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Mum Reads: Thankful From Within – A Devotion Book For A Grateful Heart

September 6, 2024 No Comments

An attitude of gratitude

Keeping an attitude of gratitude is a must in this day and age. While modern society encourages consumerism, materialism, and instant self-gratification, we must take a step back. We must consider counting our blessings and actually being thankful for them.

Gratitude enriches our lives in more ways than we can imagine. It keeps depression and negative thoughts at bay, allowing less stress and less self pity or self-loathing. It can even improve our overall well being.

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Gratitude also boosts our positive outlook in life and even enhances our personal relationships. It can contribute to our spiritual growth. It also allows us to keep a thankful attitude towards a higher power, or other people, or the world around us.

I recently came across this book on gratitude, Thankful From Within – A Devotion Book For A Grateful Heart. This inspiring read is written by Gracia Amor, the blogger behind Diary Ni Gracia. I must say it is a great resource for anyone who would like to jumpstart their gratitude journey.

Thankful From Within in a nutshell

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Book Review: Nina The Neighborhood Ninja

April 18, 2017 No Comments

A #review of #NinaTheNeighborhoodNinja will be up on the blog next #bookreview #mumreads #childrensbooks #bookworm

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I received a copy of Nina the Neighborhood Ninja for review earlier this year. Children’s books are my fave as they are the most colorful with equally interesting stories, and are easy to read, too!

Nina the Neighborhood Ninja in a nutshell

The books is penned by Sonia Panigrahy who is a public health professional, world traveler, adventure seeker, and a fitness enthusiasts. The lovely illustration, on the other hand, was done by Hazel Quintanilla Campos, born in El Salvador and an international award-winning artist and graphic designer. It is an ideal read for children aged 4 to 7.

This is the synopsis of the book:

Calling all girls to find their inner superhero!

Nina the Neighborhood Ninja is a creative and take-charge kind of little girl who is smart, strong and speedy. Fiona the Firefly is her loyal and trusty sidekick. She uses her brain and her muscles to complete rescue missions. She doesn’t mind getting dirty and climbing trees. It’s all part of the life of the everyday girl superhero.

Through teamwork and bravery, Nina and Fiona spend a typical day boldly rescuing animals in trouble: a baby bird fallen from its nest, a cat left out in the rain, and ‹ just when Nina thinks her work is done ~ she’s called to action again!

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2017 Reading Challenge: Book 1 ~ Uma Krishnaswami’s Si Tito Libra At Ako

January 8, 2017 No Comments

There is no way I can give up the passion, though, even with time constraints, so every year I set out to read as many books as I can and challenge myself to stick to the goal. Often, I fail on the reading splurge but what’s good is I can always try {and so can you! ;)}. This year, I have no grand plans about reading as many books, though. In fact, I am making it more achievable by aiming to read only 50 books this 2017! If you will do the Math, that’s equivalent to reading 1 book per week.

For my very first read this year, I chose this children’s book which my brother, Ken, bought as gifts for his godchildren for Christmas. One child was not able to get his gift and it left us with the opportunity to open and peruse the book. One page and I am hooked! I read this in one sitting since the book is comprised of only 110 pages!