"The Lucky Few" by Heather Avis

About this book:

  “Embracing the Gift of the Unexpected

  When Heather and Josh Avis decided to grow their family, adoption and Down syndrome were never in their plans. Yet after adopting three children, two of whom have Down syndrome, they quickly discovered that God’s best for their life would be found in the most unlikely places, and how lucky they were to have journeyed there.”


Series: As of now, no.  

Spiritual Content- All about mentions of God, trusting Him, His plans, His best & gifts; About ten Scriptures are quoted & referenced; Prayers & thanking God; Part of a devotion by Oswald Chambers is read; Many, many talks about God; ‘H’s are not capital when referring to God; Many mentions of prayers, praying, talking to God & thanking God; Mentions of God’s goodness; Mentions of the Bible & devotions; Mentions of church going, a pastor, sermons & church ministries; Mentions of Christmases; A few mentions of God’s blessings; A few mentions of miracles.

Negative Content- Minor cussing including: a ‘dang’, a ‘oh my gosh’, a ‘oh my word’, a ‘stupid’, a ‘sucks’, two ‘darn’s, two ‘what the heck’s and three ‘gosh’s; Mentions of pain (barely-above-not-detailed); Mentions of vodka, wine & drinking; Mentions of jealousy; A few mentions of drugs; A couple mentions of cigarettes; A couple mentions of throwing up; A mention of the F-word (the author’s mother believes such words such as epidural & Pitocin are worse than it).

Sexual Content- six ‘babe’; Mentions of a 15 year old that was pregnant again when she had already had an abortion that year; A couple mentions of a child conceived out of wedlock; A couple mentions of flirting; A mention that the author knew when dating her now-husband that he was the man she wanted to have babies with; A mention of the birds & the bees;

            *Note: Many mentions of infertility, conceiving, trying to get pregnant & periods (barely-above-not-detailed); A few mentions of labor pains; A mention of butting out of a conversation; A mention of working a butt off.

                                                {Non-fiction}
                                                        221 pages

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My personal Rating-

Adoption is a topic so near & dear to my heart, so after hearing some buzz about this book in my adoption circles I knew I had to check it out! This was such an inspiring read! I really enjoyed learning about this sweet family and their precious treasures! :)

See y’all on Friday with a new review!

*BFCG may (Read the review to see) recommend this book by this author. It does not mean I recommend all the books by this author.

*I received this book for free from the Publisher (Zondervan) for this honest review.

"At Any Cost" by Mike & Hayley Jones

About this book:

  “In At Any Cost, for the first time Mike and Hayley Jones share their remarkable chaotic, intercontinental story of adopting eight siblings from Sierra Leone. Facing doubts from within, character assaults from without, and a mind-numbing bureaucratic jungle, the Joneses and their two young biological sons embarked on a 34-month heart-wrenching odyssey that gave birth to "The Jones Dozen".

  At Any Cost is the story of a couple who not only believe God calls each of us to trust Him more than we ever thought possible, but are living proof of God s immeasurable grace and unfathomable love. Join Mike and Hayley on their inspiring journey of faith and obedience to the call God placed on their lives. You might just discover where God is leading you next.”


Series: Non-fiction.

Spiritual Content- Revelation 12:11 at the beginning & Every chapter starts with a Scripture (16 chapters); 46 Scriptures are quoted, referenced or mentioned within the chapters; This whole book is about doing what God’s called you to do, therefore many (many, many, many, many…) talks about God, peace & The Call; ‘H’s are capital when referring to God but not all Scriptures are when referring to Him; Prayers; Mentions of those in the Bible;

*Note: A mention that Satan “fights like hell” to keep the orphans feeling unloved and unwanted; A couple mention of witchcraft, demons & curses.

Negative Content- Minor cussing including: a ‘oh my gosh’, a ‘shut up’, and two ‘stupid’s; Mike says he partied & cheated on his then-long-time-girlfriend in college before his was Born-again; A mention of clubs; 2 chapters are about the authors' first years of marriage, separation and getting back together; Mentions of a Grandmother, her time period & race (mentions of different water cups, etc. When she says Negro she’s corrected to African-America); Mentions of dead animals & hunting animals for food (barely-above-not-detailed); A mention of marijuana;

           *Note: Mentions of tattoos and on the spine there’s a picture of Hayley’s wrist with her tattoo (it says “Faith”); A mention of Starbucks.

Sexual Content- A birth & blood (up to semi-detailed); Mentions of conceiving (nothing sexual) & nursing; A mention of a period & “practicing” to have a baby; A mention of trafficking;

            *Note: Mentions of kids’ underwear.

                                         {Non-fiction}
                                                        226 pages

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My personal Rating-

(and a half)

If y’all have followed this blog for a while, you’ll know I very rarely give out a 5-star rating. Just as rare is a 4 and a half-star rating. My goodness, this book was great! Faith, Trust, Love, & Adoption about sum up this non-fiction! I nodded my head more times and plan on quoting this book on Goodreads! I absolutely loved Mr. & Mrs. Jones’ Faith & their outlook on The Call (which I agree 150% of out a 100%). Definitely a keeper for me! I do wish the publisher had included pictures in the middle the book, like most Autobiographies out there today. But, I did find this video on the family that is really well done! Click Here to watch it!

See y’all on Friday with not a new review, but a really fun post! :D

*BFCG may (Read the review to see) recommend this book by this author. It does not mean I recommend all the books by this author.

*I received this book for free from the Publisher (Worthy Publishing) for this review.