Review of Power Suit: The Armor of God Fit for the Feminine Frame

by Sharon Elliott

Sharon has written an amazing book for women with daring, concrete truth for spiritual growth. It forces us to take a hard look at reality yet guides and suggests the truth with a gentleness both wise and good.

We can lean on nothing but God's truth for real victory's in our lives. Not advice from the knowledgeable people on television or radio. Not fables and old-wives sayings. Not from our own understanding. But the word of God always is true and more than strong enough to handle whatever we're facing.

The Bible is truth, it expresses truth throughout the whole of it, it commands us to buckle on the belt of truth.

If you've been hungry for growth, if you've been searching for a book to guide you into a more truthful, powerful spiritual life, check out Sharon's book here:
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Blessings!

ONE More Week! And Other Stuff You Might Want to Notice.

Only one more week to participate in May's giveaway. Don't miss out on a chance to win a book. We're giving away twenty books plus Sharon Elliot's fantastic Suit of Armor and a pirate party pack for kids from Eddie Jones!

•Sharon Elliott's super inspirational book: A Power Suit will be given away during this promotion.


•She is also the author of the nonfiction book: Raising Boys to be like Jesus, from Judson Press.

•Sharon is the founder of Life that Matters Ministries, a Christian organization that exists to encourage you to discover your life purpose and live up to your full potential.

•Her website: http://www.lifethatmatters.net/

•Check out her blog at: http://sanewriter.wordpress.com/

•Sharon's online Bible study: http://www.lifethatmatters.net/ ("A Heart for the Word" Podcast)

Find her on Facebook and Twitter




From Eddie Jones and the Give a Boy a Book Promotion, here's the SUPER DUPER PIRATE PARTY PRIZE KIT (from his "The Curse of Captain LaFoote") for anyone who adores boys (which pretty well includes everyone! Smile)


8 invitations
8 - 9" party plates
8 - 9-oz. cups
16 luncheon napkins
16 pc. blue cutlery set
1 red plastic table cover
2 rolls of streamers, 1 blue and 1 red
12 each of blue and red balloons
2 pkgs. of confetti, 1 blue and 1 orange
4 yds. deluxe creepy cloth
12 pirate swords with eye patch
72 pirate tattoos


•Eddie is co-founder of Christian Devotions Ministry. He co-writes a weekly devotion with Cindy Sproles called, He Said - She Said, which can be found at Christian Devotions.us, and Common Ground Christian News. He also co-hosts a weekly radio show called, Christian Devotions SPEAK UP!

•Struggling to develop a daily devotional life? Grab a copy of Spirit & HEART: A Devotional Journey. Eddie wrote the introduction. One of his devotions appears in the book, too.

•Eddie's column, Hard Aground, can be found in the Ocracoke Observer and Living Aboard Magazine.

•He also assisted with with the ghost writing and editing of Faith & FINANCES: In God We Trust.

•Eddie's latest book, Hard Aground ...Again, is a humorous devotional book with a nautical theme based on Biblical principles.

•Need a writing coach? Eddie teaches writing classes on fiction,non-fiction, plotting, scene development, humor, devotional writing and romantic comedy. Visit http://www.writerscoach.us/ to learn more. Polishing the prose of others is his gift. Filling seats now for our Writing Workshop, starting in June. Plus, we have classes on how to start your own web-based radio show and how to craft a devotion. If you need help crafting your nonfiction or fiction book project, contact Eddie: aground@mindspring.com

Follow Eddie on Facebook. Become a Facebook Fan of Faith & FINANCES: In God We Trust. Each week we giveaway a book to some lucky fan.

Follow Eddie on Twitter

Listen to Eddie and Cindy banter on He Said, She Said Radio as they discuss how God moves through His word.

Read Eddie's Blog; you'll read the "un-edited" thoughts and prose that prompt Eddie's novels, devotions and humorous boating columns.

A wonderful opporrtunity to win a free book or a pirate party pack.
What do you have to do?
Please make sure you read the following rules:
1.You must be a follower of this blog.

2.Comment and leave your email address as many times as you want on any post throughout contest period. EACH time you comment, your name will be entered again to receive a book!

3.For other chances to win a book: Link to my blog; announce this contest and rules on your blog, FB, Twitter, wherever: just make sure you let me know! :)

4.Or Encourage someone to follow my blog; let me know who they are.

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ALWAYS let me know if you don't receive a book you've won. Writers are human. I'm human. We forget. Life gets in the way. Sometimes we take on more than we should. If something happens I WANT to know. I'll make it right somehow for you. Love you, readers!

