Make Their Day

This book is a gem! I absolutely love Karen Ehman’s writing, it’s always as if she’s right there talking with you! Putting this book together of ways to “Scatter Kindness”, as she says, was absolutely the best idea! I love all the ways that she shares to love on others, in all areas of your life! This will definitely be a book I reference often and use these new ideas of ways to reach out to others! This will help me to be more intentional and remember to keep my eyes open for someone I can scatter that kindness to! I received an advanced copy in exchange for my honest review.

Karen Ehman has come up with 101 ways in which we can show love to our families, friends, and neighbours. I love that she has separated the tips into categories that are easy to navigate. A lot of great, practical and creative ideas for anyone who wants to show love or appreciation to others.

Such great reminders that we can CHOOSE JOY! Our circumstances don't have to dictate our attitudes. We can shine our light and bring the joy wherever we go. 101 wonderful ways to show people in your sphere that you love them, that God loves them and that they matter. Karen always has great tips and tricks for remembering who loves what, like using the note app on your phone. It's for more than just your grocery list.

The publisher sent me early access to read the book. I am so glad that they did! I love how Karen Ehman brings simple easy ways to show people you care about them. It could be something as easy and simple as bringing coffee to a friend just as they like it to giving a Mom the day off. This is a must read book for everyone. It will open your eyes to ways we can be kinder to everyone.

I have always enjoyed Karen's writing because it feels like we are talking to each other over a cup of coffee. These 101 ideas were awesome!! I learned a bunch of new ways that I can help put a smile on someone else's face. The ideas are so straightforward and imaginative, I can't wait to start. The publisher sent me early access to read the book, and I'm so glad they did! I truly loved it - as you can tell from this review

What many of our friends and family need most right now is an extra dose of kindness. What the world needs is an extra dose of kindness. Have you ever had the urge to do something nice for someone, but didn’t know what to do? I’ve been there many times. Karen has come to our rescue and created a book full of incredible ideas for making people feel special. Ideas for those nearby, far away, and those we haven’t met yet.

I’ve found that looking outward and finding people to encourage has helped me out of some of my darkest days. Thank you, Karen, for a wonderful tool for the days ahead!

Make Their Day by Karen Ehman is a wonderful collection of 101 delightful ideas of ways you can encourage others. Included are ideas such as leaving out treats for your delivery people, putting together a gift basket of items related around a book, and so many other creative ways to encourage. Some might think of Karen as the "queen of hospitality" who delights with her simple and practical ideas of showing hospitality to others, wherever it may be!

In Make Their Day, Karen shares ideas to encourage friends, your own family, throughout your day and around your town, across the miles or through the internet, those who are hurting or in need, within the church, through holidays as well at in your home. Karen even offers some fun printables.

After reading Make Their Day, you will be inspired by not only the ideas Karen includes but inspired to think of other ideas as well! I was given a free copy from the publisher for my honest review, which I was happy to do. I heartily recommend Make Their Day!

In the deceptively simple format of a list, Karen Ehman provides a wonderful testimony of the love of God in action which spurs the reader on to spread the love themselves. Practical ideas are shared with testimonies of how these ideas have been used to make peoples day by the author and those around her. I have never been so touched by a list before.

Karen Ehman seems to thrive by doing things for others and she wants to share her knowledge and insight with you. She enjoys spreading kindness to those around her – and wouldn’t the world be a better place if we all did that?
Make Their Day is basically a book of lists – ways to make someone’s day a little brighter, a little easier, a little more fun. The subtitle says it better – “101 simple, powerful ways to love others well.” Karen gives you 101 ways to spread love and kindness to those around you.
The book is broken down into groupings: In Your Circle of Friends, Within Your Own Family, Across the Miles or through the Screen and others. Some ideas are very simple like buying coffee for a friend or writing someone a handwritten note about how much they mean to you. Others are more elaborate and would take more planning – like planning a slumber party for you and your friends or creating a snack station at your office so people can stop by for a quick pick-me-up. I’d like to say the ideas are endless, but truly there are 101 of them – but they can spark a person’s creativity to come up with some of their own ideas too.
I really enjoyed this book and the ideas Karen shared! I hope to encourage my family to spread kindness now and throughout the new year. If you are tired of all the negativity and anger going around in the world today, get this book and follow the suggestions to bring more love and kindness to those around you. Maybe it will start a movement!
I was given an advanced reading copy of “Make Their Day” by Karen Ehman for an honest evaluation of the book.

