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Grit & Grace Devotions for Warrior Moms Book Review & Giveaway

February 22, 2019 by Linda @ Linda's Lunacy

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As a mom of 6, I know first hand how hard it is to fit in Bible reading and devotion time. It’s not because we don’t want to. It’s because we have these little people all clamoring for our attention. Often several at the same time. Add in work, and all the other responsibilities moms have, and it sure is hard to fit anything in!

That’s why I’m really liking Grit & Grace Devotions for Warrior Moms. Grit & Grace is a 90 day devotional for busy moms. Daily devotions take less than 5 minutes to read. Each devotion includes Bible verses, a prayer, along with a true story of motherhood with the spiritual truths the authors learned by going through the experience with their kids. This devotional is fully self contained, you don’t need to gather your Bible, notebook, pen, etc.

Grit & Grace Devotions for Warrior Moms Book Review & Giveaway

Grit & Grace Devotions for Warrior Moms is written for moms of young children. Babies, toddlers, and early elementary. I had all of those at the same time, along with a couple of teenagers, too. lol My oldest was 14 when my youngest was born. From reading these devotionals, I think they are appropriate for moms with kids of all ages. And Grandma’s too! Let’s not leave out the grandmas! I am one now. lol This devotional will encourage you while you spend quality time with your grandchildren. If you are one of the many, many grandmothers now raising your grandchildren, you will benefit greatly from this devotional book.

The authors are both busy moms that use their own real life stories, along with humor to help encourage moms. As you read the Bible verses and prayer that go along with each day’s message, you’ll discover more fully who you are in Christ and how to raise your children to reflect His love to the world.

I have enjoyed reading the devotionals in Grit & Grace, now I’m going to pass my copy on to my daughter. My granddaughter is 6 months old now, and I know these devotions will really help and encourage my daughter as she walks through this journey of motherhood.

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The Restoration Series: Jonathan’s Walk – New Series from Prison Fellowship

February 20, 2019 by Linda @ Linda's Lunacy

I think it’s safe to say we all know someone that is, or has been, in jail. Whether that is a family member, a friend, a friends family member, or a neighbor. According to statistics from Prison Fellowship, America is home to only 4% of the world’s population, but we house more than 20% of its prisoners.

I personally spent about 10 months last year helping a family member that had just gotten out of jail. They have now been out for a year. They have worked hard to reach their goals – get a job, get their drivers license back, buy a vehicle. Not easy goals when you start with nothing.

Recidivism, the tendency of a criminal to reoffend, is out of control. The odds are against them, with over half of prisoners returning to prison within two years. That’s why it is so important for prisoners to get the help they need to get their lives in order so they don’t have to go back to prison again.

Prison Fellowships new series The Restoration Series tells the story of men and women who have experienced The Academy, a revolutionary in-prison program that is combatting incarceration and recidivism head on.

The Restoration Series: Jonathan’s Walk, is a 5-part documentary series that follows one man as he re-enters his community after 15 years in prison. As they tell Jonathan’s story we see what it means to be human and the shared need of all people to see communities restored.

Because that should be the goal. Helping people to reclaim their lives, so we can reclaim our communities.

Watch The Restoration Series: Jonathan’s Walk episode one below. Visit The Restoration Series website to watch the rest of the series.

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Artsy Olive Personalized Prints Review & Giveaway

December 18, 2018 by Linda @ Linda's Lunacy

After I visited the Artsy Olive website, I just knew I was going to love their personalized prints! I had a hard time deciding which print to get as there are so many great ones!

The deciding was the hard part! Ordering was super easy. The website walks you through it, and you get to see a preview of what your print will look like personalized with your choice of name, or phrase on it. I chose the 7.7×7.7 size, but there are several to choose from.

I ordered my print on a Wednesday night at 10:30. I received an email saying that my order had shipped the next day, Thursday, at 1:30 in the afternoon. So fast! My print was delivered on Saturday.

I was impressed with the packaging. My print was sandwiched between 2 layers of packing peanuts. It wasn’t going anywhere! lol I blocked out the family’s last name for privacy reasons. And so they don’t know the gift is for them!

