BLOG POST: Heavenly Realities: Stumbling toward Gratitude by RaeBeth McGee-Buda

Gratitude is often thought of as a gift or a blessing. By choosing gratitude, we teach ourselves to see the blessing in all situations, which leads to a more thankful life. 

This thirty-day challenge will take you on a journey, which will have you looking at different parts within life to find gratitude and give thanks. We will focus on the meaning of gratitude, seeing gratitude in difficult moments, ungratefulness, thankfulness, and even focus on saying thanks to friends and family who deserve recognition. When we choose gratitude, we teach our children to be more thankful and live a life with "eyes of gratitude." 

Join me in this journey to better your life with joy, happiness, and an attitude of gratitude.

WOW, what a powerful book!! Gratitude is a hard thing to get under control and hard to understand too. It's very hard when usually all a person does is think about the bad things in life, instead of finding the good in a situation and being grateful that it wasn't a worse than the situation was to begin with. I love how the author broke down the meaning of this word to my level of understanding. I love how the author made a challenge out of the meaning of gratitude. This is actually something that people should try for themselves and see how differently they look at themselves and their lives. I highly recommend this book, it is quite the learning experience and one that really opened my eyes and make me think about things that go on in my life, whether it be my relationship with myself and my boyfriend and how this book will help change our lives in 2016. We are going to take the challenge....Will you?

*NOTE FROM JENNY*

Hello everybody. My name is Jenny Bynum and Thanksgiving is closely upon us. So, I would like to challenge you to think about what you are grateful for. For 99 pennies, you can take the Gratitude journey with me by reading this book. Please comment below on this post and share with us about what you are thankful for because I always love hearing from my followers.  I would also love to hear from people who have read this book and how/if it changed your life. Thank you so much for stopping by.

BLOG POST: The Gracious Wife: Being Her Husband's Crown by RaeBeth McGee-Buda

***Winner in the 2017 Cover Contest with Authordb.com.***

Marriage can be surreal, unpredictable, and enticing all at the same time. We find and fall in love with our best friend, and all of our dreams seem to be coming true. We've heard of the princess being rescued by her prince and they ride off into the sunset to live happily ever after. Unfortunately, this isn't how marriage is in real life, especially when you're trying to be what God has called you to be. Marriage is two self-centered individuals coming together to live as one.

Given all the foes and dips that may come with marriage, this book gives the basic understanding of marriage the way God intended and not as the way fairy tales has made it out to be. It's meant to help wives be more self-sacrificial toward their husband by acting in grace, love, and forgiveness. In this journey with our best friends, we can work toward being more humbling and giving. It takes more than love alone for a great marriage. The basis of a great marriage starts with a strong spiritual foundation, a strong friendship which grew into a strong romance, along with tons of work, sacrifices, and submission by both partners to make it last.

This book provides Rae-Beth's opinion with communication, getting through the tough times, fair fighting, and keeping God the center of the marriage. Dive in and see marriage from one wife's perspective.

This book really touched me and my life. This author has relayed an important message to not just married women, but women of all walks of life. This book has opened my eyes to things that I would have never realized that I may have been doing in my relationship. As I read this story, I would stop and ponder things after I finished each chapter, thinking that 'Yes, that is me and I need to change'. I love this author's style of writing, because when she writes, you listen, learn, and try to add it to your everyday life. She also makes you stop for just a moment to realize that not only did she make changes in her life, but that maybe, just maybe, we may need to do the same thing too. The suggestions that are made in this book are incredible and worth taking into consideration. It also makes you take note that you may very well be doing the same things and not really noticing it. I, myself, will continue to go back and use what I learned from this book to make my relationship with my boyfriend better and stronger, so this way we are better prepared when that time comes that we get married. I applaud this author for this amazing book and give it my five book review. I highly recommend this read!!

REVIEW: Silenced Series by Raebeth McGee-Buda

Silenced

Amber Brown spent her entire existence believing Dave was her father. When her mother reveals this is untrue, she goes through an emotional spiral with depression. It's hard for her to believe her mother had lied to her all this time. 

A move to a new home and town causes Amber to be consumed by her "darkness" and reverts to cutting to free herself from her pain.

When Casey, her new friend enters her life, she introduces Amber to parties, drugs, and Amber's new boyfriend Landon. The secret of cutting begins to take affect on Amber as she tries to hide it from her friends and family. In the mist of everything, Amber has the desire to find out who her biological father is.

Follow Amber through her trials of depression and cutting, along with the discovery of love.

WOW......What a story!! This story actually puts a lot into perspective. You think about all the addictions there are out in the world, but it never really hits you until you read a true story like this one. The darkness affects everyone differently and some have different  kinds of coping mechanisms.

The characters in this story were incredible. You can't help but feel as if you are part of their lives in the story. I ended up with a real one-on-one connection with Amber and her ups and downs and how she fights with her darkness.