This is a great book full of ideas to make others in your life, including your postman, feel special.
It give you great idea to make an ordinary day a special day.

I have been doing some of these for years but there was some I had not thought of and look forward to using these ideas.

I love this book! Full of quick, easy ways to show others you love and care for them! I will be using many of these ideas to make their day!

What a wonderful read! It is a simple happy read and sharing ways to spread good and kindness in a world that needs that so much now. Karen shares just like you are sitting with her having a cup of hot chocolate and just talking. I highly recommend you grabbing this book and spread some kindness. Blessings and joy!

I read this book and it has so many ways ideas I could take away and use on a daily basis. Karen gives practical ideas on how to focus on others and make them feel loved and appreciated. So often I think doing something for someone else has to take lots of time and effort but in reality I can do things that are easy, don't cost much if anything and really show someone else love. I would highly recommend this book.

Loving this book filled with detailed ideas on how to spread joy and compassion throughout all your relationships! Not your average list of ideas, these are well thought out and include the extra details. Excellent for gifts, or keep as a resource,

I received a digital ARC of this book from the publisher as part of the book launch team. Gift Giving is my love language so joining this book launch was a no-brainer for me. Karen gives you 101 ways to bless others from simple to extravagant, from your friends and family to your neighbors and church members. Karen breaks up those 101 ideas into 8 categories and gives you ideas on how to make someone's day in that category. Karen even has recipes and gift tags included in the book that you can copy and put with the gift of choice. Not all gifts cost money, some are just giving of your time or talents. Most of these you can even do during our current pandemic. Who doesn't need a nice little surprise after the year we've had? I highly recommend buying this book! It's an easy read, and you don't even have to read the whole thing all at once, you can just have it as an idea book. Need an idea to bless a friend, go to that section. Need an idea to bless a neighbor, go to that section. What are you waiting for? Go "Make Their Day"!

Karen Ehman’s Make Their Day is chock full of ideas of ways to bless others. I loved the practical and creative ideas in this book. Additionally, the organization of the book makes it easy to navigate when looking for ideas of different groups of people...friends,family, those in your community, long distance, those who are hurting, etc. I highly recommend this book.

Make Their Day by Karen Ehman is a practical guide full of ideas of how to make others' day -- whether it is your family, friends, loved ones far away or grieving people. There are so many good, and some very creative, ideas how to bring joy and show love to others. This book is not just full of good ideas but it serves as great encouragement to do acts of kindness to others without feeling overwhelmed by it.

What a great idea for a book! This is the book for you if you're looking for ways of how you can spread more kindness and love to the people around you. I loved all the ideas she had and it got me thinking of new ones of my own. I can't wait to try it out!

In Make Their Day, Karen Ehman presents creative ways to reach out and make a difference in the lives of others.
Some of my favorites were the book baskets, (which involve gathering things that were meaningful in a book to gift along with it, including baked goods and vintage stocking stuffers such as oranges), the sneak-a-snack stations, and the "carrot" strawberries. And I enjoyed the anecdotes of how the author saw the impact that kindness had on the people she and others reached out to.
This book would be a good resource for those looking for creative opportunities to be a blessing to someone. I now want to go bake a big batch of muffins to share. 😊

I received a complimentary copy of this book from Netgalley for review purposes. A positive review was not required.

A sweet simple book with lots of suggestions about how to show love to everyone in your life: Whether they're friends, neighbors, family or even strangers. The book itself is much like the point it makes. It only takes a short time to read through the ideas and it doesn't take long to make someone's day. I received a complimentary copy of this title from the publisher. My opinion is entirely my own.

