3.5
At Any Cost
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When Mike and Hayley set out to adopt a child from Sierra Leone, Africa, never in their wildest imaginations did they dream this venture would lead to the "Jones Dozen." This dramatically moving story will amaze and inspire any reader. Their stunning observation: "It was the least we could do!"
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3.5
“About this book:
“In At Any Cost, for the first time Mike and Hayley Jones share their remarkable chaotic, intercontinental story of adopting eight siblings from Sierra Leone. Facing doubts from within, character assaults from without, and a mind-numbing bureaucratic jungle, the Joneses and their two young biological sons embarked on a 34-month heart-wrenching odyssey that gave birth to "The Jones Dozen".
At Any Cost is the story of a couple who not only believe God calls each of us to trust Him more than we ever thought possible, but are living proof of God s immeasurable grace and unfathomable love. Join Mike and Hayley on their inspiring journey of faith and obedience to the call God placed on their lives. You might just discover where God is leading you next.”
Series: Non-fiction.
Spiritual Content- Revelation 12:11 at the beginning & Every chapter starts with a Scripture (16 chapters); 46 Scriptures are quoted, referenced or mentioned within the chapters; This whole book is about doing what God’s called you to do, therefore many (many, many, many, many…) talks about God, peace & The Call; ‘H’s are capital when referring to God but not all Scriptures are when referring to Him; Prayers; Mentions of those in the Bible;
*Note: A mention that Satan “fights like hell” to keep the orphans feeling unloved and unwanted; A couple mention of witchcraft, demons & curses.
Negative Content- Minor cussing including: a ‘oh my gosh’, a ‘shut up’, and two ‘stupid’s; Mike says he partied & cheated on his then-long-time-girlfriend in college before his was Born-again; A mention of clubs; 2 chapters are about the authors' first years of marriage, separation and getting back together; Mentions of a Grandmother, her time period & race (mentions of different water cups, etc. When she says Negro she’s corrected to African-America); Mentions of dead animals & hunting animals for food (barely-above-not-detailed); A mention of marijuana;
*Note: Mentions of tattoos and on the spine there’s a picture of Hayley’s wrist with her tattoo (it says “Faith”); A mention of Starbucks.
Sexual Content- A birth & blood (up to semi-detailed); Mentions of conceiving (nothing sexual) & nursing; A mention of a period & “practicing” to have a baby; A mention of trafficking;
*Note: Mentions of kids’ underwear.
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226 pages
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Pre Teens- One Star (and a half)
New Teens- Three Stars
Early High School Teens- Four Stars (and a half)
Older High School Teens- Five Stars
My personal Rating- Four Stars (and a half)
If y’all have followed this blog for a while, you’ll know I very rarely give out a 5-star rating. Just as rare is a 4 and a half-star rating. My goodness, this book was great! Faith, Trust, Love, & Adoption about sum up this non-fiction! I nodded my head more times and plan on quoting this book on Goodreads! I absolutely loved Mr. & Mrs. Jones’ Faith & their outlook on The Call (which I agree 150% of out a 100%). Definitely a keeper for me! I do wish the publisher had included pictures in the middle the book, like most Autobiographies out there today. But, I did find this video on the family that is really well done! Click https://vimeo.com/100026212
Link to review:
http://booksforchristiangirls.blogspot.com/2015/08/at-any-cost-by-mike-hayley-jones.html
*BFCG may (Read the review to see) recommend this book by this author. It does not mean I recommend all the books by this author.
*I received this book for free from the Publisher (Worthy Publishing) for this review.”
About Mike Jones
Mike and Hayley Jones already had two biological sons (ages nine and five) when they decided the time was right to pursue adoption. After a three-year process, the family now calls themselves the "Jones Dozen." All eight adopted children (ranging in age from five to sixteen) are biological siblings, comprised of seven boys and one girl, who came from a family where the father had died and the mother was unable to support the family. The Joneses make their home in Franklin, Tennessee, a suburb of Nashville.
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