With Love

Book Details
Author: M. H. Clark
Release Date: September 2011
Publisher: Compendium
Genre: Gift Books

DARLING!
GIFT-ABLE!

PERFECT for a Wedding gift, an Anniversary gift, or for a Valentine's Day gift.

Or any day you want to tell someone how much they mean to you!

Filled with "quotations that are thoughtful, playful, and romantic."

My Favorites:

"Find the one who makes your heart smile" 

~Proverb

"To love someone deeply gives you strength-

Being loved by someone deeply gives you courage"

~ Lao Tzu

"Love is the only gold."

~ Alfred Lord Tennyson

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Happily Grateful

Book Details
Author: Dan Zadra
Release Date: June 2008
Publisher: Compendium Publishing & Communications
Genre: Inspiration

This is SO WHY I read EVERY word in the book...look at this little nugget of sweetness found in the forward part of the book...

"This is the gift...to be more aware of what we have than what we don't have...truly, there is something in every day and in every season to celebrate with thanksgiving."

And that is exactly what this book does...it shows us the things to celebrate with thanksgiving!

Quick, little messages on each page from various sources all brought together in this gift-able book.

Here are just a few:

"This day is a journey, this very moment an adventure."

"Stop every now and then. Just stop and enjoy. Take a deep breath.  Relax and take in the abundance of life."

"Abundance is not something we acquire ~ It is something we tune into."

"The more you praise and celebrate your life the more there is in life to celebrate."

"Not what we have, but what we enjoy, constitutes our abundance."

"Every time we remember to say 'Thank You' we experience Heaven on earth."

"I have a heart with room for every joy."

Are not those AMAZING!

Do we not have a need to be reminded of these things OFTEN!

Wait until you read the ones I could not put on here...SO WONDERFUL!

Grab a copy of this book and keep it with you to read often.

And grab a copy for a friend who is in need of a little love :)

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About the Author

Dan Zadra is a nationally recognized author, book mentor, strategic communications and creativity consultant.

He is the founder and former Creative Director of Seattle-based Compendium Inc.

Founded in 1983, Compendium is one of the nation's foremost publishers of inspirational books, greeting cards and gifts, and one of Inc. Magazine's fastest growing companies.

Dan remains an active member of Compendium's board, but in 2012 he relocated to Coeur d' Alene, Idaho to launch his new company, Zadra Creative. http://zadracreative.com/

Be Mine

Book Details
Author: Brenda Ponnay
Release Date: March 2013
Publisher: Xist Publishing
Genre: Gift Book

I SO WISH I COULD JUST COPY/PASTE THE WHOLE BOOK IN HERE!

SO CUTE! and FUN!

Using catch phrases like:
*Hey cupcake!
*I'm nuts about you
*I'm head over heels for you!
*Oh, love bug!
*and more

This book is a DARLING way to tell someone you love them.

PERFECT for a bedtime story to a child.

Adorable pictures!
Grab a copy of this book and share the love ")

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About the Author

Mother by day, Secret Agent by night! Or at least that's what I've been telling everyone on the internet for the last five years. The reality is I juggle motherhood and a bustling graphic design and illustration business all day long and deep into the night. The lines are blurred and that is what makes me a Secret Agent or a super hero, either one.

My daughter is my muse and she creeps into my art in the most unexpected ways (sometimes literally).

Live, Love, Laugh

Book Details
Compiler: Amber Tunnell
Release Date: January 2014
Publisher: Peter Pauper Press
Genre: Gift Books

Sometimes you just need a cute, little book...and this one is PERFECT!

"Who doesn't want a life filled with love, laughter and gusto -- a block-buster of life? And yet somehow the challenges and chores of living so often intrude..."

This sweet, tiny book is a collection of AMAZING reminders to LIVE, LOVE, and even LAUGH..

Here are some quotes from the book:

"Life isn't about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself." ~ George Bernard Shaw

"You know you're in love when you can't fall asleep because reality is finally better than your dreams." ~ Dr. Seuss

"Laughter is poison to fear." ~ George R. R. Martin

"It's a crazy world out there. Be curious." ~ Stephen Hawking

"You can't please everyone, but you can always please yourself." ~ Elizabeth Legan

"If you are always trying to be normal, you will never know how amazing you can be." ~ Maya Angelou

Comes complete with a bookmark ribbon and a gift card holder :)

Go ahead...LIVE, LOVE, LAUGH!

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Making It Through the Middle

Book Details
Author: Emily Freeman
Release Date: January 2013
Publisher: Deseret Book
Genre: Inspiration

This book was written just for ME!
I need this book right now!

For I am in a 'middle'~

I am struggling with this 'middle'~
I am anxious to get out of this 'middle'~

I LEARNED SO MUCH FROM THIS BOOK!

LOVED this question:

"Have you ever noticed that when people talk abut their trials in a public setting, they tend to focus on what happened at the end? They talk about the miracle, the promise, the way it all worked out."

It's so TRUE!

"It isn't often that people talk about what happened in the MIDDLE of the trial!"

This book gives us HOPE!

Personal stories and scriptures are taught to bring us lessons that WILL HELP us through the "middle moments of our lives."

