UNQUENCHABLE: GROW a WILDFIRE FAITH that WILL ENDURE ANYTHING

  Carol Kent makes my list of people who changed my life. We met at her Speak Up Conference where I sat under her teaching and learned to communicate the Word of God and tell my story in a way that people will be drawn to Jesus Christ. Carol laughed and cried with me as I stood on a platform speaking for her evaluation. At the end of the week she signed me as part of her Speak Up Speaker Service. http://www.speakupspeakerservices.com/)  My speaking abilities went to a new level as Carol taught me to speak up with confidence. Since then, numbers of  people have heard my story and responded to God's call to repent and believe in the Lord Jesus Christ.

God used Carol Kent to change my life and the life of every person who responds as I communicate the Gospel of Jesus Christ to people around the world. Just this month three prayed to accept Christ in Russia upon hearing how God worked in my marriage and my life.

What a joy to have Carol Kent endorse my book We All Married Idiots. She wrote: "Elaine W. Miller is a gifted communicator on and off the platform. Her book, We All Married Idiots, will have you rolling on the floor laughing while finding yourself personally challenged to develop biblical principles for a Christ-centered marriage. Each chapter provides fodder for discussion, self-examination, and personal growth. Buy one for yourself and additional copies to give away!"

Carol is the real deal. She knows suffering and sorrow and desires to love Jesus and glorify God through all her joys and pain. I love this lady and I admire her strength that brings her to her knees in daily surrender to God's will for her life and the lives of those she loves.

What a treat for me to review her new book, UNQUENCHABLE. 

Please take a look at her book trailer above and my review below.

"Where are you God?  Carol Kent's UNQUENCHABLE: GROW a WILDFIRE FAITH that WILL ENDURE ANYTHING answers that difficult question.  Join Carol and Jesus Christ on a powerful, personal, revealing  journey into the heart of her struggles with God and her son's life without parole sentence, into the heart of a woman whose husband and four children were killed in Rawanda, and into the hearts of others who struggle to find light when their world turns dark as Carol examines "What makes faith unquenchable? " UNQUENCHABLE is a must-read that gives strength and hope to those whose faith waivers under the weight of painful circumstances."

Are you hurting? Receive that splash of serenity from God and reignite the flame of God's fire in your soul by reading UNQUENCHABLE.

"Experiencing God's Presence — Learning to Listen While You Pray." A Book Review

 

 

Does God seem far away when you pray?

 

Does your prayer time seem more like sitting on a cold Santa's lap, going through your "I want" list, and scurrying away from the frightening man with the white beard?

 

Do you yearn for more from the Lord? Do you want to sense His presence and hear His voice?

 

Are you without hope?

 

In Experiencing God's Presence: Learning to Listen While You Pray, Linda Evans Shepherd leads the reader into the presence of God and allows your heart to beat with His.

 

Gentle, yet powerful, Experiencing God's Presence teaches using Scripture, Shepherd's personal experiences, and powerful prayers. Your life will change as Linda Evans Shepherd guides the reader into a deeper, more intimate, prayer time face-to-face with God.

 

Experiencing God's Presence ministered healing to my broken heart as I focused on Christ and His will for my life. No more do I shout out my "to do" list every morning. Now, I ask God what He wants to do with me and I listen with expectancy for His answer.

 

Experiencing God's Presence will transform your prayer life! Please buy this book.

 

BACK COVER: God wants to hear from you — but He also wants you to hear from Him.

 

What if every time you had a conversation, your best friend never got a word in edgewise? Your relationship would be less than fulfilling — for both of you! In the same way, a fulfilling prayer life is more than just regularly talking to God. And its more than checking items off a prayer list. God loves us so much that he wants us to draw close enough not only to talk but also to listen.

 

Now, from the award winning author of When You Don't Know What to Pray comes a bold and life-transforming book that will help you nurture a vibrant two-way relationship with God. Linda Evans Shepherd shows you how to develop a dialogue with God, continually seeking him and seeing him at work in your life. Steeped in Scripture and filled with personal stories of answered prayer, this book also includes sample prayers and action steps you can put into practice immediately.

 



 

ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Linda Evans Shepherd is an award-winning author, a successful speaker, and a radio personality. The president of Right to the Heart Ministries, she is the author of When You Don't Know What to Pray and When You Need a Miracle and the co-author of the Potluck Club books and the Potluck Catering Club series. She lives with her family in Colorado.

