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Blog Tour: Lady in the Midst (Review)

By virtue of her profession as a midwife, Tabitha Eckles is the keeper of many secrets. Dominick Cherrett is a man with his own secret to keep: namely, why he, a British aristocrat, is on American soil working as an indentured servant.

In a time when relations between America and England rest on the edge of a knife, Tabitha and Dominick cross paths, leading them on a journey of intrigue, threats, public disgrace, and . . . love. But can Tabitha trust Dominick? Finding true love seems impossible in a world set against them.

What I Thought
I read this book with mixed feelings. I liked the time period this book was set in - it was refreshing to read a historical novel set in the early founding of the United States.

Because I'm not as familiar with this time period, I did have to struggle a bit to put it into context - a bit before the war of 1812 - because of the tension between England and America.

I liked the character of Tabitha - a strong, independent single girl. It was frustrating that the author wrote the story with Tabitha not feeling very confident because she was unmarried. Part of this was written because of the novel's historical setting, but it was frustrating that the author fell into the "Christian romance" trap that a woman's life seems unfulfilled until a man comes into it.

I also struggled with the book because well, the middle section seemed to "drag" a bit. I'll be honest, I skipped ahead several chapters, read the end and said - oh, that's what she was trying to say, now everything makes sense.

Here's the deal - this is a well written book - interesting characters and storyline. If you like books set in the early 1800s, you'll like this book. It's filled with an "old English" style of mannerisms and language. But if this style isn't your normal cup of tea, well, you might want to give it a pass.

On a scale of one to five, with five as the highest - I give this book a three. I would be willing to read the next book in the series - because the writing held my attention and I'm always willing to give an author a second chance.  

More About The Author
The role of midwives in history began to fascinate Laurie Alice Eakes in graduate school and she knew that someday she wanted to write novels with midwife heroines.

Ten years later, after several published novels and a National Readers Choice Award for Best Regency, the midwives idea returned, and Lady in the Mist was born. Eakes has a masters degree in creative writing and now writes full time from her home in Texas, where she lives with her husband and sundry dogs and cats.

Online Resources
Buy Lady in the Midst @ Amazon
Read an Excerpt of Lady in the Midst @ Revell
Download a Reading Guide for Lady in the Midst
Visit Laurie Alice Eakes' website

Revell, a division of Baker Publishing Group, offers practical books that bring the Christian faith to everyday life.  They publish resources from a variety of well-known brands and authors, including their partnership with MOPS (Mothers of Preschoolers) and Hungry Planet. For more information, visit www.RevellBooks.com.

Note: As a freelance journalist, I was provided a copy of this book by Revell, a division of Baker Publishing Group. This review was not influenced by a free book - just in case you (or the FTC) were worried about this detail.

Quotes of the Day: Kindness

Something to think about....

"Kindness in words creates confidence. Kindness in thinking creates profoundness. Kindness in giving creates love." — Lao Tzu

"Whoever is happy will make others happy too." - — Anne Frank

When have you shown kindness to someone? How do you feel when someone shows you kindness?
Are you happy? Does your happiness "rub off" on others and make them happy?
What could you do today, to not only show kindness but also spread happiness?
These quotes came to my inbox as part of the the Happiness Project, organized by Gretchen Rubin at http://www.happiness-project.com/. To sign up for the weekday morning e-mail, click here or email Gretchen Rubin at gretchenrubin1 @ gmail dot com (don't forget the "1" and to remove the spaces.) 

Book Review: The Search For God and Guinness (Review)

What does God and Beer have in common?  Well, in terms of the Guinness family, a lot.

Historian Stephen Mansfield has drafted (pun intended) a biography of the Guinness family that focuses on how its members - beginning with company founder Arthur Guinness - have truly lived out their faith in the midst of company policy.

Mansfield follows the various family members - mainly the guys, since they were typically the ones running the business - showing decisions they made that were quite enlightening concerning employee treatment and the welfare of the poor.

Mansfield shows how Guinness was influenced by a variety of evangelical Christians, including John Wesley - the founder of the Methodist church.

It seems Wesley's insistence upon a "transforming brand of salvation" as well as his "evangelical social outreach" helped shape Guinness' world view.

Wesley's social outreach program and view of holiness included  (but was not limited to) visiting prisoners, taking up collections for the poor and urging the rich to fulfill their Christian obligations to society.

