One of the most frequent ways God speaks to me is through authors of great books. Having done my fair share of writing, I appreciate the years of experience (usually associated with pain, loss and struggle), Bible study and intense prayer that preceeds the birth of a book manuscript. It's sort of like prescription drugs...you pay $200 for 30 days of your alergy pills because you are actually paying for the years of blood, sweat and tears that went into the research and development of the drug. Or so they tell us.
That's why, when my book gets published, I will be charging $200 per page.
But today is your lucky day! Today, you won't pay a cent! I've complied a list of all my favorite non-fiction books in a variety of categories. These are authors whose books entered my life at just the right time with just the right message. Every book on this list impacted me profoundly in some way in the last ten years: in the way I raise my kids, relate to my husband, eat, pray and approach life.For more information on any book, simply click on the title. Then scroll to the end of the post to find out how to win ANY ONE YOU CHOOSE!
I told you it was your lucky day!
UPDATE: Just to clarify...I'm not giving away ALL these books. That would just be NUTTY of me, wouldn't it? I thought I'd give away one or two...maybe three. So please specify the exact book you want, even if someone else has chosen it. I'll order them from Amazon and have them shipped directly to you.
ON PARENTING
Grace Based Parenting, by Dr. Timothy Kimmel
Boundaries With Kids, by Henry Cloud and John Townsend
Bringing Up Boys, by Dr. James Dobson
Answering the Eight Cries of the Spirited Child, by David and Claudia Arp
Creative Correction, by Lisa Welchel
What Every Mom Needs, by Elise Morgan and Carol Kuykendall
She's Gonna Blow, by Julie Ann Barnhill
Free-Range Kids, by Lenore Skenazy
ON HEARING GOD'S VOICE
Walking With God, by John Eldredge
ON HEALTH, DIET AND FITNESS
Diet For a New America, by John Robbins
Fast Food Nation, By Eric Schlosser
Body for Life, By Bill Phillips
Body for Life for Women, By Pamela Peeke
Master Your Metabolism, By Jillian Michaels
ON PRAYER
Prayers that Avail Much, by Germain Copeland
Power of a Praying Wife, by Stormie Omartian
Power of a Praying Parent, by Stormie Omartian
Power of a Praying Husband, by Stormie Omartian
ON ADOPTION
Successful Adoption: A Guide for Christian Families, by Natalie Nichole Gillespie
ON MARRIAGE
The Five Love Languages, By Gary Chapman
ON LEADERSHIP
The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership, By John Maxwell
Thinking for a Change, By John Maxwell
Holy Discontent, Bill Hybels
ON DEPRESSION
Happiness is a Choice, by Frank Minirth and Paul Meier
Get out of That Pit, by Beth Moore
ON GRIEF
When God Doesn't Make Sense, by Dr. James Dobson
A Grace Disguised, by Jerry Sittser
ON LIFE
Boundaries, by John Townsend and Henry Cloud
Cure for the Common Life, by Max Lucado
A Love Worth Giving, by Max Lucado
Traveling Light, by Max Lucado
Me, Myself and Bob, by Phil Vischer
Captivating, by John and Stasi Eldredge
The Blessing, by John Trent and Gary Smally
Celebration of Discipline, by Richard Foster
Un-Christian, by Gabe Lyons and David Kinnaman
The Purpose-Driven Life, by Rick Warren
An Arrow Pointing to Heaven, by James Bryan Smith
The Ragamuffin Gospel, by Brennan Manning
Mere Christianity, by C.S. Lewis
GREAT AUTHORS I KNOW PERSONALLY, ADMIRE AND RESPECT WHO HAVE IMPACTED MY LIFE WITH MORE THAN JUST THEIR BOOKS
What I Wish My Mother Had Told Me About Marriage, by Julie Gorman
A Declaration of Financial Independence, by Josh Gilliam
Becoming More than a Good Bible Study Girl, NEW RELEASE! by Lysa Terkeurst
What Happens When Women Walk in Faith, by Lysa Terkeurst
Lifegiving, by Tammy Maltby
The Christmas Kitchen, NEW RELEASE! by Tammy Maltby and Anne Christian Buchanan
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To enter, simply leave me a comment telling me which book you'd like and a way for me to contact you. That's it! If you aren't familiar with the comment thing, just click on the word "comments" below and follow the prompts. If you don't have a Google account, you can choose "anonymous," but be sure to leave your name and your e-mail so I know who you are.
If you are reading this on Facebook, you can either click on the link to come directly to the blog or you can leave a comment below the post.
I'll post the winner Tuesday night. Good luck!
You may still leave a comment, but the give away is closed.
19 comments:
Hey girlie..aren't you sweet for doing a giveaway. As I read your list of books..I saw several that I have on my shelf as well! I just recently heard an interview w/ the author of She's Gonna Blow. It was so real! I went looking for it a couple days after and it was out of stock. So that is the one I'd love to have..after that would be Lysa's new one and then Tammy's Christmas one.
