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Review: Looking for Lovely

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Looking for Lovely: Collecting the Moments that Matter
by Annie F. Downs
5 stars

Our Assistant Director, Emily Ellis, kept mentioning how much she loved Annie F. Downs, so I thought I’d give one of her books a try.   I have to say, I share her love.  Annie F. Downs’ writing is friendly, engaging, and totally relatable.  In Looking For Lovely, Downs describes how she decided to look for the beautiful things in her life, even when things don’t seem so beautiful.  She breaks up her book in short stories that each reflect on something lovely in her life, and how within that lovely she’s able to see God’s hand in her life.  Downs does a nice job of incorporating Biblical scripture in with her personal stories, and in the end creates an uplifting, fun read.  Highly recommend.

 

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Review: Everybody Always

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Everybody Always
by Bob Goff
5 stars

The thoughts I had after finishing this book was: I want to read this again. And I want to be Bob’s friend! This is my first read by Bob Goff. In fact, I had never heard of him before picking up this book, although this is his second book. The cover is intriguing (and you find out more about the cover in the epilogue). I had also seen this pop up on Goodreads with rave reviews. Bob is a Christian and loves Jesus, but I believe anyone would be inspired by this book. Bob’s writing is simple, but his stories are amazing. He is just an average person, but has experienced some incredible things and met some interesting people just by changing the way he interacts with them. This book was very inspiring and I have been recommending it to many of my friends. “What if we could stop avoiding difficult people and simply love everyone.” Bob explores this idea and shares many fascinating stories that will make you laugh, cry, and want to share them with your friends.

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