Sisterchicks by Robin Jones Gunn

If you are in the mood for an easy read and a fun read, pick up one or ALL of the Sisterchicks books. 

Instead of being in the middle of a mid-life crisis, these women (in pairs) celebrate their 50-something years by going on trips of a lifetime whether they were planned or unexpectedly.  Getting out of their comfort zone and experiencing another culture --Finland, England, Netherlands, New Zealand, Mexico, Hawaii, France, Italy--helps them to learn a little bit more about their relationships with God.

As you read their stories, Robin Jones Gunn takes you away on their adventures with them.  It is soo fun.  But as you should guess about me by the name of my blog, I love to travel, so these books were totally perfect for me.  It is one of my biggest dreams to travel to Europe, so these books helped me virtually experience it.

Sisterchicks Thumbs Up:
1.  The different adventures including the funny quirky things that happen when you travel internationally.
2.  The unique characters.  All 16 plus characters in the books are so completely different. 
3.  You don't have to read these books in a certain order.  Each one is a novel of its own.  Some of them are connected by a cameo appearance of a character from a different book, but that's the most they are tied together.
4.  Each main character (there is a main character of the pair) experiences something a little bit different about God.  And it's not cheesy.  It's just part of who the character is.  LOVE it!  I hate sappy, not real God encounters.
5.  They surprised me.  I started to think they would all be about these people going on the vacations of their lives, but that's not what happened.  On their trip to Mexico, the women stopped and stayed a night in a shack in the middle of the country.  In Sisterchicks Go Brit, the duo ends up being stuck in a small English village all the while they want to be in London.

Sisterschicks Thumbs Down:
1.  These trips take a lot of money.  And at times I feel like they were spending so much!  That distracted me a little bit.
2.  I'm ready to read the next one and I don't know when it's coming out!

Father's Day Giveaway and Review

Father's Day is around the corner!
I've got another giveaway for 3 of my awesome readers! (make that 4).  3 are father's day cards and the 4th is a bonus "new baby" card. It is so cute!  Okay, so the overall cards say, "overall you're the best dad."  the crown card says, "king for a day."  And the baby card says, "small wonder."

I have super super LOVED Stamp N Stitch's cards for years!
You can pretty much custom order from any of their packages they offer.  I once ordered a pack of thank you cards and said, "can you make one of those a welcome baby card?"  No problem at all!
If you want to check out their etsy store, you can click on their etsy button on my page OR go to http://www.stampnstitchshop.com/.

They partnering with me and are making it possible for YOU to enjoy their work (or should I say, your dad will).

So if you are looking for a beautiful FREE father's day card, sign up for my giveaway.
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This giveaway is open until next Monday, June 7.  I want to get these cards out to you in time for Father's Day. 
Have fun!