Audra Jennings

Thanks to everyone who took part in today's tour! It is time for a FIRST Wild Card Tour book review! If you wish to join the FIRST blog alliance, just click the button. We are a group of reviewers who tour Christian books. A Wild Card post includes a brief bio of the author and a full chapter from each book toured. The reason it is called a FIRST Wild Card Tour is that you never know if the book will be fiction, non~fiction, for young, or for old...or for somewhere in between! Enjoy your free peek into the book! You never know when I might play a wild card on you! Today's Wild Card author is: Brian Jones and the book: Hell is Real (But I Hate to Admit It) David C. Cook (August 1, 2011) ***Special thanks to Audra Jennings, Senior Media Specialist, The B&B Media Group for sending me a review copy.*** ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Brian Jones is the senior pastor at Christ’s Church of the Valley, an innovative community of faith in the suburbs of Philadelphia. ...

I miss the girls' fish. I think they will come back to me tomorrow or Tuesday when the girls go back to Brian's house. I miss checking to make sure they are alive and in just a week, got used to their bowls being there. The reason I don't pay membership to singles sites is because I just got a notification that I had an email on one of them. I couldn't access it because I'm not a paid member, but that's ok... I really don't want to know what that 55 year old guy had to say to me anyway. I can get plenty of stalkerish, bad grammar, not reallly interested, SPAM emails from guys on Facebook anyway. I wish I had another day of weekend. I had to finish off some things yesterday and didn't get to have the whole day to relax. I still have some stuff I wanted to do that I didn't get to this weekend. I really don't see how all my books fit on two bookshelves, because by spreading them out a little, they now take up most of three now that I got a new...

All my angst against Branson has backfired on me. Now, no one wants to go with me so that I won't be a fifth wheel. I deserve that. I guess I just have to "suck it up." Maybe I can take my office laptop with me (you never know when someone will call up needing something that I need to have access to) and catch up on all the book reviews I need to post, but have not because I AM NOT going to bunch of shows. Seriously - I have some from last October I never posted on and have the list in front of my computer listing them. By the time I get through working, I don't have the desire to make many posts, especially any that might take some kind of thought. But, I need to try. I promised a publisher a couple of reviews if they sent me books. And I have two that I need to post on. I'm not better than the people I sent reminders to today. I'm not wanting to do them now because I would rather arrange books on my new bookshelf, read a book, or work on a new Shutterf...

Discover a New American Dream For the Loeckens, a mission trip meant to change the lives of others ended up changing theirs. Jay and Beth Loecken were an ordinary family searching for meaning in their lives while living the American Dream. They owned their dream house, drove nice cars, and from the outside seemed to have all they needed. Yet something kept pulling at them—a stirring, a sense that they were being called to a greater purpose in life. They couldn’t escape the feeling that there was more to life than the relentless pursuit of material possessions. In Passion to Action: How God Uses Ordinary People in Extraordinary Ways , the Loeckens share the remarkable story of how they rediscovered another dream and how it turned their life upside down and fulfilled them more than they ever thought possible. It will inspire readers to discover their own passions and put them into action. In the summer of 2007, the Loeckens headed to Africa on a mission trip with three of their fou...

Did I tell you I agreed to go to Branson in October? I said that I would go if I could have my own room at the condo and did not have to go to any shows. I said I just wanted to read and hang out at the condo doing nothing. My prents jumped on it immediately. Somewhere along the way, they got another couple to go. I am the senoir citizen chaperone in the land of the old people. I can find things outside of shows to do if I can just find someone to go with me. My room will be a double - I will pay for it and gas if anyone wants to come along with me. Seriously.

There's a scene in 101 Dalmatians where Pongo is watching a string of women and their dogs walking by. Each dog shared many of the characteristics of their owners - short, tall, thin, wide, prissy, nerdy, etc. Outside the world of animation, and movies in general, it's been known to happen in real life as well. Usually with dogs, maybe with cats, but likely seldom with fish. Oh, but let me tell you, it is possible. Peyton's goldfish, Princess, is solid orange - her favorite color (well, was solid orange, but we'll get to that in a minute), has a flowing tail and is rounder than the fish Paige picked. Paige's fish is a long, very thin fish and is more colorful - white and red with black spots. Paige can be colorful in more ways than one. Floppy Jr. is a bit spastic too. He jerks around and makes quick movements much like Paige. I promise I've seen them both make similar sudden movements today. And much like their owners, Floppy Jr. picks on Princess. Nudge,...

Bob Westfall teaches how to use your God-given gifts to discover God’s joy. Bob Westfall asks readers, “Are you ready to dream God’s dream?” in his new book, The Fulfillment Principle: Experiencing a Life of Pure Joy and Fulfillment . He invites those who are overwhelmed and unfulfilled to realize this simple but profound truth: “When you use the gifts God gives you to live out the dream He has birthed in you, then you experience the joy of fulfillment that comes straight from heaven.” Drawing on the challenge from Jesus’ parable of the talents, Westfall shows readers how the Creator of the universe hands His children a clear, concise blueprint for pure joy. They will see the extraordinary impact individuals can have when they choose to use their gifts and not bury them. They will learn: • How to discover their God-given talents • How to invest the talents God has given them • How to realize a life of joy and fulfillment The Fulfillment Principle is packed with stories, enco...