"Getaway with God"

Letitia Suk

 

What if a simple day away could transform your life?

Does spending time with God sound like just one more thing to check off an ever-increasing to-do list? How are you supposed to fit in anything that threatens to be more time-consuming? Too often there’s simply no room to experience the intimacy, grace, and peace that God offers us.

Getaway with God does more than invite you to step away from life’s pressures to take a personal retreat. It shows you exactly why you must–for your sake and for your family’s.

With grace and warmth, Letitia Suk provides step-by-step guidance and the necessary tools to enable any woman on any budget to plan time away, whether it’s a quick, half-day break or a weeklong time of restoration. You’ll find detailed steps for preparation, including descriptions of different kinds of retreats and how to choose the best one for you, and you’ll learn ways to bring the renewal you experience home with you. Practical appendixes identify retreat centers nationwide and provide exercises and prayers to kick-start your getaway with God.

No matter what your season in life, the time for retreat is now!

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"Getaway with God" is a an easy how-to book for how to schedule time to actually getaway with God.  This book encourages you to actually make a plan and do it.   

While this is a great reminder and encouragement, I was expecting it to be more of a devotional.  

This book is an easy read and has a lot of tips of how to make a way for one to actually spend more time with God.  I believe we all know how to do it, we just don't make the time to do actually spend time with God.  That's what this book is about, actually putting our knowledge into action and getting alone with God!   

I RECEIVED THIS COMPLIMENTARY BOOK FROM LITFUSE FOR REVIEW PURPOSES.

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Daily Painting Book Review

 

"Daily Painting"

Carol Marine

A unique system for jump-starting artistic creativity, encouraging experimentation and growth, and increasing sales for artists of all levels, from novices to professionals.
 
Do you want to bring the joy back into your art?

Have you landed in a frustrating rut? Are you having trouble selling paintings in galleries, getting bogged down by projects you can’t seem to finish or abandon, or finding excuses to avoid working in the studio? Author Carol Marine knows exactly how you feel—she herself suffered from painter’s block, until she discovered “daily painting.” The idea is simple: do art (usually small) often (how often is up to you), and if you’d like, post and sell it online. Soon you’ll find that your block dissolves and you’re painting work you love—and more of it than you ever thought possible!

With her encouraging tone and useful exercises, Marine teaches you to:
-Master composition and value
-Become confident in any medium
-Choose subjects wisely
-Stay fresh and loose
-Photograph, post, and sell your art online
-Become connected to the growing movement of daily painters around the world

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About the author:  

CAROL MARINE is an artist and the creator of the popular blog A Painting a Day (or Almost). She is a member of Daily Paintworks, a distinguished group of daily painters, and she teaches daily painting workshops around the country. Marine lives in Eugene, Oregon. Visit www.dailypaintworks.com.

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In this book Carol Marine shares and teaches how it's best to start learning how to paint small paintings than to tackle a large one.  

The images she shares are lovely and the way she transports a picture into a painting is great.  

I must admit, I was hoping that this book would share different techniques.  Instead it just uses the same one throughout the book.  

This is a great book for a painter that's just beginning.

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I RECEIVED THIS COMPLIMENTARY BOOK FOR FREE FROM BLOGGING FOR BOOKS FOR REVIEW PURPOSES.