Jodi's Blog Reviews

First of all I have to say thank you God. This book was a very emotional and educational read for me. My heart just went out to Jesus, that he had to die for my sins, as well as everyone else’s. All you can say is thank you God for sacrificing your son for me, little old me, a sinner, a nobody. I have always loved Max Lucado and this book was no different, it will go into my collection of my Max Lucado books. Max invites us to stop and think about the meaning of things that we usually forget...

Lily thought of herself as tall and leggy like a giraffe, with naturally frizzy mass of red hair. She thinks she is not pretty at all, and boys would not even look twice at her. She then gets asked to join a modeling class, she lets this go to her head and things starting getting a bit out of control for Lily. Especially when her and her father have a very bad episode in their lives, she learns a very valuable lesson about putting God first in her life. A wonderful story, it only took me one...

Dane and Mandy, a popular magic act for forty years, are tragically separated by a car wreck that claims Mandy’s life—or so everyone thinks. Even as Dane mourns and tries to rebuild his life without her, Mandy, supposedly dead, awakes in the present as the nineteen-year-old she was in 1970. Distraught and disoriented in what to her is the future, she is confined to a mental ward until she discovers a magical ability to pass invisibly through time and space to escape. Alone in a strange world,...

Six months after Jarrod’s death, Corrie retreats to the family home her husband inherited deep in the Missouri Ozarks. She doesn’t know how to live without Jarrod—she doesn’t want to. By moving to Saunders Creek and living in a house beloved by him, she hopes that somehow her Jarrod will come back to her. Something about the house suggests maybe he has. Corrie begins to wonder if she can feel Jarrod’s presence, or is something more mysterious going on? Jarrod’s cousin Eli is helping Corrie...

Dane and Mandy, a popular magic act for forty years, are tragically separated by a car wreck that claims Mandy’s life—or so everyone thinks. Even as Dane mourns and tries to rebuild his life without her, Mandy, supposedly dead, awakes in the present as the nineteen-year-old she was in 1970. Distraught and disoriented in what to her is the future, she is confined to a mental ward until she discovers a magical ability to pass invisibly through time and space to escape. Alone in a strange world,...

Illusion is the story of married magicians Dane and Mandy Collins who have decided to retire from Vegas to start a new chapter in their lives. But when Mandy is killed, Dane struggles to continue living life without her. So when a teenage Mandy appears on the streets of his small town, he thinks he’s going crazy. Mandy is no less perplexed when she’s snatched out of the 1970s and placed into the present. Mandy attempts to make a living as a street magician, where she runs across Dane again....

How could a church culture that lifted high the name of Jesus make covenant with the Confederacy? How did the Southern Baptist Convention lead the way? How do divided hearts and unholy covenants still hinder awakening in the conservative US church? What dramatic changes will a spirit of grace and supplication bring? We Confess! The Civil War, the South, and the Church uncovers the answers, historically, biblically, Spirit-to-spirit.I never read such an in depth look at religion, politics,...

I am getting ready to have another book giveaway soon. The book is Illusion by Frank Peretti. It was just released in March so it was brand new on the shelves. The book I am giving away is an Advance Readers Edition, WOW! No other one out there like it people...... Dane and Mandy, a popular magic act for forty years, are tragically separated by a car wreck that claims Mandy’s life—or so everyone thinks. Even as Dane mourns and tries to rebuild his life without her, Mandy, supposedly dead,...

I am trying to get as much bed rest and sanity rest as I can after this last surgery. I am in so much pain I just can't sit here and work on my blogs, it is even hard for me to try to work on my laptop in the bedroom. The pain is just unreal. My neurosurgeons appointment did not go well at all yesterday over this Dr. that did my surgery, it's just a mess and my sanity level is leaving slowly, lol! I will be hiatus for an undetermined amount of time, but I will try to return asap. I hope you...

I received a copy of Simple Secrets To A Happy Life by Luci Swindoll from Thomas Nelson part of the booksneeze.com blogging for books program. This book runs through many helpful hints in short chapters, on many different topics from honoring your mother and father to living an attitude of gratitude. My favorite topic in this book that Luci talks about quite a bit is how she writes everything down, and that is me I write down everything, maybe not to the extent that Luci does, but I write...

The other side of brokenness "If I could write only one book in my lifetime, I would ask God to make it this one, the very book you now hold in your hands...."―Sheila WalshGod loves broken people. And when weary, wounded men and women find a way to open their bruised hearts and somehow welcome Him into their personal darkness, they will find a love beyond anything they have ever known.When the glass house Sheila had lived in for so many years came crashing to the ground, she began a new life...

As Little Cub and Grampa Bear’s fishing adventure is interrupted by mischievous otters, the young polar bear begins to question why we must love others… even the seemingly unlovable. In answering her questions, Grampa Bear gives tender explanations that teach Little Cub about the different kinds of love that is shared between families, friends, and mamas and papas. Grampa explains that all these kinds of love come from God and that it is important to love others because…“Any time we show...

As Little Cub and Grampa Bear’s fishing adventure is interrupted by mischievous otters, the young polar bear begins to question why we must love others… even the seemingly unlovable. In answering her questions, Grampa Bear gives tender explanations that teach Little Cub about the different kinds of love that is shared between families, friends, and mamas and papas. Grampa explains that all these kinds of love come from God and that it is important to love others because…“Any time we show...

Lisa Tawn Bergren does it again. This is a very cute story about love, and the illustrations are by Laura J. Bryant. The illustrations are complete, colorful, and fun and take the child on journey with Little Cub and his Grandpa. The message of this book comes through loud and clear, "God gave us love." As Little Cub and Grandpa work through the day they learn It is clear and relates love in a way that will speak to a child's understanding. It is also a great read for parents that want a...

Todd D. Hunter focuses on showing us how much of our behavior is in fact sin and getting to the root of these sin issues. This book isn't written to condemn but rather to help us overcome and defeat these sins once and for all. Most of the sins addressed in this book are things considered "socially acceptable," for example, procrastination, over-eating, and media addiction, laziness. Hunter, also an Anglican bishop, gives us beautiful, powerful prayers from ancient liturgies as one remedy I...