While Mansfield says Wesley's exact influence on Guinness is unknown; historians can show how the business owner lived out Wesley's social values for the remainder of his life.

This can be seen first, and foremost in Guinness' establishment of the first Sunday school movement in Ireland in 1786, which gave poor children instruction - not only in the Bible, but also in reading and other basic subjects. He believed education was the key to helping children in need.

Guinness truly believed his family motto: "Spes mea in deo" (My hope is in God), finding ways to using his wealth to help those less fortunate.

What I Thought
I found this book quite fascinating. I loved learning more about beer and how it's development played a role in history. I also found it interesting how Mansfield unpacked how the early church leaders - including Martin Luther, both Charles and John Wesley, and George Whitfield - played a role in the history of this beverage.

While a friend who is a Wesley scholar said Mansfield may have "stretched" the facts a bit regarding Wesley's use of beer and ale, that is but a small piece of this book.

It's impressive to think that something Wesley said - in terms of how Christians should treat the poor and less fortunate - not only shaped Arthur Guinness' life, but also the lives of his family for more than two centuries.

The course of the company's business - as well as life in Dublin - was forever changed because of the influence of the Guinness'.

In one case, a staff doctor's efforts helped wipe out the diseases of poverty - including tuberculous. He also encouraged the company's board to find ways to help its employees.

This ultimately led to the establishment of an amazing policy which provided a Guinness worker in the 1920s to enjoy "full medical and dental care, massage services, reading rooms, subsidized meals, a company funded pension, subsidies for funeral expenses, educational benefits, sports facilities, free concerts, lectures and entertainment" and, of course, "two pints of Guinness beer a day."

Pretty impressive. The benefits given to workers at the turn of century sound pretty good now, in 2011.

It's equally impressive to see how people not only ran a company, steeped in tradition and heritage, with success, but also found a way to help others - truly a rich blending of faith and wealth.

In a world filled  with corporate greed and ill-treatment of employees, it's nice to see that some people truly have a model of business that helps others.

On another note: It's quite interesting to know that there were, in fact three "lines" in the Guinness family: Beer, Banking and Ministry. One man traveled the world as a noted evangelist, others made huge differences in the English and Irish banking industry - so Arthur Guinness' beliefs not only impacted one facet of life in Ireland and England, but many through the actions of his decedents.

The Guinness family is truly remarkable.

More About the Author
Stephen Mansfield is a New York Times bestselling author and a popular speaker who is becoming one of the nation's most respected voices on religion in American culture.

He is author of The Faith of George W. Bush, The Faith of the American Soldier, Then Darkness Fled: The Liberating Wisdom of Booker T. Washington, and Never Give In: The Extraordinary Character of Winston Churchill, among other works of history and biography.

In 2008, Mansfield wrote The Faith of Barack Obama, intended as an objective look at Obama's religious life and the controversies that have surrounded it. The book reflects Mansfield's ability to compassionately describe theological and political views that are not necessarily his own.

Founder of both The Mansfield Group, a research and communications firm, and Chartwell Literary Group, which creates and manages literary projects, Mansfield also serves as a lecturer and inspirational speaker.


Find out more about Mansfield at his website: http://mansfieldgroup.com/

Online Resources


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Read more about it at Thomas Nelson Publishers
Buy The Search For God and Guinness @ Amazon.com
Get The Search For God and Guinness for the Kindle

Note: As a freelance journalist, I am often provided books to review by various publishers. However, in this case, I actually purchased this book on the advice of a colleague - so the only thing that influenced this review is my wallet; just in case the FTC cares.

Quotes of the Day: Laughter

I'm trying something new this month - I'm trying to post something each day - either an article I've written, a book review, an "adventure in cooking" or just a rambling post.

Something creative, each day for 28 days in a row.

I'm cheating today.

I wanted to post "Part 2" of my snow pictures, but alas, the day has almost gotten away from me - and with a night meeting tonight, I need to post something before I go home exhausted.

So, I'm posting some quotes I looked up about Laughter.

Because frankly, I'm choosing to laugh at all of the "other duties as assigned" that have popped up in my job today.

Today, I'm choosing to laugh, even though it's the last thing I feel like doing...

