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12 Pearls of Christmas: Just God

by gidget faith

This post is part of a blog tour series from LitFuse Publicity and Pearl Girls. Every day I will be featuring daily inspirational stories, from now until Christmas, all written by guest authors. A Tangible Reminder by Mary Byers Last year I read Me, Myself, & Bob: A True Story About Dreams, God, and Talking [...]

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12 Pearls of Christmas: Home

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This post is part of a blog tour series from LitFuse Publicity and Pearl Girls. Every day I will be featuring daily inspirational stories, from now until Christmas, all written by guest authors. COMING HOME FOR CHRISTMAS by Virelle Kidder My mother had remarkable zeal for Christmas. Weeks in advance, she would come home from [...]

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12 Pearls of Christmas: Life Beautiful

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This post is part of a blog tour series from LitFuse Publicity and Pearl Girls. I’m so excited to be able to feature daily inspirational stories from now until Christmas! Life Beautiful by Margaret McSweeney During a quiet moment after Thanksgiving, I started reading my parents’ stack of love letters that I recently found in [...]

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The Swiss Courier {Review+ Twitter Contest}

by gidget reading

I’ve been getting some great books to review lately, and this latest one is no different! As a avid fan of ALIAS and anything spy-related, I got very excited about this book as soon as I heard about it. I enjoy stories set in WWII as well, and this book is a great example of [...]

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Pearl Girls {Book Review}

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Today I have a really special book to tell you about, Pearl Girls, complied by Margaret McSweeney. It’s a collection of essays and short stories from a variety of Christian authors. I love the tagline of the book, “encountering grit, experiencing grace.” The visual of a pearl is such a beautiful analogy to our lives [...]

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Susan May Warren’s The Great Christmas Bowl {Review + Giveaway}

by gidget reading

I just finished reading an adorable book– even though it’s a little early to be thinking about Christmas, I thoroughly enjoyed this book and would recommend it to anyone as a great holiday read. (They say you shouldn’t judge a book by it’s cover, but look how cute this one is!) Here’s a little about [...]

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A Silly Poem From Memory

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I memorized this silly, nonsensical poem in 2nd grade for a talent show. It comes from an old children’s book that was my mom’s, called A Rocket in My Pocket. For some odd reason, I still can remember most of it, and it still makes me giggle a little. Smart Alec Oration Ladies and Jelly [...]

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Tricia Goyer’s Blue Like Playdough {Review}

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I was stoked to receive another great book to review for a blog tour recently! Tricia Goyer’s newest release, Blue Like Playdough is definitely an appropriate book for mothers in all stages of the journey and I have thoroughly enjoyed getting a peek into her life, struggles and joys in this memoir. I haven’t read [...]

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Mark Driscoll’s Religion Saves {Book Review}

by gidget faith

I recently received a copy of Mark Driscoll’s new book Religion Saves. I was particularly interested in this because he is the president of the Acts 29 Church Planting Network, of which my church is a part. I was really excited to read it because it address several questions that I myself have wondered about [...]

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Having a Mary Heart in a Martha World {Review + Giveaway}

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Last year my mom’s group read Joanna Weaver’s Having a Mary Spirit. I loved it and knew that I wanted to read it’s prequel, Having a Mary Heart in a Martha World (MHMW, as I’ll call it) as well.  I was stoked when I was offered the chance to review and do a giveaway! Yep, [...]

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