Running with Curves: Why You’re Not Too Fat to Run, and the Skinny on How to Start Today
Running with Curves tell me just what I needed to hear. I have been putting off exercising, to say nothing of running, and now I feel like I just have to get started. Thanks Jill for your great inspiration.
Look no further, because this is the book of running tips for you. With humor, compassion, and lots of love, Jill Angie delivers the goods: overcoming the challenges of running with an overweight body and giving your self-esteem an enormous boost in the process.
This isn’t a guide to running for weight loss, or a simple running plan. This book is specifically about how a woman carrying a few (or many) extra pounds can successfully become a runner in the body she has right now.
Drawing on 15 years of experience as a curvy runner, Jill gives you everything you won’t find in the typical beginner’s running book, such as standing up to your inner mean girl, finding the right sports bra, and building up your self-confidence one step at a time. No matter what size you are, by the end of this book, even the most running beginner will realize they are capable of much more than they ever thought possible.
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This is actually really good. Sometimes DIY stuff can look a bit well … DIY but this book has some GREAT ideas.
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Handmade gifts make some of the most thoughtful, cost-effective gifts you can think of. For this Mother’s Day, why not see what all the fuss is about DIY gifts?
This book provides you with a step-by-step project plan on a number of unique, interesting and cool things to make on Mother’s Day. Everything from the basics to the more complex, this book really has it all.
For those out there that have never tried anything like this before, you’ll find easy to follow instructions that produce beautiful gifts. And for those more experienced folks, well, there’s something in here for you too!
Each project comes with instructions and a picture showing you what the final product should look like.
Mother’s Day only comes around once a year. But, you can start a new tradition anytime. Why not make something that will be treasured for years to come? You’ll be pleasantly surprised at how easy it is.
Comments From Other Readers
“It felt so good to give my Mom something different this year. She’s such a unique person and I’m so glad to have her in my life. She absolutely treasured this DIY gift. And, it didn’t turn out so bad if I say so myself.” ~Megan (Little Rock, Arkansas)
“I’m absolutely terrible at this sort of thing but I wanted to do something different this year. And am I glad that I picked up this book. Easy to follow instructions and clear pictures helped me confidently produce some nice gifts. Funny thing is I can see myself doing this for more than just Mother’s Day!” ~Steven (Sacramento, California)
Want to get access to some really cool gift ideas for Mother’s Day?
What are you waiting for you?
See you on the inside so we can get started!
~Do It Yourself Nation
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Amish Bakery Challenge: Mercy and Samuel’s Book (Amish Couples 2)
I was excited to read this book since I have read all of the previous books by this author.
Book 2 of the Amish Couples series.
Note: This book may be enjoyed independently or in addition to the other books of the Amish Hearts, Amish in College, and Amish Couples series.
Eighteen year-old Mercy’s life is like a dream come true: she has married the love of her life, Samuel, and the two are preparing to move into their own new house. On top of that, Mercy and Samuel have launched their general store and bakery, and business is just starting to pick up!
That is, until Mercy’s old boss and fellow bakery owner Mrs. Stoltzfus organizes a boycott of Mercy’s bakery. She says that Mercy has stolen her recipes and is trying to steal her business, too.
Mercy and Samuel know that Mrs. Stoltzfus’s claims aren’t true, but how can they convince the rest of the community otherwise? Can the newlyweds figure out a way to appease Mrs. Stoltzfus but still keep their business afloat? And can Mercy find it in her heart to forgive Mrs. Stoltzfus?
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You Are My Hiding Place, Lord: Finding Peace in God’s Presence
After years of communicating with women across the nation, bestselling author Emilie Barnes knows what needs are foremost in their hearts and minds. In these devotions, Emilie uses examples of God’s faithfulness, His care, and His love, and leads readers to bring those needs to God’s presence as they
cultivate a gentle spirit and a godly attitude
celebrate life’s joys, large and small, with gratitude
trust in God’s touch in the midst of their troubles and pain
build their marriages and families on a foundation of faith
season life with God’s Word, hope, and wisdom
With inspirational verses, prayers, and motivating action points, these devotions guide women to the sanctuary of God’s heart and to the remarkable peace of His love.
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Growing Strong Daughters: Encouraging Girls to Become All They’re Meant to Be
Women of all ages will find their own stories in the pages of McMinn’s book. Written not only for parents of adolescent girls, GROWING STRONG DAUGHTERS is important reading for pastors, teachers, youth workers, grandparents, and young men — anyone whose life touches that of a young woman.
