Hi Ladies - I hope you're here to join Marisa's Chick Chat Book Club sponsored by Cedar Springs Christian Stores!
Whether single, married, young or old I want us to discover three things together through this club...
1. How to make our "me time" matter, and help grow our own spiritual lives and deepen our relationship with Christ.
2. To connect with each other through a common experience as we read through life impacting books together.
3. To "Pay it Forward". Take what we learn and bless another woman we know by sharing the books we read and what we learn.
Each month we'll read a different book togther - then the last Thursday of each month those of you who have picked up the book and have read along with me can call in and express what you thought during Chick Chat AND I'll draw from our members to receive a free copy of the book to pass along to a woman they know and want to bless - who knows I may randomly give one of you who call up to share your thoughts on those 4th Thursday's a free copy to pass along too!
For joining, you get a certficate each month to get that months book at 20% off at any Cedar Springs bookstore too!
I want to know who's reading with me, who's excited about challenging themselves and each other, and who's a part of the Chick Chat Book Club, so click here to join (include your name, email address, age and whether you're single or married, etc).
The September Book of the Month Club selection is a popular fiction book "Her Mothers Hope" by Francnie Rivers
Francine Rivers began her literary career at the University of Nevada, Reno, where she graduated with a bachelor of arts degree in English and journalism. From 1976 to 1985, she had a successful writing career in the general market, and her books were highly acclaimed by readers and reviewers. Although raised in a religious home, Francine did not truly encounter Christ until later in life, when she was already a wife, a mother of three, and an established romance novelist. Shortly after becoming a born-again Christian in 1986, Francine wrote "Redeeming Love" as her statement of faith. First published by Bantam Books and then rereleased by Multnomah Publishers in the mid-1990s, this retelling of the biblical story of Gomer and Hosea, set during the time of the California Gold Rush, is now considered by many to be a classic work of Christian fiction. Redeeming Love continues to be one of the Christian Booksellers Association's top-selling titles, and it has held a spot on the Christian best-seller list for nearly a decade. Since "Redeeming Love," Francine has published numerous novels with Christian themes--all best sellers--and she has continued to win both industry acclaim and reader loyalty around the globe. Her Christian novels have been awarded or nominated for numerous honors, including the RITA Award, the Christy Award, the ECPA Gold Medallion, and the Holt Medallion in Honor of Outstanding Literary Talent. In 1997, after winning her third RITA Award for inspirational fiction, Francine was inducted into the Romance Writers of America's Hall of Fame. Francine's novels have been translated into over 20 different languages, and she enjoys best-seller status in many foreign countries, including Germany, the Netherlands, and South Africa. Francine and her husband, Rick, live in northern California and enjoy time spent with their three grown children and taking every opportunity to spoil their grandchildren. Francine uses her writing to draw closer to the Lord, and she desires that through her work she might worship and praise Jesus for all He has done and is doing in her life.