Inside, it had corner protectors on it, and was wrapped in plastic. My print arrived in perfect condition!

My personalized print is amazing! It looks just like the picture on the website.

It looks so good hanging on the wall! I will be giving this print as a gift. I’m sure it’s going to look amazing on their walls, too.

I love this print so much, I’m going to be ordering one (or more! lol) for myself. Include in the box was this card. It explains how you can order a frame with your first print, then order prints only on future orders, and use the same frame. You can store up to 12 prints in one frame! How awesome is that! Store all your holiday prints behind the current one you are displaying. No storing multiple frames when you aren’t using them! An awesome space saver for those with limited storage space. And a money saver! Only by one frame!

This is going to be an awesome Christmas gift! They are going to love it!

There’s still time for Christmas delivery! To give an Artsy Olive personalized print as a gift this Christmas, go to the Artsy Olive website may use the promo code “blog15” and get a 15% discount on their order. It is good December 1-30 for unlimited use. So you can get one, or more, for yourself, too!

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The New Little Women Movie Review

September 24, 2018 by Linda @ Linda's Lunacy

2018 marks the 150th anniversary of Little Women by Lousia May Alcott. I have loved this book since the first time I read it! I have also thoroughly enjoy watching every Little Women movie that has been made. Several times! lol

Now there is a new Little Women movie!

Sisters—and dreams—are unique in their ability to inspire, encourage and change the world. For 150 years, Louisa May Alcott’s Little Women has motivated women of all ages to dream together and celebrate family. Coming to theaters for the first time, a modern retelling of LITTLE WOMEN brings a new generation together with their mothers, sisters and friends.

From girls playing in the attic to women living with purpose, the March sisters—Meg, Jo, Beth and Amy—are committed to always supporting each other. Yet, growing up sometimes means growing apart. An aspiring writer, Jo leaves for New York determined to publish a novel. In the wake of rejected draft upon draft, her editor challenges Jo to write about something more interesting—her family. When tragedy brings the sisters back home, sticking together takes on new meaning. As Jo comforts her sick sister, Beth asks for one thing: a story. Jo knows the perfect one … by heart.

Little Women: A Modern Retelling Official Trailer

The New Little Women Movie Review

Since I am a big fan of Little Women, I noticed a few things that bothered me about this new movie.

It is supposed to be set in harsh times, but they don’t seem to have it that bad off. I really noticed no representation of harsh times in the movie.

In previous versions, Marmie and the girls are shown repeatedly doing their part to help others. In this version, volunteering is mentioned, once that I noticed, but there is nothing shown of the girls and Marmie doing anything to help others. That was such a big part of the original, and subsequent versions, that it is noticeably absent. The girls seem wrapped up in themselves instead of caring for others.

In previous versions, Marmie was home every night, and there a was family life. When she wasn’t there, there was a housekeeper to take care of the girls. In this version, Marmie isn’t seen very much. She certainly isn’t shown with the girls every day. With no housekeeper, it seems like the girls are just on their own most of the time.

Another thing that was changed was Beth’s illness. Jo cut her hair, her one beauty, in solidarity to her sister Beth who was diagnosed with leukemia. Jo sold her hair to pay for the gumball machine she broke when leaving the hospital in a fit of rage after Beth was diagnosed.

There are significant differences between this movie and previous movies, and the book. I hope it doesn’t seem like I am picking this movie apart. When you’ve read the book and seen other versions of a movie, you notice differences. I don’t think that diminishes this movie, though.

Overall, I enjoyed this new Little Women movie. It’s an entertaining movie about family, friendship, love, and purpose.

Here, Clare Niederpruem, the writer and director, joins the cast to talk about this modern retelling of Little Women.

Little Women has a PG-13 rating for some thematic elements and teen drinking.

Little Women releases in theaters nationwide on Friday, September 28th, 2018.

For more information about Little Women, visit the official Little Women website. Follow Little Women on Facebook, Instagram, or Twitter.

*Disclosure: I watched an online screener version of this movie for free in order to write this review. My opinions are my own.

