"One reason community is so important is that living isolated from the people around you makes it really hard to give."

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The Friday 56

"So many people had showered us with kindness during our battle with cancer. Why not bless Anne with a free ticket?" -- Brad Formsma

LadyD Books Review

This is a powerful book with simple words to understand but it comes with a dynamic punch that will turn your life around. I think so many of us have heard the expression, 'It's more blessed to give than receive.' We get the concept and have applied it now and then, especially when it's convenient for us.

Here the author gives us a plethora of examples of shared testimonies and heartfelt stories of the giving experience. What I personally gleaned is that giving is a way of life, looking for the opportunity to meet a need, and it can be in the form of a smile of encouragement or in helping someone get a new car. Do we want to spend our lives always caring for material stuff we gather in this lifetime or simply be motivated by a universal principle of giving to our fellow man?

This is an easy book to read, but as you go deeper perhaps you'll be challenged with the choice to become aware of others needs and be an instrument of generosity. I think you'll be amazed at the many opportunities that come your way and how you will grow as a person. For sure, you will be rewarded with a renewed passion and unending joy to give more frequently and the world will be a better place.

I really liked this book and give it 4/5 stars. Recommend it! Many of the stories will leave you teary-eyed while other testimonies will shock and awe you because they are over the top stories. Such a blessing to see the children and parents so deeply involved in giving... I get it!

What Others Are Saying

“Important and exciting! I Like Giving could be the beginning of a movement of generosity.”
–Mark Batterson

“I Like Giving will light you up on the generosity dial.”
—DAVE RAMSEY, host of The Dave Ramsey Show and New York Times best-selling author

“Brad’s understanding of generosity is a wake-up call for the giver inside us all.”
—MICHAEL JR., award-winning comedian

About The Author

Brad Formsma is the creator of ilikegiving.com, a website viewed in more than 165 countries, which inspires people to live generously through its short films as well as a platform for all to share their experiences in giving. Brad and his wife, Laura, have three children and live in Grand Rapids, Michigan.

This book was sent to me by Blogging for Books in exchange for my honest review.

“Important and exciting! I Like Giving could be the beginning of a movement of generosity.”
—MARK BATTERSON, author of The Circle Maker - See more at: http://waterbrookmultnomah.com/catalog.php?work=234388#sthash.t9qBmO0r.dpuf

Brad Formsma

BRAD FORMSMA is the creator of Ilikegiving.com, a website viewed in more than 165 countries, which inspires people to
live generously through its short films as well as a platform for all to share their experiences in giving. Brad and his wife,
Laura, have three children and live in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
- See more at: http://waterbrookmultnomah.com/author-spotlight.php?authorid=185133#sthash.06iSCeQw.dpuf

Best wishes and much continued success to Brad Formsma!

-- LadyD