Disclosure: This is a sponsored giveaway. However, all opinions I share about book are my own and truthful. I get a ton of requests from authors to post reviews, giveaways, or press releases of their books, and I honestly have to turn down quite a few. However, every once in awhile, something extra special happens, and this is one such occasion... The award winning book, Emily Lost Someone She Loved is not only one of the best children's books I've had the privilege of reading; it is an incredibly touching, and empathetic approach to revealing the deep sorrow, and struggle that a child feels when they lose someone they love. I do not want to give too much away, however, I will say that I let my daughter read it, and she was very moved. She told me that she loved how they showed Emily's life before the loss, and then how realistic everything turned when she lost her loved one. As for me, an adult reading it, I felt warmth and comfort reading it and the Scriptures included, … [Read more...]
Book Review: Moms With PreTeens Meet The Christy Miller Series
If you're a mom of a preteen or teen girl, I feel for you. Not just because of the hormones and the iphones and the facebook, although listing all that out actually makes me feel more for you...but I feel for you in that things are getting really messy at a younger age. I was in a bookstore recently and had a moment of wandering into the Teenage Fiction area, where I was astounded to see every single book cover was a remake of a dark romance involving some sort of demonic half human, or a post-apocalyptic drama. What happened to sweet stories with happy endings and light-hearted humor?I was sweeping up cobwebs today in our guest room when I caught sight of that familiar friend sitting on the shelf. Favorite books become like friends for me, and I know it sounds trite and ridiculous but its absolutely the truth. I'm one of those people who get emotionally engaged in every story, and I try to read quickly so I don't have to live life half-inside of a book for days on end. During the … [Read more...]
Moms of Young Girls: Meet the Princess Parables
So my daughter, like most girls her age, is undoubtedly given to the fantasy of being a princess. Truth be told, I enjoy a good fairy tale along with her. Since she was about 18 months, she's loved stories, and especially any story about princesses. I can remember being so excited to introduce her to Disney movies, and sit with her while we watched them. It seemed like a dream to have her undivided attention with me for that long, and for me to revisit some of the movies that marked my childhood as well. But as I began to survey my options, I realized that a lot of the movies that I watched just aren't age appropriate for her. Wherever you stand on movies and magic, I just like to err on safety. With only two months until she turns four, my daughter's mind is mature in so many ways. She memorizes books in about two seconds, is deeply impacted by everything around her and is very sensitive to her environment, not to mention the fact that she becomes immediately absorbed in anything … [Read more...]
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