Kitchen devotion

"Devotions From the Kitchen Table" from Thomas Nelson is a daily devotional with each day including a scripture, prayer, and essay devoted to connecting with God using food, nourishment,  and coming together to dine.  The book is easy to understand, the pictures are great.  This book is not only a good book for yourself, but I would recommend it as a gift, for a wedding shower for example.  I will probably read it again.  I received this book in exchange for an honest review from www.booklookbloggers.com. 

American Lit

"The Barrowfields" by Phillip Lewis is a reader's delight.  The novel is basically a book about reading and creating.  Henry Aster is a product of North Carolina.  His father is an obsessive reader and a wanna-be-writer.  He spends all of his life, both in time and effort, writing his life story; though his life is nothing but the writing of his story.  Henry leaves for college and law school only to come back and find his father's memory right where he left it. 
This is a fabulously written novel.  It bounces back and forth between the different styles of literary giants, interweaving it into Lewis' own masterpiece.  Though it is a long book, it is well worth the time.  I received this book in exchange for an honest review from www.bloggingforbooks.com. 

Faith and Baseball

"Baseball Faith" by Rob Maaddi is a compilation of the testimonies of 52 MLB stars.  Each player has four pages consisting of a photo page, a testimony page, a stat page and a details page.  Some of the players are Hall of Famers and MVPs and some are professionals eager to share their faith.  I would imagine that only a baseball fan would read this, since I know if it were football, I wouldn't have read it.  But don't toss it aside just because you aren't a fan.  Some of the guys are storytellers and write very well.  Some of them are just good at baseball.  I really liked it.  I am a die-hard fan and enjoyed reading about each man's faith.  I received a complimentary copy of this book from Barbour Publishing and was under no obligation to post a review.