I Can Love Like Jesus Book Review...

I am super excited to tell you about a new fabulous book called I Can Love Like Jesus!

Help your little ones live and love like Jesus did with this adorable picture book. The simple text and beautiful illustrations show children exactly how Jesus loved others and how to emulate Him with small acts of kindness, like sharing, forgiving, and comforting.

Invite the Savior into your home and feel His peace each time you read this book together.

As soon as I received this in the mail, I opened it right up and couldn't wait to read it...

The pictures are darling and each page warmed my heart! I enjoyed reading about how we should love others like Jesus. What a wonderful way to teach others about our loving Savior Jesus Christ. As we learn to follow His example, we can all become more loving and like Him.

I really love this book and can't wait to give some as gifts! I know all ages will love it as much as my family does! 

Thank you so very much Heidi Poelman for blessing my families lives with this book!

About the author:

Heidi Poelman is the author of A is for Abinadi: An Alphabet Book of Scripture Heroes, A Mother’s Greatest Gift, The Two-Minute Marriage Project: Simple Secrets for Staying in Love, and the upcoming books I Can Love Like Jesus and A Is for Adam: An Alphabet Book of Scripture Heroes.

Heidi received her degrees in communication from Brigham Young University (BA) and Wake Forest University (MA). When she’s not writing, cooking, cleaning, or carpooling, Heidi loves playing in the outdoors with her family, going out for date night, and reading bedtime stories. She lives in Utah with her husband and four children.

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Once There Was A Mom Book Review...

I am thrilled to tell you about this fantastic book...

For every mom who has ever wondered if all the little things she does in a day make a difference, Once There Was a Mom offers hope and encouragement. Take it from someone who, like you, has read story after story, sung lullaby after lullaby, and even taken the batteries out of the toys once in a while!

The truth is, little things are much more important than we may think. With contemporary, stylized illustration by artist Destin Cox, this charming gift book will bring a smile to the face of mothers of any age.

Look how adorable this book is...

About the author: 

Emily Watts is a senior editor at Deseret Book as well as a favorite Time Out for Women speaker and the author of several books, including Being the Mom: 10 Coping Strategies I Learned by Accident, Confessions of an Unbalanced Woman, and The Slow-Ripening Fruits of Motherhood. She is the joyful mother of five children and grandmother of ten. Emily and her husband, Larry, live in Taylorsville, Utah.

My Review:

I have had the chance to listen to Emily Watts speak and meet her in person. She is so awesome I love her! I was really excited to read this book. It is so cute and a great short read. It made me smile and left me feeling uplifted. This little hardcover book is amazing! It has a special place in my heart as a mom and grandma.

Another thing I enjoyed was the humor Emily added to this book. I laughed at the part about the tired mom trying to relax by taking a hot bath. "Mom! Mom!" the children would cry, pounding on the door. "Let us in!" I am lucky to have a helpful hubby that when this happened often to me he would entertain our boys until I got done taking my bath. :)

I plan on buying some of these for gifts. I thought of how grateful I am for my angel mom who is now in heaven as I read this. Moms truly are such a blessing to us all. Once There Was a Mom for sure gets a thumbs up from me!

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The Five Strings are AMAZING!!

The Five Strings are a performing family band made up of five siblings from St. George Utah. Ranging in ages from 6 to 16, their audiences are amazed at the variety of music they play at such a young age. In addition to violin, the group features mandolin, guitar, piano, ukulele, as well as singing and dancing.

Check out one of their videos below...

The Five Strings have recently returned to Utah from Nashville Tennessee, where they were under instruction of some of the top music and dance teachers. ​ The Five Strings have performed for a variety of audiences from all over the world. A few of their favorite venues they have made appearances at include; Branson Missouri, Tuacahn Amphitheater, Nashville, TN, and performing for the top resorts throughout the islands of Hawaii.

In 2013 they released their first album and since then have released 2 more. The Five Strings' love and dedication of music shows from the second they raise their bows. They wish to thank all of those that have had an impact in their lives so far.

I was blessed to be able to finally meet them all today at the America's Freedom Festival! I got goosebumps as I listen to them and watched them perform. They are all very talented and AMAZING!

If you ever get the chance to go watch them perform make sure you do! You can visit their website to see when they are playing next and like them on FB here. My husband and I listened to some of their music on our way home from their show and we love it!

A special thank you to this awesome family for touching my life with their uplifting spirits and musical talents!

