PIP/ Book Review/ Giveaway/CLOSED: Eat the Cookie, Buy the Shoes by Joyce Meyers

Now you know on this blog if I get offered a Joyce Meyers book to review, I am gonna jump at the chance, and if I get to giveaway COPIES, even better right????

So when Hachette (thanks Valerie!) offered me Eat The Cookie...Buy The Shoes, Giving Yourself Permission to Lighten Up by Joyce Meyers, that is set to be released APRIL 13th, you KNOW I jumped up and said YES PLEASE!

Synopisis: Engrained in our culture is the belief that unbending discipline is the only sure way to success. You must go to the gym five times a week, never order the dessert, and don't even think about buying that dress you keep staring at in the store window. Breaking from such a regimented lifestyle is a sign of weakness, right? Wrong!-and Joyce wants to tell us why...

Though setting rules in our lives are important, it's just as important that we break them from time-to-time. Structure is a powerful tool, but when diverging from your own goals is seen as catastrophic, it can have a hugely negative effect on us. Balance is a core value in life and every once in awhile we deserve to indulge in a guilty pleasure or two. So don't feel bad about straying from your goals every once-in-awhile and in fact, embrace it: eat the cookie and buy the shoes!

 This book will help you find the freedom to...

• Do something you enjoy and not feel guilty about it


• Celebrate Jesus and what He’s doing in you


• Reward yourself for progress instead of punishing yourself every time you fail


• Give yourself permission to lighten up when facing challenges while staying spiritually balanced... don't be so hard on yourself

I found it very ironic that Joyce's latest book is pretty much based on the principle thought behind my New Year New Self Program that I started on this blog this year! The core kernel of the book is "in order to help us finish what we’ve started,  or as a way of celebrating something we’ve accomplished, we need to reward ourselves for the LITTLE things and take things one step at a time!" WAA-LA, I KNEW Joyce and I were on a cosmic telepathy convergence thing! LOL... I like her explanation though-we are human and God gave us discipline and self-control to keep us on track, it is OKAY to celebrate the small steps,  as they give us JOY, which we should have on a daily basis to keep us from getting worn down and not reaching out to God in happiness, but always in need/and despair. Find the joy EVERY DAY in something and you will see a change in your attitude, and you will find yourself remembering that Jesus came in JOY and left us with PEACE and JOY, and you will be able to celebrate the gift that has been given to you! SO go reward yourself for the good you did-you earned it!

Joyce will be on a book signing tour in April- check her out in Plano, TX AND Tucson, AZ on April 13th, El Cajon and Ontario, CA on April 14th and Concord, CA on April 15th. Check out her website for more dates and more info on the book at www.joycemeyer.org/cookie   .

Joyce Meyer is one of the world's leading practical Bible teachers. A #1 New York Times bestselling author, she has written more than eighty inspirational books, including The Secret to True Happiness, 100 Ways to Simplify Your Life, the entire Battlefield of the Mind family of books, The Penny, and many others. She has also released thousands of audio teachings, as well as a complete video library. Joyce’s Enjoying Everyday Life radio and television programs are broadcast around the world, and she travels extensively conducting conferences. Joyce and her husband, Dave, are the parents of four grown children and make their home in St. Louis, Missouri.

You can also follow Meyers on Twitter at: http://twitter.com/joycemeyer   or on Facebook at:  on facebook

GIVEAWAY:

3 lucky readers will receive ta copy of Eat the Cookie, Buy the Shoes!!

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Contest will end on April 9, at midnight. Winners will be picked by Random Number (random.org) on April 10th, and emailed. As soon as winner's info is received from winners, Hachette will be advised, and they will mail the winners their books.

Disclosure: This book was sent to me by Hachette Publishing, for review purposes,free of charge. I was NOT however, told HOW to review the book and no other compensation was given.