Life, Love and Books

Breaking the Power of Negative Words by Mary C. Busha Growing up I have always heard the old adage " Sticks and Stones may break my bones, but words will not ever hurt me". In my experience words have been very harming to me and the ones I love.  Other times words have been used to encourage me or have been brought together to entertain us. This book helps us to turn around the negative words that have been spoken over our lives and find healing in positive words.  Mary C. Busha gives us steps toward finding healing from the barrage of negative words that have built up in our lives. She also gives us accounts of other people who have struggled and overcome the negativity in their own lives. At the end of each chapter, there is questions to answer that help you apply the concepts to your life.  I would recommend this book to anyone dealing with the negative words that have harmed us from childhood to present. Healing is obtainable, we...

Catch A Star by Tamika Catchings Growing up all Tamika Catchings wanted was to be able to fit in with others. Born with moderate hearing loss, she had to wear hearing aids that made things more difficult by other kids bullying her for being different than them. With her parents getting a divorce gave her another challenge in her life to overcome. Preserving thru the obstacles in front of her, Tamika pushed her way up the ranks to become a WNBA star. Tamika had a dream and she rose thru so much to catch a star of her own.  I would recommend this book to any parent that has a child that is struggling with bullying and anyone that is struggling to overcome life's obstacles.  As a child I struggled to overcome many obstacles in my life, several people was placed in my life to help me get thru and become who I am. Tamika chose to become a light to young boys and girls who are struggling as she had struggled. I hope to do the same for girls around me. This bo...