My Home Can Be a Holy Place CD by Jenny Oaks Baker Review...

From one of the world's premier violinists comes a new collection of beautiful songs celebrating family and motherhood. The album features classic hymns, such as "Love at Home" and "I Am a Child of God," stunning classical arrangements, including Brahms's "Cradle Song," and beloved children's tunes. The gorgeous track "Love Is Spoken Here" features Jenny performing with all four of her children, ages eleven and younger.

Track List:

Love at Home

Jesus Once Was a Little Child

Songs My Mother Taught Me

I Feel My Savior's Love

Brahms's Cradle Song

I Am a Child of God

Love Is Spoken Here

Our Review:

We absolutely LOVE Jenny Oaks Baker and were very excited when this came out. My Home Can Be a Holy Place CD is so beautiful! We have been listening to it and it brings peace into our home. This CD is relaxing and the songs make us feel so happy. Jenny Oaks Baker is a fabulous violinist! If you ever get the chance to see her live make sure you do, she is amazing. You sure can feel her love for music as she plays.

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What Makes Us Sisters Book Review...

"Sisters take care of each other, watch out for each other, comfort each other, and are there for each other through thick and thin," observes Sister Bonnie L. Oscarson, Young Women general president.

In this delightful and inspiring book, Sister Oscarson encourages all women to look beyond differences in age, culture, and circumstance in order to better nurture and serve one another. She explains that all women—young or old, married or single, working in an office or running a home—have unique talents and gifts to share. Focusing on the boundless blessings that Latter-day Saint women enjoy, Sister Oscarson urges women throughout the Church to live and inspire others in ways that realize their greatest potential.

My Review:

This hardcover book What Makes Us Sisters is fabulous! I love the sweet pictures, thoughts and scriptures. What a beautiful little book! I was deeply touched since I love sisterhood. Here is one of my favorite quotes from the book: "I invite you to not only love each other more but love each other better." ~Sister Bonnie D. Parkin. After reading this I felt peace, uplifted and renewed. I plan on buying several of these for gifts.

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Amazed By Grace Book Review...

What is grace? What difference can grace make in our lives? How does the Savior make His power available to us? And what must we do to gain access to that power?

In Amazed by Grace, Sheri Dew discusses each of those important questions, exploring a topic that she describes as being central to the Atonement of Jesus Christ. "The most compelling, most life-changing message of all time," she writes, "is that Jesus Christ has already triumphed over sin, death, hell, temptation, and every kind of misery."

As we come to more fully understand the majestic doctrine of grace, our faith will increase. We will see how the Savior keeps His promise to make weak things strong. And we will believe the truth that "His Atonement makes available all of the power, peace, light, and strength that we need to deal with life's challenges.

My Review:

This hardcover book by Sheri Dew is amazing! I really learned a lot about grace and thoroughly enjoyed it. One of my favorite quotes is: "When we turn our lives over to the Lord, the power behind us is always greater than the obstacles before us." I also love the great examples shared in this book about the power of prayer! Sheri Dew rocks and is so inspirational! I plan on buying some of these for gifts. Amazed By Grace gets a huge thumbs up from me and is for sure a must read! 

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Yesterday, Today and Forever Book Review...

The scriptures proclaim that "God is the same yesterday, today, and forever" (Mormon 9:9). In his latest book, Elder M. Russell Ballard attests to the truth of that statement by combining his words with teachings from his grandfathers, Hyrum Mack Smith and Melvin J. Ballard. What makes this combination unique is that all three of these men have served as members of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
"In preparing this work," writes Elder Ballard, "I have seen anew that the course of the Lord truly i 'one eternal round' (Alma 37:12) and that the doctrine of the gospel is timely and timeless. It is forever relevant to disciples of the Lord Jesus Christ."

These never-before-published talks from Elder Ballard, paired with doctrinal statements from his grandfathers, will be a valuable resource for readers and a powerful testimony of Jesus Christ, our Savior and Redeemer.

My review:

First, I love the cover of this book! I have always enjoyed listening to M. Russell Ballard. You can tell his talks are inspired and I feel the spirit every time I hear him. I was really excited to get this book full of gospel messages from him and his grandfathers. All three of these great men served as members of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles. This is a great uplifting book!

Happy today is one of my favorite chapters. In that chapter he talks about how to be happy no matter what challenges we face. He says to be truly happy we must "Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding". There are so many interesting topics in this book, I didn't want to put it down. The scriptures are powerful throughout this book. It would also make a wonderful gift!

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