More Than Enough - 90 Devotions for Loving Yourself as God Loves You by Sandra Byrd

 

About the book:

Title: More Than Enough

Author: Sandra Byrd

Published by: Our Daily Bread Publishing

Genre: Devotional

Format: Paperback

Pages: 194

Source: Publisher

Do you ever feel like no matter what you do, you will never be enough? 

There’s a lot of pressure on women in society and Christian circles to be perfect if they want to be accepted. But the truth is, we will never be perfect in this life, and we don’t have to be. 

Join Sandra Byrd on this 90-day journey to learn the importance of loving yourself the way God does, dismantling toxic perfectionism through heartfelt stories and Scriptures that teach you that you don’t have to keep striving. 

Discover the importance of loving yourself the way God does, freeing yourself from unrealistic standards, unhealthy self-talk, and unattainable perfectionism. God’s grace and unconditional love already call you more than enough.

Goodreads || Amazon || Barnes & Noble || Our Daily Bread 

My Thoughts:

This is the third devotion I've read by Sandra Byrd and probably my favorite. She uses stories much like Christ did by telling parables to His followers to make the scripture come alive.  

As humans of today with likes, comments, and text messaging, we, as women, are battling our own self-love daily. If you grew up in my generation, it was considered vanity to love yourself, but we not only need to love ourselves, we need to realise and understand how much God loves us, and Sandra Byrd shows us how much we are loved by God in the pages of this book.

This little book is perfect for when you're looking for a quick devotional. The only problem, you'll keep reading because, in Sandra Byrd's style, you won't be able not to read it.

Disclaimer: I received a copy from the publisher. I was not required to write a review. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

About Sandra Byrd

Bestselling author Sandra Byrd continues to earn both industry acclaim and high praise from readers everywhere. The author of more than fifty books, her work has received many awards, nominations, and accolades, including the Historical Novel Society’s Editor’s Choice award, two Christy Award nominations, two Library Journal Best Book selections, and inclusion on Booklist’s Top Ten Inspirational Books of the Year list. Her traditionally published books include titles by Howard Books, a division of Simon and Schuster, Tyndale House Publishers, WaterBrook Press, an imprint of Penguin Random House, and Bethany House. She’s also an independent author.

Sandra has also published dozens of books for kids, tweens, and teens, and devotionals, including the bestselling The One Year Be-Tween You and God Devotions for Girls. She continued her work as a devotionalist with The One Year Home and Garden Devotions and The One Year Experiencing God’s Love Devotional, which was named by Called Magazine, the #1 magazine for Christian Women, as among their favorite, must-read books.

As an editor and an in-demand writing coach, Sandra is passionate about helping writers develop their talents and has mentored hundreds of writers at all stages of their writing careers. For testimonials about her editing and book coaching, please visit sandrabyrdbookcoach.com.

Sandra loves walking, the beach, cooking and baking, photography, watching Escape to the Country, Fake or Fortune, Chef’s Table, and spending time with family and friends – real and fictional!

You can connect with Sandra on these platforms  Facebook || Instagram ||Twitter 

Top Ten Tuesday April Showers Bring May Flowers

 

Happy Tuesday, and welcome to another Top Ten Tuesday sponsored by That Artsy Reader Girl. Today's prompt is April showers bring May flowers. I went through my archives to find these beauties. I love daisies, carnations, and of course roses; but pink is my favorite color so if it's pink it's perfect.

We have lilacs, lilies, roses of Sharon, and daffodils in our yard. My husband is a master gardener and does an amazing job keeping everything alive and blooming. 

What's your favorite flower? 

Please let me know what your favorite flower is. With Mother's Day on Sunday, this is a perfect prompt. Hope you have a wonderful Tuesday. 

Top Ten Tuesday Featuring One Word Title Books

 

Happy Tuesday and welcome to another Top Ten Tuesday. Today's topic is one-word titles. Sorry, I missed last week. I fully intended to do it, but time just got away. I hope y'all are having a great summer and staying cool. I'm still recovering from all of the lung illnesses so sadly I've just been inside and haven't seen my grandkids in weeks and I miss them.

I hope you've found a new book or two to add to what I'm sure is a long and growing summer-to-read list. 

Have a great Tuesday!!

