Book Review - The Best Yes By:Lysa Terkeurst

The Best Yes Available Here

 

I can't tell you how many times I picked up this book or read about it over at Proverbs 31 Ministry, but every time I thought to myself "I am not a Yes woman."  I mean I am being 100% honest I never thought of myself as a yes woman, people pleaser, etc.  Don't get me wrong I like to help people and I am always game for any event or gathering.  But as my late Mother would say "If you want and opinion ask Allison, if you don't want you feelings hurt as Amanda (my sister)."  In my mind this book was going to be about how to tell people No, how not to let people run over you, or how to be an independent woman again.  Boy was I wrong!!!

 

My friend Danielle over at Butler Party of 3 sent me a message one evening highly recommending me to read The Best Yes.  She saw me post on FB on my son's 6th birthday finding myself wondering how my Mom who always worked full time when my sister and I were growing up, and my Dad who drove a truck full time and was gone M-F on the road... how in the world did she find the time to make homemade cupcakes for our birthday parties at school?  Needless to say Danielle could tell from my words in that simple post I was overwhelmed and exhausted.  Danielle is one of those ladies in my life I count as a great mentor.  If she recommends reading it I am going to grab it up!!

 

 

So of course I grabbed the book up ASAP since I was heading to the beach the following week.  And am I glad I did!!!  I am once again being 100% honest when I say this book has been life changing to me!  It made me realize I am a yes woman!!  I will never for uttering those words out loud while reading.  I have recommended this book to everyone I know and even given it as a gift.  I can't tell you how many times I have text or emailed the above picture of me at the beach telling friends to go get it!!!  Now let me tell you why you MUST READ The Best Yes!

 

 

Ok, read the above quote again!  How many times have you felt this way?  How many times have you said to yourself "How I wish I had the time for_____."  or "How I wish I just had a weekend of doing nothing and going nowhere."  Guess what...You Do!  This is exactly what the book The Best Yes will teach you!  This is where Lysa Terkeurst opened my eyes to me actually being a yes woman as much as I thought I wasn't. (This is also where I added her to my list of must meet women...SHE IS SUCH A BLESSING IN MY LIFE!) 

 

 

You know these ladies or you may be one.  I am guilty of sitting back and thinking to myself "How does ____ do it all?"  And where do I even start about how Pinterest has brought being a Wonder Woman/Mom to a total new level!  Yet, I have come to realize from trying to be a Wonder Woman/Mom it is exhausting!!  We may look like to the outside world we have it all together, but if we had a camera following us around or in our home you would quickly realize the people we should be taking care of and loving at 100% are the ones paying for us trying to wear that cape.  They are the ones that see us exhausted, see the tears, or hear our angry tone (or yelling if I am being honest).

 

 







"I will not let the awkward disappointment of others keep me from my Best Yes appointments with God" - Lysa Terkeurst The Best Yes

 

Above is just one of the meaningful points made in Lysa's book that I hold close to my heart when making daily decisions.  In chapter 3 Overwhelmed Schedule, Underwhelmed Soul in The Best Yes Lysa shares this great point. The decisions we make dictate the schedules we keep.  The schedules we keep determine the lives we live.  The lives we live determine how we spend our souls.  So, this isn't just about finding time.  This is about honoring God with the time we have.

This opened my eyes even more to the job which is a blessing that God has entrusted me to be...a Wife/Mother.  In the past I have said yes to so many things I should of said NO to.  And guess who has suffered...my husband and children.  Looking back was it worth it?  NO NO NO!  In my life it is the little yes that causes me anxiety.

For example saying yes to an early Saturday morning event on a day Jonathan is at the FD causes severe anxiety.  May sound silly to you, but after working 40 hours all week and knowing I have to be somewhere to be with the kids on a Saturday morning by myself by 8am or 9am sends my heart racing as I type this!  Thanks to Lysa Terkeurst opening my eyes to this I now assess my decisions before just saying YES.  Ex. If I say yes to being somewhere at 8am on a Saturday morning that I know Jonathan will be at the FD will it be worth the stress and anxiety it will bring me and the kids?  Who is the event pleasing?  Me and my family or the person that is asking me to attend?  Is this honoring God with the time I have?  Sometimes after asking myself these questions the answer is Yes and sometimes the answer is a simple No.  And I am ok with that!  And if the person asking me is a true friend or family member they are ok with my answer as well!

I won't give away any more of my favorite points from The Best Yes.  Why?  Because I want you to make your best yes and order the book!!!  I promise it will be life changing!!  This book along with Candace Cameron Bure's book Balancing It All helped me decide on my goals for 2015.  Reaching for a "less is more" lifestyle.  I promise a book review soon on Balancing It All as well as more on this "less is more" lifestyle!  Stay tuned!!  If you have read The Best Yes please let me know what you think or if you haven't let me know how eager you are to grab it up. 

Thank you for dropping by Prissy Dixie!