CHILDREN'S BOOK WE'RE LOVING

My kids always enjoyed reading stories as littles, and now, my grandson enjoys it. We love snuggling in with a soft blanket and good book. Today I wanted to share a few children's books we are loving.

You're the Hugs to My Kisses

This book is so fun and it's my grandson's' favorite! It's all about celebrating family and friendships and how important it is to do life together. You'll read matching words like you're the water to my ocean, you're the icing to my cupcake, and you're the answer to my prayer. And each page has so much to look at with the bright colors and busy backgrounds.

You're the Hugs to My Kisses is a book your little one will love! We sure do!

Little One, We Knew You'd Come

This book is precious! The woodland animal parents await the arrival of their little one. Hoping and praying and counting the days until the arrival. Whether your little one has arrived biologically, through adoption, or through foster care, this book will make them feel special as they hear the words, "Little one, we knew you'd come."

Little One, We Knew You'd Come is a lovely book your children will enjoy.

This Farm is a Family

What a cute book! Farmer Dan and his wide variety of farm animals all make one big happy family.  The animals welcome Buttercup, a new cow, but Buttercup isn't so happy to be there...at first. But she eventually learns that she is loved and truly a part of this family.

This Farm is a Family is a wonderful book. If you have adoptive or foster kids, or want to approach the topic with biological kids, this book would be wonderful!

100 Days to Brave Kids

This 100 day devotional by Annie F. Downs is so good! Each day has a Scripture verse, short devotion, and action items to help your child think. Annie helps to equip your kids with the tools they need to overcome fear, find courage, and live the best version of themselves. This would be a great devotional to do as a family!

100 Days to Brave Kids is a great book for kids 8-12. And, Annie has 100 Days to Brave for women too!

These are all wonderful books that I highly recommend. Your kids will love each one!

MAY THE FAITH BE WITH YOU

This life God gifted to us was never promised to be easy. In fact, we will face many hardships. Health issues, relationship problems, financial hardships, and the list goes on. Our children face hardships too, though in a different way. They may struggle with learning to read, math makes no sense to them, a bully at school, learning to stand up for their faith, learning who they are, and again, the list goes on. As parents we need to put tools in their hands to help them keep the faith and walk with God as they face hard times.

Zondervan offers three great tools to help your child. May the Faith Be With You Bible, May the Faith Be With You Bedtime Prayers, and May the Faith Be With You Devotions are great resources to put into your child's hands to help them walk in faith.

May the Faith Be With You Bible is a full Bible that includes twenty-four full color pages that will teach and encourage your child how to walk in faith.

May the Faith Be With You Bedtime Prayers will lead your child in prayers of faith before bed.

May the Faith Be With You Devotions offers your child 180 days of devotions all about the reward of living and walking in faith.

With a fun space theme, your child will love this trio as they get into God's Word and learn to have faith in the God who created them. I highly recommend the May The Faith Be With You Bible and books for children. To pick up your copies, just click the links below.

   

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BLESSINGS & GOD'S BIG PLANS FOR ME STORYBOOK BIBLE

Continuing to count God's sweet blessings...

2370. Sunshine.

2371. Warmth.

2372. Open windows.

2373. Breezes.

2374. Family.

Share something you are praising God. I would love to rejoice with you.

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Pastor Rick Warren, author of Purpose Driven Life, has a brand new children's book to help your child find God's purpose for their life. God's Big Plans for Me Storybook Bible has 40 Bible stories. Each Bible story includes a question to discuss with your little one, something to think about, and something to remember.

Your little one will learn all about the Bible and God's plans for their life with the God's Big Plans for Me Storybook Bible. Pick up your copy below. 

 
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ADVENTURE BIBLE: BOOK OF DARING DEEDS AND EPIC CREATIONS

Many children learn best from hands on experiences. The creators of the Adventure Bibles for kids understand this and have a new book that kids are going to love!

The Adventure Bible: Book of Daring Deeds and Epic Creations incredible hands on activities that teach practical lessons to kids as well as give Biblical takeaways. Each activity gives step by step instructions and is easy to do. Your kids will love learning about identifying animal tracks, learning sign language, going geocaching, and so much more.

The activities are great to do when your kiddos have cabin fever and desperately need to get outside, or if you need indoor rainy day activities, or maybe you are a grandparent looking for activities to do with the grandkids.

Adventure Bible: Book of Daring Deeds and Epic Creations is available today! Pick up your copy and get your kids leaning great Biblical truths as they do fun activities.

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BEAUTIFUL WORD BIBLE FOR GIRLS PART 2 {GIVEAWAY}

Last week I shared the Beautiful Word Bible For Girls. A Bible intended for girls ages 8-12. Yet truthfully, this Bible is perfect for girls, and women, of all ages. I love this Bible and so does my 16 year old daughter and 13 year old niece.

The Beautiful Word Bible For Girls has 500 illustrated verses that add beauty to God's Word. A beauty that invites us in and encourages us to read the pages. It also offers wide margins to illustrate on our own, journal out what God is speaking to us through the pages, or write out prayers.

If you are ready to help your girl get into God's Word or you are looking for a new Bible yourself, the Beautiful Word Bible For Girls is a great option! Pick up the Beautiful Word Bible For Girls HERE.

To read the full review from last week, click HERE.

Zondervan has graciously given us 5 sets (for 5 winners) of the Beautiful Word Bible For Girls and a Beautiful Word mug. The mug says Beautiful Word on one side and has Titus 2:13 on the other side. This Bible and mug set will make the perfect gift for your daughter, granddaughter, niece, friend, or even yourself. To enter to win a Bible and mug set, complete each task in the rafflecopter below.