This book was received as an ARC from Bethany House Publishers in exchange for an honest review. Opinions and thoughts expressed in this review are completely my own.

I see on social media all the time, the impact small deeds have on an individual and how their day is brightened no matter what kind of deed it is. I love the ideas Karen Ehman had in this book especially the deeds titled “send an un-birthday gift.” Being a Disney fan, everyone has 365 un-birthdays and why not celebrate it for fun. I loved the idea so much that I am inspired to do a library program based on the concept alone (thank you Karen). This book really exemplified how good everyone feels after they do a good deed and they go way beyond, paying for the person behind you in the drive through line. I know this book will do very well in our library and I can’t wait to see how our community will receive it.

We will consider adding this title to our B Non-Fiction collection at our library. That is why we give this book 5 stars.

This book would be a great gift for someone who loves to give and serve others. There are some great ideas for ways to love others and show you care. This book is well written and inspiring! Complete with coupons to use for some of the included ideas

Such a cute, fun, and super inspiring book. Countless great ideas to spread joy, love, and be a blessing to others. A must read! Thank you to NetGalley and Bethany House for a copy of this book in exchange for my honest review.
Let your light shine!

Make Their Day by Karen Ehman is 101 different ways to love others well. And this book surely follows through.

Inspirational, I loved how Karen took every day ways to bless others. It was amazing how little simple ideas generated creativity. Some at low or no cost. Yet they significantly show love to your family, friends, neighbors, even strangers.

Although it is not a big book, it was a quick read, and a handy reference to check back for reinforcement. My favorite one was "Notice the necessary people". Karen shares about Mr. Brown Day, when her family honored their post man. It was touching how she looked beyond herself and into the face of others who serve us faithfully.

I think Make Their Day would be a great book to give to friends and relatives. After all we could all use 101 ways to bring joy to someone's day.

I voluntarily reviewed a complimentary copy of this book which I received from Net Galley and the publisher. All views expressed are my

In this book Karen Ehman gives some great, practical examples on how we can "love one another". I appreciate that she gave a variety of realistic examples for a diverse number of situations. I have tucked away a few ideas to use in the future and let the love of Christ shine through me as I put these into action.

Have you ever felt like you wished you were creative enough to come up with great ideas to spread kindness to others? Well, look no further!! Karen Ehman did it for us!! This book is an easy read, chalked full of 101 ways to make someone’s day! Karen’s done a wonderful job of thinking of just about every single person you could want to show kindness to within your life and community. The ideas are creative yet, simple. This book will have a spot on my family bookshelves and will be used as a reference guide for showing others kindness, and how much they mean to me. I foresee this book being used in my house for years to come. Thank you Karen, for this gem of a book! Thank you NetGalley, Bethany House Publishers, and Karen Ehman for allowing me to read this e-book in exchange for an honest review.
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"Make Their Day", by Karen Ehman, is a practical guide for providing encouragement to those around you. Ehman devotes chapters to family members, friends, community servants, and all types of people who need you to "make their day." I discovered many new ideas that I would not have thought of otherwise.

Thanks to NetGalley for the ARC. All opinions are my own.

This is a book filled with 101 ways to show love to others. Whether they are your family, friends, strangers, Social Media peeps, acquaintances… anyone! Some of them will have to wait until the pandemic has ended its power but some can be done while we are in the middle of it!

Lots of great ideas and gives you all the feels as you plan to implement some of them. Can’t wait to get started!

I received a complimentary ARC of this book from NetGalley on behalf of the Publisher and was under no obligation to post a favorable review.

This is a short and sweet book, good for if you are looking for some ideas on how to show a little love to others but want some slightly more creative or sentimental ideas. At the end the author even includes some printables to go with a few of the ideas. A good read for an afternoon.

Thanks to Netgalley and Bethany House Publishers for an e-ARC of this book.

This is one of my all time favorite books! I read it twice. Definitely will share it with others. Would make a great gift for someone just starting out in the ministry.