Even if there is nothing to laugh about, laugh on credit.  ~Author Unknown

I've always thought that a big laugh is a really loud noise from the soul saying, "Ain't that the truth."  ~Quincy Jones

With the fearful strain that is on me night and day, if I did not laugh I should die.  ~Abraham Lincoln

Laughter is the sun that drives winter from the human face.  ~Victor Hugo

Perhaps I know best why it is man alone who laughs; he alone suffers so deeply that he had to invent laughter.  ~Friedrich Nietzsche

So what makes you laugh? How are you filling today with laughter?

Happy Valentine's Day!

Credits:Everything from 52:2011 - Week 6, by Vicki Stegall, Oscraps.com

I hope you have a wonderful, loved filled day!

Project 365: Week 6 (Jan. 31 to Feb. 6)

I'm having a lot of fun taking a picture each day, with the Project 365. I'm not trying to stress about it, or even be to serious (or perfect).

Instead, I'm just simply trying to capture a piece of my life, on a specific day.

I'll be honest, the iPhone app I found "Project 365" helps, because it sends me a "push" notice reminder to stop and take a photo each afternoon.

The difference between ordinary and extraordinary is that little extra.  ~Jimmy Johnson
My (new) little extra this year is to try to capture the everyday, ordinary moments - which become extraordinary memories.

Credits:
2011 - Project 365 - week 6
Paper - 52 2011 - wk 6 - Vicki Stegall at Oscraps.com
Templates - by Me
Fonts: CK KOTM1 (CK Media) & Champagne & Limousine (dafont.com)

Scenes from Snowy Arkansas Part 1

For the last few days.... well, since the great "Snow Storms of 2011" started on Tuesday, Feb. 1, I've been taking lots of photos.

I typically use my DSL Pentax digital camera (the beast) as a friend calls it.... but since I've been trying something NEW this year, I am also using my "pocket camera" (Sony Cybershoot) that rides in my purse 24/7 and my iPhone to capture the memories of the moment.

This is a growing experience for me. Honestly, I'm not taking pictures for newsprint anymore. I'm simply taking them for myself. I am finding that it's easier to be spontaneous with the iPhone and pocket camera.

Several times I shot the same pics both with "the beast" and iPhone, because I wanted to immediately share some of what I was seeing with family and friends not living in NWA.

So, today, I sat down and "worked up" photos captured from all three camera. (Definition of "worked up" - I've cropped pics, lightened or darkened them and sharpened them ......sometimes I use a filter or two, but today, it's just the basics....)

Here's a pictorial representation of the last 12 days of snow, in chronological order....

Tuesday, Feb. 1(Also known as the storm everyone freaked out about!) My view outside my front door, @ 9 a.m.
The view towards the high school @ 9 a.m.
The other side view....@ approx. 9 a.m.
A forlorn ice-covered branch (not a lot of ice with this storm.)
The wind was key for this storm.
It blew the snow so hard that it covered my car inside the carport.
It's hard to see, but the snow blew so hard against
the chair that the rungs made a path in front of the it..

Wednesday, Feb. 2(Day 2 of the Storm Everyone Freaked Out About)
or the day I went "driving" around with the Burtons...

Hey William...don't you want to jump
in the deep snow (on a rural Okla. road?)
Here, let me toss you in.....
Um, actually, no. Dad get me out of here!
He was SO mad at us.

The drifts along an Oklahoma fence row....so pretty AND deep!


Thursday, Feb. 3(Also known as the day I slid into work
to make up two snow days & do the bulletins...no pics of snow today!)
 Friday, Feb. 4 (Also known as the day we were supposed to get only flurries...)
Today, Maribeth talked me into spending the day quilting at Sager Creek Quilts. Honestly, it wasn't a hard sell....we watched the storm roll in, expecting flurries. By the time we left mid-afternoon...well, it was pretty deep.

Behind the quilt store....
View of Sager Creek, behind the quilt store....
Where I spent most of the snowy day...in front of my machine
Another snowy view....it's really piling up.
Next pics courtesy of  Sager Creek Quilts....
Working on our projects....
My finished (well at least the top) quilt...
I started it during Spring Break 2010....
Trekking back to the car, with Maribeth...
Late afternoon back at home....
Front yard @ approx. 4:30 p.m.
Mailboxes - late afternoon....yes, I have a fascination with mailboxes....
 Saturday, Feb. 6I hibernated today.... but took one pic - the growing icicles outside my front door...I only got one pic before my "helpful" neighbor knocked them all down....


Part 2... The Great Snow Storm of 2011 Continues...coming soon...

