Read book reviews from parents, moms, dads, and others who are reviewing books through the lens of the family.
God is our heavenly Father & Jesus Christ calls us friends. John Bishop has pulled back the veil on his father-less life and allowed readers to see the hurt, pain, and confusion from living a father-less life. That is until John realizes who... [Read on]
In her book, Kay Wills Wyma shares her real-life "experiment" in helping her children overcome some of the entitlement issues that are facing most of our youth today. I appreciate her honesty! She doesn't have it all together and neither does... [Read on]
My daughter has been reading Three Novels in Ones lately, and when "A Kingsbury Collection" by Karen Kinsbury came available to order, I jumped on it. My daughter's books have been around 200 pages each, so, when this one arrived with well over... [Read on]
I have just started on the journey of parenting, and I already find myself worrying about how my daughter will grow up. I don’t want her to be like the thousands of other young girls and women of this world who are so lost and trapped by lies. I... [Read on]
"On days when it feels as if the walls are caving in and your backside is caked in mud, remember that God can do amazing things with a little bit of mud." How many times do I feel like I have a whole lot of mud in my life? Too often to count.... [Read on]
Louie brings theology to the table in a very edible format. I am a HUGE fan of this book. God has blessed Louie with a firm foundation and a teachable smarts that extends past what should be expected of a normal man. His heart for the colleg... [Read on]
Upside-Down Prayers for Parents by Lisa T. Bergren automatically caught my eye because of the cover, but it is so much more than a pretty cover. After reading the description, I was curious to read this book...thinking quite honestly that I may... [Read on]
Let me preface this by saying that I am a 22 year old youth pastor, without children. I got this book in hoping that it would help with communicating with parents that I have in my office. When I received it I realized it was a 31 day devotional... [Read on]
I have, for years started my day out with a coffee (now decaf latte, preferably with raw goat milk) , a devotional book, and then my Bible reading. In quiet seasons (which I barely recall) I also then did some Bible study- often with my kids.... [Read on]
I was listening to Focus on the Family late last year and Cynthia Ulrich Tobias was a guest on their show. I enjoyed listening to her talk about strong-willed children and mentioned her book, You Can't Make Me [But I Can Be Persuaded]. I checked... [Read on]