1. All’s Fair in Love and Cupcakes By Betsy St. Amant
Kat is tired of her plain-old vanilla life. She’d really like to add some flavor by acting on the feelings she has for her best friend Lucas. For Lucas, the feelings are mutual, but he’s hesitant to admit it. He knows she’s meant for more than baking vanilla cupcakes in her aunt’s bakery, so he signs her up to be on a reality baking competition. He quickly realizes he might loose the love of his life to a fancy baking gig in New York City.
Sometimes the cover of a book grabs you. That’s what this one did. After all, I love anything cupcake related. This book is a Christian chick-flick and although the cover grabbed me, it took a bit for the story to. I started it, but it sat unfinished on my night stand for several weeks. This weekend I finally had some uninterrupted hours to finish it. It’s a little cheesy at times, but still a cute read. It definitely did one thing; made me crave a cupcake!
2. Every Bitter Thing is Sweet: Tasting the Goodness of God in All Things By Sara Hagerty
I was drawn to this book because it’s ultimately a story about adoption. But it goes much deeper than that. Although I didn’t relate with Sarah’s intense desire to still carry a child of her own, I could relate to the hard parts of her story. Because don’t we all face really hard stuff in life? And we have a decision? Let that hard stuff draw us closer to Jesus or become bitter.
Katie Davis said this book is for those hearts who long to see Him in the mess.
And I love the opening words from Sarah: He gave me a story to tell. He wrote on my life. I am branded.
Our stories are opportunities to point others to Jesus. Sarah does that well.
3. The Out-Of-Sync Child By Carol Kranowitz and Lucy Jane Miller
This month we learned that Jackson has Sensory Processing Disorder. This book came highly recommended by many people, so I’m digging in. Learning all I can about SPD and the best ways to help Jackson. It is full of great information. I still have a lot of reading to do, but so far it’s been very eye-opening.
4. What Love Is: The Letters of 1,2,3 John (Bible Study) By Kelly Minter
I wanted to take my quiet time to a deeper level this summer. It’s been a while since I’ve done much more than read Jesus Calling each day. I love Kelly Minter’s studies. I’ve done several in the past, so her newest one What Love Is was an easy choice for my summer study.
I’m only a few days in, but I’m really loving it. So much depth coming out of three very short chapters in the Bible. My prayer is that my belief in Jesus grows deeper through this study.
What are you reading? What’s Bible Study are you doing this summer? I’d love to hear.
I’m starting Seamless with some friends tomorrow. It’s a seven-week study, so we’ll finish it up by the end of July, even with taking a couple weeks off. I’m excited to work through it – and I love Angie Smith. Every Bitter Thing is Sweet is on my to-read list.
Let me know how the Seamless study is! I might have to do that one after I finish What Love Is. 🙂
Every Bitter Thing is Sweet is on my reading list! I just did a sensory test for my son compiled from The Out of Sync child by my friend and child psychologist! I knew he had sensory issues and we have been working through them for years, but this test was so helpful. Keep me posted on what you think of the book! And, as far as Bible study, I am in between formal studies right now. I need a new one!
I really recommend What Love Is! I am loving it so far. I download the video and watch it at the beginning of the week (it’s 30 minutes) and then do the homework each morning. It’s not as in-depth as a Beth Moore study, but a little more meat than just a simple devotion like Jesus Calling. I really love all of Kelly Minter’s study. The one on Ruth is amazing and I don’t think you have to watch a video with that one.
I’m still reading through the Out of Sync Child. So far it’s been super helpful. We have our first OT appointment today. I’m looking forward to learning how we can make things a little easier for Jackson.
I read “Every Bitter Thing is Sweet” recently. It wasn’t quite what I was thinking, but I still enjoyed it. After I took a long pause and came back to it with a fresh perspective. I have loved her writing for many years, so once I came back to it, I ate it up quickly.