Adventures in Cooking: Caramel Popcorn

This week's adventure in cooking came thanks to Linda James (still Mrs. James in my brain), the former home-ec teacher at Diamond High School.

Thanks to re-connecting on Facebook, I now have someone I can bug (I mean consult) about my crazy cooking questions.

She was very gracious to share with me her "heirloom" recipe for Caramel popcorn. Yum.

I've been craving it since my mom found me an air popcorn popper. One of my early church memories takes place at Almena United Methodist Church, Almena, Kansas, when my parents were part of the "young" parents and a bunch of the parents were in the small kitchen making caramel popcorn - I assume for a holiday gathering -- just one of my random memories of the church that served as the foundation for my faith journey.

Because I couldn't find mom's original recipe, I have been searching for a "tried and true" recipe and well, Mrs. James' recipe fit the bill. She gave me permission to share it on the blog, because while she never gave it out in printed form to students, it was always on the chalk board to be copied down.

I never had a chance to "copy" it, because well, I was too busy in the next door classroom taking ag classes.

So without further ado  - Albert James, Jr.'s Caramel Popcorn (circa 1970s or early 1980s).


Step 1 Pop 1 cup of popcorn kernels, Pop it and then spread it out
on a large baking pan with a rim. Keep the popcorn warm in a 225 degree oven.Note: We used a roasting pan.
Step 2In a medium saucepan combine 1 C. brown sugar (packed),
1/3 C. water and 1/4 C. butter.
Step 3Bring those ingredients to a boil, stirring constantly.
Cook it to the "caramel stage" (a.k.a. medium soft ball).Note: A candy thermometer is pretty handy for this step.
Step 4Pour this caramel sauce over the warm popped corn.  Bake it for 30 to 40 minutes @ 225 degrees.Stir it every 10 minutes.
Step 5Allow to cool and store in an airtight container.

It made a light, caramel coated popcorn snack.
It dried quite nicely and it made a lovely snack for the second half of the Super Bowl. It wasn't overtly sweet - just the right combination of popcorn and caramel.

Things I learned or tried ... I made this with my friend Melissa,
and here are a few of our observations.

1) We used a roasting pan, with a lid, to cook the popcorn.
We found with the lid helped "stir" the popcorn,
because it loosened the stuff on the bottom of the pan.

2) We doubled the caramel sauce for the popcorn.
It just looked like we had way too much popcorn
and not enough sauce!
It still just gave the popcorn a light coating.
This definitely wasn't "thick" like the popcorn
that comes in cans at Christmas time!

3) We decide that instead of pouring
the sauce onto the popcorn, we should have drizzled it,
then put the lid on the roaster and shake it up.

Feature Article: Small church serves as disaster relief hub

By Kaylea Hutson
Special Contributor
When the Rev. Andy and DeNese Newbill went to bed on Dec. 30, 2010, they were simply looking forward to "ringing out" the year with a family dinner the next evening.

Instead, the couple found themselves at Cincinnati United Methodist Church, where Andy serves as pastor, preparing to aid a community devastated by a New Year's Eve tornado.

Andy & DeNese Newbill
sit among the donations,
which have come to their
small, rural church
since the Dec. 31 tornado.
The couple said opening
the church to the community
following the tornado
was the right thing to doAt approximately 6 a.m. on Friday, Dec. 31, an EF3 tornado struck the small town of Cincinnati, Ark., leaving four people dead, at least seven injured, and more than
21 miles of devastation trailing from Cincinnati to Tontitown.

Mid-day on Dec. 31, the small congregation (the previous week's worship attendance was 17) opened the doors of its building to provide a staging area for volunteer agencies like the American Red Cross and Lions Club, as well as a depository for donations of food, water and supplies.

DeNese Newbill said the decision to reach out to those impacted by the tornado was
simple—it was the church's way to serve their neighbors in need.

"People just started showing up," she said. "It wasn't just a decision; it was what we had to do."

Andy Newbill agreed. He said it was a good chance for the church to live out Jesus' command in Matthew 25:35 to feed, clothe and take care of people in need.

"This was a mighty way for the church to be used in a disaster—even as small as it is," DeNese Newbill said.

Part of a larger picture
Volunteers help unhook the Northwest District's
(of the Arkansas UMC Conference)
disaster relief trailer, in front of
Cincinnati United Methodist Church
on Saturday, Jan. 1, 2011.Cincinnati UMC soon found it was not alone. Others throughout the district and state began to mobilize to provide financial and physical assistance to the congregation.