 

 

 Splash serenity into your prayer life and read Experiencing God's Presence,

 

 

 



We All Married Idiots is Putting People to Sleep — Literally!



 Are your life problems keeping you awake at night? Do you toss and turn? We All Married Idiots is putting  people to sleep — literally!

I smiled when I read this 5 star review posted yesterday on Amazon.com:

"I found this book to be a great asset to my marriage and personal life. Each time I started a new chapter, I found a gem to encourage me to be a better wife and a better person. One night when I was distressed about something, I read chapter 7 - "Hold On". After Elaine reminded us that God has "got our back", I was able to be at peace and go to sleep. I enjoyed this humorous and insightful book so much that I bought a copy for each of my children as a gift for their wedding anniversary! Thank you, Elaine, for writing this book!"

What joy for an author to realize her words made a difference in a life. Thank you God for placing We All Married Idiots into my heart and then into the hearts of readers. May we all know that splash of serenity that only God gives because He is the giver of peace and sleep-filled nights.

"Now may the Lord of peace himself give you peace at all times and in every way.

The Lord be with all of you."

2 Thessalonians 3:16

Sweet sleep, readers!

Dear God, He's Home! Book Review and Give Away





Ha! I never knew when I agreed to review Janet Thompson's book, Dear God, He's Home! A Woman's Guide to Her Stay-at-Home Man how desperately I needed this book.

Dan and I prayed about retirement for months without finding peace. In September my Dan came home and announced he is retiring in August 2014. I was surprised. Can't imagine my man not getting up every morning and going to work. I plan to continue my writing and speaking career. How will our marriage work with Dan home and me writing?  I needed A Woman's Guide to Her Stay-at-Home Man.

Dear God He's Home! isn't just for those adjusting to retirement. Many factors can bring your man home:  illness, disability, unemployment, deciding to have a home office, home from military deployment.

This book deals with the emotional upheaval that comes whether a well-thought-out retirement or a sudden accident or a lay-off brings your man home.

Reminding wives that God is the solution, not the problem, Dear God, He's Home helps you find God's purpose, and say with a smile of contentment, "Thank God, He's Home!"

Leave a comment and you will enter a drawing for a free copy of Dear God, He's Home. Contest ends October 21. Winner to be announced October 22, 2013. Congratulations to Kathy Lytle, the winner of Dear God, He's Home! Be blessed, Kathy, with your stay-at-home man!




Back cover: "Your husband is now home 24/7 and you need help ASAP! Dear God, He's Home! is a practical and raw look at issues couples go through when — regardless of the reason — a spouse is forced to become a stay-at-home man. Sharing openly from personal experience and through Scripture, Janet will encourage you to joyfully embrace your God-ordained marriage. The book also includes personal thought questions, discussion questions for couples, and a small-group discussion guide."

About the Author:  Janet Thompson, founder and director of About His Work Ministries, is the recognized author of the "Dear God" series. Janet developed the Woman to Woman Mentoring Ministry at Saddleback Church, served as a lay minister for 12 years, and she continues to share the blessings of mentoring by training churches around the world. Dave and Janet have four married children and love being Grammie and Grampa to 11 beautiful grandchildren.


May God splash serenity on your marriage when you wake up and find him home — for better or for worse!

Strengthening Military Marriages

Congratulations to Lt. Col. Tony and Penny Monetti on today's release of  their new book, Honored to Serve: Guidance and Encouragement for Military Families in Transition.

http://www.amazon.com/Honored-Serve-Guidance-Encouragement-Transition/dp/1572937572/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1370030114&sr=1-1&keywords=Honored+to+serve

Lt. Col. Tony and Penny Monetti know the difficulties and transitions of military life. I can say this, because I watched them. The Monetti's attended our church during the Gulf War when Tony was stationed at Griffiss Air Force Base in Rome, NY. My husband had the honor of baptizing both Tony and Penny.

The day Tony left for Desert Storm is etched in my mind. I could not imagine my husband going to war and leaving me alone to raise our family. For Tony and Penny, this was their life.