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Someone asking for writing advice?

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A place with a host and lots of other excellent young adult writers sharing their experience . . .

I've got the answer!

Check out Stephanie Morrell's super Go Teen Writers Blog,

 the place to learn and broaden your writing experience for the younger writers.

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Many Super blessings today!

Whooeee! It's Time!

Starting today . . . a-n-d . . . running through most of the month--any follower who comments will have his/her name put into the drawing to win one of AT LEAST twenty books. Plus we have a super pirate prize party kit that Eddie Jones is giving away!

Fun! Fun! Fun! This month.

What do you have to do?

Please make sure you read the following rules:

• You must be a follower of this blog.

• Comment and leave your email address as many times as you want on any post throughout contest period. EACH time you comment, your name will be entered again to receive a book!

• Link to my blog; announce this contest and rules on your blog, FB, Twitter, wherever: just make sure you let me know! :)

• Encourage someone to follow my blog; let me know who they are.

That's it!

Books, books and more books. I'll be giving away at least TWENTY books; maybe more! One of them could be YOURS.

And from Eddie Jones and the Give a Boy a Book Promotion, here's the SUPER DUPER PIRATE PARTY PRIZE KIT (from his "The Curse of Captain LaFoote") for loving mothers, doting grandmothers, or aunties:

• 8 invitations
• 8 - 9" party plates
• 8 - 9-oz. cups
• 16 luncheon napkins
• 16 pc. blue cutlery set
• 1 red plastic table cover
• 2 rolls of streamers, 1 blue and 1 red
• 12 each of blue and red balloons
• 2 pkgs. of confetti, 1 blue and 1 orange
• 4 yds. deluxe creepy cloth
• 12 pirate swords with eye patch
• 72 pirate tattoos

A Little about Eddie:

Eddie is co-founder of Christian Devotions Ministry. He co-writes a weekly devotion with Cindy Sproles called, He Said - She Said, which can be found at Christian Devotions.us, and Common Ground Christian News. He also co-hosts a weekly radio show called, Christian Devotions SPEAK UP!

Struggling to develop a daily devotional life? Grab a copy of Spirit & HEART: A Devotional Journey. Eddie wrote the introduction. One of his devotions appears in the book, too.

• Eddie's column, Hard Aground, can be found in the Ocracoke Observer and Living Aboard Magazine.
• He also assisted with with the ghost writing and editing of Faith & FINANCES: In God We Trust.
• Eddie's latest book, Hard Aground ...Again, is a humorous devotional book with a nautical theme based on Biblical principles.
• Need a writing coach? Eddie teaches writing classes on fiction,non-fiction, plotting, scene development, humor, devotional writing and romantic comedy. Visit www.writerscoach.us to learn more. Polishing the prose of others is his gift. Filling seats now for our Writing Workshop, starting in June. Plus, we have classes on how to start your own web-based radio show and how to craft a devotion. If you need help crafting your nonfiction or fiction book project, contact Eddie: aground@mindspring.com 

Follow Eddie on Facebook

Become a Facebook Fan of Faith & FINANCES: In God We Trust. Each week we give

away a book to some lucky fan.

Follow Eddie on Twitter

Listen to Eddie and Cindy banter on He Said, She Said Radio as they discuss how God moves through His word.

Read Eddie's Blog Here you'll read the "un-edited" thoughts and prose that prompt Eddie's novels, devotions and humorous boating columns.

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And another chance to win Sharon Elliott's super inspirational book: A 

Power Suit. She is also the author of the nonfiction book: Raising Boys to be like Jesus, from Judson Press. Sharon is the founder of Life that Matters Ministries, a Christian organization that exists to encourage you to discover your life purpose and live up to your full potential.

 Some information about Sharon:

• Her website:  http://www.lifethatmatters.net/
• Check out her blog at:  http://sanewriter.wordpress.com/
• Sharon's online Bible study: http://www.lifethatmatters.net/ ("A Heart for the Word" Podcast)
• Find her on Facebook and Twitter

Don't miss out!

Blessings!

Talented Sharon Elliott is Visiting My Blog Today!

If you'd like a chance to win her wonderful book, A Power Suit, leave a comment and email address.


How long have you known that you were a writer? Did you receive a clear “call?” Or have you just loved writing all your life?

I’ve loved writing all my life, but had no idea I was a “writer” until I attended my first Christian writers’ conference. That’s when I felt the Lord put together for me the fact that my passion was my call.


What is the genre you write in? Would you explain what it is?

I write non-fiction, Bible-based, Christian living books. All of my books revolve around some Biblical theme and bends seriously toward practical application.