Today women enjoy more opportunities than in any previous century. Yet they are still pressured to be beautiful, thin, and sexy. In this sort of environment, our daughters get mixed messages about what a strong woman really is. How can we work to create a social environment that nurtures strong, confident girls?
This helpful book is filled with strategies and personal insights to guide you in growing a strong, capable daughter. McMinn discusses topics such as how you can teach your daughter to:
• be confident as well as interdependent
• feel confident in her ability to think and speak for herself
• have a healthy perspective toward her body and sexuality
• develop strong relationships with boys, both parents, and a future mate
McMinn thoughtfully examines these issues, reminding us of our God-given responsibilities to “grow” the next generation of women. Her personal insight, life experience, and careful research combine to make this book helpful for all who are involved in raising and nurturing girls–whether parents, teachers, church leaders, or civic communities. This revised edition includes a new preface, study questions, and updated studies, illustrations, and concepts.
Praise for the first edition:
“Reading this book will truly make a difference for mothers and daughters, and this will make a difference in our world!”–Judy and Jack Balswick, Fuller Theological Seminary
“McMinn speaks from her professional expertise as well as her personal experiences as the mother of three daughters. This thoughtful and perceptive guide should be on the bookshelves of parents, educators, and pastors.”–Beliefnet
Lisa Graham McMinn is associate professor of sociology at George Fox University, where much of her teaching and work with students intersects with the issues she raises in Growing Strong Daughters. She and her husband Mark are the parents of three daughters.
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The 25-Day Money Makeover for Women
I personally have implemented several of her suggestions and have seen results within weeks!
It’s definitely time for change. Thank you Ms. Huff
When you think of organizing and cleaning up your finances, you probably don’t get giddy with excitement. But believe it or not, it truly is possible for you to face your credit card bills and other financial issues without feeling burdened or overwhelmed. This book will help get you there.
The 25-Day Money Makeover for Women is a clear, practical guide to get control of your money–and stop letting it control you. Following this practical plan will rejuvenate your finances like a good makeover can revitalize your look. You’ll get expert advice on
• paying down debt
• saving money for retirement
• cutting expenses
• sticking to a budget
• shopping smarter
• and much more!
You don’t have to give into a life of debt and money problems. With The 25-Day Money Makeover for Women, you can learn how to make your money work for you.
Francine L. Huff is a freelance journalist, an author, and a former news editor with the Wall Street Journal. She has spoken widely on finances, careers, and journalism and has appeared on a variety of TV and radio shows.
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ms. matthew’s book was absorbing! such a good read, even better than her first book. there were times when I truly could not put it down! now i’m waiting for her next book!
This is a stand-alone Christian thriller murder mystery. It is not part of a series. Available in Kindle Unlimited.
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A Match Made in Texas: A Novella Collection
An Unforeseen Match was another great novella! I’ve previously read one of Regina Jennings’ full-length novels and enjoyed it, so I was pretty sure I’d like this story – and I did! 🙂
In the small town of Dry Gulch, Texas, a good-hearted busybody just can’t keep herself from surreptitiously trying to match up women in dire straits with men of good character she hopes can help them. How is she to know she’s also giving each couple a little nudge toward love?
A Cowboy Unmatched
Neill isn’t sure who hired him to repair Clara’s roof–he only knows Clara desperately needs his help. Can he convince this stubborn widow to let down her guard and take another chance on love?
An Unforeseen Match
Hoping to earn an honest wage on his way to the land rush, Clayton ends up on Grace’s doorstep, lured by a classified ad. He may have signed on for more than he expected though–and he may have found the one woman who can keep him from moving on.
No Match for Love
Andrew can’t fathom how refined Lucy ended up as the caretaker to his dotty aunt, and somehow her arrival has prompted even more bizarre occurrences around the ranch. When they join forces to unearth the truth, will the attraction between Andrew and Lucy develop into more?
Meeting Her Match
When the tables are turned and a tenderhearted meddler becomes the beneficiary of a matchmaking scheme, her world is turned upside down. As her entire life changes, will she finally be able to tell the banker’s son how much she cares for him?
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I love to read books that are full of God’s word woven throughout people’s lives even if it’s fiction. Many times it reveals ways we as Christians can deal with our problems in real life situations. I thank God for authors who are able to weave scripture through their literature.
Gwyn Hillerman loves being a nurse at her father’s clinic on the beautiful Alaskan frontier. But family life has been rough ever since her mother left them, disdaining the uncivilized country and taking Gwyn’s younger sister with her.
In Chicago, Dr. Jeremiah Vaughan finds his life suddenly turned upside down when his medical license is stripped away after an affluent patient dies. In a snowball effect, his fiance breaks their engagement. In an attempt to bury the past, Jeremiah accepts Dr. Hillerman’s invitation to join his growing practice in the isolated Alaska Territory.
