Book Review : Ascent From Darkness

Ascent From Darkness  A true story BY: MICHAEL LEEHAN


Finally with all the commotions of daily life, managed to get through this amazing novel! Definatly a 4-5 star book...but that could be me speaking from emotion since I love true stories! This story was a good read and made me not want to put the book down but at the same time felt sorry for the man experiencing all of this turmoil in his life.

At times I had to question the book , as to wether or not an actual human being could experience these symptoms of spiritual closeness/ enlightness and darkness that very closely resembled depression and other related mental illness. As I continued to read, it started to make more sense that Michael Leehan was indeed "possessed" by the devil's strong powers of manipulation.

After offering himself to the Devil, Michael mild disturbances from nausea, insomnia and anxiety to the more severe loud noises, voices whispering and the physical lacerations which are not conciously of his owndoing until the 'episode' is over. The longer Michael is under the Devil's influence the more he realises he is slowly slipping from reality. 

Luckily for Michael, a family member intervenes and offers him support and encouragement to seek the help of the pastor that he needs and before it's too late Michael manages to recieve escape from the spiritual world back into reality without the forces of the devil. 

Scrubbing Bubbles Review

Okay, this review is a bit different than my typical movie/book review but as a member of Bzzagent.com I had the opportunity recently to test out a new product by SC Johnson called Scrubbing Bubbles One Step Toilet Bowl Cleaner.



Scrubbing bubbles states that this product (similar to their shower cleaning kit) will keep your toilet clean with just 2 steps of a pedal a day. Sounds simple enough...so we tried it out!!

Soooo, setup was a breeze, it took a few minutes to trail set the sprayer action but once we finished setting it up and lining everything up it was great! The starter pack came with a cover to hide the can, which makes it fit in with your bathroom decor much better than the aeresol can. A small tube goes from the clip on your toilet bowl to the canister of toilet bowl cleaner...no batteries and no messy cleaner bottles to mess with OR BRUSHES!! This was a winner for me .. i hate putting my hands in any type of chemical/cleaner with or without gloves!

With just 2 steps on the pedal a day, for one second will spray cleaners across the entire toilet bowl keeping the toilet clean and fresh ... one canister is said to last 30 days with 2 steps a day on the pedal. I can't offer any proof to that statement since I have only been using mine for roughly 2 weeks. Sooo so far i still have cleaner left without having to get a refill!

Overall I would offer this product 5 stars!! The only problem i have is that the spray nozzle piece that showers the toilet bowl with the cleaner broke or fell off at some point and dissapeared (most likely flushed) , so now when we step on the pedal the cleaner just goes straight down. It still works great as a cleaner with a brush but I have full intentions of going out and getting a new starter pack :D I love it love it love it!!!

Thank you to bzzagent.com for offering me this opportunity to try out the product and share with my friends!!

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Book Review for "Love You More" by Jennifer Grant

While adoption confuses many, the need for adoptive parents is there, whether it is local or overseas...many children need homes. Jennifer Grant in her novel "Love You More" takes us through the ups and downs of her journey to adopt.

Already a mother of 3, Jennifer takes in the consideration of of what family is to her...and while she fondled with the idea for some time, she felt God wanted her to adopt. There were numerous obstacles for her and her small family to overcome, yet somehow they still accomplished this amazing love for a little girl in Guatemala whom they chose to bring home.

This novel will keep you flipping pages as you follow Jennifer through grocery trips, late night chores and the happy and sad moments of her life. The struggles of adopting overseas and waiting for the phone call saying they could finally meet the little girl they were to call their own. There was the fear of the birth mother changing her mind about adoption and so many other worries. You catch Jennifer at her worst and at her best.

I feel this novel really portrays both sides of adoption. The joyous homecoming for the new child, the loss on the birth mothers half and all of the bumps along the journey. There is no false pretense telling you that adoption is all hassle or that only those unable to have their own children adopt. (Jennifer has 3 children already of her own) but this story shows you that building a family is about love! You just don't give up on the ones you love. You won't need a bookmark once you pick this novel up, as you will be glued after the first paragraph.

Although this story seems to be based towards the audience looking to adopt or really parents in general, I think many individuals that love a heart touching story will find "Love You More" very intriguing.