My review: "Powerful! Practical! Personal! Tony and Penny Monetti know the difficulties and transitions of military life, and point you to the God Who goes before you and stays with you in the battle for your marriage, your children, and your country. Learn from their experiences how to be a person of honor, integrity, and valor maintaining physical, mental, and spiritual balance. Every couple needs to arm themselves with Honored to Serve as their survival guide for military families in transition." ~ Elaine W. Miller, Author and Speaker

From the back cover:

"IT IS A RARE SORT OF VALOR THAT CAUSES SOLDIERS AND THEIR FAMILIES TO SACRIFICE FOR THEIR COUNTRY. THEY LIVE LIVES PUNCTUATED WITH UNCERTAINTY TO DEFEND THE CAUSE OF FREEDOM.

Tony and Penny Monetti have known this uncertainty. "In 24 years of military service we deployed for war. We experienced the fear of combat against an enemy and mustered the courage to fight. We refit the family puzzle pieces when their shapes changed with each mission, deployment, and reassignment."

Military families are constantly in transition, but transition does not have to be unmanageable. Honored to Serve provides tools to deal with issues such as combat-related stress, financial hardship, wounded relationships, reentry into civilian life, and more. Written from the perspectives of a military service person and a spouse, this insightful book not only encourages military families but also provides a wealth of resources for soldiers and their loved ones."
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Lieutenant Colonel Tony Monetti (USAF, Ret.) is a Distinguished Flying Cross recipient and a former B-2 bomber, B-1, and B-52 pilot who has written numerous articles for military publications. Penny Monetti is an inspirational author who speaks nationwide and is certified to help military families with post-traumatic stress. The Monettis have shared the message of their first book, Called to Serve, on various television and radio programs.
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Honored to Serve is available today online and at bookstores everywhere.

Thank you, Tony and Penny, for opening the doors of your heart and your marriage so other military marriages are strengthened.

Hey, and thank you for loving We All Married Idiots and recommending my book in your Marriage Resources list.

Splash! That's what I call serenity!!!

Where's Heidi? Let the Blog Tour Begin

Tragedy hits without warning. It struck Lisa Buske on April 3, 1994.

In her book Where's Heidi,  Lisa M. Buske takes us on her journey of healing after a phone call, announcing the abduction of her sister, rocked her happy place.

Today she turns her tragedy into triumph with her well-written and amazing book of the power of God in this sin-sick world.

Filled with Biblical truth, a walk through Ecclesiastes, and discussion questions to help you, Lisa's book Where's Heidi should be read by anyone who faces tragedy or knows someone who is grieving loss.We never know what news the next phone call brings.

Lisa M. Buske came into my life like a surprise gift from God. We met at the Upstate New York Christian Writer's Gathering. I was one of the teachers who soon realized God planted Lisa in my class to teach me about Him.

Where's Heidi is a book God and Lisa wrote to heal those who are brokenhearted, to comfort those who grieve, to give hope to the hopeless. Where's Heidi is one sister's journey, but it is every sister's journey. It is my journey. It is the journey we all face on any given day when tragedy strikes a family.

Where's Heidi is a book I wish I had read when I was 16 and my baby brother had cancer. I remember the pain of the terminal diagnosis and the ravaging effects on our family and my heart. I was the sister losing a baby brother. I had to be strong for my parents whose pain was so evident and real. No one really asked me how I was doing. They cared, but the grief was so great, no one knew what to say or how to help.

 Lisa knows.  She understands  grief and despair. She knows feeling helpless. She's screamed those screams of anguish behind closed doors. 

Where's Heidi is a book every person needs to read to understand a sibling's heart and a Savior's comfort, for Where's Heidi leads grieving people to Jesus Christ — the One — the only One — Who can heal such pain.

I commend Lisa for her obedience and courage in writing this powerful and helpful book. Burying her thoughts in a tear-streaked pillow would have been easier than bearing her soul to a world that needs to hear her message of God's amazing love and grace.

With passion and determination, Lisa obeyed God and honored her sister by making Heidi's abduction count for good in this world so children won't be kidnapped, families will be helped, and God will be glorified.

 

 

 

About the Author:

Lisa M. Buske’s sister, Heidi M. Allen was kidnapped on April 3, 1994 never to be seen or heard from again. God has taken a tragic instance of her life and transformed it into a life-saving occurrence. She writes with passion and out of obedience for the God who saved her knowing others need to hear her story. Lisa’s relationship with Jesus opened the door to a hope and healing she didn’t think was possible.

