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What a Beautiful Name

November 30, 2016 By mollieh02 Leave a Comment

Have you ever said the name of Jesus and it felt as if you had just said the name of the person you love? That same ripple of excitement runs through you. There is a swelling of your heart, and that peace that comes when you think of the one you love. It’s exciting and calming all at the same time. Only this love is so much better, because this love will never leave you. This love will never forget or refuse to fight for you, and this love is always only a whisper away.

That song gives me chills and brings a rush of love along with it. If you don’t know that feeling when you say the name of Jesus I encourage you to pick up an Advent study and really focus in on Him. Put all the worries that you carry with you on the back burner for a bit each day and embrace Him in this season that is all about Him. The more you know about Him, the more you will fall in love with Him. The same principles apply as when you were getting to know the person you love. Study Him, learn His likes and dislikes, take in His life experiences. To know Him is to love Him. He did after all create you me to be in relationship with Him. He longs for us to seek Him.

This Advent season I am studying the many names of Jesus. I am loving diving into the unique meanings behind each name. Each reveals a different facet, a different face, a different side to the Savior. He would have to have many sides to fulfill the promise in 1 Corinthians 9:19-23 which says He becomes all things to all men so that He might save some. The Advent study I am doing with my study group is Unwrapping the Names of Jesus by Asheritah Ciuciu. You can read the review I did on this study here. It is a daily devotional that goes over a different name of Jesus each day! I love that even though I did this study last year I am finding new meaning in it this year as I am in a different season of life.

Here are a few more Advent books you might enjoy:

The Greatest Gift by Ann Voskamp

Unwrapping the Greatest Gift by Ann Voskamp (This one is a family devotional.)

31 Days of Christmas by Susan Chamberlain Shipe

Fall in love with Jesus this Advent season as you spend time getting to know Him! It will be time well spent!

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Godspeed,

Mollie <3

Unwrapping the Names of Jesus {Review}

November 26, 2015 By mollieh02 Leave a Comment

This review is special to me as it is the first time I’ve reviewed a book for a writer I have the privilege to call friend! Knowing other writers has been one of my very favorite parts of my writing journey.

I had heard the word advent before, but never really knew what it meant until recent years. No one ever explained it to me. In case no one ever explained it to you either, advent is the weeks leading up to Christmas, starting on November 29th and ending on December 24th, when you prepare for the Christmas season and meditate on the true meaning of the season, the gift of Jesus Christ! Join my friend Asheritah and I as we draw closer to the savior this Christmas season.

About the book:

Do you wish you could experience the awe you once felt as a child on Christmas morning? Now you can. Rediscover the beauty of the greatest gift of all by unwrapping His Names one at a time.
Unwrapping the Names of Jesus is an Advent devotional for women who want more from the season than holiday parties, hors d’oeuvres, and a new leather purse. You want a deeper walk with Jesus. You want to know Him and touch Him. You want to find rest in Him and talk with Him.
In this devotional, Asheritah Ciuciu provides brief but insightful devotionals and family activities that will help you
* Grow in your understanding and love for Jesus
* Create fun memories with your family
* Worship Jesus as you never did before
By unwrapping the many facets of Jesus’ character, you will experience the Advent season in a fresh way and wake up on Christmas morning excited to herald His coming

About the author:

My sweet friend, Asheritah Ciuciu, blogs over at One Thing Alone where she writes about helping overwhelmed women find joy in Jesus. Asheritah was raised in Romania and the USA by missionary parents. She met her husband in 5th grade and they have one daughter and one sweet baby on the way.

My thoughts:

This book is beautiful! You have to take a moment before you start reading to just flip through the pages and admire the beautiful design, which was designed by the author’s super talented husband! It’s Thanksgiving today as I write this review so I have to take a moment and tell you how thankful I am that Asheritah took the time to write these sweet words and make them available for us to study. She highlights 25 of the names of Jesus in this study. With each name you learn something new, something different about Him. What a blessing it is to be able to delve deeper into His heart and to share it with your family using the family devotional activities. Do you desperately long to fall in love with Jesus? Are you looking for a way to teach your children about the heart of Jesus? You’ve picked up the right book!

Did you know that you get this set of super cute ornaments that go along with the study for free when you order any copy of the book? Unwrapping the Names of Jesus is available in paperback and on Kindle, grab your copy now!

Note: I received a free copy of Unwrapping the Names of Jesus from Asheritah Ciuciu in exchange for my honest review. All thoughts are my own. {Disclosure Policy}

Godspeed,

Mollie <3

Advent, He is coming!

December 1, 2014 By mollieh02 4 Comments

December 1st has dawned upon the Earth. Advent is here. Did you know that the word Advent comes from the Latin and means coming. It is time to wait for His coming. In just 24 short days we celebrate the coming of the Savior, the Messiah, the King of Kings, Lord of Lords, the Great I Am… The list could go on and on. His names are numerous. How are you waiting for His coming? Are you just sitting by and letting it sneak up on you, or are you being intentional in your waiting, active in your waiting? This is my first year taking part in Advent. My faith has been lukewarm of late and as such my life feels like it has veered severely off the path it should be following.

So today I decide to actively wait. Not only for me, but for my children as well. We are going to learn the true meaning behind the season together. I will be reading along with Ann Voskamp‘s The Greatest Gift Advent study,

as well as the Unwrapping the Greatest Gift family study with my boys. I say this fully knowing that I’m a book dork, but if you haven’t had a chance to look at this one I highly suggest dropping by your local bookstore and taking a look. It is a beautiful book! The photo doesn’t do it justice.

Join me on my Twitter page as I tweet along with my study! What are you doing for Advent? Are you doing this study or another one? What’s your favorite thing that you learned today? Leave a comment below so we can all learn from each other!

Godspeed,

Mollie <3