Healed by Grace 2 Review & DVD Set Giveaway

September 2, 2018 by Linda @ Linda's Lunacy

I love a good family movie. One that you can sit down and watch without worrying about what your kids are being exposed to. Maybe you don’t have young kids anymore, I don’t, my youngest is now 18. I still love a good family movie so “I” don’t have to worry about the language, or other content that I don’t want to see myself.

Healed by Grace 2 is just that kind of movie. It is Dove Approved for all ages. Healed by Grace 2 release in digital format on 8/20/18 and releases on DVD on 9/18/18. I was able to watch a digital screener version of the movie for this review.

About Healed by Grace 2 Ten Days of Grace

Jesse is approaching her 15th birthday and the only gift she desires is a horse. Unbeknownst to Jesse, her mother Brandy is in the throes of a cancer diagnosis which has Jesse’s father jumping through unexpected obstacles. He signs Jesse up for summer camp, but when summer camp falls through he decides to have her stay with her estranged grandfather, an old gruff horse trainer named Gauff. Gauff, still recovering from the death of a special horse named Grace, now faces the challenges of teen negotiation. Gauff finds he must swallow his pride and ask his daughter Brandy for forgiveness. A humorous and inspiring story of how God’s grace works in mysterious ways.

Healed by Grace 2 Ten Days of Grace Official Trailer

When Jesse’s father meets her grandfather – I am your son in law

When Jesse first meets Grace…

Jesse’s mother Brandy, estranged from her father, didn’t know that her husband had dropped Jesse off with him. Jesse finds out that her mother had a cancer scare and no one told her. Gauff, Jesse’s grandfather, has to come to terms with his behavior while he was raising his daughter. While Brandy is racing to get to her father’s to get Jesse, Gauff, prays for forgiveness, and apologizes to his granddaughter. When Brandy & Jesse are reunited, Brandy tries to take Jesse home, but she doesn’t want to leave once she finds out her mother will be fine. While there, Brandy confronts her father about his behavior when she was a kid. He admits there is no excuse for his behavior and that he thought she was better off without him in her life. He then gets down on one knee and begs for her forgiveness, and a chance to start over.

The themes throughout Healed by Grace 2: Ten Days of Grace are faith, forgiveness, and reconciliation. Healed by Grace 2 shows us that we can overcome out pasts. We can ask others for forgiveness, and extend forgiveness to them. And that we can mend relationships that we never thought that we would be able to reconcile.

For more information about Healed by Grace 2, visit the Healed by Grace website.

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Healed By Grace II – Ten Days of Grace

Turns out that Gauff – the cantankerous horse trainer – has a dark past that includes a messy divorce and hopelessly strained relationship with his adult daughter Brandy, who won’t even speak to him. But when Brandy experiences a health scare, Gauff finds himself looking after his 14 year old girl granddaughter – whom he was unaware of just days before! It’s a heartwarming tale of connection and reconciliation set in a scenic and inspiring equestrian setting.

Healed By Grace I

Riley Adams dreamed of being a world class dancer, but a horrific accident brings her dreams to a standstill. Faced with her greatest setback, Riley clings to her faith, determined to recover in time for the national competition. Through equine therapy, she discovers a special bond with a beautiful mare named Grace, and a most unexpected burgeoning romance as well! Just when it seems the old Riley is back, disaster strikes and it seems all her efforts will come to nothing. That is, until God’s grace appears from a most unexpected place.

Healed By Grace is a charming film series placed in an idyllic equestrian setting.

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World Vision Gift Catalog Review & Giveaway

November 11, 2017 by Linda @ Linda's Lunacy

Are you looking for something different this Christmas? A different gift to give? A way to make a difference in someone’s life?

Check out World Vision. They provide assistance to people in nearly 100 countries. The World Vision Gift Catalog is one of many programs designed to help eradicate poverty and provide hope around the world. The Gift Catalog started during the Christmas season in 1996.

