Larry P. Arnn's The Founders' Key

President of Hillsdale college, Larry Arnn, wrote The Founders' Key at a crucial time in American history. This book  is chalked full of the connection between the Deceleration and the Constitution. The book is a small book to begin with, but it is only part chapter book and part important papers form our history such as The Declaration of Independence, The Constitution, and a few selected federalist paper. This book is an excellent starting text for people just getting more involved in government knowledge. Dr. Arnn refers back to these 2 intricate documents and  shows how "man is placed in nature, above the beast and below God." (which I don't think could be better stated.) Dr. Arnn refers to  many events in American history and pulls them apart to show how it is all related. My favorite being the information about "limited government" actually made me laugh out loud.
I must start by saying that I currently wanted to be more knowledgeable about our government and I am getting there but I was far from knowledgeable when I started reading this book. What first attracted me about this book was that it was short but yet a quick read. I easily get side tracked when reading books that have a political nature. Not this one! It keeps you moving along through out history. The second big appeal was that the major documents were posted in the back of the book (which takes up about half of the book) and it was so easy to flip back and forth and better understand what was being said. I agree whole heartedly that if these are not "preserved" as the author states, they "Founders' Key" will be lost.
I reviewed this book for the Thomas Nelson book review program in return for an honest opinion.

Moments of Truth by John MacArthur

Moments of Truth by John MacArthur is a daily devotional that is set up for each day of the year. On top of that, they are split by month/ time of year for example: January isBeginnings, February is Love, March is the Cross and Easter. Each devotional is set up so that it is started by scripture followed by sound, truthful devotional, followed up by a thought provoking question. This would be a very typical John MacArthur kind of writing if you are familiar with his books at all. If you are looking for a devotional that is based in Biblical truth, this is the way to go.
My husband got me hooked on John MacArthur a couple of years ago. I don't think you can ask for a guy who has more straight-word, Bible talk than John MacArthur. I find the guy very inspiring and this books goes right along with his beliefs. I would say that you can get a lot of this devotional if you apply yourself and understand the Biblical principle.  The bottom line is that it isn't full of the "fluff, feel good Christian" information that is so often shoved our way. I would recommend this one to anyone seeking a deep meaning.
I received this book free from the publisher in return for an honest review.

Love Lifted Me by Sara Evans with Rachel Hauck

Wow! Love Lifted Me by Sara Evan with Rachel Hauck is an AMAZING book. If you are at all a fan of Karen Kingsbury, you won't be disappointed with this book. This book is the third book in the series ( I did not know this at the time as it reads well as a stand alone). This book grabs you from the beginning as you get to know the main characters, Jade and Max right away. They have common issues that other people have expereinced and makes it easy to be able to relate to the characters. After Max's return from his camp, I like how their is a big push on prayer! I agree with several other reviews, this book will take you from tears to laughter (so much that my husband was asking me what was wrong!)
It is hard to find a good book that grabs me right away. This one did. It is my first Sara Evans book but I definetly will be going and buying the first two to see the beginning of this series. Like a Karen Kingsbury book, this book will be the kind that you tell yourself just one more page and you look up and it's a hour later. I could relate to some of the issues they were having and it made it seem so human. Excellent read! You will not be disappointed!
I recieved this book free from Thomas Nelson in return for a honest review.

Stuck DVD based series by Jennie Allen

I was provided with a copy of Stuck by Jennie Allen free of charge from Thomas Nelson in return for my honest review. Wow was I blown away by this one. I have attended many small group series. Not many of them are as moving, thought provoking as this one. In the box you are provided with a leaders guide, participants guide, DVD, and cards. After reading the introduction and getting to know Jenni Allen's layout, I was prepared to listen to the first section. I must state that I did this study by myself, but it would be an excellent women's study (or a man's for that matter). Each of the  lessons are a short quick blurp. During these sessions Jennie changes scenes/ locations to relate with what she is talking about. These are short and fairly easy to follow. It will cause  a lot of thoughts to go off through your head. Then to follow up each session there is questions in the guide. There is also "projects" to do. These projects range from drawing a picture to filling in scale to finding your strengths in weaknesses. The discussion cards look like excellent ice breaker cards or to use in a group, but I didn't read all of them or use them in a group.
I would say this study is an excellent, quick study that will remind you where your relationship is with God. I really enjoyed the participants guide the most. I really liked the Bible verses that were assigned for the chapters and then the projects. It wasn't all based on talking and getting other peoples feedback. It was your own experience.

Thank You, God, for Loving Me by Max Lucado: Hermie and Friends

Thank You, God, for Loving Me: Max Lucado's Hermie & Friends
This book continue the saga of Hermie and his friends from the garden. In this book they teach little ones about God's love for them. It has really good  illustrations along with rhyming text, that has already helped my toddler enjoy and memorize this book.
I like that it is only 10 pages long and that it is a board book. The only thing that was a little bit of a disappointment was that I thought it was very similar to the Thank You, God, for Loving me. I understand they are both prayer books for kids but thought they may be more different. My favorite part (and the one that got my sons attention) was "loving me while I'm scared. I like this book more than blessings just because my son understood the loving part more than the blessings as a toddler. Great quick, entertaining read for little ones.
I received this book free from the publisher in return for an honest review.

Thank you, God for blessing me by Max Lucado

Thank you, god, for blessing me by Max Lucado is a very cute cute hard board book. I was  really excited when I received it in the mail as I wanted to read it to my kids right away. It was a little shorter than I had anticipated at 5 pages that have words but it was the perfect length for my 15 month old. The book starts out with Hermie looking around and smiles and starts his prayer. Each page continues with the prayer including things such as food, traits, friends and nature. It is beautifully illustrated. This book is a cute prayer that really just teaches kids to take time for the little blessings in life.
I received this book free from the publisher in return for an honest review.

One Call Away by Brenda Warner

I must start off by saying I'm not a big person on biography/autobiography/memoir  type of books. But I decided to go ahead and give One Call Away by Brenda Warner a shot, mainly due to being an Iowan and big Kurt Warner fan. In this book Brenda talks about her relationships starting out when she was young and how those relationships evolved. She then went into her military experience, marriage, divorce and remarriage. She had some major ups and some major downs. The book was set up in a very easy flowing chronological time frame.
I really enjoyed that she seemed human in the book. I remember some of the rumors she talked about when Kurt played with the Rams. She has had many troubles that others have went through. I had a hard time putting this book down. I also enjoyed following her growth in faith. I would have liked to see a little bit more of a connection to Bible verses that gets her through some tough  times, but, once again, not an issue with the book.  I would 100% recommend this book to others.
I received this book from the publisher in return for an honest review.