I have finished reading 1 and 2 Kings — I stayed up late last night reading. Reading the books of Kings is like riding on a roller coaster. As soon as you think things are improving the downhill comes again. Nevertheless, I found myself unable to put the book down because I want to get to the good part. Never mind that I still have to read over half of the Old Testament to get there! Talk about building to a climax… Having never read the Bible at such a dramatic pace before it has just occured to me what a good read it is.
I’ve been wondering. If I keep reading the Bible over and over every 90 days do you think I will eventually have entire sections memorized? I know most people do the Bible in 90 Days one or two times and then start going through smaller sections more in depth. I am really enjoying this pace right now.
I am super excited to be giving away a brand new copy of this gorgeous book called Dragons, Legends and Lore of Dinosaurs. I reviewed this book a few months ago. I loved the book so much that I bought a copy for my nephew for Christmas! My children also loved the book and we all learned something we did not know before.
This book is a beautifully illustrated book written from a Young-Earth Creationist point of view. Evidence of the connection between dragons and dinosaurs is presented from around the globe and from the Bible. For instance, did you know that dragons are mentioned 22 times in the Bible?
This is not a sponsored giveaway. I chose this product to give away on my blog because I love this book, and if I could I would give away a copy to every family in the United States. It is that good.
I don’t talk about our military roots very often, but we are a military family. My husband has been active-duty Air Force for 18 years. During that time, we have been fortunate as a family to only have one brief ten week deployment. My father-in-law served during Vietnam, and my Grandfather-In-Law served during World War 2 in Japan. We are always ready and willing for a deployment if it should come. I love finding books that teach my children about the military and the Air Force because is so much a part of their heritage. I’ve blogged about the Cooper and Me books in the past, so when a chance came up to review this book about Cooper and Me and the Military I was probably first in line!
The military family is unusual because both parents are active duty, and both parents are deployed at the same time. The book shows different ways that the family stays in touch and offers several other activities in the back of the book. One of the best things about Cooper and Me books is that they are presented from the dog’s point of view. I love that. Mostly because my little guys all love that! We have already read this book a couple times, and I suspect we will be reading it over and over in the coming years.
Meet Trooper, Cooper’s best friend, and learn how he was adopted by Gracie and Joe and their parents, who both serve in the military. Find out how this family stays close despite being separated.
A must-read during patriotic holidays and for anyone with friends and family in the military, this book helps children know, that even when loved ones aren’t with us, they still love us and think about us. This book, along with all the other books in the Cooper and Me series, includes these interactive features:
• A Special Memory Creation
• Life Lesson
• Connections
• Learning Together
In addition to a fun adventure, each Cooper and Me story teaches an important Life Lesson and features interactive materials at the back of the book to drive the message home. Included are activities that help children name and process their own feelings about what they’ve read.
My Bottom Line: I would recommend this book to anyone with family in the military and anyone looking to teach their children about life in the military and being supportive of our troops. The illustrations are great, the material is great, and the dogs are adorable… Definitely a keeper!
The Best Part: One lucky reader will win a copy of Cooper and Me and the Military! Please be sure to read all the instructions for your entries and please tell your friends!
Disclaimer: I received this book for free from the publisher as part of the FlyPropeller Promotions review program in exchange for an honest review on my blog. Here you have it.
I loved this fun book by Mary Conneally. I did not think I had read any books by this author before, but I must have because I remembered the first book in this series once I started reading. Part of the series from The Kincaid Brides, In Too Deep was captivating.
Seeing the men struggle to face their fear of caves was inspiring and kept the suspense up. At the risk of giving anything away, the girl gets the boy at the very beginning of the book but how it all works out is a delight to read on a rainy afternoon. Also, the book is a Christian fiction novel and clearly represents growing in faith. I will definitely be looking for the next book in this series. In fact, I can’t wait! How’s that for a Bottom Line?
If you would like to read the first chapter of In Too Deep, go HERE.