The story-line is heartbreaking and a real eye opener. The words just seem to flow off the page and give you a front row seat to the story. This story really had me thinking and feeling bad for the people involved in this story, including Amber and her problem with cutting to release the darkness. I am really glad that I had the chance to read this book and I highly recommend it. But I must add that this isn't for the faint of heart nor for anyone under the age of 18. This book talks about addictions, especially cutting.

CAUTION: READER DISCRETION IS ADVISED

As I read this book, this song came to me.

Silenced 2: The Overtaking

In life when one thing goes wrong, it can feel like everything goes wrong. Secrets come to the surface while friendships twist out of control, romantic relationships end, and even a dear loved one can die!

In Silenced: The Overtaking Amber’s life turns to chaos when she finds out Sarah, her childhood friend dies suddenly, her stepfather reveals another devastating family secret, and her boyfriend begins pushing her away.

After all the truth comes out, Amber turns to her darkness for comfort when her worst fear becomes reality. Her secret with cutting is discovered when she loses control and ends up in the hospital. Amber’s long journey to recovery begins with a battle. While she’s fighting her way to freedom, she discovers the one love she’s been missing her entire life.

Will Amber overtake her darkness of cutting or will the darkness overtake her? 

This is another powerful story. One that makes you understand how hard addictions can be.

The characters were amazing. I actually felt a connection with Amber and I could feel her emotions float off of each page as I continued to read the story.

The story-line was incredible. The author made me feel as if I was part of the story and left me in tears in certain parts of the story. I felt sadness, mad, heartbreak and God working throughout the many pages of this book. I highly recommend it.

As I read this book, this song came to mind.

RELEASE DAY BLITZ W/REVIEW: Forbidden Destiny by Raebeth Buda

Forbidden Destiny  
Raebeth McGee-Buda
Genre: Paranormal Romance
Releasing: October 1, 2017
Cover Designer: Emcat Designs

We dream of our future and what we want to be when we grow up. These dreams are who we come to be: unless our destiny has other plans. Sophie Hathorn stumbled upon her destiny through her love of books. She learns she's part of a legacy of the most powerful witches, but with a twist. She's also part Wizard, which makes her the first and only Hybrid.

Struggling with her newly found life, Sophie must prepare and train for the biggest fight of her life. Eros, a Shapeshifter, and Succubus plan to overtake Sophie's hometown and call it his own. He's created an army of Cambion to help him fight. In the midst of the threat, the Wizard's Council comes into town to help Sophie prepare for the fight of her life when she finds herself romantically attracted to Mason; the son of the most powerful Wizard. However, the law has been set for centuries by the Goddess, Pax that no witch or wizard shall be involved romantically.

Not only is Sophie pressured to become the best Hybrid, but she's also fighting the internal battle of the feelings she has for Mason. Will she be able to handle the physical and emotional battle she's about to face or will she fall short?

What an amazing story this was. This author stepped out of her comfort zone and brought forth an amazing and incredible new story for me to fall in love with. This author has a real knack for writing anything she puts her mind to and she is constantly amazing me with every new story she releases.

The characters were phenomenal. I actually felt as if I could connect with Sophie and the things she went through in this story. The feelings she felt just seemed to float off of the page and kept me to read more.

The story-line was unique and very fast paced. I was so enchanted by the words that I didn't stop reading until the end. I am extremely excited to see where this adventure will lead us. I highly recommend this read.

EXCERPT

Three days passed in a blur and Sophie was on edge. The Blackguard was due to arrive anytime during the day, which made her nervous. Time was ticking away, getting closer to the inevitable. Soon she would find herself making the journey into the Underworld and using the abilities she'd trained hard with Mason to perfect flawlessly. Today wasn't any different. Mason had her up right before sunrise and they were out the door to watch the beauty of the sun taking over the heavens, while birds dashed around graciously through the skies.

The past few days had been such a learning experience for Sophie. She learned exactly what she was capable of and learned more about the man who had, not only her heart but was connected in spirit. Surprisingly, he was a bit of a nerd under the tough outer side. He enjoyed some light reading and relaxing. Photography was his passion and he loved romance. He was a hopeless romantic. Three days of being alone with him, he had managed to fully win Sophie's heart and vowed to do whatever he had to while she was gone to change the laws of the land. They were meant to be together and he was destined to change anything that stopped it.

"What's on your mind?" Mason asked since Sophie was missing each power hit he knew she easily could have avoided.

"I'm an anxious mess," she replied.

"What else is new?" Mason joked.

"Hey, I may be a mess, but I'm a hot mess. Plus, you would be too if, in a matter of a few days, you'd literally be going through hell." Sophie rebutted.

"True. Wanna sit? Take a break?" Mason asked, motioning toward the large rock Sophie came to know well.