In fiscal year 2017, more than 144,000 people donated more than 301,000 items from the Gift Catalog that helped people around the world raising over $28 million. World Vision works to keep their overhead rates low. In 2016, 85 percent of World Vision’s total operating expenses were used for programs that benefit children, families and communities in need.

There are more than 100 meaningful gifts ranging in price from $16 to $50,000 in the catalog. There are more than 30 gifts in the catalog that are $40 or less, including items like chickens, job training or
school supplies. There are also more than 250 items on the World Vision Gifts website.

Give a donation to make a difference in someone’s life, and get a gift to give. Or keep for your self as a reminder of the gift you gave.

World Vision Gift Catalog Review & Giveaway

When a donation is made to World Vision’s “Where Most Needed” fund, donors can choose from different items (like those below) to receive as a meaningful memento of their gift. (Prices in the Gift Catalog are subject to change.) The donation is a one-time gift that will go towards needs that might otherwise go unmet.

The Heaton Hope Bracelet ($100 donation) – This year, everyone’s favorite TV mom, Patricia Heaton, has partnered with World Vision to design the Patricia Heaton Hope Bracelet. The name was purposely chosen to encourage people to feel hopeful about our world and to give hope, through generosity, to those in need.

This is an absolutely gorgeous bracelet! It is very comfortable wear, too.

Wraparound Ring ($55 donation) – A vibrant, adjustable ring with aqua and blue chalcedony stones set in metal, made by female artisans in India.

I have small hands, so this ring covers the whole section of my ring finger. I love the many facets on these stones. A picture definitely doesn’t do this ring justice. It’s so pretty.

Charm Necklace ($100 donation) – Made by a gold and silver plating specialist in India, the unique and elegant charms make this necklace a subtle statement piece.

This necklace is beautiful. It will go well with many different styles of clothing. I love it.

African Soapstone Box ($85 donation) – Talented artisans bring raw stone to life with etched designs and hand dyed finishes that showcase modern African creativity and provide a sustainable way out of poverty.

This box arrived well wrapped in paper. I just kept thinking what is this? while I was unwrapping it because it’s heavy. It is much more beautiful than I expected. A very unique gift.

Infinity Scarf ($75 donation) – This fashion-forward accessory is made by artisans in India who are trained in the loom industry to attain skills and a sustainable livelihood.

This scarf is so soft. It’s made of thin, flowing material that looks great without being too hot or bulky.

Vietnamese Tote ($100 donation) – Disabled Vietnamese women gain independence by creating these beautiful hand-embroidered purses.

This tote is amazing. It’s a nice, large size with a zippered pocket inside. Check out all the hand embroidery!

To request a copy of the catalog, or to place an order, go online to the World Vision Gift Catalog website. If you donate as a gift, you can choose to have a card sent in honor of a loved one. Cards can also be printed or emailed from the website at any time to let an honoree know that something special has been done for them this Christmas.

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A Great Gift Idea – EntertainArt Wall Decor

July 17, 2017 by Linda @ Linda's Lunacy

A while back, I received this Star Wars wall decor from EntertainArt. EntertainArt offers exclusive, limited edition and ready-to-hang wall decor from some of the most popular movies, comics and TV shows.

EntertainArt has growing selection of officially licensed and exclusive designs. So when you purchase a wall hanging from them you can be sure it’s authentic.

I found this to be high quality wall decor. The canvas is wrapped around a solid wood frame.

See all the detail on the canvas? It really is a high quality canvas.

As you can see, the picture on the canvas wraps all the way around the sides. This canvas looks awesome hanging on the wall.

My husband loved this Star Wars wall decor. I gave it to my teenage son, though, to hang in his room. He was so excited to get it. He is a huge Star Wars fan. I like that while he thinks it’s cool now, it can go with him when he moves out on his own. It looks great in his room, and will look equally great in a living room, family room, or media room.

Head on over and check out all the available designs on EntertainArt. They make great gifts!

*Disclosure: I received one or more of the products or services mentioned above for free in the hope that I would mention it on my blog. Regardless, I only recommend products or services I use personally and believe will be good for my readers. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission’s 16 CFR, Part 255: “Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising.” My opinions are my own.

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