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Duck Dynasty: The Good, the Bad, and the Grace of God

The Duck Dynasty empire has grown ever-popular with a successful TV series, products, and books including the upcoming release of The Good, the Bad, and the Grace of God: What Honesty and Pain Taught Us About Faith, Family, and Forgiveness written by Jep and Jessica Robertson with Susy Flory. I had the privilege to read this profound book before its release in a few weeks on June 23, 2015.

I was excited to receive an advance reader’s copy of this book from Family Christian in exchange for an honest review. I dove right into this book, excited to learn more about this family who’d already endeared themselves to me through their television series and their display of faith. I wasn’t disappointed. I couldn’t put it down once I picked it up.  Continue Reading

Book Reviews, Encouragement, Life Is Beautiful

Searching for Sunday

It seems those most likely to miss God’s work in the world are those most convinced they know exactly what to look for, the ones who expect God to play by the rules.” ~ Rachel Held Evans from Searching for Sundays: loving, leaving, and finding the church 

Do you ever question your faith?

Wonder why you believe what you do?

Confused whether any of “this” is real?

Have you ever left a church?

Or left “the church” entirely? Continue Reading

Book Reviews, Encouragement, Life Is Beautiful

Be the Best Mom You Can Be (Book Review)

If you are like most moms (including me!) you probably feel stress and insecurity facing the challenges of being a mom in the twenty-first century.” ~from the book “Be the Best Mom You Can Be: A Practical Guide to Raising Whole Children in a Broken Generation”

Parenting is difficult. And it is, in many respects, more challenging now than perhaps any generation before this. Continue Reading