Brenda Rodgers

Category: Reviews

  • Truth, Lies, and the Single Woman by Allison K. Flexer :: A Review and Giveaway

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  • Confessions of a Boy-Crazy Girl :: A Book Review and Giveaway

    A few months ago I received an email asking me if I wanted to host a giveaway for Confessions of a Boy-Crazy Girl. The moment I read the title I thought to myself, “I could have written that book!” Yes, I was a boy-crazy girl to say the least! Then I read the subtitle, and it described me even more – “On Her Journey from Neediness to Freedom.” Believe it or not, that describes me, too. Even though I’m married, I’ve been slow to learn those hard lessons of neediness, which is really a form of idolatry. That’s why I consider myself a “recovering single.” I sure wish I had this book several years ago.

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  • Coffee Talk with Jesus: Intimate Chats with the Savior {A Review and Giveaway}

    I have to tell you, I’m a full-on morning person. My very favorite time of day is 5 o’clock in the morning. I come downstairs, black still covering the pre-dawn air, my big overstuffed chair with tufted buttons waiting for me, and of course, the coffee already brewed.

    After pouring that first cup, and sitting deep into my chair, legs folded up criss-crossed, my chatting begins. I talk to Jesus, there in the silence, sometimes even out loud. Then I open my Bible. And He talks back. (more…)

  • It’s Giveaway Time!! Happy Thanksgiving!!

    Hey friends! The holidays are here, and I want to tell you how thankful I am for you, my readers!! It’s been a very busy year for my family (our baby girl just turned one!), and I’m constantly trying to readjust life and my writing ministry, but God has recently spoken a fresh word into my soul as far as this blog is concerned, and I can’t wait to share all of that with you in the next several weeks!

    For now, though, here’s some super fun giveaways and specials for you this Thanksgiving week! These are perfect for all my young, single readers and my readers who need the perfect gift for the tween, teen, or young adult woman in your life! (more…)

  • Lullaby Confessions: Tropical Encouragement – A Review and Giveaway!

    Our baby girl is about to celebrate her first birthday in only a few months. I cannot believe it! She is growing so fast, and it is amazing to watch the world unfold through her eyes. When she was a tiny infant I was introduced to the soothing music of Lullaby Confessions. And now that she is a “big” baby, she loves their music just as much! Especially their new album “Tropical Encouragement”.

    I had the opportunity to review the Lullaby Confessions: Tropical Encouragement album with my baby girl. This time letting her hear a new album was a different experience because she can actually interact and respond to the music now. As soon as it started playing she started moving her shoulders back and forth swaying to the sound, and a big grin came upon her face.

    What I like most about Lullaby Confessions is that it’s great for any time that you want your children to start slowing down or resting. We listen to it while I’m nursing her or when she’s eating in the high chair. Sometimes when she’s fussy I will turn in on too. I imagine myself even playing it for her when she’s older during homework time or before bed.

    The new album “Tropical Encouragement” has a beachy, island sound which is very unique and fun. It also has uplifting and positive lyrics perfect for little ears, and includes several different musical instruments along with vocal.

    Whether you have babies or toddlers or even preschool and young school-aged children, Lullaby Confessions is the perfect music for your children, and I am thrilled to be giving away one free download of Lullaby Confessions new album “Tropical Encouragement” this week!

    Enter to win below, and be sure to share with your friends! 

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    ** I was given free music for this review. There was no monetary compensation, and all of the opinions are my own! 

  • Back to School . . . With a Purpose! And an (In)Spired Deal from Dayspring!

    My dear friend, Laura’s, girls at Impact (our student ministry) receiving their cool, new
     Dayspring Back-to-School with a Purpose supplies!
    It’s hard to believe, isn’t it!  I feel it in the new, low morning temps, I see it in the sun that sleeps a little longer, and I hear it in the chatter of parents and children beginning to hustle about.
    It’s Back to School!!
    What is the one BOLD thing you are praying for the children and teenagers in your life as they head back to school? 
    My prayer is for them to be equipped with the armor of God so that His purposes can be fulfilled through them, and I stumbled upon the most perfect Back-to-School supplies to help!
    Dayspring gave me the awesome opportunity to review their new Back-To-School with a Purpose school supplies!  I chose to receive the “I Know Where Love Comes From and He Has My Heart” collection because it was the most girly – and I love girly! (secretly hot pink is my favorite color, but shhh!  I think I might be too old to admit that!)
    I received a set of six coordinating supplies – two binders, two spiral-bound notebooks, and two pocket folders.  They are just as fun, bright, and girly in person as they are in the picture!
    The Bible verse on the front of each item is John 3:16. I imagined the young girls who use these products at school being reminded of God’s truth on those days when things are tough and they just really don’t feel like God has their heart.  Or when they are sitting next to one of their classmates, and she leans over and asks, “What does your binder say?”  These are wonderful products to help keep students’ thoughts focused on truth and to equip them with a tool to share their faith!
    After receiving the products myself, I gave them to my dear friend, Laura, who leads a small group of middle school girls in the student ministry at our church.
    Here’s what the girls had to say:
         “Thank you, thank you, thank you!”
         “We love the colors!”
         “We love the style!”
    So please join me in praying the BOLD prayer for our students this school year that they will go Back-to-School with a Purpose!  And check out these wonderful school supplies to help! 
    ** These opinions are mine, all mine, and I was not compensated at all for them! I just reviewed free products!**