Dwell: 90 Days at Home with God by Sandra Byrd Reviewed

 

About the book:

Title: Dwell: 90 Days at Home with God

Author: Sandra Byrd

Genre: Devotional

Find God in your home using this 90-day devotional. Drawing inspiration from window views and cozy armchairs, Sandra Byrd shares biblical insights and reveals God's guiding hand in every detail of your day-to-day life. Warm, inviting photos of different aspects of home life depict the comfort, beauty, and delight with which God blesses our lives. Enjoy full-color photos that will spark creativity and make for a gorgeous display on your coffee table.

Goodreads || Amazon || 

My Thoughts:

Dwell is the second devotional I've read by Sandra Byrd and she doesn't disappoint in this one. This devotional is entirely different than Experiencing God, in this devotional she weaves everyday life into encouraging, uplifting yet brief devotions that are perfect for reading with your morning coffee. 

This will be a devotional that I will use again and again.

Disclaimer:

I received a copy of this book via the publisher. I was not required to write a review. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

About Sandra Byrd

Bestselling author Sandra Byrd continues to earn both industry acclaim and high praise from readers everywhere. The author of more than fifty books, her work has received many awards, nominations, and accolades, including the Historical Novel Society’s Editor’s Choice award, two Christy Award nominations, Two Library Journal Best Book selections, and inclusion on Booklist’s Top Ten Inspirational Books of the Year list. Her traditionally published books include titles by Howard Books, a division of Simon and Schuster, Tyndale House Publishers, WaterBrook Press, an imprint of Penguin Random House, and Bethany House. She’s also an independent author.

Sandra has also published dozens of books for kids, tweens, and teens, and devotionals, including the bestselling The One Year Be-Tween You and God Devotions for Girls. She continued her work as a devotionalist with The One Year Home and Garden Devotions and The One Year Experiencing God’s Love Devotional, which was named by Called Magazine, the #1 magazine for Christian Women, as among their favorite, must-read books.

As an editor and an in-demand writing coach, Sandra is passionate about helping writers develop their talents and has mentored hundreds of writers at all stages of their writing careers. For testimonials about her editing and book coaching, please visit sandrabyrdbookcoach.com.

Sandra loves walking, the beach, cooking and baking, photography, watching Escape to the Country, Fake or Fortune, Chef’s Table, and spending time with family and friends – real and fictional!

You can connect with Sandra on these platforms  Facebook || Instagram ||Twitter 

Top Ten Tuesday - Book Covers That Feel Like Summer

 

Hi! Welcome to another edition of Top Ten Tuesday. Today's topic is book cover's that feel like summer. Summer is my favorite time of the year! I grew up mainly on the coast so being in a landlocked state, as my husband calls it, is not as much fun. So, I will naturally gravitate to books with beachy scenes.

Do these feel like summer to you? Let me know in the comments. 

Heirlooms by Sandra Byrd Reviewed

 

About the book:

Title: Heirlooms

Author: Sandra Byrd

Genre: Inspirational Dual Time Contemporary

Answering a woman’s desperate call for help, young Navy widow Helen Devries opens her Whidbey Island home as a refuge to Choi Eunhee. As they bond over common losses and a delicate, potentially devastating secret, their friendship spans the remainder of their lives.

After losing her mother, Cassidy Quinn spent her childhood summers with her gran, Helen, at her farmhouse. Nourished by her grandmother’s love and encouragement, Cassidy discovers a passion that she hopes will bloom into a career. But after Helen passes, Cassidy learns that her home and garden have fallen into serious disrepair. Worse, a looming tax debt threatens her inheritance. Facing the loss of her legacy and in need of allies and ideas, Cassidy reaches out to Nick, her former love, despite the complicated emotions brought by having him back in her life.

Cassidy inherits not only the family home but a task, spoken with her grandmother’s final breaths: ask Grace Kim—Eunhee’s granddaughter—to help sort through the contents of the locked hope chest in the attic. As she and Grace dig into the past, they unearth their grandmothers’ long-held secret and more. Each startling revelation reshapes their understanding of their grandmothers and ultimately inspires the courage to take risks and make changes to own their lives.

Set in both modern-day and midcentury Whidbey Island, Washington, this dual-narrative story of four women—grandmothers and granddaughters—intertwines across generations to explore the secrets we keep, the love we pass down, and the heirlooms we inherit from a well-lived life.

Amazon || Baker Book House || Barnes & Noble

About Sandra Byrd

Bestselling author Sandra Byrd continues to earn both industry acclaim and high praise from readers everywhere. The author of more than fifty books, her work has received many awards, nominations, and accolades, including the Historical Novel Society’s Editor’s Choice award, two Christy Award nominations, Two Library Journal Best Book selections, and inclusion on Booklist’s Top Ten Inspirational Books of the Year list. Her traditionally published books include titles by Howard Books, a division of Simon and Schuster, Tyndale House Publishers, WaterBrook Press, an imprint of Penguin Random House, and Bethany House. She’s also an independent author.

