The Prayer Map For Women Journal Book Review

Title: The Prayer Map For Women Journal

Author: Barbour Books

Genre: Nonfiction, Christian, Journal, Spiritual, Prayer, Women

Plot: In this hectic seemingly post-miracle day, we need all the help we can get and one direct line of help is through prayer. But how do we pray and what do we pray for exactly? Many books have been written answering these questions. This book is a journal to guide you on your own prayer journey as you talk to God and figure out what you need to pray for in your own particular spiritual adventure.

Each beautifully decorated page has a date header with an opening paragraph for us to fill in, followed by a space for a list of gratitude (always a good practice to keep track of those). A separate space has a few lines to list people we're praying for and things we are worried about. On the flip side of the page is a brief area to update God on what's happening in our life right now, what we need and other things on our hearts that we need to share with God. At the bottom of the page is an encouraging Bible verse to ponder as we end that day's prayer session. A must for anyone in a prayer drought, in a devotional study or simply a collector of journals.

Likes/Dislikes: This really is a beautiful journal and definitely very inspiring to open up and write in. Designed to help guide us in our faltering prayers, we can fill each page in and look back over the course of time to see how our prayers have grown, developed and changed as they were answered or we found the peace we were seeking. It's spiral bound and small enough to carry around with us everywhere if we so choose. Perfectly gorgeous and just in time for Mother's Day. Highly recommended.

Rating: G-all ages, geared more for teens and adults than children.

Date Review Written: April 28th, 2018.

I received a copy of this book courtesy of the publishers for my honest opinion. I wasn't required to write a review and the opinions expressed in the above review are my own.

Night-Night Farm Book Review

Title: Night-Night Farm

Author: Amy Parker

Genre: Children, Touch and Feel, Animals, Christian, Bedtime

Plot: As the sun sets on the farm, mothers begin to get their babies all snuggled in and ready for bed. Mama Pig gives her piglets a splashy bath while Mama Cat gives her kittens one last snack before bedtime and Mama Sheep tucks her lambs in close for the night.

Everyone gets fed, washed and put to bed while little readers enjoy the different textures and patterns on each page. A bedtime story to delight young readers over and over again.

Likes/Dislikes: My 20 month old and 4 year old were delighted with this book. They loved the colors and different animals on each page, and the younger one enjoyed the different textures. Their favorite is the lamb on the very first page. While it was cute and I liked the wording, I personally would've preferred more and varied textures. For example, the glittery gold moon was used three times and one page was blank with a supposed embossed milk jar. Not the greatest touch and feel book I've encountered as a parent but still pretty cute.

Rating: G- All ages.

Date Review Written: April 14th, 2018

I received a copy of this book courtesy of BookLook Bloggers and wasn't required to write a positive review. The opinions expressed in the above review are my own.

I Prayed For You Book Review

Title: I Prayed For You

Author: Jean Fischer

Genre: Christian, Children's, Prayer, Bedtime, Bears

Plot: Every mother at some point prays for her baby. She starts from the moment she knows that baby is on the way and continues long after the baby has grown up and flown away to start a family of their own. Mothers pray every day for their babies, asking for different things and rejoicing in the little things that come from having a growing baby toddling around their world. Mama bear shares some of her prayers with her little cub in this delightful picture book that will make bedtime extra sweet and special.

Likes/Dislikes: This is a really cute little book. My 4 yr. old loves the bears and was really excited that mama got her a new book to read. The 20 month old listened to the rhymes and tried to turn the pages herself but that was a tad tricky. She seemed to enjoy the story though so that's a good thing. It was really cute. I personally would've left out or changed the first soccer game because not every kid does soccer and therefore might not relate to that particular page but the rest were super cute.

Rating: G-All ages, though geared more toward 3 and up. Highly recommended.

Date Review Written: April 7th, 2018

I received a copy of this book courtesy of Booklook Bloggers and wasn't required to write a positive review. The opinions expressed in the above review are my own.