"God's church is more than the people in my tiny community," Andy Newbill said. "It's people [who contacted me] in New York City, Iowa, Nebraska, Kansas, Colorado,
Virginia and more."

Denni Palmer, disaster response coordinator for the Northwest District, began to work with Andy Newbill—first by phone, then in person—to spread the word about the immediate needs.

Palmer, who trains early response teams in the district, also served as Newbill's liaison, helping the pastor field questions and donations from people throughout Arkansas and the country.

A page on the district website (www.nwdist.org/2010/12/tornado) provided a place to post accurate timely updates.

Newbill also used Cincinnati UMC's Facebook account to update friends and ministry colleagues throughout the state with his personal experiences.

He said phone calls from ministers throughout the conference and from Bishop Charles Crutchfield helped sustain them as they, in turn, ministered to those around them.

"We knew our connection in the conference, but our connection in the United Methodist Church goes even beyond our conference," he said.

In addition to help from other United Methodist churches, various ministries and governmental organizations, including the American Red Cross, Washington County Emergency Management and Rebuilding Northwest Arkansas, set up at the church to provide resources to people in need.

The Prairie Grove Telephone Company even set up a temporary phone at the church for use during the disaster.

Stacy Smith, camerman
with KNWA,
fillms as Janet McElroy
sorts food donations
at Cincinnati UMC
on Saturday, Jan. 1, 2011.Janet McElroy of Fort Smith grew up in the Cincinnati community. After learning of the tornado and efforts to turn the church into a community resource, she decided to lend a hand.

She spent much of the first weekend after the tornado sorting the donated items flooding into the church.

"I think this is wonderful," McElroy said. "You can see the love of Christ."

She said watching people work together to support their neighbors helped reinforce that people still care about others.

"I have never seen such devastation," she said. "But I love how the community came together [to help]."

Looking ahead
As the immediate needs of the community were met, Newbill turned from recovery to rebuilding efforts.

Now, with the help of community leaders, he is working to raise and distribute funds to those impacted by the storm.

In addition to using $10,000 provided by the Arkansas Conference Disaster Fund, the church established a Cincinnati Disaster Fund through Arvest Bank to help streamline donations pouring into the community.

By mid-January, the Arvest fund totaled more than $40,000.

Newbill said he hopes to distribute funds to people in need, especially those without adequate insurance or financial resources.

Online donations can be made to the Arkansas Conference Disaster Fund at arumc.org/donate_now.php. These funds are distributed through the Bishop's office to help meet the needs presented by the disaster. One hundred percent of all donations made through the Conference fund are used for disaster relief.

Sidebar
UMCOR training made the difference
Andy Newbill said one thing helped him successfully care for his congregation and community in the aftermath of the Dec. 31 tornado: his decision to become certified as an UMCOR early response team (ERT)member, through training provided in 2010 by the Northwest District.

"It gives you an idea of what a disaster involves and what you should not do—which is probably more important than what you should do," Newbill said.

Since Northwest District disaster coordinator Denni Palmer began leading the training in 2009, approximately 40 lay members and clergy have completed the one-day course to become certified ERT personnel, deployed by the United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR) after the emergency phase of a disaster has ended.

Palmer and other district disaster coordinators are working to schedule more ERT training events.

"[We] hope more people will make it a priority to attend," she said. "You might never be deployed to help in a disaster, but you will gain an understanding of how to better help."

For information about upcoming training events, or to volunteer in Cincinnati, contact Palmer at umteach@hotmail.com or 479-248-1218.

Editor's Note: These articles first appeared in the Feb. 4 issue of the Arkansas United Methodist newspaper. You can read it online at: http://www.arumc.org/k_media/aum_pdf/AUM_20110204.pdf

Blog Tour: Made To Crave (Review)

Let's be honest....do you crave chocolate more than God? Do you feel like you've won the battle with those skinny jeans but lost the war with food?

If you answered yes to either of those questions, then Made To Crave by Lysa TerKeurst might be the study for you.

The study is designed to help women examine the spiritual component to their physical struggle with healthy eating. It taps into the desires God gave women to consume food without letting food consume them!

What I Thought
If there's one word I could use to sum up Made To Crave it would be authentic.

Lysa TerKeurst has created a book and companion Bible study that captures a woman's desire to crave God more than chocolate (or carrot sticks).