Gwyn and Jeremiah soon recognize a growing attraction to each other. But when rumors of Jeremiah’s past begin to surface, they’ll need more than love to face the threat of an uncertain future.
“A lot of story is packed into pages filled with loving, fully researched detail. The novel’s power lies in its deceptive simplicity and clear narrative.” –Publisher’s Weekly starred review
“Award-winning Peterson and Woodhouse have coauthored a marvelous story of love and
adventure in the Alaskan frontier. Their characters spring to life against a background of historical events.” –Booklist
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The 12 Essentials of Godly Success: Biblical Steps to a Life Well Lived
This book is a great book to read and to have for your library. It’s an easy read and the 12 “common sense” steps to Godly success are in the Bible (verses provided to prove everything stated). I love this book so much, I will be giving it to some family and friends as gifts.
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The Collected Letters of C.S. Lewis, Volume 2
If you enjoy reading C.S. Lewis material, or if you want to see into the life of a giant of the Christian faith, this is an amazing opportunity for you.
C. S. Lewis was a prolific letter writer, and his personal correspondence reveals much of his private life, reflections, friendships, and the progress of his thought. This second of a three-volume collection contains the letters Lewis wrote after his conversion to Christianity, as he began a lifetime of serious writing. Lewis corresponded with many of the twentieth century’s major literary figures, including J. R. R. Tolkien and Dorothy Sayers. Here we encounter a surge of letters in response to a new audience of laypeople who wrote to him after the great success of his BBC radio broadcasts during World War II — talks that would ultimately become his masterwork, Mere Christianity.
Volume II begins with C. S. Lewis writing his first major work of literary history, The Allegory of Love, which established him as a scholar with imaginative power. These letters trace his creative journey and recount his new circle of friends, “The Inklings,” who meet regularly to share their writing. Tolkien reads aloud chapters of his unfinished The Lord of the Rings, while Lewis shares portions of his first novel, Out of the Silent Planet. Lewis’s weekly letters to his brother, Warnie, away serving in the army during World War II, lead him to begin writing his first spiritual work, The Problem of Pain.
After the serialization of The Screwtape Letters, the director of religious broadcasting at the BBC approached Lewis and the “Mere Christianity” talks were born. With his new broadcasting career, Lewis was inundated with letters from all over the world. His faithful, thoughtful responses to numerous questions reveal the clarity and wisdom of his theological and intellectual beliefs.
Volume II includes Lewis’s correspondence with great writers such as Owen Barfield, Arthur C. Clarke, Sheldon Vanauken, and Dom Bede Griffiths. The letters address many of Lewis’s interests — theology, literary criticism, poetry, fantasy, and children’s stories — as well as reveal his relation ships with close friends and family. But what is apparent throughout this volume is how this quiet bachelor professor in England touched the lives of many through an amazing discipline of personal correspondence. Walter Hooper’s insightful notes and compre hensive biographical appendix of the correspon dents make this an irreplaceable reference for those curious about the life and work of one of the most creative minds of the modern era.
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The Clutter Diet: The Skinny on Organizing Your Home and Taking Control of Your Life
There are many excellent books on Clutter and organization. This is one of them. Lorie helps you understand how the clutter is aquired and how to get it out of your life forever. It’s not an easy task but this book helps you each step of the way.
” The actual scientific law of nature that helps you get organized
” The cure for procrastination
” Ten types of “High Calorie Clutter” to avoid
” Where to start and how to tackle your projects
” How to successfully add new habits into your life
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Certified Professional Organizer® Lorie Marrero is the creator of ClutterDiet.com, an innovative program allowing anyone to get expert help at an affordable price. Her organizing products are sold online and in stores nationwide. Lorie has been a spokesperson for Brother label makers and FedEx Office, and she is a sought-after expert for national media such as CNBC, Family Circle, WGN News and Woman’s Day.
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Lose Wheat in 4 Weeks: An Easy Plan to Kick Grains
This book is really helpful though. I will be trying some of these recipes. I don’t know if I old completely cut out wheat and grains from my family. We will see how the recipes go!
From the creators of the New York Times best seller, Paleo for Every Day, this step-by-step detox plan will help you lose weight and improve health without sacrificing flavor or time. Take the edge off wheat withdrawal with delicious and satisfying favorites like Vegetarian Chiles Rellenos with Walnuts, Raisins, and Cheese or Zucchini and Yellow Squash Pasta with Toasted Hazelnuts and Lemon Vinaigrette.
