Don't Forget!

Today is the last day to enter my book giveaway!  Don't let the "science" part scare you.  It's a great book with an interesting, mind stretching storyline . . . including a love story.  You have until 7pm PST!

The Last Christian Standing Book Review and GIVEAWAY!

~Giveaway Now CLOSED~

The Last Christian by David Gregory was F.A.N.T.A.S.T.I.C!  I love science (I use to want to be a high school biology teacher) and Gregory's writing style was easy to follow.  The story isn't a feel good fiction, similar to what I'm use to reading but very real.  The storyline was set in the future of 2088 where all Americans have implanted computer chips.  Virtual reality is used everyday and for all things.  Often people don't meet in the physical realm such as a restaurant, they meet in virtual reality from the privacy of their own home or office or wherever they may be.  Cars are operated via computers and robots are household norms.  It may sound ridiculous, but really Gregory just took cloning, stem cell research, computers and technology and wrote about a future that could become one day America's reality. 
The storyline follows Abigail Caldwell out of the jungle and into America to fulfill the mission God has for her - to bring Christianity back to America.  As she tries to go about her mission she realizes it will be much harder than she ever thought, as no one can fathom the need for a Saviour.  With all the advancements in technology, the dissappearance of moral absolutes and since marriages are a thing of the past; finding a way to share God's love becomes increasingly difficult for Abigail. 
Abigail struggles with her own faith as she tries to reach out to those around her.  All the while she is in the fight of her life searching for the killer who murdered her village in the jungle, and trying to tie up all the loose ends from the message that her grandfather sent her 16 years ago.

You will be enthralled reading this novel with silicone brains transplants, a godless society and a virtual reality.  And you can check it out for yourself because I'm giving a copy of this book away.  All you have to do is leave me a comment with your contact info to be entered.

This giveaway will close Friday, June 4th at 7pm PST.

This book was provided for review by the WaterBrook Multnomah Publishing Group.

Don't Forget!

A few more hours to enter my children's book giveaway!  DO IT!

The Debt

One of my New Years resolutions was to read twelve books throughout the year.  So, I started by finishing a few books that were just layin' around and oh yeah - three quarters finished.  whoops.
The first book I finished was, The Debt: The Story of a Past Redeemed.

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This book was an easy read, with a good, somewhat predictable storyline.  A pastor's wife with a past she can't forget.  She lives a very high profile life, yet is stuck in a bubble.  She finds she has secluded herself from the rest of the world by doing "God's" work.  This leads to some very conflicting moments within her own heart and mind as well as her relationship with her husband in trying to find her place "in this world, but not of it." 

This book obviously didn't draw me in as some books do.  I was able to put it down for months and even forget a bit of the story line.  Good book, but not a book to leave the kids in their jammies all day while I read :)

Book Review

I just finished the second book in the Above the Line Series by Karen Kingsbury, Take Two. I absolutely get lost in Kingsbury's books. I usually can't put any book of her's down until I'm finished with it. This book was no exception. A quick read, several story lines woven together throughout the book and the promise of a third book. All good. Plus, there is unfinished business with each of the characters that leaves you wishing that Spring of 2010 would hurry up so you can read the next book.

A New Favorite!

I'd like to introduce to you a new favorite read of mine It's Almost Naptime. Missy is a wife & mommy with four kids and she's a great writer! I mean seriously. She likes coffee, so she's right up my alley. Ha ha!! She's right in the heart of being a mommy and teaching her kiddos about loving Jesus. I highly recommend that you read her "What I Really Want You To Know" (located on the top right hand header of her blog). Also, she wrote an incredible post about How to Encourage Your Child's Relationship with Christ. It's a must read. Now, go read!

PS - The Giveaway ends tonight at 7pm PST.