Sandra has also published dozens of books for kids, tweens, and teens, and devotionals, including the bestselling The One Year Be-Tween You and God Devotions for Girls. She continued her work as a devotionalist with The One Year Home and Garden Devotions and The One Year Experiencing God’s Love Devotional, which was named by Called Magazine, the #1 magazine for Christian Women, as among their favorite, must-read books.

As an editor and an in-demand writing coach, Sandra is passionate about helping writers develop their talents and has mentored hundreds of writers at all stages of their writing careers. For testimonials about her editing and book coaching, please visit sandrabyrdbookcoach.com.

Sandra loves walking, the beach, cooking and baking, photography, watching Escape to the Country, Fake or Fortune, Chef’s Table, and spending time with family and friends – real and fictional!

You can connect with Sandra on these platforms  Facebook || Instagram ||Twitter 

My Thoughts

This was a beautiful story of friendship and family both in the past and present and the way the heirlooms of our past contribute to our future. Following the stories of Helen, Eunhee, Cassidy, and Grace Kim were touching. 

I loved how Ms. Byrd wove friendship, gardening, cooking, and letters together creating this beautiful bouquet of heirlooms. 

Heirlooms make you remember the past have hope for the future and look at ways you can be instrumental in someone's life today.

I highly recommend this book and it releases on Tuesday, July 5, 2022; so preorder your copy today!

I received a copy of this book from the publisher. I was not required to write a review. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

First Line Friday Featuring Heirlooms by Sandra Byrd

 

I haven't participated in First Line Friday for quite a long time. I just finished reading Heirlooms by Sandra Byrd and thought it would be a great book to use for First Line Friday.

Isn't this cover just gorgeous?! I fell in love with it the moment I saw it.

This book releases on July 5, 2022. I'll post pre-order links.

First Line:

March 1958

Helen Devries carefully removed her nurse's cap, her platinum back-combed bouffant, crackling the Aqua Net lacquering it in place. On the television in the back of the living room, Elvis offered a flirty smile and almost wink as he was measured for his uniform.

About the book:

Answering a woman’s desperate call for help, young Navy widow Helen Devries opens her Whidbey Island home as a refuge to Choi Eunhee. As they bond over common losses and a delicate, potentially devastating secret, their friendship spans the remainder of their lives.

After losing her mother, Cassidy Quinn spent her childhood summers with her gran, Helen, at her farmhouse. Nourished by her grandmother’s love and encouragement, Cassidy discovers a passion that she hopes will bloom into a career. But after Helen passes, Cassidy learns that her home and garden have fallen into serious disrepair. Worse, a looming tax debt threatens her inheritance. Facing the loss of her legacy and in need of allies and ideas, Cassidy reaches out to Nick, her former love, despite the complicated emotions brought by having him back in her life.

Cassidy inherits not only the family home but a task, spoken with her grandmother’s final breaths: ask Grace Kim—Eunhee’s granddaughter—to help sort through the contents of the locked hope chest in the attic. As she and Grace dig into the past, they unearth their grandmothers’ long-held secret and more. Each startling revelation reshapes their understanding of their grandmothers and ultimately inspires the courage to take risks and make changes to own their lives.

Set in both modern-day and midcentury Whidbey Island, Washington, this dual-narrative story of four women—grandmothers and granddaughters—intertwines across generations to explore the secrets we keep, the love we pass down, and the heirlooms we inherit from a well-lived life. 

Goodreads || Amazon || Baker Book House ||

Visit Hoarding Books to read more first lines and add your own.

Top Ten Tuesday . . . What I'll Be Reading This Spring

 

Hi! Welcome to Top Ten Tuesday! Since we sprung forward and lost that hour of sleep . . . 😴😴😴 it's time to post our spring reading list. Are you as exhausted as I am? I know I have more that I am planning on reading but my brain is still in bed. 😂😂😂😂

I am really looking forward to reading these books. Are these on your reading list?

Turn to Me, Veil of Winter, Heirlooms, What Matters Most, Potiphar's Wife, The Do-Over, and All That it Takes are available for pre-order. Just click the cover of the book to do so. You can order each of these books by clicking on the cover.