About the book:

Ten-year-old Pearl Spence is a daydreamer, playing make-believe to escape life in Oklahoma’s Dust Bowl in 1935. The Spences have their share of misfortune, but as the sheriff’s family, they’ve got more than most in this dry, desolate place. They’re who the town turns to when there’s a crisis or a need–and during these desperate times, there are plenty of both, even if half the town stands empty as people have packed up and moved on.

Pearl is proud of her loving, strong family, though she often wearies of tracking down her mentally impaired older sister or wrestling with her grandmother’s unshakable belief in a God who Pearl just isn’t sure she likes.

Then a mysterious man bent on revenge tramps into her town of Red River. Eddie is dangerous and he seems fixated on Pearl. When he reveals why he’s really there and shares a shocking secret involving the whole town, dust won’t be the only thing darkening Pearl’s world.

While the tone is suspenseful and often poignant, the subtle humor of Pearl’s voice keeps A Cup of Dust from becoming heavy-handed. Finkbeiner deftly paints a story of a family unit coming together despite fractures of distress threatening to pull them apart.

Our Review:

This is another winner in our book! What a great Story! I always love Historical fiction especially when it resonates on a spiritual level! The author has molded the characters so wonderfully that the reader is able to immerse themselves into their lives and it is as the reader is part of the living history! Take time time out of your schedule to pick up this book you will not be sorry it is an A+!

Visit the kregel catalog to find out more about this book and other Kregel offerings!

http://www.kregel.com/fiction/a-cup-of-dust/

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Positive and life-affirming stories for church leaders

These 52 loosely related fictional stories about the large themes of life, nature, and faith follow the liturgical year and are an ideal resource for public worship.

Sid and Rosie are an older married couple with several children and grandchildren. Through a series of short, engaging narratives, we learn about their faith, their feelings for one another, their hopes and dreams, and their perception of how God speaks to them through the events of their lives.

Each story stands on its own; their sequence follows the rhythm of the church’s year from Advent through Christmas, Easter, Pentecost, and Harvest Thanksgiving. With an open tone of wonder and reflection, author Penelope Wilcock explores the ordinary and extraordinary topics of daily life: falling in love, marriage, birth, education, illness, farming, adversity, hospitality, homemaking, and work.

This beautiful large-format paperback is suitable for personal reflection or as a refreshing resource for church and small group discussions.

Permission to photocopy is included. – See more at: http://www.kregel.com/ministry/52-original-wisdom-stories/#sthash.QIaGyFmZ.dpuf

Our Review:

This was a life-affirming piece of work! i loved every story included in this work. The author really out did her self when compiling just the right stories. Every story does stand on its own so it can be reproduced and used for study groups or get togethers or even group meetings! I simply adored everything about this book! the plus is that permission to photocopy is included so no worries about copying for your group or friends!

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“This post was sponsored by WaterWipes as part of an Influencer Activation for Influence Central. I received complimentary products to facilitate my review.”

Features of WaterWipes:
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Our Review:

Through the Influence Central campaign we were privileged to shop at our local Meijer store and purchase this quality wipe! Meijer is an awesome store and we are so glad that they are now carrying the WATERWIPES brand. meijer has a great selection of baby/ children products. We were so glad to easily find water wipes on their shelves at a great price!

WaterWipes are chemical free and we love this feature. We have had issues in the past with other brand wipes burning the skin of our children and causing rashes. We even had such an extreme experience that our daughter had to be under doctors care for severe chemical burns due to the wipe ingredients. WATERWIPES takes care of any chemical issue because they are CHEMICAL FREE! We love to use them… we can also use them easily on the hands and faces of all of our children without worrying of any repercussions from the ingredients or causing rashes. This is such a great product! I cannot advocate for this wipe enough! We are in love and will continue to purchase this new brand!

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A companion prayer book to 99 Stories from the Bible with delightful illustrations in a strong vibrant style and prayers for all occasions. The prayers are a combination of traditional and modern and provide an introduction to family prayer time with young children, bringing talking to God to life in the heart of every child. – See more at: http://www.kregel.com/childrens-prayers/99-prayers-for-children/#sthash.Y6rlCZMc.dpuf

Our Review:

Even though we do not own the companion book 99 Stories from the Bible… this book stands on its own! What a great reference for children’s prayer. I love using this text in my religious education classes to facilitate prayer and understanding with my students. My own children also love the prayers within. This is a wonderful book not to be passed by!

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After giving birth, undergoing surgery or recovering from an illness or injury, the scramble to obtain the best medical supplies for home care proves a difficult task. With a list of necessities from a physician or nurse in hand, one may find themselves bouncing from pharmacy to drugstore in search of the right products, amongst a sea of varieties and brands.

Cardinal Health™ Hospital Quality at Home™ products make the transition from hospital to home recovery a smoother and more successful one. With products that aim to give you professional quality with the ease of at-home use, the focus remains on healing and recovery.

· The Cardinal HealthTM Advanced Wound Care products cover a wide range of needs that aid healing, offer long-lasting protection, and help provide a moist environment, which helps promote wound healing.