When I saw this beautiful book right before Christmas, I knew it was the perfect choice for my eight year old daughter’s Christmas book. We get each child a book for Christmas, so I keep a close eye out new choices! Well, we wrapped up the book, put it under the tree, and it was unwrapped. And squirreled away upstairs with a very happy eight year old. So, I forgot I was supposed to review it until I started going through my lists the other day.
Princess Stories is a sturdy, harcover book with 29 real stories about women “princesses” in the Bible. The book covers really obvious princesses such as Esther and Sarah, but also covers girls such as Naaman’s servant, Huldah, and the Widow in the temple. The last chapter is a story about “you”, another one of God’s princesses. Each story tells a bit about the princess, tells the Bible story, presents a Scripture verse to memorize, and provides questions to ponder.
My Bottom Line: This book is beautifully illustrated, well-written and is sure to be a hit with any girl still in love with everything royal, from ages 6 -10 at least. The stories are great for Moms to read aloud and are probably best suited for that medium since it gives Mom a chance to cuddle and answer any questions. My eight year old daughter loves this book and I definitely recommend it!
Disclaimer: I received this book for free from the publisher in exchange for an honest review on my blog.
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Goodness, I just cannot seem to put this story down! I stayed up last night reading and then realized that I was almost two days ahead now. Oops. I hope you will all be inspired to try Bible in 90 Days for yourself. It is fun to read God’s Word every day in large chunks, and it is wonderfully eye-opening too. I love how much I am learning and remembering. I love looking forward to something else I remember that relates — and realizing I will be at that part of the story in just a few weeks.
I continue to hope and pray that I can stick this out to the end, and it will be really cool if I end with this much enthusiasm.
I have to admit that the story of Solomon is challenging and thought-provoking. How can a man who had so much wisdom stray so far? Solomon is living proof that we must never let ourselves think more highly of self then we ought. I hope that sentence made since. Anyway, any one of us could be led astray if we forge deep relationships with others who are not in Christ. I consider that a stern warning!
This is the most beautiful radicchio that I have ever seen. Never mind that it is the only one I have ever seen. Isn’t it beautiful? I just need to know what to do with it.
Jonathan said, “That lettuce is bigger then my head.” And he was right. It is a gorgeous lettuce, and I already had a leaf on my tuna salad sandwich at lunch. The taste was amazing!
In my box this week I also got apples, bosc pears, oranges, tangerines, carrots, broccoli, chard, spinach, turnips, lemons and fingerling potatoes. I’ve never used fingerling potatoes before and I am excited about that. I love potatoes so variety is always good. We have lots of lemons and orange citrus fruits of various types still from last week so we are going to have to focus on eating those this week. The brown bosc pears are a favorite of my children so those will likely be gone this afternoon . I’m a little worried about using the chard and turnips since those are things I have let go bad in the past. I just need to make it happen! Any ideas would be greatly appreciated.
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Today I read about David. I’m actually reading a bit ahead right now because the story just got so interesting. That’s probably okay because I remember Ezekiel being really hard to read so I am sure cushion will be good!
Anyway, I found my own reaction to the story of David to be interesting. I got really upset when I read about the birth of his son’s Absalom and Amnon. I do know the rest of that story even though I haven’t read it yet during Bible in 90 Days. As a Mom, I just wanted to scream NOOOOO! through the 3,000 years or so and stop them from making those horrible mistakes. Sadly it doesn’t work that way!
One thing I noticed for the first time was that David’s father Jesse and David’s brothers joined him in his hiding place. His oldest brother — who got angry at him when he was thinking about killing Goliath must have had a change of heart — because they did rally around him in support when he had to go on the run. This is a true example of the value and importance of family loyalty. I’m not sure why I have never noticed that before. I hope I am that kind of sister, daughter, mother, wife and friend. Loyal.
So far, I am really enjoying this rapid read through the Bible.
. I’m a little worried about using the chard and turnips since those are things I have let go bad in the past. I just need to make it happen! Any ideas would be greatly appreciated.
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