The Wackiest Wildest Weirdest animals in the world, by Jack Hanna

I recieved this fun book today in the mail! my kids have loved it! they've already spent a couple of hours looking at the pictures (they're too young to read) and watching the dvd. This book is full of interest facts about animals that are common to animals that you've never heard of! There's lots to learn in this book, not only for the child who reads it but for the adult who reads it with their child. Is a great addition to the library of any child!

God's Little Princess Devotional Bible - Sheila Walsh

This Bible is absolutely perfect for the little princess in anyones life!! My daughters both love the gigi gods little princess movies so this was sure to be a big hit! It is a story bible so easily understood by my children (ages 3 & 5) and also has other great lessons, such as beauty tips. and a great section on acting out stories with your children! I highly recommend this book to any parent with small children (well girls, I'm sure boys won't be as thrilled with this book lol). Through out this Bible it really gets the story through that we are indeed all God's princesses (and princes too I guess lol)!

book review for Nelson's Illustrated Guide to Religions

This books covers many of the religions of the world from muslim to protestant religions and more. I thoroughly enjoyed this book as I am quite interested in other religions and trying to understand their beliefs. The author seemed to do quite well at putting this all together and getting the proper information out about the different religions, with out showing bias towards any of them. He was strat to the facts about each religion. I would have loved to have heard more about each of these religions, but I"m sure that would take each one having different books written for each to do that! This proved to be a great overview of each religion and would highly recommend this to anyone who is interested in learning more about religions around the world!

book review for In the Footsteps of Paul

This book follows Paul through passages with pictures of what they believe are the areas that the Bible says certian events happened. The pictures are of great quality and very nice to look at. The only thing I had issue with is that pretty much every picture had, this might be where it happened or its possible that this happened here, etc.. Just seemed odd that a book stating that its taking you where paul went wouldn't have more certainty to where these events happened. That said I did enjoy the pictures as well as my children also enjoyed looking at the pictures. Not sure I'd pay much for it, but it was a good book over all!

Skeeter and the Mystery of the Lost Mosquito Treasure (DVD)

I have two small children (3 and 5 years old) So decided to give this video a shot to see what it was like. My children loved it! Its one of their new favorite movies! It teaches a valuable lesson on how God makes us all different and that doesn't mean that one person is better than another. God gives each of us our own gifts that are equally important. God uses the mosquito "Skeeter" To help find a valuable treasure that his "perfect" brother was looking for and needed help finding. Though skeeter isn't gifted with a good sense of direction and easily gets lost, and gets the team lost. God did bless him with an amazing sense of smell which he used to lead them to the lost treasure! I Recommend this book to anyone who has small children, its entertaining, teaches a great lesson on God doesn't make junk, and is one you can feel safe letting your children watch!

This is your brain on joy!

This is your brain on joy, By Dr. Earl Henslin, is the recent book I"ve read and am reviewing! This is a well written book and offers a lot of insite into the human brain. Henslin uses sience along side the Bible. To show that both can work together. Its amazing the results he discovers in the course this book and also gives the reader a lot to think about and a lot to research on your own. Mental health has such a stigma in today's societies and especially in the church. Some people believe that there really isn't such a thing as depression or any other mental health issue. and if some one is having trouble with it (in a christian perspectiv) all they need to do is pray about it. Its amazing with the technology they've found that they can prove that there is physical problem with the brain in a lot of these cases! I love the point he makes that we live in a fallen world and as a result of that we are not always healthy sickness happens. Why we would expect that our brains would be the exception to that is weird. He makes the point that our brains are not all created equal, not all have a "normal" brain. But yet the medicine we have behind mental health assumes that we all have a normal/healthy brain and they just need to find the right combination of medicine to fix it. This is a must read for anyone suffering from depression or any mental health issue. It will open your eyes up to other possiblities for why it happens as we as possibly help you find the help you need!

first review is out! or these tough times, by Max Lucado

This book is about God being there in the good and bad things. Lucado is quick to point out that God is not like us, our goals are not necessarily His goals! If our God is for us, then nothing, absolutely nothing, can harm us. We may face many trials, but our God is bigger than all that and is here for us! We need not worry about anything, as He knows how to take care of us. Bad things may come into our lives, disease, death, loss of homes, etc. But God will use what Satan intends for evil for good. He can use that to better us and pull us out of whatever hole we get into! No matter what we may face, we are not facing it alone!
I highly recommend this book. Not only does Lucado teach on God's being there in times of trouble. He also uses a lot of scripture to back it up. He has a clear grasp of how God is in every situation and can use any situation for good. For anyone looking to answer the questions of why does God let bad things happen? or why didn't He stop this from happening to me? This is a definite must read. Who knows you may find the answer you're looking for in this book. Max Lucado is one of my favorite Christian writers, who is gifted with a clear view of God, His mercy, grace and love. Whether you're in tough times or not, this is one of those books that everyone should read!