"Sure."

They walked hand in hand over to the rock and sat down. Nothing felt as good as being with Mason and knowing he had her back. "I seriously have no idea why I volunteered to do this. I mean, I do, but I don't. My gram is there, waiting. However, I have no idea what I may face and I'm not looking forward to the overly hot and nasty environment. The stench is enough," Sophie rambled.

"Shhh, let's not focus on that. You're doing what you are meant to do Sophie. Take pride in that. There are people out there who are fighting to find out their true purpose. Yours found you, not the other way around." Mason said.

After taking a deep breath and exhaling, "I know but not everyone is fighting Lucifer in Hell," she finished looking off in the distance.

"I can't tell you how to do this. Nor can I tell ya how to succeed, but what I can say is that I'm proud of you for trying. It kills me knowing you'll be doing this without me."

"It's what I was born to do...right?" Sophie asked, giving an unsure, yet questioning looks toward Mason.

"It's pretty messed up that you're in this position, but I think it's admirable for you to take a stand and do what needs to be done. Fear has nothing on you."

"Riighhhtt!" Sophie rolled her eyes.

"Let's get back to practice. Don't wanna waste what time we have left. The Blackguard should be there by the time we get back." Mason said, standing up.

COVER REVEAL: Forbidden Destiny by Raebeth McGee-Buda

Forbidden Destiny

Raebeth McGee-Buda

Genre: Paranormal Romance

Releasing: To be announced

Cover Designer: EmCat Designs

We dream of our future and what we want to be when we grow up. These dreams are who we come to be: unless our destiny has other plans. Sophie Hathorn stumbled upon her destiny through her love of books. She learns she's part of a legacy of the most powerful witches, but with a twist. She's also part Wizard, which makes her the first and only Hybrid.

Struggling with her newly found life, Sophie must prepare and train for the biggest fight of her life. Eros, a Shapeshifter, and Succubus plan to overtake Sophie's hometown and call it his own. He's created an army of Cambion to help him fight. In the midst of the threat, the Wizard's Council comes into town to help Sophie prepare for the fight of her life when she finds herself romantically attracted to Mason; the son of the most powerful Wizard. However, the law has been set for centuries by the Goddess, Pax that no witch or wizard shall be involved romantically.

Not only is Sophie pressured to become the best Hybrid, but she's also fighting the internal battle of the feelings she has for Mason. Will she be able to handle the physical and emotional battle she's about to face or will she fall short?

Note from the Author

Are you excited for this upcoming release?

I know I am. I started writing Forbidden in 2012 and it's been such a journey. Although it's out of my normal, I found it such fun to dive into a universe so different from our own and take on the creativity of inventing a new world. I truly can't wait to introduce you to the Hybrid Series!!!

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RELEASE DAY BLITZ & REVIEW: The Gracious Wife by Raebeth McGee-Buda

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 The Gracious Wife by RaeBeth McGee-Buda

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Marriage can be surreal, unpredictable, and enticing all at the same time. We find and fall in love with our best friend, and all of our dreams seem to be coming true. We've heard of the princess being rescued by her prince and they ride off into the sunset to live happily ever after. Unfortunately, this isn't how marriage is in real life, especially when you're trying to be what God has called you to be. Marriage is two self-centered individuals coming together to live as one.

Given all the foes and dips that may come with marriage, this book gives the basic understanding of marriage the way God intended and not as the way fairy tales has made it out to be. It's meant to help wives be more self-sacrificial toward their husband by acting in grace, love, and forgiveness. In this journey with our best friends, we can work toward being more humbling and giving. It takes more than love alone for a great marriage. The basis of a great marriage starts with a strong spiritual foundation, a strong friendship which grew into a strong romance, along with tons of work, sacrifices, and submission by both partners to make it last.

This book provides Rae-Beth's opinion with communication, getting through the tough times, fair fighting, and keeping God the center of the marriage. Dive in and see marriage from one wife's perspective.

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This book really touched me and my life. This author has relayed an important message to not just married women, but women of all walks of life. This book has opened my eyes to things that I would have never realized that I may have been doing in my relationship. As I read this story, I would stop and ponder things after I finished each chapter, thinking that 'Yes, that is me and I need to change'. I love this author's style of writing, because when she writes, you listen, learn, and try to add it to your everyday life. She also makes you stop for just a moment to realize that not only did she make changes in her life, but that maybe, just maybe, we may need to do the same thing too. The suggestions that are made in this book are incredible and worth taking into consideration. It also makes you take note that you may very well be doing the same things and not really noticing it. I, myself, will continue to go back and use what I learned from this book to make my relationship with my boyfriend better and stronger, so this way we are better prepared when that time comes that we get married. I applaud this author for this amazing book and give it my five book review. I highly recommend this read!!