I liked her writing style and tone. Reading this book is like sitting down with a good gal pal and chatting over a cup of coffee.

I love that it has a companion dvd Bible study & participant's guide. I can totally see a woman's small group or even a teen girl small group using this study to focus on deepening their relationship with God.

The DVD showcases TerKeurst's teaching style - which seems to be just as warm and inviting as her writing style. TerKeurst opens each session with a "behind the scenes" chat - to engage the viewers, then segues into the teaching session in front of a life studio audience.

The participant's guide provides students with a place to write notes from viewing the movie and an extensive list of questions to promote either a discussion in either a one-hour or two-hour session. It also unpacks the lesson a bit more with five days worth of questions that the user can complete as a personal Bible study.


I think you could get a lot out of reading the book - and answering the few questions at the end of each chapter. However, I think women could really benefit from participating in the group study - because I think there's something about the accountability factor for a group study that makes you completely immerse yourself into the questions/material.

I plan to pass it along to our woman's Bible study leader - I can totally see this as the next "short term" study for women of all ages.

About the Author
Lysa TerKeurst is an author and speaker who helps everyday women live an adventure of faith through following Jesus Christ. As president of Proverbs 31 Ministries, TerKeurst has led thousands to make their walk with God an invigorating journey.

TerKeurst wrote the book Made to Crave from the perspective of a woman who has never craved a carrot stick in her whole life. Having struggled with her weight her whole adult life, TerKeurst knows what it feels like to be in the vicious cycle of gaining and losing, but never feeling at peace in her struggle.

Everything changed when TerKeurst decided to have her deepest desire met by God not food. Now, armed with the spiritual motivation she gained in her own journey, she is inspiring others to find lasting victory.

As a nationally known speaker, TerKeurst has been passionately teaching women God's truths for years. TerKeurst's personal adventures of following God led to appearances on The Oprah Winfrey Show, Good Morning America, The 700 Club, USA Today newspaper, Woman's Day magazine, and Focus on the Family radio.

Today, TerKeurst and her ministry team at Proverbs 31 Ministries encourage more than 375,000 women through their daily online devotional. In addition, she co-hosts a one-minute inspirational radio program aired on more than 1,200 stations around the world. Plus, she touches hearts through their monthly magazine, P31 Woman.

TerKeurst's blog averages more than 70,000 avid readers per month. She is the award-winning author of 14 books, including her newest releases, Made to Crave and Becoming More Than a Good Bible Study Girl. 

Other noteworthy books include What Happens When Woman Say Yes to God, What Happens When Women Walk in Faith, Capture His Heart, and Capture Her Heart.



More About The Study
Made to Crave is the missing link between a woman's desire to be healthy and the spiritual empowerment necessary to make that happen. 

The reality is we were made to crave. Craving isn't a bad thing. But we must realize God created us to crave more of him. Many of us have misplaced that craving by overindulging in physical pleasures instead of lasting spiritual satisfaction. 

If you are struggling with unhealthy eating habits, you can break the "I'll start again Monday" cycle, and start feeling good about yourself today. Learn to stop beating yourself up over the numbers on the scale. 

Discover that your weight loss struggle isn't a curse but rather a blessing in the making, and replace justifications that lead to diet failure with empowering go-to scripts that lead to victory. You can reach your healthy weight goal - and grow closer to God in the process. 

This is not a how-to book. This is not the latest and greatest dieting plan. This book is the necessary companion for you to use alongside whatever healthy lifestyle plan you choose. 

This is a book and Bible study to help you find the "want to" in making healthy lifestyle choices.

About the DVD series:
If you want to maximize your experience and bring these teachings to life in a way you'll never forget, you'll want to order the full set of resources. 

Adding the DVD teaching series and the workbook will motivate you to get healthy without feeling deprived, lose the weight in a permanent way, and find the peace your body, mind and soul desires. This DVD study can be done in a group or by yourself.

Online Resources
Purchase the resource bundle - through Proverbs 31 Ministries - at http://madetocrave.org/purchase-resources/

Get the companion 21-day devotional ebook - available right now for free at Amazon. 

Buy Made To Crave at Amazon.com

Visit TerKeurs's website & blog here!

Follow the Blog Tour here!

Note: As a freelance journalist, I was provided a copy of this book by Litfuse Publicity Group. This review was not influenced by a free book - just in case you (or the FTC) were worried about this detail.