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Martin & Joanna Pistorius Share Keys to Perseverance
New York Times best-selling author, Martin Pistorius and his lovely wife, Joanna are celebrating eight years of marriage. I've asked them to join me and share what they're learning on the keys to perseverance.
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Book Review of MY NAME IS RIVER by Wendy Dunham & a Giveaway
by Sally Matheny Today, I’m posting a book review of My Name is River, authored by Wendy Dunham, and we have a special giveaway! If fictional worlds merged, I bet twelve-year-old, River Starling, the main character in My Name is River would be best friends with Opal, the ten-year-old main character in Because of Winn Dixie. Both girls are similar in spunk and curiosity. However, author, Wendy Dunham, presents River with the “class dork” for a friend. Since River is running low on camaraderie, and she’s been assigned a class project with him anyway, River decides to give William a chance. Besides, her Gram always says, “If you judge…
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How Should We Prepare Our Children for War?
by Sally Matheny How Should We Prepare Our Children for War? Regardless of where we stand on the issue of the military draft, it is the law that our sons, and possibly soon, even our daughters, register with the Selective Service when they turn eighteen years old. Very few want, or expect, a military draft to occur. But what if… What if the time comes when we are informed our children will definitely serve in the military? Some of us would have years to prepare, some would have only days. My son is a young teen. One day he will have to register with the Selective…
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Children’s Picture Book on Abortion & Apology to Author
by Sally Matheny There’s a children’s picture book, Sister Apple, Sister Pig, causing a great disturbance among conservative Christians. The theme of the book is abortion. Thankfully, this book is only available online and isn’t readily available in your child’s library. I read the free e-book. Then I read the reviews and interviews. I can see why the response was so intense. What Makes People Angry The author, Mary Walling Blackburn, presents the topic of abortion in the form of a children’s picture book. While she says it is meant for adults, not children, it is still formatted as a children’s book and the main character…
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A Rare Gem with a Rare Disease: Interview with Author/Illustrator Paige Snedeker
An interview with author/illustrator, Paige Snedeker, who suffers from a rare genetic disease but who's determined to spread stories of hope.
