SoundPEATS Portable Bluetooth Speakers- Review

These speakers are a great budget choice for your portable music listening needs.

 It is easy to pair with any android or iOS device with Bluetooth connectivity.

 Just push the power button and simply pair.

You can choose between nice light blue coloured accented finish or a neon green accent. I personally love the light blue variant. and has some pretty impressive build quality, and is quite sturdy, durable, and has that rugged outdoor design. 

The physical music player buttons are on top for easy accessibility and the buttons are very tactile and satisfying to push.

The sound quality of the speaker is good in general. It performs pretty well when I play most types of music, such as pops, piano, but it does have a bit blunt and sometimes broken sound when playing strong bass music in close-to-maximum volume. 

That is normal for the size of the speaker. Although the speaker small, it is very powerful.

 I used the speaker in a 1000 sq ft room and I have no problem to hear clear sound from the speaker anywhere in the room even I put the speaker in the far end.

Connecting the speaker to your mobile device is easy and straightforward. The Bluetooth connection is stable within 8 meters distance but it has broken sound sometimes when the speaker is 12 meters from the sound source. The speaker can play around 8~9 hours at ¾ volume without interruption in my testing. Note that the speaker also has an aux-in port, which is a plus.

P2 comes fully charged so we were able to use right away and gave 8 hours of play time. It comes with a 3.5mm audio jack, a micro SD cable to charge the device and a strap that can hook onto the side of the speaker.

This is one amazing speaker for the price and size I would recommend it. Two thumbs up

Please note, I was given this product, however, all views expressed here are my own, honest impressions of the product.

Friday Night Date Night Idea

Cook Dinner together
Put the kids to bed earlier, have a late dinner and dessert could be good ;) It is really fun to cook together, we always end up having the best time, we might even throw in a water fight in the midst.  You can do the cooking, then clean up together, it is so much fun, I promise. 

Finding Quietness in a Noisy world

Silence. They say it's golden, but it is also rare. We are bombarded with noise nearly everywhere we go- blaring music, slamming doors, and revving engines and the softer but still intrusive, chirps and dings of technology. Is there anywhere in the world to find peace and quiet.

We have become so accustomed to noise that true silence can make us very uncomfortable. Can we sit quietly in a room with a friend without talking- and without feeling awkward? Can we sit contentedly alone in total silence? Our bodies and our souls need silence for health and refreshing.

Through out his ministry, Jesus consistently spent time alone. After his baptism and as his public ministry was about to begin, he spent 40 days alone in prayer and preparation ( Matthew 4:1-2) Again and again, we find Jesus separated himself from the crowds and even his disciples to spend time alone in prayer, " and when he had sent the multitudes away, he went up into the mountain apart to pray and when the evening has come, he was there alone" ( Matthew 14:23)

We may not think that the Lord had stress or overload but I suspect he did. His human body felt the same fatigue, hunger, and demands as we do today. This is evident in his word to his disciples in Mark 6:31: And he said to them "Come aside by yourselves to a deserted place and rest a while. For there were many coming and coming, and they did not have time to eat"

Our inclination is to say" I just don't have the time to get away from everyone and everything, but there are ways to build silence into our day. If the Lord felt it was essential to fulfill his mission on earth, it is also essential for us to separate ourselves from the distractions of daily life. We can:

Rise up early before others in the household, or if not a morning person, stay up later

Find a peaceful place to walk such as a park trail or by water

Take an early morning prayer walk thru your neighborhood

Disconnect from all technology and media for part of each day, Ideally from 9:00 pm til after your morning prayer.

Designate a quiet nook in your home to read or study or journal.

Sit in silence and listen for the voice of God.

As we learn to build time for silence and solitude into our schedule, we will find ourselves strengthened and refreshed in our daily life and into our spiritual life.

11 THINGS I'VE LEARNED THAT HUSBANDS SHOULD'T DO:

A little Wednesday humor ... :)

1. NEVER tell your wife you're bringing her a surprise and then show up with a broom or cleaning supplies as the gift. 

2. NEVER refer to watching your own kids as “babysitting.” When a 15 year old girl from church does it, it’s called babysitting. When you do it, it’s called being a dad and taking care of your own children.

3. NEVER say, “It must be that time of the month, eh?” EVEN IF IT IS … don’t say that. It means T.R.O.U.B.L.E.

4. NEVER suggest that your job is harder than hers, even if you feel it is. Duh!

5. NEVER say, “You are just like your mother.” If you do, she’ll probably go spend some time with her mother and leave you sleeping in your bed … alone.

6. NEVER suggest that your driving is superior to hers ... EVEN if you feel it really is.

7. NEVER say, “Are you REALLY going to wear that?” Unless of course you are wanting a black eye.

8. NEVER be critical about your wife’s new haircut. Husbands, please reread this one, because this one might get you in more trouble than all the rest … combined. Although husbands don't care one way or another, I've learned that "Bangs" or "No Bangs" can be a life or death decision to a woman. So always compliment ... don't criticize.

9. NEVER expect a medal for doing a little housework. It's easy for us men to get the crazy idea that we should get a reward if we help around the house a little bit. Guys, it’s your house too … help pick it up.

10. NEVER ask, “Have you put on a little weight lately?” Even if she’s knocking over lamps in the living-room, there is NEVER a time to ask it that way.

11. NEVER compare your wife’s cooking to your own mother’s. And saying anything like, “Well, that’s not the way my Mom did it,” will only cause you to have to spend a lot of time with your Mom.
:) :)

Laugh, enjoy your marriage, and have a great day.

KJV The Beginner's Bible Holy Bible- Review

We are a King James Version bible family mostly, I do have some study bibles in NKJV as it is easier to understand at times, so when I saw  this little bible was a KJV I knew I wanted to have it in my house for my nieces, they love to have little bible to take to church with them and the bright vibrant pictures will keep them quiet during the sermon.  When I saw that The Beginner's Bible came in a KJV version I was excited to see what this would mean. Would it be just pictures and stories? Would it be paraphrased? I was over the moon when I saw that this is the complete bible! It includes all the books from Genesis to Revelation in full. There are some pictures in the bible as well.

Features include:

• Presentation page so you can make this Bible your own.
• Complete text of the King James Version (KJV) of the Bible.
• Large print (11.5-point) type is easy to read.
• 20 full-color pages of The Beginner’s Bible illustrations help you better understand the stories.
• 66 book introductions and outlines explain who wrote each book of the Bible and what you will discover as you read.
• Concordance will help you when you come to a word you don’t know.
• Words of Christ in red to easily see where in the Bible Jesus speaks
• Brand new vibrant, three-dimensional art.

Girl Talk 52 Weekly Devotions- Book review

Girl Talk 52 Weekly Devotions

By Lois Walfrid Johnson

This is a great book for  my 13 year old daughter, the devotions are great and thought provoking. 

From facing your fears to how following Jesus can change your life for the better, to being accepted and accepting yourself just the way you are, this book has most situations that a young girl would face as she grows up in this world as well as ways the characters have resolved the situation in a loving, Christian way. After each situation, it gives response questions to be answered, thought about, contemplated, and space to write down their answers. Fifty-two different scenarios, all with Godly examples of how to face scary situations, also showing how God works in different ways to bring us closer to Him.

I really liked the look of this devotional. I liked how it was set up as a story plus questions to do throughout the week to help girls think about the particular point the lesson was trying to get across.