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BEAUTIFUL WORD BIBLE FOR GIRLS

God's Word is incredible! It is our manual for life and God's letter to us. It's important to spend time in the Bible reading, studying, and memorizing. It is also important to teach our kids to do the same.

We are visual creatures. I think God purposely made us this way to enjoy His creation. If we want our children to get into the Word of God, we need to make the Bible visually attractive to grasp their attention so that the Words can pull them in. The Beautiful Word Bible For Girls does this for our girls. This Bible has 500 illustrated verses to add beauty to the pages. It also has wide margins for your girl to illustrate verses on her own, write out prayers, or just write something God is teaching her.

If you are ready to help your girl get into God's Word, the Beautiful Word Bible For Girls is a great option! While this Bible is designed for girls ages 8 and up, it is perfect for women too. My 16 year old daughter and I love this Bible and would absolutely use it. Pick up the Beautiful Word Bible For Girls HERE.

NEW BEGINNINGS AND BLESSINGS

Continuing to count God's sweet blessings...

2305. A blessed holiday season with family.

2306. A warm home during frigid temperatures.

2307. Celebrating my husband's birthday.

2308. Plans being made for a new year.

2309. My son graduating at semester. How is it possible that I have two children graduated from high school!?

Share something you are praising God. I would love to rejoice with you.

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The Bible is full of priceless treasures. Treasures we uncover each time we open the pages and study God's Words. Zondervan has a new Bible to help your child uncover all of God's treasures. The God's Treasure Holy Bible will have your child hunting for Treasure Verses, reading key Pearls of Wisdom stories, and learning about each book of the Bible with X Marks the Spot introductions. This Bible also contains full-color maps of the biblical world and 12 illustrated pages with important Bible takeaways.

If your child needs a Bible, check out God's Treasure Holy Bible!

2017 ONE WORD RECAP

My One Word for 2017 was marriage. I choose this word not because my husband and I were having trouble, but because I wanted to focus on my marriage more. Everywhere I looked the past 6 or so years, I saw marriages ending. But what struck me was the majority of the marriages I saw ending were Christian couples who were right around their 20th year of marriage. Many of these couples were even in pastoral or leadership roles. That reality hit me hard. 2017 was the year my husband and I would celebrate our 20th wedding anniversary. It almost scared me.

My husband and I weren't having any troubles, we weren't on rocky ground. But I wanted to focus on my marriage. I am not naive enough to think my marriage is exempt from trouble when these other marriages are failing.

My plan for 2017 was to:

1. pray harder over my marriage and for my husband
2. date my husband more
3. intentionally think of him throughout the day and let him know I was thinking of him
4. read marriage books by trusted pastors and authors
5. become my husband's biggest cheerleader
6. be kinder to my husband

So, how did I do?

Good and bad.

1. I prayed daily over my marriage and my husband. I wrote his name out in my quiet time journal each day thanking God for him.
2. My husband and I didn't date more like I had hoped. However, we did take a weekend trip just the 2 of us. That is the first time we had been away alone since our 10 year anniversary, and before that was our wedding night. We loved the time away and decided that it needed to be a yearly thing, not an every 10 year thing!
3. I often text my husband while he is at work, sometimes a longer message and sometimes just a heart. When I do this, I pray for him as well. I also was more intentional with texting or calling him to ask if he needed anything while I was out.
4. I was hoping to read 10-12 marriage books and I only read 5.
5. I strive to be my husband's biggest cheerleader, but I definitely need to grow here.
6. Again, I strive to be kinder to my husband but I still need to grow here.

Each area I wanted to work on had some improvement, but there is still so much room for growth. What I did learn is that it is a continual process. Even had I done incredible with my One Word for 2017, I still would need to continue striving and growing. I don't think we ever "arrive" in our marriage. I will continue to work on these areas in my marriage and pray that I continue to grow. I also learned the importance of time away with my husband. Our weekend trip was incredible and we are already looking forward to our 2018 weekend away. Marriage was an incredible word to focus on last year and I am so thankful I choose it.

So friends, what was your 2017 word? How did you do? Did you stick to it? Did you see growth? Are you going to continue to work in this area? Share your experiences in the comments!

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Are you looking for a way to help your daughter engage more in the Word of God this year? The Beautiful Word Coloring Bible for Girls is a great option! This Bible is so pretty! And with hundreds of inspiring verses illustrated in detailed, ready to color art, the Beautiful Word Coloring Bible for Girls is going to capture your girl. Not only are there ready to color pages, there are also wide margins lightly lined for your girl to express herself through art or journaling. Not only is the cover so pretty, but the hard leather is made it last.

While this Bible was created just for girls ages 8–12, any girl or woman would love it. Seriously, I considered keeping it for myself!

YOUR OWN BEAUTIFUL

Young ladies have a battle. One they face daily. This battle is with the world who tells them to look a certain way, act a certain way, and live a certain way. The world tells them what they have to do to be beautiful, so much so that they don't feel beautiful on their own.

BeautyliciousInsider YouTuber Chelsea Crocket knows and understands this tug young women face. She knows that beauty is skewed in this generation, where beauty radiates from the inside out, too many see it other way around. She tells girls that they don't need to stuff themselves into a "one size fits all," they just need to be themselves. In her new book Your Own Beautiful, Chelsea says, "...God has even better plans for us than what we can plan for ourselves. I think that's amazing! Someone loves us and has good things planned for our lives. Even when things get hard and the bad seems to be taking over, we can know God is there guiding us toward the future He has planned for us."

Chelsea wants girls to know they are beautiful and she wants them to be themselves. She encourages them to find their identity in Christ, not the world.

In Your Own Beautiful, Chelsea teaches girls how to find their own beauty as well as teaches girls how to live a life with Jesus. If you have a tween, teen, or young adult girl, this book is a must read.

Pick up a copy of Your Own Beautiful today!

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