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5 Minutes for Books – “Amy Grant’s Mosaic”

October 15, 2007 by Janice

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This is the second of two reviews and giveaways at 5 Minutes for Books. Click here for the first one.

I haven’t had any time to read these last couple of months. But when the offer to review Amy Grant’s first autobiographical book, Mosaic: Pieces of My Life So Far, popped up in my inbox, I simply couldn’t resist. (And with Jennifer our regular 5 Minutes for Books columnist also reviewing the book on her own site, Snapshot, it gave me the perfect excuse to make some time to read and review this one myself.) So this weekend, as I nursed Olivia, I treated myself to reading Mosaic.

As a Christian teenage girl growing up in the eighties and nineties, Amy Grant was simply a musical staple. I think I have owned all of her albums over the years. (It is amazing to think that so much time has passed – I have been listening to Amy Grant for two and half decades! And every year as I decorate the tree, I still always put on her Christmas albums.)

mosaic-cover.jpgBut it has always been more than her music that has drawn me to her. Although in the early years her life at times appeared perfect, her sincerity and approachability factor carried through song lyrics and interviews and made you feel as if Amy were a “real” person – a woman you would want as a friend and confidante.

Over the years, we have seen that indeed Amy’s life is not charmed. No one’s is. She has struggles and challenges just like we all do. Amy went through a divorce and remarriage, facing criticism and scrutiny by many in the Christian community. Yet she kept her faith and life intact, continuing to inspire others through her music and her work.

Now in her book, Mosaic: Pieces of My Life So Far, we get an honest, personal look at Amy’s life through her stories, poetry and lyrics. Amy’s thoughtful, caring spirit shines through as she reflects on what God has done in her life and shares her cherished memories with us.

As I read Mosaic, Amy’s lyrics triggered many of my own memories – the familiar melodies playing in my head, taking me back through the years. And as Amy dug into her history, treasuring her memories and life lessons, I too was inspired to appreciate and recall my own life stories. As I held and nursed my newborn daughter Olivia, Amy reminded me to cherish every day God gives me, even the simple or mundane moments that all blend together to create a beautiful mosaic.

This review is part of a “blog tour” for Mosaic. To read more about Amy Grant and get free music download of two of the songs mentioned in Mosaic head on over to her site.

The publishers have given us three copies to giveaway. If you would like to win Mosaic, leave a comment on this post and we will randomly draw three winners on Thursday, October 18th.

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93 Comments

  1. milly says

    October 24, 2007 at 4:15 pm

    i wish i read it

    Reply
  2. Charlene Kuser says

    October 22, 2007 at 12:38 am

    I Love Amy Grant’s music and would love to win this

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  3. Heather C says

    October 21, 2007 at 8:56 pm

    I will always remember her Age to Age album, most especially Sing Your Praise to the Lord, since that song had the highest note I’d ever heard anyone sing. I tried to hit it for several years. Yikes.

    Reply
  4. kathy pease says

    October 21, 2007 at 2:44 pm

    good luck 2 ALL 🙂

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  5. gary free says

    October 21, 2007 at 7:32 am

    amy grant is a diciple for God; she shows his love by her actions; great musician also

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  6. Pamela White says

    October 20, 2007 at 10:43 pm

    Amy Grant is complex I would love to read about her.

    Reply
  7. philip halter says

    October 20, 2007 at 6:50 pm

    great site

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  8. Fruitbearer says

    October 19, 2007 at 5:32 pm

    I guess I’m too late but just in case you extend the deadline :). I just found out about this giveaway. Please count me in if you can. Thanks a bunch!

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  9. ter says

    October 18, 2007 at 11:00 pm

    I never heard of this book. I’ll have to check it out. Thanks for letting us know about it.

    I probably missed the deadline for the contest though! oh well.

    Reply
  10. Carol Rene' Brown says

    October 18, 2007 at 10:46 pm

    I have loved Amy Grant over the years. Growing up with her music.
    Please add me to the drawing for what sounds like a GREAT read!

    Reply
  11. Jaine Gilbert says

    October 18, 2007 at 3:57 pm

    I saw CBN’s interview with Amy this morning, and am anxious to read her new book–even better yet, to possibly win it! She is a great example of what a what a Christian should look like in this day and complicated age we live in. The special love she and Vince Gill share is inspirationally deep–God bless them.

