Monday, April 6, 2015

Rethink Inner Beauty with Barbara Roose’s ‘Enough Already’ and a Weekend Getaway Giveaway

Enough Already (Abingdon, March 2015)



Recognize your own outer and inner beauty as defined by God, not the media or others.
Most women know that God loves them, but might he love them more if they finally lost that last ten pounds, or got their hair to lay right, or finally found a pair of jeans that looked good and let them breathe? Well, maybe God doesn’t care about jeans, but women do, and all the talk about inner beauty hasn’t kept all of us from staring into a mirror and taking an inventory that never quite measures up. Enough Already will:
—Elevate the soul-freeing, spiritual truth that God is the Creator of beauty and that women are called to appreciate and care for themselves as his own.
—Enable women to accept God-given beauty so that when they look in the mirror they see his handiwork, not their flaws.
—Equip women to win the ugly struggle with beauty once and for all.

MY REVIEW-I was really interested in reading this book as a woman who struggles sometimes with feeling pretty. Many women deal with their beauty on a daily basis but this book sounded like it would have a lot of answers on why we don't have to worry about our outside beauty so much since we are daughters of the King. But I was very disappointed after finishing this book. Let me tell you why below.

First off the book was well designed and the questions make it almost like a group study. I thought I was going to love it while I was reading the first couple chapters! The author has a knack for stories and illustrations. Like the one with "pick me". But about halfway through I knew there were going to be problems. The first clue is where the title of the chapter is The Vag*** Dialogue. I have to admit, I was shocked. How in the world can you have something like this in a Christian book? If I had given this book to anyone else to read, I would have been upset. Sorry but things like this don't belong in a Christian book. If you want it in a marriage book fine, but not a book about beauty. The next issue I had was the one about What We'll Give Away for Love. I understood at first where she was coming from. But about halfway through the chapter, I felt upset again. She tells a story about a woman who had a hard youth but then went to church and taught Sunday school, etc. All while she was a stripper. Again, my apologies but this almost makes it sound like the woman was saved while she was doing the strip club. It just amazed me at what was in here. I thought I had found a book about inner beauty being more desirable than the outward makeup, etc. But what I read made me grieved. I could not, with a clear conscience, suggest this book to anyone.




GETAWAY GIVEAWAY DETAILS
Learn how to recognize your own outer and inner beauty as defined by God, not the media or others, in Barbara Roose's new book, Enough Already. What would it take for you to believe you are enough already? Most women know God loves them, but might he love them more if they finally lost that last ten pounds, or got their hair to lay right, or finally found a pair of jeans that looked good and let them breathe? Well, maybe God doesn’t care about jeans, but women do, and all the talk about inner beauty hasn’t kept all of us from staring into a mirror and taking an inventory that never quite measures up.




Barbara is celebrating the release with a giveaway! One reader will receive a cash card and writing supplies for her own inner-beauty weekend getaway!





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One grand prize winner will receive:


Enter today by clicking the icon below. But hurry, the giveaway ends on April 12th. Winner will be announced April 13th on Barbara's blog.




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  • A $100 cash card for your own inner-beauty weekend getaway

  • A notepad/pencil set for your inner-beauty quiet time

  • A copy of Enough Already




**DISCLOSURE: I was given a free product in exchange for an honest review. No other compensation was given, and all thoughts are 100% mine. Please read my full disclosure policy HERE.**

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