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Have great day!!
Callista

Book Review for : Thunder Dog by Michael Hingson

Just finished another great read from www.booksneeze.com titled Thunder Dog; written by Michael Hingson with the aid of Susy Flory. With the trouble and sorrow from the 9/11 attacks, this man brings us the story of his seeing eye dog Roselle and himself and their encounter with the collapsing towers at the World Trade Center in 2001.

This book is an amazing memoir of Michael Hingson a blind man whom worked on the 78th floor of the World Trade Center working for a data protection and network storage systems. Michael was head of NY operations and regional sales manager. He was doing very well for himself in a world that is meant for the seeing.

Using his senses, Michael managed to learn how to ride a bike at a young age and do many other things for himself. after signing in to work one morning he hears a BOOM! and this leads you into the jist of the story and how this brave man and his dog, Roselle survive the crash of 9/11 . They trudge their way the stairs..all thousand and some steps to their freedom at the bottom of the towers.

The two lived to tell their stories and here it is in print copy for us all to enjoy and share his bravery and determination throught this adventure of sorts. Feel the fear and share the same emotions Michael did during this experience.

I loved this book ! Definatly a 5 star ! At the end of the memoir there are a few pages dedicated to information about seeing-eye dogs and being blind in society. Not to mention the links, adresses and phone numbers to help you get more information on blindness.

Aside from the bravery this man shared, one of my favorite parts of this book was that the way his parents took on his blindness...let him live as a child without sending him to a blind school or treating him any different from their other child. I think this gave Michael alot of the sensory skills and confidence to be able to survive this drastic adventure!

Good Reading!

movie review : Beastly

Beastly starring Alex Pettyfer, Vanessa Hudgens and Mark-Kate Olsen is a drama. To me, this movie was almost a new-age Beauty and the Beast which I am assuming is what the directors were going for.

The pretty boy in highschool gets a spell cast on him by a fellow classmate wich gives him one season to have someone fall in love with him. The spell created scars and marks over his body making him not so gorgeous anymore. The spell is to force him to care for those other than himself...

His father moves him to another home where he hires a blind tutor to assist with schoolwork and a woman refugee to care for his everyday needs. Time goes by and by until he works up the bravery to seek out the girl he loves. He needs to get her to fall in love with him...he spends time capturing her in a sense to protect her from the druglords his father owes money to. .. but also for him to make her fall in love with him.

Finally he shows himself to her without his covering and she does indeed fall in love with him at the very last moment before the spell expires which would make him ugly forever.

This drama is a must see... i rate it with 4 stars since parts are hard to get into at times.

Movie Review : 127 hours

Finally had the opportunity to watch this drama .... 127 hours starrting James Franco. This movie is about a young man who LOVES everything outdoors...he ends up getting trapped in a Utah canyon when a boulder falls onto his arm. With his arm crushed beneath an unmoveable boulder, Aron spends his time reflecting on memories and his own strength and knowledge to get him through over the next 5 days that he is trapped.

This movie keeps you on the edge of your seat while you wait to see if Aron escapes his personal hell of being trapped in nature which he loves the best. He finally manages to get his arm free after some major pain ... he turned tragedy into triumph making you cheer in your seats for his bravery and knowldege of nature to keep himself going with the basics in the damp cold rocks of the canyon.

Must see!! ***** stars!

Book Review for "The Waiting Place"

Recently i recieved the opportunity to read the book called "The Waiting Place" written by Eileen Button. Overall this book wasn't the typical read I would choose but i would still give it a 3/5 stars based on its quality of information.

From first love, marriage to a pastor, birth to 3 wonderful children and even a traumatic experience with one of her children, Eileen takes you on a whirlwind of her life experiences until that final day where she "hears" from God ...her miracle that she was waiting for.

This novel is more of a memoir of her life, I found than "short essays" as others refer to "The Waiting Place" as being. Inspiration to a lot of different readers with struggles faced throughout life. Discouraging and enlighting I hope each of you take the chance to read this great book of writings.

oh dear...

Finally a sunny day after what felt like a lifetime of rain!! The Beaverbrook art gallery is having a famly fun day , i think the kids and I will pack up and head down to see the happenings :D

There was a huge party at the apartment next to us last night so it made for a long night...luckily they only managed to wake up one of th elil ones .. she just climbed in bed with me and fell back to sleep.

THinking about starting up some movie and book reviews on here following me watching/reading them.

hmmm

just snuck on here and realised how long its been...i'm debating deleting this blog and beginning a new one...fresh from the start...... More later Callista