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  12. Gloria Dornin says

    October 18, 2007 at 1:50 pm

    I like Amy and would love this

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  13. Heather L says

    October 18, 2007 at 1:34 pm

    I like biographies, and I remember singing along to Amy Grant’s music at age 5!

    Reply
  14. Hannah says

    October 18, 2007 at 11:34 am

    I would love to win it!

    Reply
  15. Karen (Mommy of Three) says

    October 17, 2007 at 11:22 pm

    I’m not entering because I am also hosting a giveaway of THREE copies, but I wanted to say that this is an amazing book!

    Reply
  16. Popsiclesontheporch says

    October 17, 2007 at 11:03 pm

    I would love a copy of her book! Please include in the drawing…thanks!

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  17. Tina says

    October 17, 2007 at 10:47 pm

    I would love to read this book.

    Reply
  18. Laurie says

    October 17, 2007 at 3:28 pm

    I love Amy Grant’s voice. It is smooth and lyrical. Her face is that of an angel. Thanks for the review of Mosaic.
    Please add me to the drawing for the book.

    Reply
  19. Barbara says

    October 17, 2007 at 3:00 pm

    Please add me to the list! 🙂

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  20. Jerri Lynn says

    October 17, 2007 at 12:26 pm

    love Amy Grant – please add me to the drawing. Thanks!

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  21. Jill Rivera says

    October 17, 2007 at 8:45 am

    She is one of my favorite artist.

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  22. melody is slurping life says

    October 17, 2007 at 2:13 am

    I adore Amy Grant’s music and am sure I’d love her book. Please enter me. Thanks.

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  23. Angie Wycherly says

    October 17, 2007 at 12:26 am

    Sounds great.

    Reply
  24. Anikka W says

    October 17, 2007 at 12:17 am

    i have been listening to Amy since I was a kid. The first concert I went to was on her tour for the Album that had “Baby Baby” On it!

    Reply
  25. Josiane M says

    October 16, 2007 at 10:55 pm

    Allright! Another super book by Amy Grant.

    Reply
  26. Julie Sivley says

    October 16, 2007 at 10:33 pm

    You guys always have the best giveaways! Thanks for sharing!!!

    Reply
  27. phyllis says

    October 16, 2007 at 10:15 pm

    ooh ooh pick me! please.

    Reply
  28. Sara says

    October 16, 2007 at 10:08 pm

    I have always loved Amy Grant and would love to have a copy! She’s an inspiration!

    Reply
  29. Penny G says

    October 16, 2007 at 9:57 pm

    I also grew up listening to Amy Grant & love her Christmas cd. Would really enjoy reading her book. Thanks!

    Reply
  30. Jim says

    October 16, 2007 at 9:42 pm

    My wife and I met Amy and Vince a couple weeks ago in Chicago after a private show. She is a genuine good person. She actually was interested in what a couple of strangers (fans) had to say. They are a wonderful, inspirational couple. Thank you for giving me the opportunity to leave my remarks.

    Reply
  31. Tammy says

    October 16, 2007 at 9:07 pm

    I have been a follower of Amy Grant since her early days. Please count me in!

    Reply
  32. Christy says

    October 16, 2007 at 8:52 pm

    I too listen to Amy every year as I decorate the tree. Count me in.

    Reply
  33. rebecca says

    October 16, 2007 at 7:38 pm

    I am so inspired by Amy Grant. I would love to have a copy of her book. Sign me up! Thanks!

    Reply
  34. Michele says

    October 16, 2007 at 5:23 pm

    I saw her interview on The View this morning…I would love the chance to read this book! Please sign me up!

    Reply
  35. Carol says

    October 16, 2007 at 4:17 pm

    I have always loved Amy Grant, and I love biographies..count me in!

    Reply
  36. Patricia Coleman says

    October 16, 2007 at 3:52 pm

    Love Amy Grant, count me in.

    Reply
  37. Tanya Moyer says

    October 16, 2007 at 3:38 pm

    I have listened to Amy for years and would enjoy reading her story in her own words! Count me in!

    Reply
  38. Amy D says

    October 16, 2007 at 2:15 pm

    i have listened to amy grant for a long time!!!

    Reply
  39. Christine says

    October 16, 2007 at 2:14 pm

    Enter me please!

    Reply
  40. ELLIE says

    October 16, 2007 at 1:07 pm

    I absolutely love Amy Grant and have all her albums…I think she is quite an inspirational woman in her own right!!!
    Count me in!!!

