The Coming Revolution: Signs from America's Past That Signal Our Nation's Future by Dr. Richard G. Lee

This book fascinated me greatly. I love history and feel that if we don't study and understand history we are doomed to repeat the mistakes of the past. Also by understand our own country's history we can understand what made our nation great. This book begins with an introduction to how our nation was settled. He puts forth the argument that the Great Awakening laid the foundation and was the inspiration to the American Revolution. Dr. Lee states that the "Revolution was the moment when the flame of faith that had been lit during the Great Awakening burst forth, helping to shape the character and destiny of a nation." He claims it "shaped the thinking of the patriots in the years prior to the Revolution."

It was a fascinating book to read and think about how much faith in God played a part in our country's past history. The revisionists like to try to eradicate this from all textbooks. Interestingly, my children and I are studying the 1600-1700's currently. This book gave me great insight into the time period. I highly recommend this book for those that want to really have a good grasp on how faith played a role in the founding of our nation.

BookSneeze has provided me with a complimentary copy of this book for review. I received this book for free from the publisher through the Tyndale Blog Network book review (BookSneeze) bloggers program. I was not required to write a positive review. The opinions I have expressed are my own.

oh kitty kitty

I have several plants and a bowl of fruit on the kitchen table. Our dear kitty cat loves to investigate. I love the look she is giving me. Sitting there where she doesn't belong, trying to 'blend in', sniffing the fruit while glancing me to see if I notice her. Yep! Busted!

Once she realized she was busted she got up to get ready to flee if necessary but continued to investigate until fleeing was required!

Aren't cats funny!

See the grumpy look. My husband didn't want the dog to sit in the chair (actually he doesn't like any of the animals to sit in the chair) - so he piled it with pillows. The cat was completely put out that she couldn't sit in her favorite spot! She perched on the end of the chair and grumped at me. I felt so bad for her - I moved the pillows. She curled right in.

Paper Angels by Billy Coffey

This is Billy Coffey's second novel. I find I really enjoy his writing style. You can tell he is a man of faith - that shines through. It is nice to see. Andy is the main character in the book and the story begins with him in the hospital. He meets with a councilor who tries to help him piece together why it all happened. It is a great path of discovery.

Heaven is Real

Heaven is Real by Don Piper and Cecil Murphey

Really excellent book but I do recommend reading 90 Minutes in Heaven first. This is the sequel that gives more insights and also shares stories of others that have contacted Don Piper since his first book came out. He shares the powerful impact that 90 Minutes in Heaven has had on others and how it has touched others lives. He talks about going through tragedies in life and being able to find a new normal. Life won't be like it was before. Things will be different but it can be better.

juicing - going GREEN

One of the healthy things that has been suggested to me is to work at raising my PH level. I got the test strips and my level was at the bottom of the acceptable range - which isn't horrible but I want to make sure it is well into that range. Green veggies help to make the body more alkaline. So it was recommended I do Green Smoothies with green supplements added in. Here it is in the blender.

Below is the concoction as it is starting to get blended.

This is the final product. It looks just awful doesn't it!! Well, surprise, surprise - I actually like it. My family thinks I am nuts but it really does taste much better than it looks.

If you are interested in giving this a try - here is the recipe from a friend's website: click here

I made the Basic Green Smoothie. I did not add any honey and I only added one apple - as I am not doing that much 'sweet' stuff. I cut out all soy and all sugar for now - until I get my body more stabilized - sugar will come back in moderation later. Actually I am hoping to add in more fruits soon. Anyway, since I have been off all sugar for 2 months now, adding just one apple made it seem incredibly sweet to me. I used just a little bit of kale and then I used collard leaves. The green powder came from here. Enjoy - it really is quite taste - ya just have to get past the look of it.

Book Review

The Scroll by Jeffrey and Gansky.

This book is different from others I have read lately. It is about a biblical archaeologists who is excavating treasures in Israel. This time the search is to find artifacts that would be part of the temple that was destroyed when the Romans came and took over. Additionally, the main archaeologist, David, has lost his faith in God. This last dig helps him to come to terms with the reasons that he lost his faith and to find a way to reconnect with God. There is lots of intrigue as there are many that do not want the artifacts to be found. They are willing even to resort to murder to prevent the dig from being successful. It gives a bit of insight into conditions in Israel. This was a very good book and very suspenseful. I couldn't put it down.

The author, Grant Jeffrey, is one of the leading authorities on biblical prophecy. If you would like to know more about him - here is a weblink: click here.