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Clean fiction books for December-Reviews

Posted on December 22, 2014 by EmpowerMoms

Discovering Sophie by Cindy Roland Anderson
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Discovering Sophie is about a girl who goes to the jungles of Costa Rica to try to find her missing father. She hires a man, Jack who is familiar with the area but who reluctantly helps because he doesn’t want to get involved with her or have a woman slow him down. Along the way they discover lots of adventure, misfortune, drama and some romance.

It was GREAT, clean reading! I would highly recommend this book. I have read other books by this author as well and they are all well written, dramatic and funny.

I received a copy complimentary for social media review-all opinions are mine own.

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Temporary Bridesmaid by LuAnn Brobst Staheli
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

Temporary Bridesmaid follows the story of middle 30s Jenny who has yet to find a husband, and whats worse is that all her close friends are either married or engaged. I liked the story line, as well as the extra story line that followed Jenny’s friend Stephanie and her disastrous marriage.

This was a clean, christian, romance book.

I’m giving this review less stars than usual, because I felt like at times Jenny was a little dramatic for her age but I guess the stress of her life responsibilities was getting to her. I also felt like the book was a little rushed at the end because the majority of the book had alot of daily detail in it.

It was still a good book and I would be interested in reading more books by this author, especially with the other friends mentioned in this book.

I received a copy of this book complimentary for social media review. all opinions are my own.

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Ring on Her Finger by Lisa Swinton
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Amanda finds herself married to a man she’s despised for years after a wild night at vegas. Or does she?

I read most of this book in one night because I wanted to know how the story would end. Would Amanda and Blake end up together? The family dynamics on both sides were well written, and the drama and love/hate feelings back and forth seemed very real.

The only thing I didn’t like was that I felt Amanda’s non forgiving, stubborn attitude was a little over the top.

Romantic, clean book with some sexual innuendos but no sex. Great book!

I received a copy of this ebook complimentary for social media review. All opinions are my own.

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Risking it all for Love by Kimberley Montpetit
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Jessica decided to go back to her family and home for Christmas after being gone for 3 years. She had to face painful memories of her past relationship and had to learn to free herself from the guilt so she could move on to find love and happiness. Jessica was able to find healing thru her dancing, family, and returning to her faith in God.
Book had mild language. I would consider “Risking it all for Love” as christian, romantic fiction. Sweet story!
I received a copy of this ebook complimentary for social media review. All opinions are my own.

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#21dayfix workouts last week

Posted on December 21, 2014 by EmpowerMoms

Last week I started another round of the 3 week beachbodyfitness program called 21 Day Fix. If you do a search you will find several other blog posts about this program here on my blog. I Love the workouts because most of them are strength training with handweights with Autumn Calabrese.

I did alot of meal prep for the first couple of days but didn’t stick with it very well the rest of the week. I’m not eating enough during the day because I’m super busy and stressed at work; and then I come home and all I want to do is eat. But I did good with my workouts this week so I’m pleased about that.

Monday Dec 8th workout:
(29) mins Total Body Cardio

Tuesday:
(32) mins Upper Fix

Wednesday:
(28) mins Lower Fix
(28) Barre legs

Thursday:
(29) mins Pilates Mix
(20) mins Flat Abs

Friday
rest day

Saturday:
(26) mins Dirty 30 that I was suppose to do friday
(30) mins Cardio Fix
(22) mins Leslie Sansone fitness walking

How are your December workouts going for you?

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VitaminC Serum by Amari-Review

Posted on December 20, 2014 by EmpowerMoms

I received this bottle of Vitamin C serum complimentary for blog and social media review. All opinions are my own.

I have used this product for over a week and haven’t noticed any changes with my skin yet. I’ve never used a serum before so I didn’t know what to expect. It easily smooths across my skin when applying, but it feels “drying” which I don’t like. I’m not sure if I’m suppose to put lotion on afterwards or not so I haven’t been. I like the bottle that it came in. Very easy to use and no fragrance or greasy feeling. I will have to continue to use this product longer to see any results.

Advanced Formula and dark glass bottle with sprayer will keep the product fresh longer. Does not contain any of the ingridients from the dirty dozen: No BHA/BHT, No CI’s, No DEA, No Dibutyl phthalate, No Formaldehyde, No Parabens, No Parfume, No PEG compounds, No Petrolatum, No Siloxanes, No Sodium laureth sulfate, No Triclosan. Manufacturered in FDA Registered State of the Art Facilities in the USA.

