking forward hopefully to reading Book 4 sometime in the future, to see the conclusion.

Can we live boldly & confidently in Jesus here on this earth? Charlie West is.

This book is best for teenagers & up.

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Heaven Is For Real

In my Single Mom's group, one of the moms brought up this book and how good it is.  She basically gave away the jist of the book.  I borrowed this book from the local library, though, it took about 6-7 weeks to finally get it.  That's alright.

In about 2.5 hrs, I was able to read the book from start to finish.  It's a very easy read.  I think the book can be a bit shorter and more to the point, but this book is better than another book where the man went to Heaven for 90 min.

The little boy went to Heaven for 3 minutes, but how he describes it, it seems much longer.  I always wondered whether there are animals in Heaven.  This little boy, which his name eludes me right now and I've already turned the book back to the library, talks about animals.

What I really liked was that people know each other, even if they never met in life on earth, but because of the connection, they KNOW each other.  Isn't that cool?  So, that tells me that though I may not have led a specific person to the Lord, maybe what I did for one person that did lead that person to the Lord, I may know that person that was led to the Lord.

It got me to thinking about Heaven a lot and giving me some assurance.  I want so much for all of my family and extended family to go to Heaven, as well as my friends and well beyond that.  I think this is a good book for others to read.

Making Sense of the Men in Your Life

Kevin Leman has a lot of good information and his style of writing is alright.  He says things in a matter of fact way and the information in this book wasn't all that new.  Maybe it's because lately I've been reading books on men and listening to teleseminars.  Though Kevin Leman is a Christian, I guess I do expect a more godly approach to things rather than what seems like a secular view.

He does give practical ways and things for people to do.  Basically, men and women, though they are equal, they are wired differently.  They have different needs and communication styles.  This is what he talks about.  Men should not be women and women should not be men.  Let men be men and he basically spells it out.

I'm reading some other books by Leman right now, so hope I'm not getting these books confused.

Eat, Cheat & Melt the Fat Away

I have one of Suzanne Somers' books that I bought several years ago but never got very far in it.  The reason why I borrowed this book from the library was because it was mentioned on a teleseminar that I was listening to.  Since the library had it, why buy it?

Maybe it's where I am in my life, in my 40s, and my body is changing and the things I used to do, it used to be easier to lose bodyfat and exercise.  Now, I feel more aches & pains. 

Not sure how many pages this book is, but I was able to complete this book in a matter of a couple days.  There are lots of good recipes in the back of the book.

Anyway, it is an easy read.  Suzanne can be a little long-winded in some areas, but that's okay.  I think it's her being real and that is what reaches a lot of people.  She makes no bones about being challenged to drop bodyfat and to look good.  She says it was easy when she was in her 20s & 30s, but once she got into her 40s, things changed and continued to.

Suzanne's book is about living more naturally, though, everything isn't totally green and organic, but she gives tips and helps people to make strides to begin making healthier choices for their lives.  I'm not sure how much this information is repeated in her other books or not.  But, since this is the first book of hers I actually read, it is a good book. 

It's less overwhelming than Paula Owens' book, but you have to weed through the personal stuff with the factual stuff.  I like the testimonials, but then, who doesn't.  Testimonials are given to help motivate.  Anyway, I did end up buying the book used for hardly anything.  Shipipng cost more than the book.

She lays out what the eating plan to lose bodyfat is and maintenance.  These are ways to eat for life.  The recipes are really yummy.  I have a bad habit of food combining, like fats & carbos.  That's a no-no.  And, I'm used to eating fruit with proteins.  Also another no-no.  So, I have some challenging habits to break.

The Power of 4

Paula Owen's book has soooo much information, I originally borrowed this book from the library but ended up buying a copy.  I read through this book pretty quickly, but it was super overwhelming. 

Honestly, I don't know that I can do all these things anywhere close to the next 5 years unless my financially situation turns super great.  However, there are still many changes that I can make.

This is a good reference book and definitely a read again and more thoroughly.  She has a medical background and looks amazing.  I think she is in her 50s and to my knowledge, she hasn't had plastic surgery.  However, I don't really know.

There are many things in the American culture that we do that are very harmful to the body.  It seems like we can't get away from it, but as I've been working on this for the past decade, where I am now is much better than 5-10 yrs ago.  In the next 5-10 yrs, I'll be even all that much better.  I'm thankful for this book.