A Few of My Favorite Things January Edition

I decided to start a new section of my blog - A Few of My Favorite Things.  Each month I will put up a few things that I have found for the month that are completely amazing or I am obsessed with.  They could be absolutely anything.  Here are my things for January.

1) Architecture is a beautiful and haunting song.  Jonathan Thulin is an up and coming christian singer who also happens to be a part of Press Play (a band from the Dream Center - one of the most amazing Christian church organizations out there http://www.dreamcenter.org).  I normally listen to faster paced music but the lyrics and Jonathan Thulin's voice in this song are incredible.

2)  I don't have a picture for this one but it is a recipe for BLT's.  My mother gave me the recipe for this gourmet BLT and I keep wanting to eat it all of the time:)  Here it is:

- 1 pack of King's Hawaiian mini sub roll

- 1 package of fresh mozzarella

- 1 pack of bacon

- 2 orange (or red) tomatoes

- 1 Bag of fresh spinach

Cook bacon.  Slice tomatoes and mozzarella while bacon is cooking.  Once bacon is done cooking, cook the spinach in the bacon grease.  When spinach is done assemble the sandwiches and enjoy!

3) 

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I am currently obsessed with the television show Castle.  My roommate introduced me to this show and it has everything I love in a book and can rarely find in a television show (suspense, romance, and history mixed together).  Richard Castle is such a unique character that brings the show to life.  

4) This Budweiser commercial is adorable.  According to the Chinese New Year - this is the Year of the Horse.  This favorite is in honor of that and because I really love horses and adore puppies:)

What are some of your favorite things this month?

Prepared for a Purpose ~ Antoinette Tuff

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So many stories on the news are about how the people in the world who commit evil.  It is always refreshing to hear the stories of people doing good in the world and showing compassion.  Prepared for a Purpose is the perfect story of someone who showed compassion to someone who was intent on going into a school and shooting.  This is the best story because it shows how one woman's life led her to a moment to be used by God.

The title of Antoinette's book is Prepared for a Purpose because she truly believes that she was brought to that moment in her life to be a vessel for God.  This book tells about the trials Antoinette faced in her life and how they brought her to a pivotal point where she was able to use her experiences to show compassion to a young man who was hurting.  It is a very inspirational story and the book was so good that I read in it one night.  If you are looking for a story of God using someone to stop another Columbine or Sandy Hook from happening - this is good.  People are sometimes scared to send their children to school because of all the news when school shootings happen.  This book restores some confidence by showing that God can use ordinary people to help prevent something bad from happening.

*This book was received for free from Bethany House in exchange for a review*