I love the idea of a Prayer Bowl
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I love the idea of a Prayer Bowl... It is a daily reminder to put names of those in need of a special prayer. After writing their names and praying; then I pray for those whose names were already in the bowl. Thanks.
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I bought this to help me focus and keep up with the service (I have a rambunctious baby boy). Little did I know, as I was diligently writing, one of my older sons would start praying and seek The Lord! Now I have some notes from the sermon that day! Also, I like how this journal helps me think about how I will apply the sermon in the coming week.
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I very much liked the idea of downsizing everything. The ideas on how to do that are really cool and although we haven't implemented any of it, I think we might quite likely do so in the future.
The only one that was a little disappointing was the fast on stress, since she didn't eliminate any of the things that did stress her out but just added a lot of prayer time.
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This prayer journal is really unique. When I first started looking over the different prayer topics I realized that it would help me to focus in on areas of prayer that I often don't make a consistent priority. Its easier for me to pray for the areas that are immediately affecting me, but to think outside of my "world" and give time to pray for nations and leaders, the sick and discouraged or the oppressed and enslaved has been eye opening, convicting and growing my prayer life. This prayer journal gives you prompts that cover all aspects of life.
I also LOVE the method in which the journal allows you to memorize scripture. Its easy and impactful and something you can easily pass on to others. The format for journaling is also great for bullet points but there are also pages to write more when you have time or inspiration.
This is a great gift for Christmas or Birthdays to give to people who want to grow in their prayer life and those that are seasoned prayer warriors.
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Nothing can be more rewarding than to have a symbol that encourages  and reminds you how important it is to Pray, especially men.
They are  tone setter of the home,  What a beautiful way to remind men to do just that, leaders of the home fully connected. It's contagious.
  Thank you
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I gave these stones on the first day I met with my second grade class to teach religion.  I wanted to give them something physical to help remind them that Our Lord is always with us.  I hope this nice and fairly large stones are helping to achieve what was intended.  I will buy more next year.
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I love this book!  I can't wait to start utilizing what it says in the book.  I'm glad to know I'm not the only one who feels bored when they pray because it feels like it's almost the same prayer over and over. He's got a very simple plan to read the bible and use what you read to pray in your own life.
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I have loved giving these bowls as gifts.  Everyone has seemed so pleased and thought it such
a clever idea.  This product is a real winner.
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These are a very clever idea and I bought them in hopes of saving money and avoiding flimsy plastic wrap.  When they are the right size for the bowl they work great and are relatively easy putting on creating a really nice seal.  What I have found though is I need a wider range of sizes as they only fit a few of my bowls.  If they came in a larger number and more sizes or would fit a wider range of bowls I would up the review too five stars.
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This little book was a surprise to me.  Thanks to my Catholic upbringing, which I've long since left behind, I habitually make bargains with "whoever is listening" for things I want from the bus to wait for me while the light changes to winning the lottery.  And how I scoff at those emails that urge me to send a particular prayer to everyone I know in the next five minutes and then I will have my heart's desire.

Well, this book is skeptical of internet prayer spams and insists that if you are going to pray, you do it with sincerity.  But the surprise was the endorsement of praying for money.  I like so many others, think of that as materialistic and wrong.  However, in this book money is part of life and as worthy of prayer as anything else.  It is our relationship to money that is the problem.  The prayers here are in the context of living responsibly with regards to money and putting it in its proper place.

Thanks to this valuable little book, I am rethinking my attitudes toward money and prayer.
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This is a wonderful resource for planning lectionary-based worship services. I always felt like I was saying the same prayers all the time. It's nice to have other perspectives on scripture-based prayers. One thing I'd like to see changed is more pastoral prayers rather than so much responsive readings particularly for invocations and benedictions.
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This Meditation bowl is wonderful!  I gave it as a gift, and have received good comments about the quality.
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I have been enjoying this devotional book for the past few weeks, and while I have not completed all 40 of the days, I have very much enjoyed the the idea of this book. Each day starts with a verse or two from the Bible. It is followed by a few paragraph to full page of a devotion on the topic of motherhood as it relates to 6 different topics: self acceptance, self care, reconciling with grief, generosity, presence, and forgiveness. The devotion is ended by a prayer and on the opposite page is a drawing to color.

What I liked about this book: I enjoyed that it could be a quick 10 minute quiet time or I could go deeper by looking up the included Bible passage and spend more like 30 minutes studying, meditating and coloring. I found that the pictures were simple enough to color and think about what I had just read. I also liked that there was extra space on the pages to write down thoughts, almost like a journal. I tend to write and doodle when I am thinking and this book provided me enough space to do just that.

There were a few ways I thought this book could be better. The actual book itself is kind of flimsy. The pages are thin and you could only really use color pencil on them - marker would go right through onto the next page. While the content of the devotional was good, I wished it would have delved deeper into what God's word says about motherhood. To me, the devotional aspect of the book was more 'milk' instead of 'meat' when it came to the study of the Bible.

I would recommend this book to moms who are looking for a quick and easy way to get some relaxing devotional time into their schedule. It would be great for someone who doesn't normally have a quiet time, and would make a good gift to any mom who likes to color.

I did receive this book free in exchange for my honest review.
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This is wonderful. I am going to use it as my devotional at weekends. I have been asking the Lord for something at the weekends, as I have something for Monday to Friday. This devotional is an answer to my prayers. Thank you Sarah for this, especially as we have 2 friends with cancer.
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Very nice BUT would of preferred if prayer was attached inside if Mezuzah. I had to create a way to include prayer INSIDE of Mezuzah.
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This bowl has amazing sound, it is well made and BEAUTIFUL!!! I enjoy using it daily. I truly appreciate the high quality low cost concept as I am buling my meditation room and need to do it a bit at a time. I highly recommend this bowl!
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I have found this a wonderful collection to use at mealtime with adults in our family, or friends; but I have also found that many of the prayers speak to our teenage son. They are oriented toward hopes for healing in the world, but also contain prayers to sustain us in our daily living as we seek to be of use.  I plan to use the book in my Unitarian Universalist ministry this year, both with adults and with young people.  Many of the prayers are very moving.

Rev. Dr. Barbara Whittaker-Johns, Arlington, MA 9/7/05