The Beautiful Wife

Celebrate with Sandy by entering her Kindle Touch Giveaway and coming to her "Beautiful Womanhood" Facebook Party {3/8}!

One beautiful winner will receive:

• A Brand new Kindle Touch with Wi-Fi




• The Beautiful Wife By Sandy Ralya




• The Beautiful Wife Prayer Journal and Mentor's Guide

Enter today by clicking one of the icons below. But hurry, the giveaway ends 3/7/12. Winner will be announced at Sandy's "Beautiful Womanhood" Facebook Party on 3/8. Sandy will be hosting an evening of chat, laughter and encouragement - bring your friends! She'll also be giving away some GREAT prizes: gift certificates, books, prayer journals and a live chat with Sandy for your Bible study or small group!



So grab your copy of The Beautiful Wife and join Sandy and friends on the evening of March 8th for an evening of fun.

Don't miss a moment of the fun. RSVP today and tell your friends via FACEBOOK or TWITTER and increase your chances of winning. Hope to see you on March 8th!

About the book:

The Beautiful Wife uses these inspiring stories along with biblical principles to guide and encourage any wife looking for God's best in her marriage. The Beautiful Wife answers serious questions women have about their roles as wives. Discussing everything from romance and money to beauty, communication, and sex, Sandy challenges women to open up and share their journeys so that together they can see God's plan for their marriages. "It is my passion to help women discover God's heart for their marriage, just as the other women helped me," writes Sandy. "When women share with each other the details of their journeys with God as wives, it's a beautiful thing indeed." The Beautiful Wife has two companion resources - Prayer Journal and Mentor's Guide.

About Sandy Ralya:

Sandy Ralya is the founder and director of Beautiful Womanhood, a marriage mentoring ministry based near Grand Rapids, Mich. Her marriage testimony was the focus of a popular three-day interview on FamilyLife Today, TV's Walking by Faith, and Time Out for Women. Sandy is a sought-after speaker, presenting Beautiful Womanhood seminars to hundreds of women each year at MOPS groups, women's retreats, and church leadership conferences across the country and in Canada. Sandy and her husband Tom have been married since 1980, and have a growing number of grandchildren. www.beautifulwomanhood.com

Link to buy the book: http://www.amazon.com/dp/0825442206/ref=as_li_ss_til?tag=sprightly-20&camp=0&creative=0&linkCode=as4&creativeASIN=0825442206&adid=1W3K2YQ18448XYFD3ZQ8

 
 
Check out these videos:
1. Sandy’s Testimony. This is directed primarily at wives. Sandy speaks to the mentors for a few seconds near the end, but her testimony will be one that resonates with wives as well.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y2F7GIhZZF0&feature=youtu.be

2. About BEAUTIFUL WOMANHOOD Ministry. This uses Sandy’s experience to speak directly to the marriage mentor to encourage and equip her role as a mentor.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HV3cJFyo1mI&feature=youtu.be


My Review:

I was given The Beautiful Wife book, Prayer Journal and Mentor's Guide to review.  I LOVE this resource!  First of all I am always a fan of a biblically based marriage resource, but to come across one that works on you, the wife, is even better.  I was challenged weekly to pray for my spouse, talk about things with my spouse on how I could be a better wife to him, and of course draw nearer to the Lord.  Sandy really is a beautiful writer, and I could really relate to her since she had gone through so many troubles I have.  I was really amazed with all the different topics that she had me work through as a wife, and was doubly amazed at her honest of her own flaws. 

The Prayer Journal is a must to go with the book!  There are so many extras in it, that you really can not get the full extent of The Beautiful Wife without it. 

Thus being said, the Mentor's Guide was great as well!  I was not able to do this in a group setting or with an accountability partner (an extra plus for this resource!) but do look forward to doing it in the future with some of my wife friends and believe that I will get even more out of it then.

I was also drawn to the Beautiful Womanhood website where there are even more resources for you as a woman!

