It’s 5:00 PM. Everyone’s hungry. It’s takeout or fakeout, meaning nuking a processed meal from the freezer. But there’s a third option that doesn’t include processed food or an unhealthy heap of calories and fat—Robin Takes 5. Imagine quickly preparing delicious meals for yourself, your friends, and your family with just 5 fabulous ingredients. Does [CONTINUE READING]
Why is the population of the United States getting heavier and heavier with every passing year? We go on diets, we want to lose weight, and yet our average weight continues to increase. It’s because we are misinformed about how body chemistry affects weight loss and gain. Here are the top ten things you may [CONTINUE READING]
Dec 112011
Based upon his weekly Harvard Business Review columns (which is one of the most popular columns on HBR.com, receiving hundreds of thousands of unique page views a month), 18 MINUTES clearly shows how busy people can cut through all the daily clutter and distractions and find a way to focus on those key items which are truly the top [CONTINUE READING]
Dec 112011
THE STORY TEMPLATE is a programmed learner that allows the writer to develop her story from chaos. The book uses a series of exercises for the writer to construct her story’s four foundational pillars; learn how to use the “secret weapon” of story structure: the story template; build character depth and believable change; and construct [CONTINUE READING]
Like us, cats can be capricious. Like us, they can have a strong independent streak. Like us, they need their master…at times more than they know. And just as we long to hold, guide, comfort, and protect our beloved kitties and help them grow and thrive, God longs to do this for us. – The [CONTINUE READING]
Dec 062011
Real food tastes good, but only if you take the time to enjoy it, to slow down and savor it, not just get it into your stomach as quickly as possible. From the team that brought you SparkPeople.com, America’s #1 weight-loss and fitness site, and the New York Times bestseller The Spark, comes The SparkPeople Cookbook. This practical yet inspirational guide, [CONTINUE READING]
Is your pre-teen daughter ready for more—more excitement, more adventure, more joy? Then dare her to discover the secret to a life that sparkles for God. Show her she’s got what it takes to make an impact on the world. Ann Margret Hovsepian’s newest book, Truth and Dare: One Year of Dynamic Devotions for Girls, [CONTINUE READING]
Boys want action. They don’t want to sit around and talk—that’s for grown-ups and girls. They engage life and relationships by doing something: skateboarding, playing games or re-creating favorite movie scenes. So why should faith be any different? That’s why Jeremy V. Jones created Triple Dog Dare: One Year of Dynamic Devotions for Boys—to provide [CONTINUE READING]
Finding serenity every day…in the everyday things we do. It can be a challenge to reach a calm and relaxed mindset, especially in our modern world. But in Shortcuts to Inner Peace, Ashley Davis Bush helps readers learn how to hit the pause button amidst the chaos with a spirit of mindfulness-linking fast, easy, and restorative [CONTINUE READING]
I am a creative writer and by this I mean to suggest that I engage in the artistic practice of creating ‘creative writing theory’ through the making of a work of art. What I am suggesting here is that a work of creative writing ‘arises’ from the artistic practice and is not simply anything written [CONTINUE READING]
Not only can a plant-based diet be good for health, it can also be easy on the pocketbook. At a time when many people are looking for a way to cut costs, Vegan on $4 a Day will show readers how to forgo expensive processed foods and get the most flavor out of delicious, high-quality [CONTINUE READING]
The best tip I can give anyone who is contemplating a renovation, is before bringing in a contractor for a quote on the project and certainly before anyone begins any destruction or construction, try to have EVERYTHING designed and specified in writing. This is a concept that is difficult for a lot of people to [CONTINUE READING]
Sep 162011
The Amazing Fitness Adventure for Your Kids equips parents with the tools they need to help their children become healthier and happier. It’s also an inspirational guide to the ultimate rewards that come from sharing a healthy lifestyle together—stronger and healthier kids and more closely knit families. List Price: $12.99 Paperback: 240 pages Publisher: Harvest [CONTINUE READING]
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 [CONTINUE READING]