Lose Wheat in 4 Weeks offers everything you need to eliminate grains from your diet and add joy and simplicity back into everyday eating.
A practical 28-day meal plan with handy shopping lists and substitution guides
150 mouthwatering recipes suitable for even the tightest budgets
Concise, easy-to-understand guidelines for following a grain free diet
Culinary tips and tricks for flexible meal preparation in 45 minutes or less
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The Jesus Storybook Bible: Every Story Whispers His Name
She goes on to say that the center of the story is a baby who is like the missing piece to a puzzle that makes all the other pieces fit together, and to reveal the beautiful picture. She stays true to this aim, pointing to Christ with every story, helping children to see the whispers of redemption through it all. If you buy just one Children’s Story Bible, I’d commend this one to you.
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DISCONNECT (The Bening Files Book 2)
This book is packed with action, suspense and a good romance. I definitely recommend this book to anyone who enjoys a good action packed read.
Somebody knows Detective Amanda Nettles more than she cares to acknowledge. With one phone call, a faceless and genderless madman, proves he knows every dark secret Amanda has—even those she’s never uttered to a soul.
Two explosions have rocked downtown Charlotte and shaken its citizens. All the clues lead back to Amanda. With the FBI—namely Baker Jackson Robinson watching her every move, Amanda must figure out the why behind the madness, because this guy is coming after them. One-by-one. And he wants her to witness every detail.
Robinson’s life has never been simple. Prior to his sister’s comatose state, he preferred the chaos and the danger if it meant saving a life. Raising a pre-teen dependent on him, alone, means he needs to skirt around danger, aka—Amanda Nettles. The attractive and unavailable detective is trapped in play only their perpetrator understands. And he’s using those closest to Amanda as bait.
With each new event, Amanda must make a choice. Follow her heart, protect her friends and lose the life she’s built for herself or sit on the sidelines and watch someone else destroy it. The last thing she intends to do, is involve the one man who understands her, in a way no one has before. Because Robinson isn’t the type to walk away from a fight that matters. And she won’t stop looking for answers just because they aren’t readily available.
If only her feelings for the handsome Agent would disappear…
And his need for the Detective’s sassy comebacks, wasn’t so strong…
The clock wouldn’t be ticking. With innocent lives in the balance.
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The Day I Was Crucified: As Told by Jesus Christ
Well written and easy to read. I highly recommend it for those who like Christian fiction.
Other books have recorded the crucifixion and resurrection, but never before has the reader been ushered into unseen realms to witness the power of the cross as seen from the view of God the Father. You will discover a whole world of new meaning of Christ’s death as you witness the destruction of the world systems, the annihilation of the law, the end of Adam’s fallen race…and the death of Death. Here is an unequaled drama of power and depth which Christian literature has rarely, if ever, achieved.
Edward’s The Day I Was Crucified As Told By Jesus the Christ now takes its place among the greatest of Christian literature. We will still be reading this book 200 years from now, and still weeping (and praising) as we read.
This is one of those rare life-transforming books.
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This book delivers it all. I think this book would appeal to many people, but be aware that some scenes of the abuse Mercy suffered or witnessed at the hands of her father are difficult to read. I can’t wait to read another book by Sproles.
When your life is built around a father’s wrath, how can you trust in the love of Father God?
Mercy Roller knows her name is a lie: there has never been any mercy in her young life. Raised by a twisted and abusive father who called himself the Pastor, she was abandoned by the church community that should have stood together to protect her from his evil. Her mother, consumed by her own fear and hate, won’t stand her ground to save Mercy either.
The Pastor has robbed Mercy of innocence and love, a husband and her child. Not a single person seems capable of standing up to the Pastor’s unrestrained evil. So Mercy takes matters into her own hands.
Her heart was hardened to love long before she took on the role of judge, jury, and executioner of the Pastor. She just didn’t realize the retribution she thought would save her, might turn her into the very thing she hated most.
>Sent away by her angry and grieving mother, Mercy’s path is unclear until she meets a young preacher headed to counsel a pregnant couple. Sure that her calling is to protect the family, Mercy is drawn into a different life on the other side of the mountain where she slowly discovers true righteousness has nothing evil about it–and that there might be room for her own stained and shattered soul to find shelter. . . and even love.
Mercy’s Rain is a remarkable historical novel set in 19th century Appalachia that traces the thorny path from bitterness to forgiveness and reveals the victory and strength that comes from simple faith.
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If you haven’t walked through the Valley of the Shadow of Death with a family member or close friend, this book may not be for you. But if you have, have a box of tissue handy!
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