Life, Love and Books

Beauty Begins:  Making Peace with Your Reflection by Chris Shook and Megan Shook Alpha A Mother and daughter team bring to us a fresh look at the struggle girls and women are facing today. Diving into a very hard topic that bombards us everywhere from billboards to magazines in the grocery store checkout line. Exploring the origins of true beauty, while challenging all women to trade the pressure to meet a certain perfect look, for what God has provided for us in perfect love.  Our culture has taken a precious thing and created it into an obsession that has made us into objects more than humans. It does not matter where we turn we face images that feed us that beauty is all about looks. I, myself have struggled with this issue to the point I could not see the truth in the mirror.  The mother and daughter team share from their life experiences and struggles with body image and appearance. Drawing from what they have been thru they give us ...

        The Calling  by Rachelle Decker In the second book of the Seer Series, we find that a year and half has passed by and a daughter has been born to Remko and Carrington. The following of Seers has grown to a larger number and keeps growing as the people are more oppressed by the new president of Authority City. Anyone who chooses to disobey and follow the rebel Aaron is executed and the people are forced to watch the executions.  As the tactical leader Remko faces many challenges leading his team to perform many missions inside the city. Also as a father he faces the challenge of protecting his family from the danger that faces them. From the day that I finished The choosing, I couldn't wait to read the next book in  the series. I loved getting to see Remko's side of the story, it gave a different outlook to the story. The timeline has moved forward a year and half after Remko and Carrington left authority cit...

Merchant of Alyss by Thomas Locke  The second book in the Legends of the Realm, Merchant of Alyss finds Hyam living at in Falmoth Port with his wife Joelle. Many changes has happened in his life, a chance encounter has brought new wisdom and love finds a way into his heart. As he is slowly recovering from his last battles, a mysterious shipment arrives that draws his attention. When his dreams become haunted by soon coming conflicts and mythic beasts, he has to face another battle; the battle to rescue his beloved from  a sorcerers spell. Hyam sets out over desolate lands to save what is dearest to him, his wife and community. As he sets out on this new journey, he must rely on his abilities and his forbidden past to be able to win the battle. This quest could either bring deliverance or devastation. I truly like reading fantasy and checking out new reads, but this book was a hard one for me to get into. This was not the kind of book i would read, but I would recommen...