This morning, I have a nonfiction book focused on education in our book spotlight! Check out Educational Disobedience, learn about the author, and enter for a chance to win a prize in the book tour giveaway at the end of this post.

Nonfiction / Education

Date Published: 10-06-2024

Educational Disobedience is a compelling and transformative guide for parents, educators, and advocates committed to reimagining traditional educational systems. Drawing from her extensive experience as an educator, homeschool advocate, and law enforcement professional, Dr. Mabry challenges the conventional paradigms of schooling that often fail underserved and marginalized students. With practical advice and deeply personal insights, she explores how parents can use homeschooling to reclaim their children’s education.

Dr. Mabry argues that educational disobedience is not about defiance but about empowerment—empowering parents to resist systems that perpetuate inequity and disempower children, particularly those from at-risk communities. She provides a roadmap for creating individualized, flexible learning paths that focus on student well-being, literacy, and personal growth. The book also highlights how cooperative educational models, like her own Tiers Free Homeschool Cooperative, can serve as community-driven alternatives to traditional schooling.

Educational Disobedience is not only a call to action but a beacon of hope for parents seeking to revolutionize their children’s learning experience. It’s a must-read for those ready to challenge the status quo and advocate for educational justice. 

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Dr. Annise Mabry is an educator, advocate, and founder of The Dr. Annise Mabry Foundation. She specializes in alternative education and community engagement, with a focus on creating inclusive and empowering learning opportunities.

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Today, I have an inspirational, Christian living book in our book spotlight.  Check out Hope Surge, learn about author Melissa Benson & enter the book tour giveaway at the end of this post.

Religion / Christian Living / Inspirational

Date Published: June 22, 2023

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In this devotional-style book, you will discover that hope is a weapon! It’s a key God has given us to unlock radical growth, heart healing and unexplainable peace. Hope is a Kingdom strategy that will cause you to walk in deeper levels of joy, faith and courage. When you begin to grab a hold of God’s perspective and the supernatural hope it’s covered in, nothing can remain the same!

Author Melissa Benson offers powerful hope injections to take you deeper in your connection with Jesus through topics like identity, vision, freedom and restoration. She also addresses tough but real subjects like lies, offense, trials and disappointment and brings a fresh point-of-view on each. Even more important to her than her own writings are the over 100 accompanying scriptures for you to meditate on and dive deeper into.

Whether you have been living with disappointment and hopelessness or just want to stay focused on what God is up to and excited about, the Spirit-led, Bible-based principles in Hope Surge will light a fire in your belly and bring about a renewed excitement for life.

It’s time to get your hopes up—way up!

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Melissa writes from a heart that’s been captured by God. Her writings are birthed out of her own journey—experiencing the freedom of Jesus from the chains of religion, her connection with the Holy Spirit and deep love of the Word.

Melissa has been an entrepreneur since 2015, selling her last company in 2022 and transitioning full-time into writing and coaching. She has a passion to see women thrive in the entrepreneurial space and in life by partnering with the Holy Spirit for solutions, impact, freedom and fullness.

Melissa lives in Phoenix, Arizona, with her hunk-of-a-husband, Ryan, and their three energetic world-changers, Jay, Ryder and Ryelle, who they homeschool. She loves doing life with her family. She is a dreamer, an adventurer, an unapologetic optimist and her main love language is a cup of coffee over some quiet time.

For more encouraging and inspirational content, Melissa would love to connect with you on social media at @melissabenson.co. You can also find powerful resources at www.melissabenson.CO.

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This morning, I have a contemporary romance novel in our book blitz feature spotlight.  Check out the book, learn about the author  & enter for a chance to win a prize in the book tour giveaway at the end of this post.

Date Published: 03-29-2021

Solomon

The man of the house since my father’s death at sixteen, I knew I’d be the guardian for my sister, Susan, who has Down syndrome. However, I didn’t realize I’d become her guardian while dealing with my mother’s mini-strokes, rehabilitation, and selling the family home. I’m drowning in paperwork and emotions as I try to get Susan adjusted. A new care plan and a specialized school act as light at the end of the tunnel. I never expected to find her new best friend at the school was my old high school crush.

Ezra

I always regretted keeping my feelings for Solomon to myself. When we became the victims of losing touch in college, I added it to my list of regrets. Now he’s back as the guardian of a student, and the years have been exceedingly kind. My habit of following rules is suddenly out the window. Risking the reputation I’ve worked so hard to gain isn’t on my to-do list.

Can we manage a relationship without it becoming a conflict of interest?

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This morning, I have a nonfiction, self-help book in our book spotlight! Check out Courageous Birth, learn about the author & enter for a chance to win a prize in the book tour giveaway at the end of this post! 

In building her family, Dr. Laura Sims has experienced joy and loss. This is a mother who has been through the worst and best of pregnancy, birth and family life and she won’t shy away from telling the truth of it. Dr. Sims shows that, as the mother, you have the first say in how your pregnancy and the birth goes. You get to decide how you want to bring your baby into the world. Home births are rising and there is more and more understanding of how putting the mother’s comfort first results in better birthing experiences. Within days of knowing she was pregnant for the first time, Dr. Sims knew she wanted a home water birth. She took the reins right from the start, but was disappointed in the lack of literature available to her about the kind of pregnancy and birth she wanted. Courageous Birth is her offering to women like her, women who want to know the truth of the experience and who want someone to show them what is possible for them in pregnancy, birth, and post-natal life. Dr. Laura Sims opens up her family’s joys, losses and hopes for mothers looking to understand. With an intimate and honest window into her life, Dr. Sims empowers expecting mothers and post-birth mothers to find what’s best for them and their babies.

Motherhood. Talk about a 24/7 job, the most rewarding and challenging job of my life.

The newborn stage is incredibly sweet. There was a lot of sleeping. If I were giving myself advice as a new mom, it would be to rest. I know, there’s things to do and meals to make and clean up, etc. The cleaning can wait. The food will be provided. Have simple things as far as food is concerned. There’s no need to cook anything! Paper plates and plastic utensils for a week, or longer, is not going to hurt anything. I would tell myself that resting and allowing others to support you is priority #1! I say this now because I didn’t take adequate time to rest and rejuvenate. Partially due to the fact that I felt so awesome post-birth. Still, allowing my mind and body the time to integrate everything that had just occurred is something I would have liked to give myself more time for.

Immediately following the birth, Annie and Jacob cleaned it all up. I felt weightless and overjoyed, full of energy and empowered beyond belief! I felt like I could do anything! I was invincible! I can remember being with new baby and Madeline, my 7-year-old Lab. Her head was as big as new baby’s entire body. I took a picture. I spent a long time staring at this beautiful child that had been in my belly the past 9+ months. It didn’t feel real. Eventually, I finally fell asleep that night.

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Dr. Laura Sims has been helping people reach optimal health since 2006. Along with her husband, they founded 2 of the largest chiropractic practices on the western slope of Colorado.

She believes the body is capable of healing itself when free from nerve interference. In 2019, she completed a 2-year Master's class in Soul-Centered Living from the University of Santa Monica.

It is her heartfelt mission for everyone to step more fully into their courageousness and trust their inner knowing!

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 This morning, we are excited to share a great way for book lovers to support a valuable charity!  During the month of November, author Tracey Cramer-Kelly will donate a percentage of all of her book sales to benefit the Mighty Oaks Military Charity!  Check out the author, learn about her books and the charity she seeks to support this month!

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Today, I have a contemporary romance novel in our book spotlight. Check out The Power of the Bayou, learn about author Dana Littlejohn--and be sure to enter for a chance to win a prize in the book tour giveaway at the end of this post.