This is my first blog post EVER!!!  Having a blog is something I have had in mind for probably close to three years.  The desire was there, but the know how….”know” way!  And then I met this wonderfully “techy”  person in Suzanne and now I have the wherewithal to start posting (sort of, anyway).  I am definitely still on a learning curve!

But I am truly excited about having this privilege of blogging and I am looking forward to being able to blog on a regular basis.  And one of these days, I will, with the help of my “techy” friend, I will be able to do all kinds of fun stuff on this blog.

But for now, I am starting out with a book review of probably my favorite prayer book ever.  I got started reviewing with Paraclete Press when one day I sent an email and said, “Do you ever send out free books for review?’  They said, “Yes” and starting sending me books to review and it is a delight to 1. Get the books in the mail.  2.  Read the books.  and 3.  Have the privilege of reviewing the books.

So, here’s my favorite prayer book….see what you think!  Kathy

Pray Like a Gourmet is one of the most exciting and delightful books on prayer that I have ever read! Absolutely love this book!! Author, David Brazzeal, has worked with the International Mission Board in several countries and has played a leading role in five innovative churches. Now Brazzeal invites us with his book, Pray Like a Gourmet, to the premise that prayer can be compared to a meal. The question he proposes is what kind of a meal do we want to eat….fast food? frozen dinner? microwave? same old, same old? Or do we want to indulge in and savor a gourmet meal made with creativity and joy?

Throughout the book, Brazzeal points us again and again toward those gourmet meals. His book is part autobiographical spiritual journey, part teaching on prayer, and part innovative and unique options and experiments on how to seek God in prayer. And in addition, this colorful, engagingly written book is interspersed with whimsical illustrations by Brazzeal’s good friend, Willemijn de Groot which adds even more of a sweetness and allure to this book.

How do I express how I feel about this book?? I love it — love it — love it!!

Have you ever had a book that you need to rate on a scale of 1-5 and yet there is a great frustration because the numbers don’t go high enough?!? That’s this book…way beyond a 5! I would highly, highly recommend it for those who long to seek God in the depths and in intimacy, as well as for pastors, prayer leaders, retreat leaders, and others who long to creatively seek the Lord! Absolutely a 5++++!!

I received this book from Paraclete Press for the purposes of review. I couldn’t be more delighted!