One of the hardest things for me as a Mother is finding quality entertainment for my kids that is also SAFE for them to watch. That is why when I was given the opportunity to review a new family movie, I jumped at the chance!After watching Game of Your Life, I am pleased to let you all know that it is a great family movie! More importantly, it is safe and offers a wonderful opportunity for character training and development for our kids.The story is set around Zach Taylor, a young man who has been given a once in a lifetime chance to better his life via a scholarship into a great school that appeals to his career choice. He is soon put in a situation where he must make a choice. While he does give into temptation, in the end, he chooses the better path.I am happy to say that this movie is filled with many great conversation starters, lessons, comradery, repentance, forgiveness and redemption. If you have a teenage boy, or a video game lover in your life, I am sure they will … [Read more...]
TweetRio – Movie Review and Giveaway
Movie Title: Rio Rating: G Director: Carlos Saldanha Starring: Voices of; Jessie Eisenberg, Anne Hathaway, Leslie Mann, Rodrigo Santoro, George Lopez, Jamie Foxx, Will.i.am, Tracy Morgan and Jemaine Clement Category: Animated, Family, ComedyMoms of Faith Rating: 10 out of 10Intro: Rio is a surprisingly original animated kids movie that is enjoyable for the whole family. (check out my review of the handy Study guide that goes with this film)Review: First, I must say, I LOVED this movie. It catapulted itself into one of my top family movies. It has everything a Mom wants to see in a movie her kids will be seeing. There is a strong sense of loyalty, friendship, acceptance, and we see the main character, Blu (Jessie Eisenberg) overcome a very powerful fear in his life.Without giving too much away, the film revolves around Blu. He is a macaw that was taken from the wild as a baby and raised in Minnesota--a loooong way from the tropics! LOL! However, he is not deprived of … [Read more...]
TweetRio Bible Study!
Yes, you read right! :D Twentieth Century Fox has a FABULOUS freebie for Moms of Faith! I am thrilled to share this with you and hope that you will use it as an opportunity to teach your children Biblical lessons through this awesome movie. I had the privilege of seeing Rio in the theater and a screener DVD. However, when I was asked to share a Bible study with my readers, I was a bit surprised. I mean I have never been asked by a large movie distributor that is not "exclusively faith based" to include a "Christian" Bible study with the movie. It was very refreshing, and I have to give HUGE props to Twentieth Century Fox for including Christian families in their film distribution efforts.The Rio Bible study is actually very well done. It includes thought provoking questions to ask your children or focus group. It also has Scriptures and lessons to learn from different aspects of the movie. It really put the whole movie in a new perspective and caused me and my girls to think. The … [Read more...]
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