    Reply
  41. Linda Pinto says

    October 16, 2007 at 12:59 pm

    This sounds like a great book to read on a rainy afternoon.

    Reply
  42. Rebecca says

    October 16, 2007 at 12:49 pm

    I’ve been an Amy Grant fan since I was young. I would love the chance to read about her life in her own words.

    Reply
  43. Crystal B. says

    October 16, 2007 at 11:38 am

    Count me in!

    Reply
  44. John Sweeney says

    October 16, 2007 at 11:27 am

    LOVE AMY!

    Reply
  45. Kathy Conley says

    October 16, 2007 at 11:16 am

    This might be good…hmmmm

    Reply
  46. Amy says

    October 16, 2007 at 9:59 am

    I grew up listening to Amy Grant. She was the woman that I modeled my life after! Her cassette was my first teenage #13 birthday gift along with a “boom box” (Wow! That dates me!). I have always appreciated her. She is a real woman who has gone through many of the same life struggles that each of us face. I am interested to read the book and hear how she faced those times of trials in her life.

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  47. Dale Ann Cubbage says

    October 16, 2007 at 9:31 am

    I’ve always loved Amy Grant growing up as a young christian. I was so happy to find music that I could listen to and enjoy knowing it was way more hip than what my parents listend too.

    I was so disappointed when I heard about Amy’s divorce and worse about the remarriage. I am glad that you reminded me through your review that she is just a girl, just like the rest of us. Stuff happens, sometimes bad stuff. I would like a chance to read the book, so I could take a peek into her world through her eyes. I’ve realized this morning that I need to forgive Amy Grant. I was hurt by her, cause I always looked up to her. I’m glad I came here today. Wether I win a book or not, I realize I have forgive her. Thanks for that.

    da

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  48. Joyful Days says

    October 16, 2007 at 9:15 am

    This would be a wonderful book to read. Please count me in!

    Reply
  49. Jessie says

    October 16, 2007 at 8:59 am

    I would really like one of these.

    Reply
  50. Charles says

    October 16, 2007 at 8:02 am

    You know, I feel the same way you do – that Amy is a real person, but I did not feel that way until she broadened the range of her music. As I watched the Christian community comdemn her for it, I felt for her, and I realized that her message might actually reach more listeners on mainstream secular radio who also identified with her words and looked for the meaning. This would be a great read, I’d love a copy.

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  51. Ruth says

    October 16, 2007 at 12:34 am

    i was a total 80’s girl. which meant i was a amy grant-a-holic! 🙂

    Reply
  52. kate5kiwis says

    October 15, 2007 at 11:55 pm

    As a Christian teenage girl growing up in the eighties and nineties, Amy Grant was simply a musical staple.

    me too, my friends and i went to her concert here in New Zealand when we were seventeen. i couldn’t get over her funky clothes, i guess i thought she’d wear boring christian stuff. hahahahaha.
    love that her personality is still so shiny X

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  53. Jill says

    October 15, 2007 at 10:09 pm

    I would LOVE, LOVE, LOVE this book

    Reply
  54. Carolyn says

    October 15, 2007 at 10:04 pm

    would love to read this

    Reply
  55. Amy R. says

    October 15, 2007 at 9:27 pm

    I grew up listening to Amy Grant. I would love to win her book!

    Reply
  56. Shelly Keller says

    October 15, 2007 at 9:21 pm

    I would so love to read this book. I saw her and her husband interviewed over the weekend and it piqued my interest. My children are discovering her classic music, currently our favorite driving music is “Old Man’s Rubble”

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  57. emily says

    October 15, 2007 at 8:15 pm

    I would love a copy of her book. I, too, always play her Christmas albums to get me in the holiday mood.

    Reply
  58. Christine says

    October 15, 2007 at 6:38 pm

    Amy Grant has always been one of my favorites!

    Reply
  59. Melody says

    October 15, 2007 at 5:06 pm

    I grew up listening to Amy Grant and wanting to sing just like her! 🙂 I too have thoroughly enjoy her music and have greatly been inspired by it. Please put my name in the drawing!

    Reply
  60. Mary B. says

    October 15, 2007 at 4:46 pm

    love love love Amy Grant! Count me in!

    Reply
  61. Thrifty Karen says

    October 15, 2007 at 4:45 pm

    I know what you mean. Just hearing her name takes me back in time.

    Reply
  62. Charlotte says

    October 15, 2007 at 4:14 pm

    I would love to have the opportunity to read this. Enter me please. I love Amy Grants music!