Two quotes I really needed to hear:

"Sometimes He refines us in ways we might not have wanted

because he needs to use us in ways we might not have thought."

"When you can't see God's hand, trust His heart."

If you or someone you know is going through a "middle" this book will bring you/them perspective and peace.

About the Author

Emily Freeman took her first creative writing class in high school and has loved writing ever since. She finds great joy in studying the life and teachings of Jesus Christ. Her deep love of the scriptures comes from a desire to find their application in everyday life. She is the author of several books, including The Ten Virgins; 21 Days Closer to Christ; and The Promise of Enough. There is nothing Emily enjoys more for breakfast than a bowl of vanilla ice cream, raspberries, and chocolate chips. Other favorites include parades, vacations, firework displays, and going for a long walk with a good friend. Emily and her husband, Greg, live in Lehi, Utah, with their four children, whom she adores.

Consider Love

Book Details
Author: Sandra Boynton
Release Date: December 2013
Publisher: Little Simon
Genre: Inspiration

CONSIDER LOVE

It's many shapes and style...

It's moods and many ways...

A "celebrated tribute to affection, devotion, and all things lovely."

FUN gift book for ALL AGES!

PERFECT for Valentine's Day OR any day you want to tell someone you love them!



About the Author
Sandra Boynton is a popular American cartoonist, children's author, songwriter, producer, and director. Since 1974, Boynton has written and illustrated over fifty children's books and seven general audience books, including four New York Times Bestsellers. More than 60 million of her books have been sold--"mostly to friends and family," she says.

She has also written (with Michael Ford) and produced four albums of renegade children's music. Three of her five albums have been certified Gold, and "Philadelphia Chickens," nominated for a Grammy, is nearing Platinum. Boynton has also directed five music videos of her songs, including the award-winning "One Shoe Blues" starring BB King. 

She lives in rural New England, and her studio is in a barn with perhaps the only hippopotamus weather-vane in America.

Love is You & Me

Book Details
Author: Monica Sheehan
Release Date: December 2010
Publisher: Little Simon
Genre: Gift Books

This is the CUTEST book I've read for the upcoming Valentine's Day season!

FUN pictures!
AMAZING message!
LOVED it!

Simple ways to say that love between YOU and ME is the best gift ever!

Between a parent and a child

OR

Best friends

OR

even a dog and a mouse...

Take a look at this book...it will leave you smiling :)

"Love is me, and love is you.

You see, when you smile I smile too.

When you’re around, the skies are blue.

It’s like being happy . . . times two!"

About the Author

Monica Sheehan is a freelance artist. She has illustrated 12 books, including 50 Reasons Not to Go Home for the Holidays and The Breakup Book. She has a monthly feature for Real Simple magazine, and her work has also appeared in the Chicago Tribune, New York Times, and Woman's Day.

I Like You

Book Details
Author: Sandul Stoddard Warburg
Genre: Inspiration

I LOVE this description:

"Here is the book that Romeo would have given Juliet, Charlie Brown would have given Snoopy, and you can give to some very special friend. This special book expresses the true meaning of friendship in a long list of ways with charming accompanying illustrations."

It really is a FUN book!

PERFECT for Valentine's Day OR any day you want to tell someone...

I LIKE YOU BECAUSE...

Ripples of Wisdom

Book Details
Author: Don Jose Ruiz
Release Date: October 2013
Publisher: Cedar Fort, Inc.
Genre: Inspiration

What a wonderful 'gift book' for yourself or someone you care about.

Beautifully illustrated with eternal truths that will help you "free yourself from self-deceit, fear, and conflict."

Toltec wisdom of sound life's lessons~

Take a look inside:

A BEAUTIFUL, BEAUTIFUL BOOK!
Both in word and picture!

About the Author
Don Jose Ruiz was born in Mexico City, Mexico and was raised in Tijuana, Mexico. When he was 21 he came to live in the U.S. with his father, don Miguel Ruiz. From a very young age don Jose was guided by many teachers present in his life including, his mother and father, his grandmother Sarita, and several other Naguals.

Through masterful guidance by his teachers and amazing life experiences with precision synchronicity, Jose came to 'silent knowledge'; he witnessed the world as it is, without any story. In his early twenties, don Jose lost his eyesight. In his process of surrendering, he learned the value of learning to listen; to listen to his inner wisdom and integrity and to see different perspectives, while knowing nothing is personal. He had a renewed love and gratitude for life ~ and he found acceptance, happiness and abundance; he found bliss. He grasped a true understanding of faith, love, gratitude and humility. Through his surrender and faith, in concert with modern medicine Jose recovered his eyesight.

Like his father, combining new insights with ancient wisdom, don Jose Ruiz is dedicating his life to sharing the ancient Toltec wisdom by translating it into practical, everyday life concepts that promote transformation through truth, love and common sense. don Jose teaches and lectures across the United States and around the world: Power Journeys to the pyramids of Teotihuacan, Palenque, Tulum and Coba; workshops with guest don Miguel or other teachers at Omega ­ NY, Austin, and Vancouver.

(A review copy was provided, however, all reviews are of my own opinion :)