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A Child’s First Book About Marriage by Jani Ortlund
Book Review: A Child’s First Book About Marriage by Jani OrtlundChristian Focus Publications, 2018 Our young children are growing up in a society that views marriage in a completely different way than previous generations. While most of us grew up within a culture that held views on marriage similar to that found in the Bible,…
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Christian Books on Human Sexuality and Gender
Here is a list of books our family has found helpful that address gender and human sexuality from a biblical perspective. I’ll add to it as we read more books on the topic. For Young Kids: God Made Boys and Girls by Marty Machowski (New Growth Press) “In a world where there is so much…
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How Can I Feel Closer to God? by Chris Morphew
Book Review: How Can I Feel Closer to God? by Chris MorphewThe Good Book Company, 202392 pgs My son and I read How Can I Feel Closer to God? during the summer. Every single book in the Big Questions series has been phenomenal and Chris Morphew does such a great job at giving good and…
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To Be a Woman by Katie J. McCoy
Book Review: To Be a Woman: The Confusion Over Female Identity and How Christians Can Respond by Katie J. McCoyB&H Publishing193 pgs I pre-ordered To Be a Woman thinking that it would address women in ministry, but it was a pleasant surprise to find out it was speaking on gender dysphoria and gender transitioning. This…
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Tiny Theologians series by Amy Cate Gannett
Book Review: Does God Sleep??: A Book About God’s Power, Did God Learn His ABCs?: A Book About God’s Knowledge, and Does God Go on Vacation?: A Book About God’s Presence by Amy Cate GannettB&H, 2022Board Book Amy Cate Gannett has written some of the first Christian board books for kids that I actually enjoy,…
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Homeschool | Maps for Lewis & Clark
This year we are studying early American history with AmblesideOnline. The biography for this term covers Lewis and Clark’s journey across the North American continent. While we read we are supposed to do mapwork to become familiar with the geographical locations. One great way to do that is coloring on a map! I found two…
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Free Latin Flashcards Printable
For those who are using Getting Started with Latin. Here are some flash cards for the first 36 lessons that you can print for free to accompany the lesson book. Download Printing Instructions: To print these flashcards index card size, when printing, go to page sizing and choose “multiple”. Then choose 4 pages per sheet.…
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East Texas Road Trip with Kids
This summer I took my two kids on a short three-day road trip out to East Texas. We started in the DFW area and made our way to Caddo Lake State Park down to Caddo Mounds and then back up to Tyler State Park before returning home. Since it was July and hot, we were…
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Little Black Books by Scott Petty
Book Review: The Bible and Sex by Scott PettySeries: Little Black BooksMathias Media, 201057 & 78 pgs In searching for some books on Christian topics, I found the Little Black Books series from Mathias Media — books that get to the point. These short books written by Scott Petty, a youth pastor in Australia, are…
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Growing up God’s Way by Dr Chris Richards and Dr Liz Jones
Book Review: Growing up God’s Way for Girls and Growing up God’s Way for Boys by Dr Chris Richards and Dr Liz Jones Evangelical Press, 2013 76 pages This is probably my new favorite resource for Christian families! I was looking for a book that covered sex ed and puberty, but that was tasteful and…
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Printable Summer Reading Log | Free Download
Here is a simple way to keep track of books read or read alouds during the summer! Use it in place of a library reading log or a reading challenge app. This free printable reading log can keep track of time read and provides a spot for a list of books that the child, or…
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5 Places to Swim in DFW Area
This summer our goal was to visit the local beaches in our area. We live about 45 minutes south of Fort Worth and Dallas, and there are five great swimming spots within an hour’s drive from our location. So if you have kids and are looking for lakes and beaches south of DFW, here are…
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Rerouted by Candice Schroeder
Book Review: Rerouted: Caring for Missionaries When Unexpected Trials Bring Them Home by Candice SchroederIndependently published, 2022133 pages My husband and I sold all of our belongings, except our blender, when we moved to Asia. We were in our early twenties, with a two-year-old in tow. We spent four years studying the Bible and intercultural…
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12 Books to Read for the 4th of July
American Independence Day is just around the corner! Here are some great living books to read with kids to remember what happened on and leading up to July 4, 1776. The best part is–all these books are available on Amazon. So if you order now, they should be able to arrive in time for Independence…
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Swimming with Kids at Cedar Hill State Park
This week for Field Trip Friday, we drove up to Cedar Hill to visit Cedar Hill State Park for the first time. We heard they had a beach on Joe Pool Lake, but couldn’t find much information about it, so we decided to check it out! As we exited the freeway, we were surprised to…
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Swimming with Kids at Lake Whitney State Park
This week’s Field Trip Friday happened on Thursday, as I accidentally put in our grocery pick-up for the wrong location. So we made a loop and drove from our house to Lake Whitney State Park and then to get groceries. It ended up working in our favor, as the heat index was 110 so it…
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