    Reply
  63. Kim says

    October 15, 2007 at 4:07 pm

    Enter me please…

    Reply
  64. Mandy says

    October 15, 2007 at 3:33 pm

    Please count me in!

    Reply
  65. Nise' says

    October 15, 2007 at 3:04 pm

    Count me in.

    Reply
  66. Heather says

    October 15, 2007 at 2:42 pm

    I would love this book!

    Reply
  67. Cath says

    October 15, 2007 at 2:01 pm

    I have listened to her music for a long time and would appreciate reading her story. Please enter me in the drawing.

    Reply
  68. Annie says

    October 15, 2007 at 1:45 pm

    Love her Christmas albums, too. Would love to win this.

    Reply
  69. Jill H. says

    October 15, 2007 at 1:24 pm

    I’ve also loved and listened to Amy for over 20 years…I’d love to read her book.

    Reply
  70. Elleoz says

    October 15, 2007 at 1:23 pm

    I have loved Amy Grant since I was a small girl. She was the first concert I ever went to, and I would love to her her life story.

    Reply
  71. Sherrie says

    October 15, 2007 at 1:14 pm

    Please add me to this drawing.

    Reply
  72. Pattie says

    October 15, 2007 at 1:09 pm

    I have lost a drawing for this already at Becky’s blog, so I’m trying again here. Thanks!

    Reply
  73. Mindy says

    October 15, 2007 at 12:36 pm

    Count me in!

    Reply
  74. TheAngelForever says

    October 15, 2007 at 12:21 pm

    lol – a fellow person that reads and nurses. This book also looks great.

    Reply
  75. Cocoa says

    October 15, 2007 at 12:06 pm

    Not only do I enjoy Amy Grant, my daughters all love listening to her CD’s as well. We put them on in the car and sing along really loudly!

    Reply
  76. Melody says

    October 15, 2007 at 11:38 am

    I too went through highschool and college with Amy Grant’s music playing in the background. I’d love to read her autobiography.

    Reply
  77. jenna says

    October 15, 2007 at 11:12 am

    How exciting to get an advanced copy of this book! Enter me please!

    Reply
  78. Amanda says

    October 15, 2007 at 10:33 am

    I am very interested in this book, please count me in on the drawing

    Reply
  79. Amy says

    October 15, 2007 at 10:07 am

    Count me in!

    Reply
  80. Jennifer says

    October 15, 2007 at 10:07 am

    What an interesting read, I would like this!

    Reply
  81. Jean says

    October 15, 2007 at 9:43 am

    I love Amy Grant and would love to read her book.

    Reply
  82. Lisa O says

    October 15, 2007 at 9:25 am

    I would enjoy reading more about her.

    Reply
  83. Mama Zen says

    October 15, 2007 at 9:24 am

    Sounds interesting!

    Reply
  84. Stacey says

    October 15, 2007 at 9:12 am

    I would love to win. I love Amy Grant.
    🙂

    Reply
  85. Andrea says

    October 15, 2007 at 9:02 am

    What a great book this would be to win! 😉

    Reply
  86. Lisa K. says

    October 15, 2007 at 8:47 am

    I would love to win this, she was definitely a staple during my teen years, and even now, along with David Meece, 2nd Chapter of Acts, Michael W. Smith, Geoff Moore, etc., etc. etc….

    Reply
  87. Liz says

    October 15, 2007 at 8:35 am

    I’ve enjoyed her music but would enjoy getting some insight into why/how her music was created even more.

    Reply
  88. Saph -Walk With Me says

    October 15, 2007 at 8:21 am

    Would love to win one!!! I loved listening to her back in the 90s- on secular radio stations- I wasn’t a christian yet. =)

    Reply
  89. Alicia says

    October 15, 2007 at 8:21 am

    I have to say, I’m impressed that you can read while nursing! I was so clumsy the first couple months and needed both hands to feed my son. So kudos to you!

    And I have always loved Amy Grant, she seems so inspirational. I’d love to sng a copy of her book.

    Reply
  90. Wendy says

    October 15, 2007 at 7:40 am

    I love Amy Grant!! Definetly count me in for this one:)

    Reply
  91. michelle b says

    October 15, 2007 at 6:07 am

    I would love to read this book. I love Amy Grant’s music.

    Reply
  92. Lisa Brendle says

    October 15, 2007 at 6:04 am

    I love Amy Grants music and would enjoy reading her book.

    Reply

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