1. Moment Maker: You Can Live Your Life or It Will Live You
    Carlos Enrique Whittaker
    Zondervan / 2014 / Trade Paperback
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  1. Lady DW
    5 Stars Out Of 5
    Become a Moment Maker
    April 25, 2014
    Lady DW
    Quality: 5
    Value: 4
    Meets Expectations: 5
    Moment Maker is a must read! Throughout his book, Carlos Whittaker not only shares personal stories from his moment-making journey that will have you laughing one minute and crying the next, but he teaches us practical ways to apply the lessons he has learned to our own lives. He effectively blends his own unique personality with truths laid out in Scripture to create a book that when applied has the power to be world-changing. The book is a quick, easy read, but it is powerful!
  2. James
    Washington, Indiana
    Age: 35-44
    Gender: male
    5 Stars Out Of 5
    Moments are Important. Don't miss them.
    April 14, 2014
    James
    Washington, Indiana
    Age: 35-44
    Gender: male
    Quality: 5
    Value: 5
    Meets Expectations: 5
    I am really glad that I read this book. So often I watch moments happen around me and fail to jump into them. I think those moments are for others and maybe not for me. Carlos does a great job of being raw and open his stories and how the moments he has jumped into have not only changed him, but helped others.

    Story after story tells of times that Carlos jumped into a moment and loved people for who they were and not for who or what he thought they should be. He shows how living out the gospel will not always fit in the mold of what our traditions have made Christianity to be and how loving people means reaching into the moment and taking hold of it.

    One of my favorite quotes speaks volumes about who we are as a society, content to let moments happen, and speaks to our need to jump in to moments:

    "When we are the moment, the moment become engrained in us. But when we are more concerned with having something to show for it, we miss out on the experience. We may have a photograph of our child's smile when they discover something new, but we didn't get to experience the discovery with them. When we are in the moment, the moment stays with us." (pg. 149)

    If you love stories, this book will captivate you. If you love redemption, this book will encourage you. If you want see how loving like Jesus loves really looks, this book will show you.

    As you will see Christianity isn't always pretty and taking advantage of a moment will sometimes lead to things you may not normally do. Carlos never asks you to compromise your faith, he simply asks you to take advantage of moments, to show others love, to make a difference in the world.

    "Be a moment maker, not a moment taker."
  3. TheOnlyTwiddle
    Tennessee
    Age: 25-34
    Gender: female
    5 Stars Out Of 5
    Or it will live you...
    April 11, 2014
    TheOnlyTwiddle
    Tennessee
    Age: 25-34
    Gender: female
    Quality: 5
    Value: 5
    Meets Expectations: 5
    This book is engaging, entertaining, and enthralling. Through Carlos stories and examples of the lifestyle he introduces us to simply as "Moment Making", we find ourselves poured into his steps and thrown into memory after memory of how he has been challenged to make other people feel seen, important, and loved. The moments that he has shared with us, though some very personal and bright burning failures in his own eyes give the reader a chance to see that even if the moment making isn't exactly one for YOU, it can still impact others, and it can still help redeem that place in your heart that may still be full of shame even years upon years later. We all have that tape reel re-playing and reliving moments in our heads every now and again of where we fell short, or what we should have done differently- and Carlos invites us to grab hold of those moments when they are happening, or even before they happen to accept them, and put yourself out there living your life, not letting it live you.

    Some of my favorite quotes from Moment Maker are "Jesus served everyone he encountered. He was all about making the moments with them about them-- showing them they were loved, that they were valued by their Father in heaven."

    "When someone feels the true worth of who they are because you stopped what you were doing and made life about them, you can have hit on an essential component of Moment Making."

    "Jesus came to do something incredibly special for us. He came to make sure we knew our worth, our value to God."

    "It's about making someone feel valued through that moment. Because of the thought you put into it. Because they know they are worth that much."

    "That initial act is all that is needed sometimes to induce the little bit of bravery in someone that will set them free."

    This book shatters our hiding in that place of inadequacy and doubt and teaches us that no matter where we are in our lives, no matter what kind of Ragamuffin shape we are in, we can have an impact on the lives of others just by making an investment in them with just a moment of our time. Shed your life of insecurity one moment at a time, loving others and setting their hearts free from the bondage of being unseen, unheard, and unknown.

    I will very happily recommend this book as I embark on my own journey of Moment Making!
  4. whimzie
    Hawaii
    Age: 35-44
    Gender: female
    5 Stars Out Of 5
    Great reminder to make the moments matter.
    April 8, 2014
    whimzie
    Hawaii
    Age: 35-44
    Gender: female
    Quality: 5
    Value: 5
    Meets Expectations: 5
    Sometimes life is so very daily. We wake up and most days it feels like life is coming at us 150 miles an hour until it's time to turn off the lights and set the alarm so we can get up and do the very same thing the next day. In my quest to get everything done on my To Do list, I forget to stop to think about what in the world I'm really doing.

    This book was a perfect opportunity for me to stop and think about the moments that make up the days that make up the years that make up my life and my family's life. This is probably one of those books I need to read once or twice a year just to remind myself that the moments are what matter most.

    Moment Maker isn't a super cerebral read. It's a quick read. It feels more like a conversation you'd have with Carlos Whittaker sitting around a table, enjoying a meal, making moments. I appreciated that this book not only stresses the importance of intentional living, it also gives specific, creative examples of how Carlos and his family have and are making moments on a daily basis. I l also love that in every chapter Carlos includes times Jesus was a Moment Maker.

    This is a great book to read with friends and family because it's full of stories and ideas you're going to want to discuss with the people in your life.
  5. Phronsie Howell
    Age: 25-34
    Gender: female
    5 Stars Out Of 5
    April 8, 2014
    Phronsie Howell
    Age: 25-34
    Gender: female
    Quality: 4
    Value: 5
    Meets Expectations: 5
    "Moment Maker" is a call to live life intentionally. Sometimes life is messy but we can still make moments in those messes.

    I think Carlos Whittaker sums up the general idea with this phrase: "Moments are fleeting, but they can have a huge impact." You never know when something you say is going to change a person's life.

    Using stories from his own life and examples from the life of Christ, Carlos Whittaker reminds us just how important it is to make moments.

    Disclaimer: I was given a copy of this book as part of a launch team in exchange for an honest review.
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