If you’ve been around children’s books a while, you’ve probably heard about The Boxcar Children. But let me tell you this. There’s something new with this old series The Boxcar Children that has to be one of the coolest things I’ve ever seen in a book. As a child, I remember loving this book. The main characters - Henry, Jessie, Violet, and Benny - became my inspiration for finding anything that looked like a car from a train and setting up house. In case you don’t remember, the first ... Read More about This New Twist on The Boxcar Children is the Best
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If you hang around me very long, you’re going to quickly discover one thing. I love The Chronicles of Narnia very, very much with The Lord of the Rings as a very close second. And if you spend any time with me, you’re going to find out I like both fantasy books and movies. But what is harder to observe about me is that I’m extremely picky about the fantasy that I read and that a lot of fantasy never finds its way into my heart. One of the reasons I don’t always love reading fant ... Read More about The Most Important Reasons Why the Magic in Narnia is Different
Love Fantasy? Here’s the Best Book of the Bible for You to Read
What book of the Bible would someone who loves to read fantasy really enjoy? The best answer would be every book of the Bible. But there's one book with plague, pestilence, and battles. Oh, and did I mention a dragon? Revelation. To be honest, I haven't dug too deep in Revelation. I've read through it a few times, but maybe because I felt it was too deep or symbolic, I moved on. In my studies, I tend to be a practical person. When I studied teaching, I barely endured the classes on ... Read More about Love Fantasy? Here’s the Best Book of the Bible for You to Read
I Dare You – Goodreads 2020 Reading Challenge Summary
Remember those words from when you were a kid? “I dare you.” Oh, man. That was when things got serious. Disclosure: This post contains affiliate links. Honestly, I haven’t been up for a dare the last few years. Maybe I was tired, had a giant project list, or was just being a chicken. But last year, a dear friend of mine Gretchen Louise mentioned a Goodreads Reading Challenge, and I took the challenge with great hesitation. I set my reading goal for 40 books, which I thought was low ... Read More about I Dare You – Goodreads 2020 Reading Challenge Summary
Should Your Children Read The Dream Traveler’s Quest?
Ted Dekker brought me back to Christian fiction. I grew up on Christian fiction, but somewhere in my teens, I stopped reading it and moved on to other things. Fifteen years later, a copy of Black was sitting on my friend’s table. “You should read that,” he said. I was intrigued enough to read it. I devoured Red and White after it. My husband did too. After that, we worked through all of Ted Dekker’s books and branched out into other Christian fiction again. That’s why I really wanted ... Read More about Should Your Children Read The Dream Traveler’s Quest?