Only the HIGHEST QUALITY ORGANIC and Natural ingredients used to produce this superior serum that delivers results. – Fades sun spots and discoloration – – Refines skin texture – – Reduces wrinkle formation – – Minimizes existing wrinkles – – Builds new collagen

*No Water Added Formula* Instead of having water as our main ingredient we base our formula on a blend of the most powerful all ORGANIC herb extracts: Organic Aloe Vera (Healing Properties), Organic Gotu Kola (Stimulate Collagen Production), Organic Horsetail (Super Powerful Concentrated Source of Silica – major skin building block), Organic Geranium (Regeneration of Skin Tissue), Organic Dandelion (Contains Anti-Oxidant Champs – sterols, flavonoids, and mucilage to combat free radical damage.) Why chose a formula that uses plain water as its main ingredient when you can have all these power herb goodness instead?

*High Concentration of vitamin C as recommended by continuous research.* We use 20% of Sodium Ascorbyl Phosphate form of Vitamin C, a water soluble form that is easily bioconverted to Vitamin C by skin enzymes. This form of vitamin C gets to work right away and penetrates your skin to provide the most benefit. Studies show that properly formulated vitamin C combinations work in sync to provide enhanced benefit. Topical application of optimized Vitamin C combinations can provide up to eight-fold antioxidant protection, ninety-six percent reduction of sunburn cells, and prevent the formation of free radicals in UV irradiated skin (sun exposed skin).

*Up to eight-fold antioxidant protection* Combination of the most powerful herbal and organic ingredients along with 20% Vitamin C provide up to eight-fold antioxidant protection, 96% percent reduction of sunburn cells, and prevents new formation of free radicals in skin exposed to sun. Vitamin C Suspended in a concentrated base of pure vegan hyaluronic acid to plump skin cells and protect and restore. This serum is a concentrated delivery system for the highest form of active, bio-available Vitamin C for beautiful skin.

Directions
Apply after you exfoliate your skin to allow the serum to penetrate the skin and deliver the maximum anti-oxidant protection throughout the day and repair your skin at night. Can be used twice per day and may be combined with all your other skin care products. Results will be seen as soon as 2-4 weeks. With continuing use, after around 6 months, you’ll reach the maximum benefits.

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VitaminC face lotion by Foxbrim-Review

Posted on December 20, 2014 by EmpowerMoms

I received a bottle of Vitamin C lotion complimentary for blog and social media review. All opinions are my own.

The lotion pump is very easy to use and lightweight. I have very sensitive, acne prone skin and I was pleasantly surprised that I didn’t have any reactions to using this lotion several nights on my face. My husband has been using it as well and said that he liked it. It has a light feel on my face-not greasy-and there is no fragrance or smell to it. Good moisturizer for men or women, day or night!

Product Description
ARE YOU DOING ENOUGH WITH YOUR DAILY MOISTURIZER?

Expect more. It starts with quality skin protection with proven Vitamin C.

All the benefits in a single bottle. Create healthy hydrated skin that radiates.

• Effectively lighten spots and discoloration.
• Reduce wrinkle formation and existing wrinkles.
• Prevent collagen breakdown.
• Refine and even skin texture.
• Reduce overall pore size.
• Promote skin cell turnover.

Enjoy the many benefits of an advanced natural lotion with effective ingredients. The simple and essential step to healthy glowing skin. The quality and results you’ve come to expect from Foxbrim.

Foxbrim’s Vitamin C Lotion brings you:
+ Vitamin C – Increase collagen production and prevent wrinkle formation.
+ Aloe – Supplies oxygen to skin cells while softening skin.
+ MSM – Aids in maintaining youthful, glowing and healthy skin.
+ Jojoba Oil – Exceptional for replicating skin’s natural moisture and creating even tone.
+ Green Tea – Effectively inhibits the enzymes that break down collagen and elastin.

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Welcome!!

Posted on December 19, 2014 by EmpowerMoms

Welcome to my new EmpowerMoms blog! I changed domains, hosts, blog names-everything! So hopefully you found me from my old blog name: www.crafts-n-fitness.blogspot.com . All my previous posts moved over with me, so you should still be able to search for all my fitness program reviews, book reviews, etc.

I have missed writing posts for the past 1.5 weeks so I have lots of product reviews and giveaways to share! and of course posts to get you ready for your health and fitness goals in 2015!

Please be patient with me as I learn wordpress since I’m coming from using google blogger. If you have any advice for me let me know!

Welcome to EmpowerMoms!