Showing posts with label books. Show all posts
Showing posts with label books. Show all posts

Tuesday, August 23, 2011

A Must Read: Heaven is for Real by Todd Burpo

A little boy's astounding story of this trip to heaven and back. (A true story)

"Heaven Is for Real is the true story of the four-year old son of a small town Nebraska pastor who during emergency surgery slips from consciousness and enters heaven. He survives and begins talking about being able to look down and see the doctor operating and his dad praying in the waiting room. The family didn't know what to believe but soon the evidence was clear.

Colton said he met his miscarried sister, whom no one had told him about, and his great grandfather who died 30 years before Colton was born, then shared impossible-to-know details about each. He describes the horse that only Jesus could ride, about how "reaaally big" God and his chair are, and how the Holy Spirit "shoots down power" from heaven to help us.

Told by the father, but often in Colton's own words, the disarmingly simple message is heaven is a real place, Jesus really loves children, and be ready, there is a coming last battle."


An incredible story.

Monday, September 20, 2010

Bye, summer!

Took one last trip to the beach this season:

(I'm always prepared)


I started reading The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo.

Up to speed on all my celebrity gossip ... and fashion

Monday, July 12, 2010

As I Jump on the Twilight Bandwagon ...

I stumbled across a Twilight book last week and decided to take a stab at understanding this whole vampire thing. To my surprise, as I started reading -- I quickly found myself intrigued with every aspect of the book. (I know vampires aren't real, but imagine if they were?) I was mesmerized by Bella and Edward and their level of love and affection for one another. Do people really feel that way about one another? Can they? Is it possible? Being so... over the top in love with someone (and to know that he isn't even a human?)

Okay, so like many other Twilight fans, I became (just shy of) obsessed with this book. I was able to feel the characters, picture their life, and be a part of the story. Before I knew it, I was 500 pages deep and quickly finished with the book (thank goodness there are 3 more).

So I went to Blockbuster last night to rent Twilight (Yes, blockbuster is still in existence -- as of right now), volunteered my sister to spend a couple hours on the couch with me and sat down to watch this great vampire, love story.

FAIL. FAIL. FAIL. FAIL.

Are these people serious?

I know the movie is never as good as the book and I wasn't expecting it to be, but where is the story line? Where is the passion? Where is the convincing love and affection?

Scenes cut in half, important details left out (that couldn't be left to the imagination), choppy plots, etc.

I couldn't help but be entirely disappointed. Thank goodness I read the book first. If you haven't jumped on the Twilight bandwagon and are considering doing so in the near future, I highly recommend not watching the movie first (or at all).

Friday, March 5, 2010

Books!

So I was on Twitter yesterday and saw the trending topic of #WorldBookDay! I realized I need to start reading again. I love chick-lit, pretty much any type of mystery and romance books always get me too, but I can only handle so much of those - Love James Patterson and Jackie Collins. I don't really have a specific genre that I stick to so this is my list as of right now, feel free to suggest any good books!

Jackie Collins - Poor Little Bitch Girl
Kate White - If Looks Could Kill
Kate White - A Body To Die For
Kate White - 'Til Death Do Us Part
Kate White - Over Her Dead Body (only one my library had, so had to start with this one)
Kate White - Lethally Blond
Kate White - Hush
Nicholas Sparks
- Dear John
James Patterson
- Worst Case
Lauren Conrad - L.A. Candy (ordered this)
James Patterson (and Michael Ledwidge) - Run For Your Life
Michael Lewis - The Blind Side