Thankful Thursday and a giveaway…

Have you ever felt of kilter for awhile then suddenly you wake up and things seem to be back in balance? That is how I have felt this week, “back in balance.” I don’t know how to explain it any other way. But you know I am a woman with hormones, so that “off balance” can return at any moment, hehehe =)

1. I am thankful for a husband who spends so much time with his sons, now that they are getting older it is so important.
2. I am thankful that I had a new nephew born this week (on hubby’s side of family).
3. I am thankful that I do feel God leading, I just don’t know where and I am ok with that. Normally I would like a map and know everything, but the Lord is telling me to TRUST.
4. And nothing says ‘loving’ like more RAM. And if you know what I mean by that, then you are just as geeky as me =)) My hubby surprised me and upgraded my computer.

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Now about this giveaway (this is going to be a different type of book review than I normally give =)

I have just read this book titled The Second Mile by Mike Haman

Amy directed me to this book and wanted to know if I would like to read it and possibly review it. She knows Mike. I like Amy, she likes Mike, so I decided to give it try. I received the book in the mail and sat it on my counter where it stared at me =) About two Sunday’s ago, we skipped church, and was recuperating from our week. I sat sipping my coffee and the book stared at me. I will admit Mike Haman looks young and my first thought was “what could he write that I did not already know.”

People BEFORE section 1 was HOOKED! I could relate to Second Mile on so many levels as a seasoned Christian many times when we feel the “burn out” or have the feeling like something is missing then that must mean we need to do MORE. But in doing all this “stuff” you still wonder if what you are doing is actually making a difference. And if so why do you feel empty? Haman does a beautiful job in explaining everything in his book, but basically Second Mile is about “taking responsibility to be Christ in the earth, to be His Light shining brightly…and to continue His ministry of destroying the works of the devil.”

Haman presents the story of the Good Samaritan like I have never heard it before, it was like the Holy Spirit blowing a fresh wind on a story I have heard since I was in Sunday School.

This book is a devotional style book, so it is real easy to just read two pages a day. Haman lays out what it takes to “go that second mile.”

And honestly I am at the age now where I feel like I am beginning that second mile, my kids are almost teens, I am almost 40, basically I feel everything I have gone through, everything the Lord has taught me (and is teaching me) is for the encore performance of my Second Mile.

Ok the giveaway….

Want a copy of Second Mile? One lucky person who says “enter me” in the comments will get their own copy. I highly recommend this book for anyone that has high schoolers or college age kids. This is the perfect devotional for them, would make a great graduation gift!! WINNER WILL BE ANNOUNCED MONDAY. And if you win I will need an address of where the book can be sent.

Anyways… if you don’t believe me about the book, how about I let you read the first chapter. Click here to read the first chapter of Second Mile.

And if you would like to know more about Mike Haman, this is his personal site.

If you don’t win the book, it is only $8.99 here.

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