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I am over at Heart of the Matter today. Go visit them here.

Summer is now here and it is a great time for taking on a lighter schedule. In our home in the summer we continue with the schooling but our school time is not as “official” during the summer as it is during the rest of the academic year. Learning is a continual action and as we go along we are always talking about things. Most importantly however we never take a break from learning the things of God. ~Read More.

If I could sum my review up in one word it would be WOW! Trish Perry has done it again! I had the opportunity to review her previous beach house book which I loved. The review is here. But this book is right up there with it. Can I just say that Trish Perry is now my favorite fiction author! If you are looking for some really good reads get both of these books.

Sunset Beach is again set at the beach house. I love how Trish draws you into the story as you are personally there. Again, it is the real deal about living this Christian walk through characters that any of us can easily relate too. It hits the mark again in addressing real life discipleship and how God works in our everyday lives. I could not put this down because I just loved it so. I do hope you pick this one up. It will not disappoint.

Now most of you know that I am not a super huge fan of fiction but I will tell you this, Trish Perry is opening my eyes to how good some fictional works have the potential to be. In this world I never want to waste any time reading something that will not grow my walk with the Lord. This book though fiction grew me in the Lord even more. It is well worth the time to read. You just have to get it and see.

Okay well now that I am blushing because of my raving. I will tell you where to get it if you are interested. Please check out Trish's site too.
To check the book out on Amazon go here.
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To see what others are saying go here.

"Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own; you were bought at a price. Therefore honor God with your body" (1 Corinthians 6:19-20).

This is a serious conviction of mine. This body of mine belongs to God fully. It deserves to be at a healthy weight. There are many reasons my weight has gotten out of control, having children, suffering from debilitating illness for 7+ years, medication side affects, eating for comfort, overeating, eating in unhealthy ways. Those are just a few reasons. But whether they are my fault or other things there is a time to take charge.

This body of mine is a gift from God. His Holy Spirit dwells there. It is my responsibility with great help from God to give it a good place to dwell. Right now I have no expectations but health. This will be an uphill battle. It will not be fun and will be very painful. I understand but with God all things are possible and with His help things can be done. I desire to be the most healthy that I can be. Sure a thorn of health issues has been given to me but with a healthier temple those issues may not have as strong of a hold.

Now, keeping in mind the context of this verse deals with sexual purity but the temple being the temple it can apply to treating your body right. So with that, and the support of my man, we are feeding our bodies healthy things. No more junk or at least only in moderation but at first this stuff will just need to be fasted. So please pray. This is a HUGE deal. I will keep you posted on the journey. Right now I am off to the treadmill.

Oh sweet country of mine, will we continue on our own way or will we turn back to God? Our forefathers fought and lost their lives for this freedom to worship, are we honoring them?
Oh sweet country that God born me in, will you continue to go astray or will you go back on the path toward God? Will you make the ones that went before us proud or was their labor in vain?
Oh sweet country of mine, this is a great day to celebrate, will we let God bless us? Will we return to our former way? I pray, I pray, we will return to the way God made us.

Lord, forgive us for going our own way. Please return to us. We are still here worshiping You. Lead us and guide us and turn our country back to You as we humble ourselves and declare our dependence on You alone. In Jesus Name. Amen.

Hey everyone!! I hope your week has been great! I am over at Radical Revolution today so go and check it out.

Praying you all have a great fourth of July weekend!

I was excited to get this free book from the publishing house for review. Keri Kent really has gotten my mind a stirring! A Sabbath rest is something that I have given much thought to throughout the years but have not been very successful at it. Plus, God has been putting this in my face for a little while now.

One of my problems is my type A personality. It is very hard to just come to a stop sometimes. Yet this book is a practical example of how to do this. There are very simple steps that each of us can take to observe a Sabbath rest.

I have tried this for our family over the past few weeks and it has been a great thing to practice. Slowing down is a good thing and it does give us more time to intentionally focus on God together. It is a great read that will get you to thinking if this is right for your family.

You can get a copy of Keri's book at Amazon here.
You can view her blog here.
See what others on the tour are saying here.

So I do want to pose a question to you. Do you observe a Sabbath rest? How does it look to you?
God has really burdened my husband and my heart to really live in more simplicity. So we are taking some drastic and painful changes yet they will benefit us all in the long run. I will update you all on this too from time to time.

There once was a girl in this cold hard world that walked the earth with hope and wonder. It was not too long before she recognized that life brought with it many losses. In this life she had the chance to wonder around to many different kingdoms. Though losses came with each hard move, God had better plans.

He was King. Though there are many small kingdoms there is only one King who rules them. Some are following Him while others follow other paths--motivations very different. Seeing different kingdoms near and far has shaped a deep love inside her.

She walked with the King so very closely before she was in a kingdom. Then as kingdom life took place she struggled at each place. Things at first always seemed good but after time things happened. Whenever a kingdom takes its eyes off the King the kingdom soon will crumble.

God is big and uses all things to grow each of His children. Kingdom drama can grow a heart that yearns for unity. So the girl walked along and learned how to trust and bring these things to her King. He walked with her no matter where it was He had placed her. He tenderly spoke sweet encouragement in her ear, “this is not the way I want it either, but the world is fallen and one day the perfect kingdom will come on earth as it is in Heaven. Hold tight sweet child, keep your eyes on me because when you don’t that is when you will wallow. I have greater plans for you and unity is among them. Hold tight sweet child hold tight for that day will soon be coming.”