How do you spend your writing days? Do you set goals to reach a certain number of words per day? Can you give us a general idea of how long it takes you to write a novel book?

I write after work in the late afternoon, evenings, and on the weekends. I divide my work according to my deadlines. I count the days from when I get the assignment or contract to the due date and then do the math according to how many chapters I need to write.

Wow. That must take discipline! You recently had a book published. Would you take this time to describe it to us? How and where can readers buy your books?

Power Suit: The Armor of God Fit for the Feminine Frame is my latest published book. In it, women will discover that the reason the armor isn’t working as it should is because the snug fit of the pieces is obscured by “junk” we have on underneath.

Readers can secure the book in the following ways:

* At local bookstores (if it’s not on the shelf, it can be ordered)

* Directly from the publisher (http://www.newhopepublishers.org/)

* From the online sites such as CBD.com (Christian Book Distributors), Amazon.com, the Family Christian Stores website, etc.

* From my website if they’d like an autographed copy (http://www.lifethatmatters.net/)

What is the spiritual message in your book? What can readers expect to get from reading it?

Power Suit encourages women to obey the Ephesians’ Biblical directive and get dressed, i.e. “put on the whole armor of God.” Readers can expect to encounter examples with which women can particularly relate. For example, in the chapter about the “shoes of the gospel of peace,” women will be engaged in the thought process of how things like stress and haughtiness keep their shoes of peace from fitting.

Do you ever feel like giving up? Most people don’t understand the stress, the work, and the joy of being a writer. How tenuous it is becoming a writer! Do you care to share how it feels, what discouraging/encouraging times you’ve gone through?

I’m totally a people-person. Sitting alone in front of my computer is hard for me. I’d much rather spend my time speaking and in fellowship. But the study of the Word and the subsequent writing of the books to explain those studies give me something to talk about. I often say that I have none of my own material. Anything I have to say in my books or in my speaking is all about what God has said.

I get most frustrated when I get behind in my schedule, and the most discouraging times are when there are few speaking engagements on my calendar. I find myself wondering if anyone really wants to hear what God’s given me to say.

Who’s inspired you the most?

My parents, my husband, and my children. My parents provided an atmosphere rich with a love for the Lord, books, and education. My husband actually paid for me to self-publish my first book. His support and belief in me and my dreams is incredible. My children love and respect me and are proud of what I do.

Would you explain how you “chose” (or were chosen by) a publisher? Do you just go “inny, minny, miny, moe?” Now, that you’re published, can you sit back and relax from the success you’ve experienced?

I now have an agent and a track record with two companies in particular who are publishing different genres of my writing. New Hope Publishers who published Power Suit will be working with me for my future women’s titles. Judson Press publishes my parenting titles. Before I acquired my great agent – Diana Flegal of Hartline Agency – I chose publishers by who was interested in project. I attended writers’ conferences regularly and pitched my work. I’ve had wonderful experiences with Beacon Hill Press, WinePress Publishing, and Scandinavia Publishing House.

Do you mind telling us some of your likes and dislikes? Hobbies, interests? Where would you like to travel if you could?

I love to travel and I love to shop. I’m so busy with writing right now, that there’s really no room for other outside hobbies. To relax, my husband and I enjoy rooting for the Lakers and the Clippers (both Los Angeles NBA teams), watching college football, and watching law enforcement shows like NCIS, all the CSI’s, Jeopardy, and Wheel of Fortune. I like game shows as well, especially Deal or No Deal.

Barring the trouble in the Middle East right now, I’ve always wanted to cruise through the Suez Canal and visit the Holy Land. I’d also like to take an Alaska cruise because I hear it’s so beautiful. I also love the Caribbean islands.

Would you give us your blog or webpage so everyone can check it out? Anything else you’d like to share? Promotional information?

• I write a daily devotional blog that I’d love your listeners to check out and subscribe to. It’s called “A Heart for the Word” and can be found at www.sanewriter.wordpress.com.
• My website is www.LifeThatMatters.net.
• I invite your listeners to also spend a fun, informative, life-changing women’s day with me and their women’s group or book club by sponsoring a Power Suit Party. I’d love to come to your church or women’s organization with the Power Suit Party which is a seminar, a book signing, and a shopping excursion all in one. For more information and to book a PSP in your area, visit the website.

Wow, Sharon, you're a busy and sucessful lady. Congratulations! and thanks for being here this week.

Readers, check out her book and her website. I think you won't be disappointed. Make sure you leave your comments and email addresses for a chance to win her book!

Blessings