Sweet Friends

A Sick Day for Amos McGee by Philip C. Stead - Caldecott Medal 2011

Marriage, Dating or Courtship

"Courtship Contradictions" Femina Girls Blog

Mindy Sings

"It's not about your scars, it's all about your heart." - Mindy Gledhill

Education

The most extraordinary education begins with a mother who smiles. - Kari

Gil Gildner's Blog

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A Positive Message

"When training is done properly, it should always end on a positive note. A child who directly disobeys mom in the grocery store should not be yelled at or have to ride home with an angry mom. This sort of discipline does not show unconditional love and careful instruction. It sends the negative message, "I am not pleased with you" for the child to ponder. Our desire should be for the child to ponder what he could have done right rather than what he did wrong." - Ginger Plowman "Don't Make Me Count to Three!" A Mom's Look at Heart-Oriented Discipline

Knowing God

...so many in our day seem to have been distracted from what was, is, and always will be the true priority for every human being - that is, learning to know God in Christ. - Knowing God by J.I. Packer, 1973

"Knowing God serves as a wake-up call for those who are asleep to the majesty of God." - R.C. Sproul

"Plainly shows us ordinary folks what it means to know God." - Elisabeth Elliot

The Power of Kindness

"There are over six billion people in the world, but sometimes all you really need is one."

Donkey-donkey

Teaches kids to be content with who they are. First published in 1933.

Dietrich Bonhoeffer

Dietrich Bonhoeffer (1906 - 1945) was a major writer and thinker in Germany between the wars. His books of theology are still read and as influential among contemporary evangelical believers as the work of C.S. Lewis and Billy Graham. In 1939 he refused to take the loyalty oath to Adolf Hitler. Shortly after that he was invited to participate in a plot to assassinate Hitler. He was eventually caught, imprisoned, and executed. - Dietrich Bonhoeffer's Prison Poems

"When I was in prison, no writings encouraged me more than Bonhoeffer's" - Chuck Colson

Further reading - Dietrich Bonhoeffer A Biography - Eberhard Bethge

Ask Mr. Bear

Danny gets a special gift idea for his mother's birthday from Mr. Bear. Copyright 1932.

Mindy Gledhill

"Indie singer songwriter that will leave you floating like a scoop of vanilla cream in a strawberry soda."

mindygledhill.com

Twenty-Six Heroes

The Church History ABCs is a fun way for kids to learn about great figures in Christian history. Twenty-six heroes of the faith march through the alphabet, boldly telling their stories in language children can understand.

- Stephen J. Nichols

Little Years

I didn't write this book because mothering is easy for me, I wrote it because it isn't. I know this is a hard job, because I am right here in the middle of it. I know you need encouragement because I do too. This is not a tender reminiscence. At the time of writing this, I have three children in diapers, and I can recognize the sound of hundreds of toothpicks being dumped out in the hall. Excuse me for a moment, won't you...

- Rachel Jankovic (Nancy Wilson's daughter)