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CSB (in)courage Devotional Bible

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Thy Word is a lamp unto my feet and a light unto my path.  Psalm 119:105

As I said earlier this week in an instagram post, I love the Bible.  God’s Word is a gift, a love letter to all people.  And it truly is a lamp and a light before me, before any who choose to read it.

Today, I have a newly packaged Bible, from (in)courage to share with you.

The CSB (in)courage Devotional Bible

The CSB (in)courage Devotional Bible was made as an invitation to each woman to find her own story in God’s story, the story of love and redemption.

This Bible is in the Christian Standard Bible version, which seems to have become very popular for readability and accuracy.  It has many features which I think are fantastic.

  • Women of Courage
  • Reflective Devotions
  • Book Introductions
  • Theme Verses
  • Journaling Space

Of these features, I think I am most impressed with the journaling space.  As one who does write in her personal Bible, those lines at the bottom of each page are inviting.

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Sequin Sparkle and Change Bible

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You may know that I really love the Word of God and enjoy receiving newly packaged Bibles to review here on the blog.  Well this week I have not one, but two Bible’s to tell you about.  Today, I have a new children’s Bible that I think will be a super delightful gift for one of my grand daughters.  As a matter of fact, I am thinking about buying a couple more copies as I have several grand daughters!

Sequin Sparkle and Change Bible

The Sparkle and Change Bible is packaged in a teal blue or pink cover.  The cover of the Bible has embossed detailing, and sequins that change color right before your eyes.  I have caught my teens handling this book, and running their hands over the sequins.  It is definitely eye catching and fun.

This Bible is set in ten-point type, with bold in-text subject titles.  This will help kids find the passages they are looking for more easily.  There are bold type words that correspond with the dictionary and the concordance.  And as always, I appreciate the maps and timeline that are included.

There are pretty pages that include a presentation page, a place to record favorite verses and articles to increase a child’s understanding of Jesus’ love and purpose for her.

The translation of this Bible is the International Children’s Bible by Tommy Nelson.  This translation was created for children, for readability and understanding.  This is a good translation for children between about 6 and 10 to use in his/her own reading and following along in Sunday School and church.

One thing I’d recommend is that you don’t have your child memorize in this translation.  Choose the translation that your family, or your church teaches from… and memorize from it.  From experience I know the challenge of memorizing in one translation…and it not meshing with the memory work in the teen and early adult years.

My photos just don’t do this Bible cover justice.  It is quite pretty and very sparkly.  Thank you to Front Gate Media and Tommy Nelson for this free Bible in exchange for this post.

 

 

Bookish Ideas for Grandchildren

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A Bookish Person

Being a rather bookish person, I love to share good books with others.  I’m finding that more and more of these sorts of posts are jotted into my planner.

My youngest children were literally raised, and schooled with books.  Our home school was built around living books, great literature and plenty of time gathered around reading together.

I hope to pass that gift to my grandchildren, so I am constantly checking out new children’s books.  And today I have three new books to share with you.

 

Three New Books For My Grandchildren

Love Does for Kids

LOVE DOES for Kids by Bob Goff and Lindsey Goff Viducich.

Loves Does was a family read aloud some years ago, and that book has stayed with me over the years.  There are occasional clues that it has stayed with my kiddos as well.  When I head that Bob and his daughter were teaming up to write a version for kids my excitement was intense.  It is my plan to read my copy to my grandchildren…but we’ll see.   We laughed, and cried our way through the original copy, and as I skimmed through LOVE DOES for Kids, the tears started again.  So much of what this book is about resonates with the deepest hopes of my heart.

Love Does for Kids

If you haven’t read Love Does yet, start there, but go ahead and buy these books together… as I think you’ll want to dive right into sharing the wisdom and love in action theme to the kids in your life!

Who Sang the First Song

Who Sang the First Song by Ellie Holcomb

Multiple copies of this charming, beautiful board book are stacked in my sewing room (a room with a locking door so I can keep gifts “hidden” as well as projects pet hair free).  My youngest grandson, Mr Man, will be getting a copy for Christmas, and I also plan to gift this book to new moms in 2019.

Who Sang the First Song

And if you are wondering who sang the first song… no spoilers here, go get this book!

God Bless You and Good Night

God Bless You & GOOD NIGHT by Hannah C. Hall, illustrated by Steve Whitlow

This is a touch and feel book and the illustrations are incredibly sweet.  God Bless You & GOOD NIGHT is a perfect bedtime read.  As your own little sweetheart settles in and gets sleepy, you can read about the baby animals getting ready for bed.  Your little one can gently touch and feel the textures on each page as you begin to lay the foundation of security in God’s love.  This is another book going on the little stack for little Mr Man this Christmas.

 

Two of these books were given to me by  FrontGate Media in exchange for this review.  And I gladly recommend God Bess You and GOOD NIGHT and LOVE DOES for Kids to you.

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Voices, Whose Do You Hear?

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What are the voices each of us hear as we go about our days?

Are they the voice of truth, or of error?

Here is a quick test, to assess the voices you may be hearing this day:

  • Do the voice mock you?  Mocking your abilities, skills, knowledge?  How about mocking your calling or vision?  Do they mock your devotion to the task before you?  The work you do?
  • Do they tear down your confidence?
  • Do those voices even threaten and intimidate you?
  • If so, do you find that discouragement creeps in and it begins to choke out joy, peace, HOPE?

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El Salvador Trip, Days 1 & 2 Preparation

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Compassion El Salvador 2018

 

As I told you all in May, a few of my daughters and I joined a Compassion Tour Trip in July.  Because of the way the flights worked out to reach our group and the connection in Miami, I was able to build in a couple of days on either side of the long weekend in El Salvador.  One of my older teens has had an extremely full summer with summer classes, an internship with a big project and working her “day job”.  We also had a change pre-trip and one of the daughters scheduled for this trip decided not to go, and another daughter jumped in at nearly the last minute.  All of that caused me to believe that a short break from regular life before we entered into what the trip held for us would be very good for us.

And it was so good.

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Paul, the Apostle DVD Movie

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Paul Apostle of Christ

This movie is written and directed by Andrew Hyatt.  Starring Jim Caviezel, Jame Faulkner, Olivier Martinez, Joanne Whalley and John Lynch.

 

Have you seen this movie?  It was a surprise to me how much I enjoyed this movie, and how much I am continuing to think about it.  The Bible is precious to me and I love to read and study it.  But there is something about “seeing” it that helps me to better see the layers and the humanity in those stories and passages.

As the movie unfolded, I was concerned about Biblical integrity.  There doesn’t seem to be anything to be concerned about, and what I gained in Biblical application was rich.

The ending of the movie wasn’t what I expected.  Paul’s entrance to heaven got me imagining that moment, which I guess is a good response.

Thanks to Front Gate Media for this complimentary Blue Ray + DVD + Digital copy of Paul, Apostle of Christ, in exchange for this blog post.

 

 

 

 

 

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