BOOK REVIEWS ~ BLESS THIS FOOD: ANCIENT AND CONTEMPORARY GRACES FROM AROUND THE WORLD, AND OUTSIDE THE LINES: AN ARTISTS' COLORING BOOK FOR GIANT IMAGINATIONS

<div align="center"><i><span style="color: #444444;">Bless this Food: </span></i><br /><div class="im"><span style="color: #444444;"><i>Ancient & Contemporary Graces from <span style="font-family: Cambria; font-size: 12pt;">Around the World</span>   </i> </span></div><span style="color: #444444;">By Adrian Butash</span><br /><span style="color: #444444;"><i>New World Library, </i>$14.95</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color: #444444;"><b>Reviewed by Teresa Hatfield</b><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"></span></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #444444;">Author, <i>Splendid Sass</i></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><i style="color: #626262;"><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH9ifhKLNIdiOev8hBvS8PGfSgnnAm4zczdXH1OiNDSBPveNoNeSduG4bUdhmOnckBpXXD9tdyqCXiBfohcs58zvXByyGRO-tcIZu-Uo-vbpejuXDICV9Qz0nq3LayB509h3IDm9bYGjo/s1600/9781608682140_cvr_f.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH9ifhKLNIdiOev8hBvS8PGfSgnnAm4zczdXH1OiNDSBPveNoNeSduG4bUdhmOnckBpXXD9tdyqCXiBfohcs58zvXByyGRO-tcIZu-Uo-vbpejuXDICV9Qz0nq3LayB509h3IDm9bYGjo/s400/9781608682140_cvr_f.jpg" width="275" /></a></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><br /></div></div></div><div class="MsoNormal">Offering a blessing before a meal is one of the most practiced form of prayer.  Including the family and friends in prayer before a meal provides closeness for a group. </div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">There are so many barriers that separate families, and prayer is one way of bringing everyone closer.  Many children enjoy saying a blessing for those present at the meal.  During the holidays, my family enjoys a prayer led by the host of our dinner, but we say a daily pray thanking God for blessing us in so many ways, especially food.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">In BLESS THIS FOOD: Ancient & Contemporary Graces from Around the World.</div><div class="MsoNormal">there are 161 blessings for all religions.  I hope that you will enjoy the book as much as I have.  I believe that there is something here for everyone.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">Adrian Butash is the author of Bless this Food: Ancient & Contemporary Graces from </div><div class="MsoNormal">Around the World. 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color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="color: #626262;">Author, </span><i style="color: #626262;">Splendid Sass</i></span><br /><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><i style="color: #626262;"><br /></i></span></div></div></div><div class="MsoNormal"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA86F59I5s-XO31IWSb8vo1qnixvS9EeuKFIe0F6CN3yxSF0APYv7xuGLMa7B969ABXEhT26t001vYsphY8Vy-uCoNEHnwYmREZhmF9sZdMe3HIp3YBwdhnsUn_gb9jJGZu1Er3-6mlz8/s1600/9780399162084H.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA86F59I5s-XO31IWSb8vo1qnixvS9EeuKFIe0F6CN3yxSF0APYv7xuGLMa7B969ABXEhT26t001vYsphY8Vy-uCoNEHnwYmREZhmF9sZdMe3HIp3YBwdhnsUn_gb9jJGZu1Er3-6mlz8/s400/9780399162084H.jpg" width="311" /></a></div><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #1a1a1a;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">This creative coloring book kept me busy for some time!  At first I was questioning why I was doing this, but before long I was having a blast and actually shocked myself.  It is fun to see that our juvenile training guides us in our grownup artwork.  Proof positive that you don’t have to be a child to love coloring and drawing!<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #1a1a1a;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">The author’s daughter inspired this coloring book. Read her words on her inspiration for this work. “My daughter, Lulu, directly inspired Outside the Lines<i>.</i> The kid has dozens of coloring books from all over the world, yet she kept going back to her Moebius and Andy Warhol books. Lulu seemed to love to color art by established artists. Watching her, I wondered, ‘Wouldn't it be cool for Lulu to color her dad and our friends' artwork?' At that moment, I conceptualized a coloring book filled with art by our creative cabal. Thus began <i>Outside the Lines</i>.” <o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #1a1a1a;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">The book is a creative coloring book featuring original and recognizable line drawings, most of which were commissioned especially for this book. If you are up for a little fun and surprise add this book to your list.  It will be on the market September 3, 2013.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><!--EndFragment--></div><div style="text-align: center;"><!--EndFragment--><iframe frameborder="0" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" scrolling="no" src="http://rcm-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/cm?t=splesass-20&o=1&p=8&l=as1&asins=0399162089&ref=tf_til&fc1=000000&IS2=1&lt1=_blank&m=amazon&lc1=0000FF&bc1=000000&bg1=FFFFFF&f=ifr" style="height: 240px; width: 120px;"></iframe> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.bloglovin.com/en/blog/3942639" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" title="Follow Splendid Sass on Bloglovin"><img alt="Follow on Bloglovin" border="0" height="36" src="http://www.bloglovin.com/widget/bilder/en/lank.gif?id=3942639" width="200" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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