Oh...off the subject..I've got some recipes coming..hope I can still connect w/ them on FFF.
Love ya,
Alyce
Blessings Sandy...Personally I'd like your book and I agree with so many of your choices...that I've read but the ones that I'd really like to get my hands on (I say ones in case any are spoken for already)because the are jumping off the page at me:)
Get out of That Pit, by Beth Moore
(just cause I have not one of her books and I've heard so much about them and her but I listen to her online)and not because I'm in a pit...have been there and temporarily escaped!
Boundaries, by John Townsend and Henry Cloud...because I never set them and suffered for not learning this!
Becoming More than a Good Bible Study Girl, NEW RELEASE! by Lysa Terkeurst
***What Happens When Women Walk in Faith, by Lysa Terkeurst
and I love Max Lucado but think I can wait on him.
How to contact me? I think you have emailed me...back when I wrote you a book for a comment when you started Freedom series or was it the Hear God...my address in Mexico would not work well but I have a USA one:
12878 120th St. N. Stillwater, MN 55082
I would appreciate any one of these. Spanish sometimes gets to me and it's great to have a recent Christian book in English to speak to me. Thanks!
Just came over to see if you heard about praying for Andrew conference call and since you posted on it, I guess you know!!! Praying with you!
I would love to have my own copy of Ragamufin Gospel. Thank you so much for doing this, several of the books I have read, used and or given to other. I can't wait till your's comes out.
Sallye
Thanks for all of your encouragement. We had a powerful prayer call today and many were with us by being on the same line with God!
We love some of the same booksb ut of all your list, I would choose
Walking With God, by John Eldredge
When you can hear God on a matter, the rest is details. : )
Wow...what a fantastic giveaway...please enter me for a chance to win the "Power of a Praying Parent"...blessings to you....
Wow, what an awesome giveaway...Parenting books are great, but I just have girls, so not Dr. Dobson's book. I also already have the Rick Warren & Stormie Omartian books, so not those. Love Lysa TerKeurst, but it seems like many want her new book also...really anything else.
Love your blog!
Thanks,
Tina
tfhowell65@aol.com
Grace Based Parenting
How did you get that title to jump off the page like that?!?
This is definitely a book I need to get my hands on. Thanks, Sandy!
I hope someone else wins, but if I get picked, I would like Grace Based Parenting. I've been wanting that book for a long time.
Love you!
oh sandy what an incredible list!! I am gonna bookmark this blog entry for sure- what great resources! :)
I am not sure what exactly I'd like.. but 2 that really stuck out to me bigtime were a) boundaries & b) holy discontent
again - what a great list! I am going to add all these I haven't read (I actually have read a lot of them as well!) to my Christmast list!
do you have a place where you keep your books in your home? I keep having to get more and more bookshelves until I finally just stored them all beacuse they were taking over hehe I actually went through a purging and got rid of a ton and just kept my favorites. but I still want a library/office space with lots of bookshelves for them!
anyway :) sorry for my usual ramblings. thanks for you!
Get Out of that Pit by Beth Moore would be my choice! Thank for doing this!
lbj042959@yahoo.com
Grace Based Parenting
The Power of a Praying Wife
Becoming more than a good Bible Study Girl
They all look amazing!
I've been a reader of yours for a while...thanks for your recent posts about busyness and really praying about it. I need it right now!
Thanks for the list Sandy, I love to get book recommendations from other Christians.
I would love to have Becoming More Than a Good Bible Study Girl by Lysa TerKeurst.
Well, I am reluctant to enter the give-a-way since I only win give-a-ways when I'm the only one in the give-a-way or maybe one out of two. sniff sniff booo hooo
If by some miracle of God I were to win, I suppose one of the parenting books would be nice.
What I Wish My Mother Had Told Me About Marriage, by Julie Gorman
This is the book, I'd love to win! Of course, being in Russia--I'd have to ship to my stateside address:), but I 'd rather have your book too---but that will have to wait!!
Karen
Hey Girl :)
Cool give-away!
I'd LOVE to win Grace Based Parenting. Lord knows I can use all the help I can get in that area :)
I hope you had a nice weekend, friend.
Hugs,
Kate :)
Thanks for the encouragement you give me through your blog. Thanks to for the give-away. Will you enter me for Lysa TerKeurst's new release, Becoming More Than a Good Bible Study Girl! Thanks so much.
Holy Discontent by Bill Hybels is the book I would most want but all the books look great. Thanks for running this contest.
wandanamgreb(at)gmail(dot)com
I still heart Jillian Michaels. I am 85 lbs gone but think I need to get a new perspective.
Love you Sandy!
Michelle Castano
I would love to have any of the books on the list; I do have the ones by Stormie Omartian and the one by Dr.Gary Chapman. I think that if I must pick one, it would be Bringing up Boys, by Dr. James Dobson. I have raised 3 daughters and had a son late in life, so this one interests me quite a bit. Thanks so much!
Lisa in TN
Lpatton61@yahoo.com
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