I am excited that this post is going to be up somewhat earlier for me than usual.  I had a good week – a busy week and just now I am able to unpack these treasures with you here!

Leaving Yesterday by Kathryn Cushman
When Alisa Stewart’s son checks himself into rehab, he seems to find a healing faith that’s real. Yet the hope she feels at this news is cracked when a policeman shows up asking dark questions about a murder of someone Kurt knew. Alisa is terrified. Her boy is different now. He’s changed and deserves a second chance. But as his old life refuses to stay buried, Alisa finds herself facing an impossible choice: keep silent and keep her son or risk everything in a quest for the truth.

This is a book from Bethany House Reviews.  I usually do not like covers with people on them but this one I do!

Watch Over Me by Christa Parrish

Deputy Benjamin Patil is the one to find the infant girl–hours old, abandoned in a field. When the mother can’t be located, Ben and his wife, Abbi, seem like the perfect couple to serve as foster parents. But the baby’s arrival opens old wounds for Abbi and shines a harsh light on how much Ben has changed since a devastating tour in Iraq. As their marriage teeters on the brink, they now must choose to either reclaim what they once had or lose each other forever.

This book is also from Bethany House Reviews.  This books topic really spoke to me ad I knew I wanted to review it.  I have a real heart for children in need.

Things Worth Remembering by Jackina Stark

Kendy Laswell and her daughter, Maisey, used to do everything together–until one fateful summer when Maisey witnessed something she shouldn’t have, and their relationship fractured. Now, Maisey is back home to get married and Kendy realizes this is her last chance to reconnect with her daughter. Will Kendy and Maisey be able to reclaim the bond they once shared?

Totally cover love on this one – also from Bathany House Reviews.  The cover caused me to read on and the topic sounds good.

Tirissa and The Necklace of Nulidor by Willow

let go by Sheila Walsh

Burdened. The word alone makes shoulders sink. It slows down our lives. It clouds our vision. It is the result of so many memories, grudges, fears, uncertainty, and stress. It is heavy.

“Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.” (Matt 11:28)

Overworked? Overcommitted? Overtired? Underappreciated?

Let go and live free.

Sound impossible? Sheila Walsh thought so – until God proved himself again and again through his Word, his people, and her life.

In Let Go, the bestselling author and speaker walks readers through the journey to freedom in Christ. Along the way, she tackles some of the toughest struggles that weigh women down, answering them with overwhelming truth, promise, and hope.

I picked this up at the Women of Faith Conference this weekend.  Sheila Walsh spoke there and I am always impressed on how real she is.  Sheila really opened up about her own life happenings and I knew I had to read this book.

A Perfect Mess by Lisa Harper

In this liberating look at how God adores and transforms imperfect people, Bible teacher Lisa Harper weaves poignant stories of her own personal foibles with a fresh take on selected Psalms to reveal a loving Father who remains your greatest champion even when you don’t feel anywhere close to holy.
Join Lisa in discovering what happens when we stop trying to hide our inadequacies and doubts and instead trust God with our anger, frustrations, flaws, and regrets. As you accept God’s loving invitation to exchange your junk for His joy, you’ll find the imperfect pieces of your life shaped into a glorious pattern of divine grace.

I seen Lisa Harper for the first time this weekend and thought that anyone that can talk about carrying a dead goat up a hill of her property and lose her pants at the same time has to be an alright author!  Lisa was incredibly funny and I am excited to dive into her book.

What To Do When The Roof Caves In by Marilyn Meberg

Every family and every person has been there in one way or another. It’s the moment when everything falls apart unexpectedly. The roof has caved in. And the question immediately following comes from the rubble: Now what?

Marilyn Meberg’s What To Do When the Roof Caves In offers readers a certified counselor’s answer to that question in their own lives. Moving from topic to topic,she helps readers understand where their emotional responses are coming from when hard times hit. And she offers practical, sisterly advice to tackle those trials that seem like they can’t be mended.

Marilyn is one of those people that you look at and think – what could this woman possibly have to share with me in a book?  I have heard Marilyn speak 5 different times now and each times she leaves me laughing so hard there are tears in my eyes and at the same time she sneaks her own witty wisdom inside her stories.  Marilyn is a joy to listen to and I have already dropped my head intot his book on our way home from Minneapolis.

Blurt package and Timeless Toys book!

This is just a funny story.  It is no secret on this blog that I a lover of all things words and games are right there in that mix!  I posted a few weeks ago a Morning Meandering on my love of board games.  If you know my meanderings – they are just that…. me rambling on about whatever is on my mind, and on this particular morning it was my love of all things board games.  Later that week I received this email:

Sheila,

Tim

I had no idea what would be sent… maybe some BLURT stationary or pens… something fun like that, so I sent off my address and then forgot about it.  Then this week my husband brings up this box that was delivered to our business office that is behind out house.  I asked, “What is it?”

“I don’t know,” he said.  “Its addressed to you.”

Don’t get me wrong – I love a good mystery box so I opened it right away and was overly delighted to see a new Blurt! game, this gorgeous book called Timeless Toys (which I have also already been reading and drooling!) and this book called SUPER BOOK about WHAM-O toys!   I hauled the BLURT! game with me to this past weekends conference but with as much as we had going on and the fact that I was in a lot of pain (see my morning meandering today about that) I did not get into the game yet.  Never fear though – I will!  First chance I get to have some friends together and we will play and review this wonderful game.

So that is my mailbox this week.  I am excited to hear what is in all of yours?  Be sure to write your post and then link it over at Kristi’s In My Mailbox post at Story Siren.  She is so fun and I love to watch her vlog each week!