Lisa’s husband, Ed, daughter, Mary, and her parents serve as Lisa’s team as she writes and speaks. Lisa’s faith in God and dedication to family motivate and inspire her to do and be the best woman, wife, mother, and sister she can be. Her life proves it is possible to survive when God is part of the equation.

In addition to writing and speaking, Lisa works as a teacher’s assistant for her local school district and serves at different capacities within her church.

 

Book Synopsis:

In 1994, my only sister was abducted while working alone at a local convenience store. The book opens with an early morning phone call then details the emotions, grief, and confusion felt in those first moments while transitioning through the days, months, and years to follow.

A sibling's journey is different from that of a parent. Our role and feelings cannot compare yet they are just as important. Parents experience the greatest loss of their lives through the loss of their child. The emotional loss of the missing child’s siblings, has a similar and traumatic effect in their lives too.

I lost more than my sister on April 3, 1994 I lost my faith. Thanks to the bold faith of one child I have hope and a story to share. There is no one person or thing here on earth to replace Heidi or the friendship we had together yet after ten years of searching, I realized there is Someone who can, God.

“Mrs. Buske, you need Jesus.” Words that changed my life for the better.

My name is Lisa M. Buske and Heidi Allen is my sister. She remains missing but never forgotten. Our journeys after loss may vary yet the pain, grief, and need for hope are similar. This is my story of discovery, healing, and hope from the moment I learn of Heidi’s kidnapping until today.

Life after loss is a rollercoaster ride of memories and emotions.

Will you take this ride with me?

Purchasing Information:

Where’s Heidi? One Sister’s Journey will be released, April 3, 2013. Lisa’s book will be available at Amazon.com for your convenience. Additional bookstores and locations will be posted on her website once confirmed.

http://www.lisambuske.com/wheres-heidi-one-sisters-journey.html

Lisa will be hosting a “scavenger hunt” as part of her TOP’S Tuesday blog series in the month of March to reveal a mystery location and book signing on April 3, 2013. There will be a limited number of books available at this location but more will be available at the book release party at The River’s End Bookstore in Oswego, New York later this same day.

More information will be posted as it’s determined.

Contact Information:

To learn more about Lisa M. Buske or to follow her writing and speaking:

Email: lbuskewriter@aol.com

Website: http://LisaMBuske.com

Blog: http://lisabuske.weebly.com/blog.html

Facebook: “Where’s Heidi?” book page and “Lisa M Buske” author page

Twitter: @LisaBuske

AIM: Lbuskewriter

Writing for Him...to keep Heidi's memory alive with prayers to heal those affected by abduction.

There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under heaven:

A time to be born and a time to die.” Ecclesiastes 3:1 -2 (NIV)

Give yourself a splash of serenity and read Where's Heidi. Available April 3, 2013.

Words Matter: What we say, pray, and write can change our families! Book Review

The words we say serve or suffocate our spouses, our children, and our world. It's time to change the way we talk to each other.

I gave a five star review to Words Matter — What we say, pray, and write can change our families! I wish I could have given a TEN! This is a must-read for every family.

In a world where bad language and disrespect screams on the air waves and highways of life, I wonder how we can change this behavior. Janet Lynn Mitchell tells us in her must-read book, Words Matter — What we say, pray, and write can change our families!

Packed with Scripture teaching God's Word how we should communicate, Words Matter is a parenting and marriage book that belongs in every home and read by every person. Mitchell addresses how we should respond with words when a child lies, is rude, or inappropriate with their language. Learn how to teach your child to apologize and break the habit of making excuses and blaming. Teach manners. Stop the bullying!

If every person would read this book, it would not only change the family, it would change the world. I know it changed me. I will keep it close by as a ready reference because Words Matter and what we say, pray, and write can change our families!

If the world would speak the way God teaches, what a splash of serenity we would be to each other! Let's change the way we talk. It begins with me and you.

For more information, see Janet's website www.JanetlynnMitchell.com or check it out on Amazon http://www.amazon.com/Words-Matter-What-change-families-ebook/dp/B009JQLD34/ref=sr_1_4?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1355321117&sr=1-4&keywords=Janet+Lynn+Mitchell

Merry Christmas!