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31 Days of Love & Hate :: Day 18 ~ Books & A Giveaway!

October 18, 2013 By Caroline TeSelle

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Today I’m going to Speak Love, in A Million Little Ways.

Or

In A Million Little Ways, I’m going to Speak Love.

It works both ways!

Annie & Emily, the women that wrote these books are filled with life, truth & laughter.

They write the way they live & that to me is one of the reasons I read a book.

I’m honored to call them friends and I’m also beyond excited to offer one of you an opportunity to own both of these books.  At the bottom of this post, you’ll find out how.

Speak Love ~ Making Your Words Matter

Annie is living in the trenches of hanging out with college & high school students.  She loves them fiercely & passionately. That same passion and fierceness comes through in this book, encouraging the reader to pay attention to the words that come out of their mouth. Your words matter, so when you speak, use words that speak life.  Do you know a Mean Girl?  Are you the Mean Girl? Or are you a silent spectator of the Mean Girl?  This book is for you.  It’s for students, parents, friends.  {hey! if you are reading this in an email, click over to see the video!}

Join Annie & her community at AnnieBlogs.com & as she writes this month, 31 Ways to Speak Love.

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 A Million Little Ways – Uncover the Art You Were Made to Live

I am halfway through this book.  I wanted to finish before today but I had a slight delay of a few days after reading page 45. I actually slammed the book shut & started to cry.  Apparently it dug deep into my heart & I needed a few days to let the question she asked on page 45 to sink in as I began to uncover my art.  She encourages you to think about a time in your life when you felt fully alive.  At first, my mind went blank, I started to cry & then 3 things came to my mind. 1) wedding day; 2) children being born; & 3) shooting range.  So my first thoughts are “Lace, Babies & Guns.” Ha!

I’m not 100% sure what that says about me uncovering the art I was made to live but I’m working on it & I’m enjoying the journey.  Any book that generates an emotional response from me {which is rare} is one I pay attention to and know I want to take my time to let the words sink in deep.

So, what is that thing that makes you come alive?  That’s your art.  Uncover it. Share it.

{email readers, click here to see the video!}

Join Emily & her community at Chatting at the Sky & as she writes 31 Days of Living Art.

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Also, if you are a fan of reading & book clubs, A Million Little Ways is the (in)courage Bloom Book Club’s newest read! It starts today with an introduction to Emily & then on Monday, October 21 they’ll start discussing the book, chapter by chapter with videos & blog posts.  Find the full schedule here!   And the great thing about an online book club is that you can go at your own pace.

 

WIN a copy of Speak Love & A Million Little Ways by simply leaving a COMMENT below by answering this question:

What is your favorite book?

{One winner! Open to US residents only! Ends 10/25/13}  GIVEAWAY CLOSED!

{This is a series of posts for 31 Days of Love & Hate. To read the other posts, click here.}

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  1. Kara Hamilton says

    October 18, 2013 at 1:19 pm

    I am so excited to be joining the Bloom book club to read along with Emily Freeman’s book!

    My personal favorite book is When Your World Falls Apart by David Jeremiah. He explores and gives in depth explanation of a few of the Psalms from the perspective of walking through cancer diagnosis and treatment. So many times God used David Jeremiah’s words to speak directly to my struggles at that time.
    Kara Hamilton recently posted..Day 18

  2. Courtney Laib says

    October 18, 2013 at 1:23 pm

    Currently my favorite book is ‘Interrupted’ by Jen Hatmaker. But I’d love to read both of these too!
    Courtney Laib recently posted..31 days on identity

  3. karrie says

    October 19, 2013 at 8:55 am

    Hmm, my favorite book of all time would have to be Ragamuffin Gospel by Brennan Manning. It was one of those books that I read at just the right time for where I was at in life 🙂
    karrie recently posted..How It All Went Down // Part 2

  4. Kelly @ The Pretty Bee: Cooking + Creating says

    October 19, 2013 at 11:31 am

    I have a lot of favorite books, but the one that popped into my mind just now was A Tree Grows in Brooklyn. I have read and re-read it so many times, the first time when I was about 13. 🙂
    Kelly @ The Pretty Bee: Cooking + Creating recently posted..Sausage Lentil Sweet Potato Autumn Soup.

  5. Tracey says

    October 19, 2013 at 9:19 pm

    One of my favorite books is “Love & Respect” by Dr. Emerson Eggerich. My husband read it the second year we were married and it made such an impact on him I read it as soon as he was finished. It absolutely transformed our marriage.
    Tracey recently posted..4 Things I Learned in September

  6. reeve says

    October 20, 2013 at 10:44 am

    My fav book is probably All Families Are Psychotic by Douglas Coupland. Or The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold. I can’t pick. I love them both. OH and I loved The Signature of Jesus by Brennan Manning. Seriously, can’t choose.
    reeve recently posted..Day 19: Happy Being Wrong + a Giveaway

  7. caroline says

    October 20, 2013 at 3:17 pm

    Looks like I have quite a few books to add to my library! Thanks everyone for sharing your favorites. xoxo

  8. jenn nahrstadt says

    October 24, 2013 at 4:03 pm

    my favorite book? just one!? well, i love fiction, so i’d have to say…anne of green gables. classic, and i love love love the messages it conveys about friendship and courage and perseverance.

    thanks for the opportunity to win.

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