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Conversations at the Girlville Diner: Finding God in the Hairdos and the Hashbrowns (Women/Inspirational)

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I loved this book! Why? It made me laugh and cry, but most of all, it made me smile. It made me smile at myself, at my own life with kids/husband and it made me smile at God. This book reminds us that "God IS in the Small Stuff" in our lives and no matter what, He's there to help us through it. If you've read the other book I just mentioned, you'll like this book, because it's even funnier! As a bookstore owner, I read a lot of books. This is a great read. It makes me want to have coffee at the "Girlville Diner" and get to know these girls! Hey, maybe they'll start their own chat room and give ivillage.com some company! Give this book to your sister for Christmas and watch her smile! Go girls!

1) You have no sense of humor, 2) You cannot look life in the face and enjoy the wrinkles, 3) You can only tolerate flawless relationships and perfect kids, 4) You live in a museum and ride in a stretch limo.

This Diner serves up a gourmet menu of spicy humor, faces without makeup, angels without wings, all served on a beautifully arranged paper plate. On second thought, DO visit Girlville Diner. Whatever ailed you before this meal will surely be cured by the time you finish it.

This is a winner! Need a good laugh? Need a good cry! With great wit and warmth these gals share stories from their lives that will entertain you, encourage you and challenge you. I enjoyed this book so much that I am arming myself with several copies to pass to other women. Women of all ages will be inspired as they see how our everyday obstacles and bumps can bring us closer to a very BIG God. Give me more Chris Wave and Kim Bolton!

With keen insights, Bolton and Wave write about the realities and emotions of the ordinary woman's life. They weave a delightful mix of anecdotes into biblical applications that women can personally relate to. Bits of humor scattered throughout the book increase the impact of the book's spiritual lessons. I still chuckle about their self-described waistline after having babies: "a line between 2 rolls of flab that sat on top of each other (picture bagel dough with a crease in the middle and you've got the idea)." Written in conversational style, the book has sections relating to the everyday Blue Plate Special of unconditional love; God's menu of soul growth; comparison of contentment with hash browns; and the Child's Plate of character development.

Fun, friends, food, and faith! What more could you ask for? With Kim and Chris dishing it out, the result is a hilarious helping of homestyle humor! And while your picking up your copy, get one for your family and friends. They'll love you for it!

According to the authors, God is in the restaurant business; specifically, the Master Cook. Wave and Bolton cook up a steaming mix of family stories with just the right dash of God's wisdom. These stories are guaranteed to tickle your funnybone while filling your heart with compassion for mothers in everyday situations.

So grab a cuppajoe and settle back! Enjoy!

If you can only read one book this year, you might want to consider the bible. But if you can read two, pick up Conversations at the Girlville Diner. What a fun book! What I love about this book is it's honest. Chris and Kim are just two people with husbands and kids and the routines of their lives. Isn't that where God does His best work? In their wonderfully fun and and fresh style, Chris and Kim manage to teach us God's incredible lessons in such a subtle ways we don't realize we've actually been in class the whole time we're reading.

I am always looking for books I can share with non Christians without being embarrassed. So many books are so preachy and filled with church lingo that people are put off. This book is a wonderful book for your friends who don't know the Lord, but also for those who do. When I'm in the diner, I am able to look at my own life and see how God is working.

I know first hand how much work it is to first of all write a book, but secondly to keep the book lively and fun from the first page to the last. Chris and Kim have succeeded.

Get out that credit card now and buy Conversations at the Girlville Diner. You will be so glad you did.

This book is even better than its title. The authors deliver a series of short essays on topics every woman can relate to, and they do it in styles uniquely their own. On one page, I was laughing; on the next page, crying. This is Anne Lamott you can bring home to your mother.

God is at the center of the lives of both women, and, we discover in these delightful vignettes, that he is also the one in the details. Another kudo to the authors: hardly a fat joke to be found!