We Have a Winner!

Okay, ladies. Thank you all for your comments. I put all your names in a hat and drew one. Lorraine, congratulations, you won a copy of My Big Bottom Blessing! Please send your address to me at wordsforHim@gmail.com and I'll send your book right out to you!  I'd love to hear what you think about it after you've read it.

My Big Bottom Blessing by Teasi Cannon

My Big Bottom Blessing was a delight! Written with candor, Teasi Cannon has invited her readers into her head, her life, and her struggles with her weight. I laughed, I cried, I shared pieces of Teasi’s story with others as I read through her book. Well written and easy to read, My Big Bottom Blessing is an easy winner!

Any woman who has ever struggled with self-image should read this book. If you’ve ever struggled with thoughts like I’m fat, My nose is too big, My ears stick out, My eyes are too small, My feet are too wide, My toes are crooked, My hair is too curly/too straight/too thick/too fine, you should read this book. Teasi tackles the lies behind those beliefs, the feelings produced by believing those lies, and the behaviors that follow the feelings. She also shares the truth of what Scripture says about you, how God feels about you, and how you can adjust your feelings and behavior to match His truth.

With questions at the end of each chapter to help you think about your own struggles, the lies you believe about yourself, and God’s truth about your worth, this book is entertaining and inspiring, challenging and honest, helpful and freeing. If you feel trapped inside your flawed self, let Teasi Cannon show you the way to God’s victorious freedom! Because you are fearfully and wonderfully made!

Giveaway Time!

As promised, I am giving away a copy of this book. For your chance to win, be sure and post a comment by Saturday night, as I will choose a random winner at midnight. Winner will be notified here on my blog!

A complimentary review copy and the giveaway copy of this book was provided by Worthy Publishing with no expectation of a positive review.

Thankful for a Big Rear by Teasi Cannon

Today, I have a special treat for you - a guest blog written by the author of the new book, My Big Bottom Blessing. Check it out! I think you'll enjoy it!

Thankful for a Big Rear by Teasi Cannon

One day not long ago I was sweeping my kitchen floor in the near trance-like state of La La Land, when I was jolted to my senses by the precious voice of my 4-year-old nephew saying, “Aunt Teasi, you have a vahwee (very) big butt.”

I set my broom aside, smoothed my shirt, and calmly turned to face him.  Bright-eyed and curly-haired, he stood – completely oblivious to the fact that he had said the words no woman ever wants to hear.  And then I let him have it.  I bent down, coming only inches away from his little round face, and said, “Why…thank you!”  Then I smiled big, stood to grab my broom, and returned unscathed to the task at hand.  

A few years ago those innocently spoken words would have completely obliterated me, and rather than a thank you, might have actually incited an immature come-back such as: “Oh, yeah?  Well, you’re short and you talk funny.”    

But now, to the glory of God, moments like that are reminders to me that the miraculous has happened: I no longer hate my body (especially my back side); in fact, it has become one of the biggest blessings in my life.

Like most women (really every woman I’ve ever met), I lived years literally disgusted with what I saw in the mirror.  The territory between my ears felt like nothing short of a war zone, with battles being fought everywhere: the bathroom, the grocery store, the bedroom, even church.  I could never silence the ambush-ready community of inner critics (those hurtful thoughts we all think) that called my head home.  And I missed out on so much: parties I refused to attend because my pants were too tight, dates with my husband because of a few gained pounds, quality time with my kids.  I know I’m not alone in this.

We women have been lied to for years.  We’ve been told that our value – our very right to be seen and celebrated - is determined by our waist-to-hip ratio or the proportions of our facial features, and that’s just not true.  Our value is determined by the only One who really knows it: our God.  

After hitting my head hard on the floor of my personal pit of despair, I slowly began my journey toward believing that.  One inch at a time of healing, truth, and righteous anger led me to a life-saving realization: All those years I was desperate to change how I looked, God was desperate to change how I see.  And He did. 

Truth is, if God can make a prostitute the great grandmother of the Messiah, turn water into wine, and make blind men see; don’t you think He can turn a big bottom – or a big nose - or bird-thin legs – or whatever it is you hate – into a blessing.  He did it for me, and I’m so ridiculously happy about the journey that I wrote a book about it.  

My Big Bottom Blessing

My first book giveaway is coming soon! For the next few days, I will be blogging about My Big Bottom Blessing by Teasi Cannon, a book about body image and the value God places on us just as we are. And you should check back often, as I have been blessed with the opportunity to include several goodies for you! And you will have the opportunity to win your own copy of this new book!