Wow! It's already day three of Five Fall Favorites 2024 hosted by Once Upon an Ordinary. This week has flown by fast. We are halfway through the blogging challenge, and it certainly has been a challenge, but I'm grateful that I took this challenge on. Today's word is peace! As I considered what peace books I would associate with peace, I decided that while fiction can be cathartic and a great way to process feelings, it's non-fiction books that have often brought me peace and healing. Here are Five Favorite Non-Fiction books!
1. Getting Good at Being You: Learning to Love Who God Made You to Be by Lauren Alaina, forward by Tasha Yearwood.
This 2021 book is the most recent non-fiction title that I've finished reading. From CMA awarding winning country singer and American Idol alum, this is book part self-help advice and part memoir. Alaina shares her story and connects it to practical steps and meditations to help readers assess their own lives. The personal anecdotes range from funny short stories to heartbreaking memories. She shares moments when she was triumphant, and moments when life was out of her control. This book has Christan themes and speaks about God. I picked this book up because I remembered her from American Idol and wanted to read her story.
2. It's All Love: Reflections for Your Heart and Soul by Jenna Ortega
Readers might recognize this young actress's name; she's recently found fame in television and movies such as the Netflix original Wednesday and Tim Burton's Beetlejuice Beetlejuice. This book is made up of bite sized advice and personal anecdotes, it is perfect for daily, inspirational reading. Topics range from relationships, to following your dreams, to faith and spiritualty. It has religious and even Christian undertones but is not a Christan devotional. All the advice is encouraging and challenging. I have been reading these in the morning and often say a quick prayer for discernment on how to use the advice. Many of the tips have shifted my perspective and encouraged me.
3. Do It Scared: Finding the Courage to Face Your Fears, Overcome Adversity, and Create a Life You Love by Ruth Soukup
Soukup takes a look at different types of fear and how they impact our lives. Written in a conversational and encouraging tone, she shares her own life struggles and how she turned her dream of being a business to owner to a reality. She also shares the tales of others who have identified their fears and taken steps to overcome them to start chasing their dreams. This book is written and published by a Christian author and a Christian publishing company, but it does not require you to be a Christan to follow the practical advice and do the work to turn dreams into reality.
4. You Are the Girl for the Job: Daring to Believe the God Who Calls You by Jess Connolly
God has given you a purpose, and you can do it, but not in your own power. You can do it because of God's power. About trusting God and following Him in faith, this book is a devotional that searches God's Word and provides inspiration. Focused on encouraging people to step into their callings and understand that God will provide along the way. This is a Christian devotional and calls people to follow Jesus and understand when your dreams and goals are from Him. This book accompanies a Bible Study but can be read alone. The focus is on trusting God and letting Him carry you through the hard work.
5. When God Writes Your Love Story: The Ultimate Guide to Guy/Girl Relationships by Eric Ludy and Leslie Ludy
Written by married couple, they take turns writing the chapters and offering insight on both guys and girls. This book is a challenge to purity and to having a godly relationship that not only saves physical intimacy for marriage but also emotional and spiritual intimacy. Filled with humor and heart, it will make you laugh, cry, and laugh and cry, as you read about other couples and examine your own life. I have used this book to help me get over heartbreak of failed relationships, because it shifts the perspective from momentary relationships to the eternal impact of them. This book searches the Bible for how to have godly relationships with all members of the opposite gender and what characteristics are in a healthy relationship.
Conclusion
Honestly, today was a heavy topic and these books were not always easy reads. These were challenging, emotional and convicting. But they all left me with more peace than when I started reading them. Among these pages I have found healing and encouragement. If this was a little too serious for you, tomorrow's prompt is patience. I have decided to take a lighthearted approach of sharing my favorite books in five of my favorite longer series.
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