Hey there!
Today, I am sharing a review for a book that I just recently finished and have been so eager to write about! If you are at all familiar with Jordan Lee Dooley, founder of SoulScripts, you are probably aware that she has been working hard on her first book that was released on May 14. The book is titled Own Your Everyday.
I have been a huge fan of Jordan Lee Dooley and her writing for so long; in fact, I typically am not one to go out and purchase a new book shortly after its release (or really, at all—textbooks take priority!!!). But when Own Your Everyday hit the shelves, I drove to Target and purchased it immediately!
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Jordan has a way of writing in a conversational tone that actually makes you feel as if she is writing directly to your own heart—like she knows exactly what you’re going through even though she is a complete stranger to you. In Own Your Everyday, addresses areas of that may be a part of your own life that you may struggle in or that you may come to discover you struggle in. She offers practical lists of steps to take in overcoming various obstacles and challenges in order to bring you closer to achieving your goals in your everyday life.
One of my favorite parts of this book was the emphasis on ‘purpose’. So often, we all want to discover our individual purpose—the reason God put us on this Earth. We want to feel like there is a significant reason that God placed us exactly where we are, and it can often be so disheartening to feel like we have no direction or reason for being where we are. Instead of providing some major secret to finding your purpose, Jordan simplifies this desire and encourages readers to think elsewhere: “We’ll miss who we’re made to be when we’re focused on what we’re made to do.” She emphasizes the importance of making the most of the ordinary, mundane tasks and life events rather than constantly seeking out opportunities to achieve big, extraordinary feats that we may believe bring us purpose or value.
Going hand-in-hand with purpose, Jordan also talks about fear and what is referred to as “imposter syndrome.” She challenges women to step out of their fear and into the uncomfortable and unknown in order to pursue their dreams.
Jordan truly speaks to the insecurities and fears that women feel, have felt, or may someday feel. Instead of promising some magical solution to these feelings, she writes of hope through Christ and the purpose that He gives to our lives. I highly recommend this book to women of all ages, backgrounds, and stages of life. Jordan offers valuable advice and encouragement using her own shortcomings and life experiences, and she truly inspires women everywhere to Own Their Everyday. ❤
Until next time,
Annie Lark
“For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven.”
–Ecclesiastes 3:1
ANNIE BOYD SOWELL 