Reading, Writing & Pondering

  Deborah and the Very Big Battle by Tim Thornborough helps young children understand the story of Deborah. This story tells what happens when we stop listening to God--and how he rescued Deborah and Barak when they started listening to Him. Moses and the Very Big Rescue tells the story of Moses in Exodus in a fun new way with a counting lesson. Little children learn about Pharoah, Moses and the plagues that God sent to get Pharoah to listen to him and let the people go.  The illustrations for both of these books are vibrant and eye catching. The wording is simple and yet interesting for young minds to be interested and to learn the Bible stories. The books are written for ages 2 to 4 year olds. It also helps that they have simple ways to help the kids stay involved like putting fingers to lips when someone speaks and hand to ear when someone is listening in Deborah and the Very Big Battle. My family thought they were great! It is also nice that these stories are a part of the Very Bes

  Win the Day is a book that is both uplifting and encouraging. Mark Batterson always leaves me feeling like with God I REALLY can do more than I ever imagined. He shares personal stories and stories from Scripture that remind me that God does care and that God can do big things when we put our faith and trust in Him. At the same time, we have to put one foot forward every day to start the process for change. One of the questions that he encourage the reader to ask themselves is Can you do it for a day? With this question and making changes a day at a time, people can often reach goals that they thought were impossible. This is are the basic habits that the book is divided in to: 1. Flip the Script: If you want to change your life, start by changing your story. 2. Kiss the Wave: The obstacle is not the enemy; the obstacle is the way. 3. Eat the Frog: If you want God to do the super, you’ve got to do the natural. 4. Fly the Kite: How you do anything is how you’ll do everything.

  Are you a newlywed struggling with decorating your home? Or maybe you need to de-clutter and re-arrange after years in the same house? Home Made Lovely by Shannon Acheson offers a lot of practical advice and tips on styling and organizing your home, no matter what stage you are in. Home Made Lovely is divided in to four parts:  Part 1: Who are you doing it all for?  This part is all about being grateful for both the house and the people that God has given you. She also shares how she makes her house a home spiritually in this section. Part 2: Getting Ready Decluttering, Organizing, Trends, and Budget decorating ideas are all a big part of this section. Part 3: The Three-Step Decorating Process This is the part of the book where you figure out your decorating style and create a plan for your house based on both your tastes and the style of house that you have. Part 4: Welcome Home Acheson shares how she believes we should use our houses for hospitality with others. She also has some r