tricia goyer ruined my bubble bath-book review & giveaway
It had been a long week. There had been Halloween. There had been two days when WonderHubs had needed to be in the office at 5:45. Have I mentioned that I am not a morning person? There had been the usual bickering and attitudes. There had been exactly a bajillion errands to run. By Friday, I was exhausted, but I ordered our usual pizza and prepared for our weekly family movie night. At least it was the weekend.
The pizza arrived and I began serving it up. Then the dog stole three slices of pizza from my three year old. My blood pressure started to rise. Two kids wandered in from the park, a place they hadn't gotten permission to go. My eye started twitching. The TV remote had gone missing. I blew the hair off my forehead and noticed WonderHubs looking at me a little funny. We adjusted our plans and sat down to watch the movie, er, I mean listen to a litany of complaints. One wanted to read on the couch, out loud. One didn't like this movie. One didn't want to sit in the seat he was in. My ears were starting to pound. I looked at WonderHubs and mouthed, "I need to not be here right now." He nodded and I disappeared upstairs. A hot bath was sure to do the trick.
I cleaned the dinosaurs out of the bathtub and ran some hot water. I added some bubbles, not the Paw Patrol ones either, the flowery adult bubbles in the fancy bottle. I grabbed the book I was planning to review this month and eased myself into the warm, fragrant water. I didn't get far in the book before I was nodding my head. Yes, she is so right. It was so good. There were so many good points and I hadn't finished the first chapter! I needed a highlighter, and nobody brings a highlighter to a bubble bath. It's the froofy equivelant of bringing a knife to a gunfight. I tried to read on, but it just kept getting better. I had to get out of my bubble bath! Instead of soaking away my troubles, I would spend this time digging into Tricia Goyer's book, Walk It Out. Somehow though, I had an idea I'd be better for it. I was. Wow!
I met Tricia at the Declare Conference this fall. She is seriously just one of the sweetest, most authentic, down to earth people you could meet. She is still smack dab in the middle of raising her ten(!) kids and has written somewhere in the neighborhood of 70 books. She is legit.
Her newest book, Walk It Out, is a powerful and honest look at her journey of healing and growth as she sought to actually do what the Bible says. In it's pages you will be exhorted to live out Scripture, get practical tips for when it all seems like too much and be encouraged by how the Lord has worked in Tricia's life as she walked out His Word. Tricia's obedience in telling her story, in adopting seven kids, in caring for the elderly, in mentoring teen moms and in reaching out to the world with God's sweet message of hope, will leave you both inspired and aware of your holy empowerment to walk out your faith.
Even as I write this review, it seems that no one could fit so much, from how to create the space your life needs to how we can all help care for widows and orphans, from experiencing healing as she told her story to helping you understand your own calling, into just over 200 pages. But Tricia seamlessly brings it all together as she brings it back to Scripture, obedience and getting our strength from the Lord.
At the end of each chapter, you will find both questions for reflection and action steps. This would be a great book to read and discuss with a group of friends. You can find it on Amazon or other major retailers, but you can also enter to win a copy below. Just click on the rafflecopter button and follow the instructions!