Karen Ehman’s books are always joy-filled, and this book is no exception! As someone who isn’t very creative, this book is an incredible resource for anyone who is looking for ways to be a light in their corner of the world. Not only are there 101 ways to love those around you outlined in this book, but there are also variations laid out along with each method so that even someone lacking creativity can come up with something they’re comfortable doing.

This book had some really great ideas for how to bless and serve other people. For someone who is not creative, this would be invaluable. It's hard to think outside the box when it comes to gifts and blessing others and this does it for you. It's a great little book. If you're looking for ways to bless the world around you I highly recommend it. Thank you to #netgalley and #MakeTheirDay for allowing me to read this title in exchange for an honest review.

I have to say, this little book has really encouraged me to step out of my rut and to be kind to other people. Ehman does a great job of giving very practical and doable suggestions on how to love the people in your life. I also appreciate that she offers tips for those beyond the inner circle but also the people in your life that care and provide for you such as the grocery staff, pastors, and mail carriers.

There's something simple that we can do to change people's day. A lot of it comes down to noticing them and expressing your gratitude for them being present in your life. This book with 101 ways to love people is just the boost we need in the midst of this very late spring. Ehman doesn't just give ideas, she also provides some copy and print materials in the book to help make it even easier for you to love on all the people in your life.

I received a copy of this book through NetGalley for the purpose of review. I'm never required to say good things but I'm always thankful when I can.

This book was sent to me as an ARC on NetGalley. However all opinions are of my own.
I’ve been really looking for books related to religion (especially Christianity) & I feel this book was a great starting point. One thing I will point out is that it’s definitely more of a book for Americans with many more days to celebrate than the UK. However, it was a great book. I loved how the concept was around giving back, even when you don’t have to spend a penny. It’s more about the thought of things that go into the gestures. I always loved the quotes from the Bible for each section of the book!

I received an ARC from BethanyHouse Publishers, via NetGalley. This review is my personal opinion.

What an unexpected and lovely book, Karen Ehman did a lovely job with this creative and heartfelt book. Many times we want to either give a gift or many help someone and we don’t have a clue. These practical and easy-to-follow 101 ideas will help you with that, divide it into eight different sections you can see the specific group or moment that adjusts. I like that we have all types of ideas, easy, fun, elaborate, and the most important is that you have the opportunity not only to be a blessing but also to share beautiful moments and create new traditions.

We all could use a pick-me-up every now and then. Ehman gives 101 ways to love someone well in many different categories, across a variety of recipients, and a variety of price ranges (although, most are very reasonable, or free) This book is an excellent guide to out-of-the-box ways to surprise someone and to put a smile on their face, whether it be your spouse, child, neighbor, co-worker, or acquaintance. If you are looking for easy ways to bless someone, look no further.

Make Their Day: 101 Simple, Powerful Ways to Love Others Well by Karen Ehman is an amazing, important book. This book goes far beyond the normal 101 ways to show love books. Here, you will find a resource packed with detailed, creative ideas to show your love is so many segments of your life. I adored reading through this book and I know that it is a book that I will be flipping through repeatedly in years to come. I received a digital copy of this book from the publisher with no obligations. These opinions are entirely my own.

What a fun lil book, a true gem! Simple ways and simple things to bring joy to others lives and ultimately to bless them... to make their day. Truths and ideas I will keep coming back to, in a sweet and easy to read format. Grateful to Netgalley for a digital copy to review.

This book had wonderful suggestions on how to make someone's day, or at least make it brighter! I definitely recommend it!

I received an e-ARC from the publisher.

Absolutely filled to the brim with wonderful ideas on little ways to make the day better for those who we hold dear to our hearts and people we may never meet face to face. Karen always has the best ideas on sprinkling kindness around!

This is such a wonderful book full of simple ways to make others lives better. New ideas to bring joy to other people which in turn makes you happier. So all in all a powerful book that is something to keep note of & make the world a better place! These are simple things that can be put in use in everyday life.