This is a set I recommend to all of my wife friends!  And with that I am giving away a copy of The Beautiful Wife book, Prayer Journal and Mentor's Guide!    Just comment below and for more entries share this review on facebook, twitter, or your blog (1 entry for each, 2 for sharing on blog~ just make sure to comment when you do {you may leave 1 comment for all, just let me know what you do!} and then I will randomly pick one winner on March 1) 

Reclaiming Lily Book Tour

Reclaiming Lily

by Patti Lacy

About the book:

A storm the size of Texas brews when Gloria Powell and Kai Chang meet in a Ft. Worth hotel. They have come to discuss the future of Lily, the daughter Gloria adopted from China and the sister Kai hopes to reclaim. Kai is a doctor who had to give up her little sister during the Cultural Revolution and has since discovered that an inherited genetic defect may be waiting to fatally strike Lily.

Gloria's relationship with her daughter is tattered and strained, and the arrival of Kai, despite the woman's apparent good intentions, makes Gloria fearful. Gloria longs to restore her relationship with Lily, but in the wake of this potentially devastating diagnosis, is Kai an answer to prayer--or will her arrival force Gloria to sacrifice more than she ever imagined?

About Patti:

 Patti Lacy graduated from Baylor University with a BS in education and completed master's-level courses in English at Indiana State University. She taught at Heartland Community College until May 2006, when she resigned to pursue her passion of writing. The author of three previous novels, Patti is the mother of two grown children and lives with her husband in Normal, Illinois.

For more about Patti and her other books, visit her website at www.pattilacy.com.

Link to buy the book: http://www.amazon.com/dp/0764209418/ref=as_li_ss_til?tag=sprightly-20&camp=213381&creative=390973&linkCode=as4&creativeASIN=0764209418&adid=1MB65JFDXDHGZD977R7D

 My Review:
This is my first book from Patti Lacy, honestly I hadn't heard of her until I received this book.  But she is now going to be on my favorite authors list!  I find God's timing on things very interesting sometimes...  This is one of two book about adopting from China I have received in a two week period... (I mentioned this to my husband and he said to slow down!!!)

Ok back to the book...  An amazing story about a Chinese woman fulfilling her mother's last wish to reunite her 3 daughters with their younger sister who was adopted by an American family.  Although she finds her younger sister, God has much more in plan for her in order to bring Kai (the older sister) to Himself.  It was good to see into the religious thinking of a Chinese, and how they try to "woo" the fates and the struggle Kai had with "the Christian God". 

I would definitely recommend this book to friends and family!  It is a wonderful novel that sheds light to the birth family's search for a lost sibling, and the struggles the adoptive parents have if they are reunited! 

I was given this book by Litfuse Publications in return for my honest opinion.  The above review is mine and mine only! :) 

Patti Lacy is celebrating the release of her latest book, Reclaiming Lily,  with a KindleTouch Giveaway, blog tour and FB Book Chat Party!

Follow the blog tour and read the reviews!

Patti and her publisher, Bethany House, are giving away a Reclaiming Lily prize package worth over $150 to one lucky winner!!!!

Enter the Reclaiming Lily Giveaway and you could win:

• A brand new just released KindleTouch with Wi-Fi



• $25 gift cetificate to Amazon.com

But, wait there’s more!

Enter today by clicking one of the icons below. Giveaway ends on 10/19! Patti will be announcing the winner of the Reclaiming Lily Giveaway at her Party on Facebook October 20th! She’ll be hosting a book club chat of Reclaiming Lily (it's okay if you haven't read it - you could win a copy!) and giving away other fun prizes! (signed copies of her books and gift certificates to Amazon.com, Starbucks, & iTunes!). Don’t miss the fun at Patti’s FB Author Page on 10/20/11 at 5pm PST ( 6 pm MST, 7 pm CST, & 8 pm EST)! RSVP today!