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Helping Kids With Choices

15 Wednesday Feb 2017

Posted by Jennifer in Family, Reviewed Books

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Children', faith, Family, John Ortberg, Tyndale House, Your Magnificent Chooser

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Your Magnificent Chooser is a new book that aims to help children understand the power within them to make choices. This book is written by John Ortberg author of All The Places to Go, and What is God’s Will For My Life. Both of these titles are for adults but also about decision-making. Ortberg is clearly aware of our struggles! I loved the idea of this book. If there is something I have said as a parent over and over again, it is “Make Good Choices!’

I really enjoyed this book for its fun approach to teaching about choices. It is colorful and written in rhyme which appeals to most kids. The illustrator did a nice job of making the “chooser” look happy and whimsical and not scary. The balloon like floating cloud represents the part of a person that makes choices. Perhaps Ortberg is alluding to the soul…which is a bit much for a child. I think the book is a good resource for parents with children from ages 4-7.  There are a few things that I personally found to be misses. First, the word chooser is a mouth full when you are trying to read the book aloud. In fact, Chooser and Choosing are used a combined 42 times!  I read Your Magnificent Chooser to my kids and I began to trip over the word. Secondly, the book is a little long for a young audience. It is 38 pages, with  one or two -four line stanzas on each page.

Overall, I really liked this book. The idea behind and the content is excellent. I would recommend this book to any parent who is trying to teach good decision-making. I was given a complimentary copy of this book by its publisher. I was not required to give a positive review.

The Sticky Faith Guide for Your Family By Dr. Kara E. Powell

30 Wednesday Jul 2014

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Dr. Kara E. Powell, faith, Family, The Sticky Faith Guide for Your Family

Sticky FaithAs a Mom to two boys…two boys I wanted so badly and have prayed for since before I knew they would be born…it is my desire to build a strong faith foundation in their lives. So strong, they are never lead away from it.  The Sticky Faith Guide for Your Family by Dr. Kara E. Powell offers tools and practical ideas to put your family on the path to lasting faith.

I really enjoyed reading this book and discovering new fun things to do as a family. There are so many to choose from, it is easy to be overwhelmed by the number of new traditions you could add to your family routine. Dr. Powell suggests only taking five away from the entire book. Most of the ideas shared are applicable to families with children of all ages. One of my favorite thoughts was for family members to share at dinner time a mistake they have made during the day. This would be huge for my five-year-old who dwells on his mistakes. The take away for everyone is that God is bigger than any mistake we make. I am excited to start this tradition in my family.

I would easily recommend this book to anyone who hopes to instill in their children a faith that lasts. While every suggestion shared may not be for you, there are plenty of ideas you will no doubt find helpful in your unique family. I was given a complimentary copy of this book by its publisher and BookLookBloggers in exchange for an honest review.

The Battlefield

13 Wednesday Mar 2013

Posted by Jennifer in Family, Favorites

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Battlefield, Civil War, Civil War Battlefield, Courthouse Battlefield, Family, State Parks, State Parks of Viriginia, tourism, Virginia

BattlefieldadventiuresWe are blessed to live in the land of preserved Civil War Battlefields. Virginia has so many open fields that are available for exploring, as long as you stay on the path! The staying on the path part is a task to teach to our littles, but they are getting it!  It is tempting to go running through an open field, but not permitted! Now that it is warming up, we visit the Courthouse Battlefield after dinner. It is the perfect place for some evening exercise.  This is one of my favorite things about living in Virginia.

Sweet Summer

03 Sunday Mar 2013

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Family, Snead's Farm, Summer

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March kills me. There are no signs of spring to be seen and no apparent rise in temperatures. I was born for summer. I love it. I love the heat and the ease of walking out to my garden to pick a tomato. This picture was taken at Snead’s Farm in Spotsylvania, VA last summer. How can any dreary winter days compare to swinging over a shady creek on a hot summer day? For now I will have to look back at my snapshots from last year and pine away for warmer weather. Summer always comes, she just drags her feet getting here.

Superman Returns!

01 Friday Mar 2013

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My Jeremy just returned from a work trip to Texas. First let me say that I love Texas, (we lived there our first 2 years of marriage), and I was absolutely jealous of all of the good Tex Mex he was eating. While he was away, I hardly slept at all! I am no chicken, in fact I would consider myself very brave. In college, I was the “man” in my apartment of girlfriends. You know, the one they send down to investigate the strange noise with the baseball bat. Ten years later I am the mom with the exact same baseball bat under her bed!!! It is my weapon of choice. Except now I have three young children and when my husband is away I hear noises I wouldn’t otherwise pay attention to. When he is gone I find myself checking behind shower curtains, in closets, under beds, and sleeping with all of the lights on!!!! I stay up as late as possible so I will fall asleep quickly. We live in a subdivision. We have neighbors everywhere. The police department is less than a mile away! I recite these things to myself, but I can’t help but play out the “what if” scenarios as i am falling asleep. I become superwoman, running through the house gathering my children, locking us in a bedroom, beating up a bad guy with a baseball bat in a drama that is dreamed up and ridiculous. I am so grateful to have him home. I stop hearing noises, I don’t think about masked crazy intruders. I fall asleep as soon as my head hits the pillow. I turn in my cape, and gladly hand it over to Superman.

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