Check out "Unstoppable" by Nick Vujicic!

Unstoppable is the brand new book coming out in October by Nick Vujicic, an amazing author and speaker who was born without limbs.  I read his first book, Life Without Limits, back in May 2011-you can read that review here.  I'm looking forward to reading his new book, so I thought I would share about it!  Here is a description taken from the WaterBrook Multnomah website:

Being unstoppable is about believing and achieving. It’s about having faith in yourself, your talents and your purpose and, most of all, in God’s great love and His divine plan for your life.


Millions around the world recognize the smiling face and inspirational message of Nick Vujicic. Despite being born without arms or legs, Nick’s challenges have not kept him from enjoying great adventures, a fulfilling and meaningful career, and loving relationships. Nick has overcome trials and hardships by focusing on the promises that he was created for a unique and specific purpose, that his life has value and is a gift to others, and that no matter the despair and hard times in life, God is always present. Nick credits his success in life to the power that is unleashed when faith takes action.

But how does that happen? In Unstoppable Nick addresses adversity and difficult circumstances that many people face today, including:

· Personal crises

· Relationship issues

· Career and job challenges

· Health and disability concerns

· Self-destructive thoughts, emotions, and addictions

· Bullying, persecution, cruelty, and intolerance

· Balance in body, mind, heart, and spirit

· Service to others

Through stories from his own life and the experiences of many others, Nick explains how anyone wanting a “ridiculously good life” can respond to these issues and more to become unstoppable. What’s standing in your way? Are you ready to become unstoppable?



Click here to read the first chapter of Unstoppable.
I hope you are as inspired as I was by Nick Vujicic's story!

Wordless Wednesday~Little Daredevil

Sweet Addition

Two things that I already knew, but that God reminded me of in a big way this year are that life will not go as you expect, and that blessings can come from every situation.

Something I haven't posted about yet, but have hinted about in recent posts, is that I am a Grandma.  We didn't find out about our grandson until he was seven months old, and it was quite a shock!  After the reality settled in, we embarked on the journey of falling in love with Daniel.  He is now one year old, and the past five months, although bumpy, have been joyous.  No, it isn't the way I wanted to have, or planned/expected to have my first grandchild.  But, things happen and this beautiful little boy is now a huge part of our lives. 

In keeping with my family's traditions, I am YiaYia and Jeff is Papou (Grandma and Grandpa in Greek).  I don't think there is any way of describing the love for your grandchild-you have to experience this deep feeling firsthand to understand.  I love our time together, and just melt at most everything he does. 

This journey hasn't been easy, but one thing is for certain-I love being Daniel's YiaYia!

Soft Scrub Review and Giveaway~3 winners!!

I have found a great new line of household cleaners.  As a member of Purex Insiders, I had the opportunity to try out Soft Scrub Total All Purpose Cleaners.  I received a Soft Scrub Total Bath and Bowl cleaner, and a Soft Scrub Total All Purpose with Bleach.  Also in the line is an all purpose lemon scented cleaner without bleach. 

These new cleaners work great, and have some nifty features that I've never seen before in a household cleaner. 

*Works upside down!
*Choose Foam or Spray
*Tough on stains, gentle on surfaces
*Cleans and deodorizes

My favorite feature is that you can spray upside down!  This is perfect for awkward areas, and great for the toilet bowl!!  Another feature I loved is that there is a little plastic piece on the nozzle that you can switch from foam to spray.  I didn't think I would use that feature much, but I do!  I'm very happy with these Soft Scrub Total Cleaners.  I've been using the Total with bleach in my kitchen-it has a clean smell, and I use the Bath and Bowl cleaner in the bathroom. With the exception of a glass/mirror cleaner, you don't need any other products for your bathroom. 

Sweepstakes

Soft Scrub is holding The Tough and Gentle Sweepstakes, with $3000 in prizes!  One lucky winner will win $1000, and 50 other winners win $40 each!!  Enter here!

GIVEAWAY!!!

Three The Loose Screw readers will each win a coupon for one free bottle of any Soft Scrub Total, Bleach Clean, or Soft Scrub abrasive product! 

This is my first try at using Rafflecopter, so please let me know if you experience any problems.  Thanks!

a Rafflecopter giveaway

*Disclosure: Soft Scrub provided me with free samples so I could review them.  However, all of the opinions expressed here are my own.

Winner!! Shutterfly Photo Book!

The winner of the 8x8 hardcover Photo Book is...

Brooke T!

If I don't hear from Brooke within 48 hours, a new winner will be drawn. 
Thanks everyone who entered!!

Book Review~Still Life in Shadows

This week, the Christian Fiction Blog Alliance is introducing Still Life in Shadows River North; New Edition edition (August 1, 2012) by Alice Wisler

ABOUT THE AUTHOR:

Alice was born in Osaka, Japan in the sixties. Her parents were Presbyterian career missionaries. As a young child, Alice loved to walk down to the local stationer's store to buy notebooks, pencils and scented erasers. In her room, she created stories. The desire to be a published famous author has never left her. Well, two out of three isn't bad. She's the author of Rain Song, How Sweet It Is, Hatteras Girl and A Wedding Invitation (all published by Bethany House).

Alice went to Eastern Mennonite University after graduating from Canadian Academy, an international high school in Kobe, Japan. She majored in social work and has worked across the U.S. in that field. She taught ESL (English as a Second Language) in Japan and at a refugee camp in the Philippines. She also studied Spanish at a language institute in San Jose, Costa Rica.

She has four children--Rachel, Daniel, Benjamin and Elizabeth. Daniel died on 2/2/97 from cancer treatments at the age of four. Since then, Alice founded Daniel's House Publications in her son's memory. This organization reaches out to others who have also lost a child to death. In 2000 and 2003, Alice compiled recipes and memories of children across the world to publish two memorial cookbooks, Slices of Sunlight and Down the Cereal Aisle.

ABOUT THE BOOK

It's been fifteen years since Gideon Miller ran away from his Amish community in Carlisle, Pennsylvania as a boy of fifteen. Gideon arrives in the Smoky Mountains town of Twin Branches and settles in at the local auto mechanic's garage. He meets a host of interesting characters -the most recent acquaintances are Kiki, an autistic teen, and her sister Mari. Known as the "Getaway Savior" he helps other Amish boys and girls relocate to life in modern America.

One day the phone rings. On the other end is his brother Moriah calling from Florida. Of course Gideon welcomes his brother to stay with him and offers him a job. But Moriah is caught in a web which ends in his death and forces Gideon to return to the town of his youth, with his brother's body in the back of a hearse and Mari and Kiki at his side. He must face not only the community he ran away from years ago but also his own web of bitterness. Will he be able to give his anger over to God and forgive his father?

If you would like to read the first chapter excerpt of Still Life in Shadows, go HERE.