· The Cardinal HealthTM Advanced Wound Care products are ideal for local wounds such as blisters, minor cuts and scrapes, minor burns and minor surgical wounds.

· Hospital-acquired pressure ulcers, sometimes called a bedsore[3], are the second most common patient safety incident: Nearly 36 for every 1,000 hospitalizations.[4]

· Under the supervision of a health care professional, the Hydrocolloid and Silicone Bordered Foams may be used for diabetic, venous and arterial ulcers (common types of leg and foot ulcers[5]) and early stage bedsores (stage I and II pressure ulcers).

· Under the supervision of a health care professional, some use cases for transparent dressings include early stage bedsores (stage I and II pressure ulcers).

Our Review:

The Cardinal at home products are great. We received a plethora of products that i wish I had post surgery. i have had 3 C-sections and my husband has had 5 knee surgeries…so i know all too well what is need and wanted in at home care products!

Below is a photo of the items we received in the pack

The items I found extremely helpful within the pack were the bordered silicone foam and the transparent dressing. These items are extremely useful when having to redress wounds or sutures. The other nice item within the pack was the protective underpadding… this proves useful if the patient cannot move and you do not want to ruin any bedding.

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About the book:
Welcome to Monsterland – the scariest place on Earth. All guests can interact with real vampires in Vampire Village, be chased by an actual werewolf on the River Run, and walk among the dead in Zombieville. Wyatt Baldwin, a high school student and life-long movie buff is staring bleakly at a future of flipping burgers. Due to a fortuitous circumstance, Wyatt and his friends are invited to the star-studded opening of Monsterland. In a theme park full of real vampires, werewolves and zombies, what could possibly go wrong?

Our Review:

Wow! Another smash hit by Michael Phillips Cash! We loved this book! Jam packed with monsters and adventure make this the perfect Halloween read… or anytime read! As stated above in the summary this book is about teens interacting with monsters at “Monsterland” and although there are teens within the book i would not limit this to a Young Adult Audience … this is a book for Adults too! I cannot say enough about this installment to the Michael Phillips Cash Novel Collection… might just be his best yet! I will not spoil the contents of the book by telling you anymore …you MUST pick this up as a good read!

About the author: Michael Phillip Cash is an award winning and best selling author of horror, paranormal, and science fiction novels. Stillwell: A Haunting on Long Island, The Hanging Tree, and Schism: The Battle for Darracia have all been named to Foreward Reviews Book of the Year Awards. Cash currently resides on Long Island with his wife and children.

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“Sometimes life, as well as death, is about second chances. Luckless Telly Martin doesn’t have a clue. An awful gambler trying to scrape by as a professional poker player, he becomes the protégé of world famous poker champion Clutch Henderson. The only catch…Clutch is a ghost. Telly and Clutch must navigate the seedy gambling underbelly of Las Vegas learning to trust each other in order to win the elusive International Series of Poker, repair their shattered personal relationships and find redemption in this life and the hereafter.

I must admit that the title of this book did not thrill me when I first saw it. I am not interested in poker or the gambling scene. However the supernatural does catch my attention. Overall this was a good book. The general setting did not grasp me as a reader but the supernatural aspect did. I urge you to push past misconceptions about the gambling scene and pick up the book .. .it is very interesting.

Pick up a copy on AMAZON today! While on amazon check out some other Michael Phillips Cash books!

About the author: Michael Phillip Cash is an award winning and best selling author of horror, paranormal, and science fiction novels. Stillwell: A Haunting on Long Island, The Hanging Tree, and Schism: The Battle for Darracia have all been named to Foreward Reviews Book of the Year Awards. Cash currently resides on Long Island with his wife and children.

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As a mother of two kids I need lots of room in a car when I’m on the go.  I like to have extra clothes, diapers, toys, reusable shopping bags, movies, etc., etc., etc. in my car at all times.  On top of that I need room for groceries and shopping bags.  I had the pleasure of driving around a 2015 Toyota Camry for the past week.  Let’s just say, I loved it from the beginning.

My first impression of the car was, wow that’s nice, but…there’s no way all of my stuff will fit.  I was pleasantly surprised once I put the car seats in and all of our stuff how much room we still had.  When I went grocery shopping all of my bags fit with room to spare.  If I didn’t have kids and my backseat was available, I love that the back seats fold down for even more extra storage.

The car felt very smooth, and had great pick up!  My kids called it the cruising car.  At one point I was driving on the highway and was going 90 without even knowing it.  My favorite feature of the Toyota Camry was when a car was in my blind spot when I wanted to change lanes, the car would beep.  The car would also beep when I would get too close to the shoulder or the middle line.  I miss those features in the car I’m currently driving.

The Toyota Camry had all of the bells and whistles imaginable.  Back up camera, GPS, tons and tons of apps, keyless entry, and more.  My kids really enjoyed the sunroof.  Overall I would say this is a fantastic car.  Very roomy, great features, fast, and great for all families.

www.Toyota.com/camry

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