Curly Like Me

Curly Like Me by Teri LaFlesh

If you are biracial, have a biracial child, or know anyone who is biracial Teri is the lady to know! You can visit her website TightlyCurly.

I just got her book yesterday and am so excited! I read through a lot of it. Some of the contents I knew already from reading her website. I was a litle apprehensive of buying the book. I thought why do I need to buy the book when all the resources are here on the website. But, I was wrong! There is so much more to learn from this book.

Teri is biracial and she grew up with her family and herself not knowing what to do with her hair. Being the mother of a biracial child myself, I have gotten to the point where I have no idea what to do with my daughter's hair or my husband's (who is also biracial) for that matter. Then, I found Teri and I am so happy!

My daughter's hair is usually dry looking, frizzy, and never stays where you want it to stay. Well, I started Teri's advice on this past Sunday and you can tell there is a difference already in Asha's hair. I was actually able, for the first time in her life, to brush her hair with my fingers! I never thought this would have ever been possible.

Needless to say, this book, Teri, and her website are a must for me and I hope you will look into it for anyone you know that is biracial!

Life In Spite of Me

Life In Spite of Me by Kristen Jane Anderson

This is such a good book. The girl on the front cover looks so happy and confident in who she is. She is sitting down so you can’t really notice unless you look closer that her one leg isn’t there and the other is there but some of it is missing.

The premise of this book is about a young woman who is tired of living. She feels that the world, her life, her parents would be better without her here. She feels like there is no other way but to kill herself. Can you imagine?

She is a normal teenager who just feels like what she has done to her relationships and other things that have happened to her are inerasable. One night she doesn’t want to go home, she is sitting in a park trying to figure out what to do next. She ends up on train tracks in extremely cold weather with snow everywhere. She hears a train and in a split second decides to go lay on the tracks and let the train kill here!

Thankfully God had other plans for this woman. Because she lived to tell her story.

A great read for people of all ages and all walks of life. I know that personally I have felt at one time or another that maybe the world would be better if I wasn’t here. That what I did, no one could love me. Thankfully I have never tried to kill myself and I now know that there is a reason I am here. I know some of you or maybe all of you have felt like this before. Whether you want to admit it or not, read this book. It gives you an insight that God has plans for your life, no matter what you may think or attempt. Also, for people with children, this can help you think of what your children could be thinking.

To buy your own copy go here.

The Busy Mom’s Guide to a Happy, Organized Home

The Busy Mom’s Guide to a Happy, Organized Home by Kathy Peel

I loved this book! I am always on the look out for books that can give me tips on how to have a clean, happy, organized home. A home that can look great, but I don’t need to neglect my children, husband, responsibilities to make it look that way.

As the front cover says, this book includes tips for managing the 7 departments of every home; Time and Scheduling, Your Home and Property, Menus and Meals, Relationships with Family and Friends, Your Finances, Special Events, and Yourself.

I started to read through this book and only read a couple pages in when I stopped, went to find a highlighter, and then came back to read it. This is the kind of book that you want to highlight or write down right away what it says so you can start using it immediately in your life.

This book has so many great ideas that I plan on implementing in my life. I highly recommend this book to all the mothers out there. If you are a stay at home mom, work at home mom, or work out of the home mom this is for you. Dad’s could even benefit from reading it, it doesn’t have to be all about the mothers!

Great read. Great ideas. Great author. Great layout. Great all around!

Indivisible

Indivisible by Kristen Heitzmann

I chose to read this book because it is something I would normally not choose to read. I am trying to open myself up to “new things”, this being one of them.


Well, I really don’t care for this book. I couldn’t connect, relate or even believe that the main character was a person. The book doesn’t appeal to me at all on any level.


I am usually up for crime mysteries, I like to watch them on tv and read books about them, but this was just not good.


I really don’t know what to say except it wasn’t for me and I don’t like the way it was written.


Please don’t take my experience as you shouldn’t read this book. It could be a great book for the right person!

If you would like to purchase this book for yourself you can by going to Random House.

Radical

Radical by David Platt

I love this book and I am going to join in The Radical Experiment that Platt suggests to do. The radical experiment is a one year journey in authentic discipleship that will transform how you live. I can't wait to see the results in me after the year!

I like what Platt is saying in this book. I agree with him on a lot of things.

This book wakes you up to the reality that we are not living like we should be. We manipulate the gospel to fit us.

How many of you do this? I can admit to it, but can some of you? A lot of people take what they want to take from the gospels and leave the rest that doesn't "fit" them or sound "good" for them. I see people like this when I am out. They look down on you, make you feel like you are not them, nowhere near them, and can never associate wth them. But, in all reality, I might be just learning the gospels, but I don't pick and choose what to hear and what not to hear. I hear it all, the good and the bad. While you sit there and act like you are the "prefect Christian" and you are nowhere near that!

If you would like to buy your own copy, please visit WaterBrook Multnomah.