I and II Peter written by Simon Peter Inspired by God

Need some encouragement?  Ever wished there was an instructional manual for living?  Want to know what the future holds?  The Books of First and Second Peter deals with all these issues and more! 

I enjoyed reading I and II Peter very much.  Peter was one of Jesus' inner circle of friends who was an eye witness to things Jesus did when He lived on earth.  The book of Acts records many things Peter did after Jesus returned to heaven. 


It is an encouraging book about hope that addresses how to respond to suffering, how to live a life pleasing to God including advice for husbands and wives, and a little about the end times and how this world one day will be destroyed by fire.  There are many interesting topics in these two short books and lots of practical advice. 

I got a lot out of it and encourage you to read the Sunday Sharing posts where I share some scripture highlights from it.  This is a quick read:  Just 5 chapters in I Peter and 3 in II Peter.  I highly recommend it!
(Karen's review, 5 stars)

Find out more:
How To Avoid Becoming Useless
The Connection Between Scripture and My Life
God Answered My Prayer in a Surprising Way

Have you read this one? What did you think of it? If you reviewed this too, feel free to share your link to your review in the comments. Happy Reading!

"Sugar's Furry Friend" by Maria Rosalyn Acero

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Loved Your Book, Sugar!

Being a regular reader of Sugar The Golden Retriever Dog Blog, I got the Kindle version of Sugar's children's book, called Sugar's Furry Friend.  It is a cute picture book about friendship.  Sugar has fun with the chipmunk in his backyard but misses it through the winter.  In the back is a list of facts about chipmunks.  I liked the pictures!
(Karen's review)

My friend Sugar's book, Sugar's Furry Friend, is great!  I could identify with Sugar because I like chasing squirrels and chipmunks at the park.  It was interesting reading the differences between chipmunks and squirrels.  It would be so cool to actually have a chipmunk in your own backyard!
(Abby's review--4 paws up!)

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"The Execution of Noa P. Singleton" by Elizabeth L. Silver

The Execution of Noa P. Singleton by Elizabeth L. Silver is a real page-turner!  Noa P. Singleton is on death row for  murdering a girl.  She is visited by Marlene Dixon, the mother of the girl who Noa is convicted of killing.  She is haunted by her daughter's death and wants Noa to tell her the story of the night the murder happened in exchange for getting her off death row. 

Will Noa tell the mother about what happened or not?  Does Noa get put to death or will the mother get her off?  There are lots of questions and to find the answers, you will have to read the book.  For a first novel, the writing is outstanding!  It's a very good book!  
(Gerard's review, 5++ stars)
 
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Tuesday Teasers

Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should  Be Reading. Anyone can play along, so I thought  I  would play for fun! Just do the following

• Grab your current read
• Open to a random page (well, we cheat and choose specific ones)
• Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on  that page
• BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away!   You don’t  want  to  ruin the  book for others!)
• Share the title and author, too, so that other TT participants can  add the book to their TBR  Lists  if they  like your teaser.   

Gerard's

An alarm sounded in my heart, and at that moment, my childhood slipped through my hands into the rifle's hot steel.
Everything I knew ha changed.

From page 91 of The Blood of Lambs by Kamal Saleem.

Karen's:

She heard the footsteps walk to her, then stop near her head. But whoever it was didn't call her name, rush to her side, or cry out in alarm.

From page 6 of Don't Go by Lisa Scottoline.

Humble yourselves, therefore, under God's mighty hand, that he may lift you up in due time.  Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you.

 From I Peter 5:7-8 (NIV version of The Bible)

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In Honor of Father's Day, "My Funny Dad, Harry" Giveaway

In honor of Father's Day, I am giving away an autographed copy of the book I wrote in memory of my dad, My Funny Dad, Harry.  It's has 21 positive reviews on Amazon and is filled with emotions written from the heart.

The short funny stories in this book about my dad, his family, his cats and the strange things he did are all true.  Many of us deal with aging parents so can relate to a lot of things in this book.  You will smile, chuckle and may even laugh out loud but also will find parts very touching that may bring a tear to your eye.  Get ready for a quick, easy, emotional read and learn to cherish the people in your day-to-day life.

This giveaway is for U.S. residents.  Just be the first to leave a comment expressing your interest in receiving it with an email address so we can contact you.  (Check out our other giveaways listed under our blog header--just be the first to comment that you'd like it.)

Have you read this one? What did you think of it? If you reviewed this too, feel free to share your link to your review in the comments. Happy Reading!