His Mighty Warrior - A Book Review

His Mighty Warrior:  A Treasure Map from Your King by Sheri Rose Shepherd is AWESOME!  This book is written toward elementary school age boys.  We have been reading this book as a daily devotional in the mornings before school - to start the day off right.  It would also be an excellent book to read before bedtime too.

The book is well written and superbly illustrated with a pirate theme, just perfect for little boys.  Sheri takes character traits (from simple to complicated) and explains them in a way that young boys can understand them and want to improve themselves.  She has scripture and a prayer/prayer example to back up her devotionals. 

It is written in letter style, like God has written a personal letter to your son.  I am a grown woman and I feel like I get something out of the devotional too.  I am amazed at how well Sheri explains things without it being complicated or cumbersome.

If you are a parent of young boys, I highly recommend this book.  It is the kind of book that even my older boys can get insight from and when you are finished - start over from the beginning and continue your daily devotionals.  I think this would also make an excellent gift for a new or expectant mother of a boy.


I received this book for free from WaterBrook Multnomah Publishing Group for this review, but the review and opinions are my own.



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Living in Love - Book Review

Living in Love by James & Betty Robison was a little bit of a let down. The book was not what I was expecting. While it had some valuable information in the book, I feel that it should have been titled Communication is the Key to Living in Love.

The majority of the book was about communication. I do feel that communication in a marriage relationship is important, however, there are other factors that can contribute to a successful marriage. Expecting the book to address several of those factors instead of just one should not be too much to ask.

Had they titled the book differently, I might feel more favorably toward the book, but I was not really wanting a book just about communication. Each chapter of the book attempted to address different factors that affect marriage, but ended up discussing communication.

Living in Love is a well written book. The book was written clearly and concisely and it gave equal time to both James and Betty's opinions, but by not covering a wide range of topics important in a marriage (I feel the Robisons made an attempt to do that, but fell short) it left me wanting more.

If you are wanting a book that deals with communication in marriage, this just might be the book for you. If you are wanting a book that deals with a variety of marriage topics, keep looking.

I received this book for free from Blogging for Books, but the review and opinions are my own.

Every Man's Battle Book Review

Wow! What a book. 'Every Man's Battle: Winning the War on Sexual Temptation One Victory at a time' by Stephen Arterburn, Fred Stoeker, and Mike Yorkey came highly recommended to me by several people, men and women alike. I have to say that it lived up to it's recommendations.

I was very impressed with the depth of the book, but I didn't feel like I was drowning. Everything was clear and concise. As a woman, I had no idea what it must be like for a man. I was so unaware how many challenges a Christian man faced on a daily basis (actually several times a day). While reading the book I began to watch television differently, and to see newspaper ads, billboards, magazine covers and so much more in a new light.

As a wife and a mother of four boys, I am more aware than I have ever been about their surroundings and the impact that it has on them. As a woman I hope I can be more sympathetic to their temptations and challenges.

Stephen and Fred were very open about the temptations that they have faced in the past and the challenges that they face today. They give a lot of real life examples of how men overcame these sexual temptations and what happened to men that didn't try.

They even have sections for women called 'The Heart of a Woman' that gives us the perspective of the wives of the men as they over came their sexual obstacles. It tells the challenges that a wife will face with her husband, how she can be supportive and how her love and support are critical to overcoming sexual sin.

I highly recommend this book to men and women alike. This book I think should be for mature adults (married, about to be married or mature singles), if you have younger children/young adults I do not suggest this book (it is very candid, but in a mature and responsible way). This book is part of a series of books and there are books for younger men, women, etc. Please choose the age group appropriately.

At this moment I am actually reading with my oldest son, Preparing Your Son for Everyman's Battle.

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