Title: The Christian Alphabet Book Author/Illustrator: Tracy Sands ISBN: 978-0-9857928-0-0 USD: $19.95 Hardcover Rating: The Christian Alphabet Book: Teaching Children about Jesus, Prayer, and the Bible, by Tracy Sands is a fascinating collection of basic concepts and facts about Christianity. This book, which was awarded the Christian Small Publisher Book of the Year award, should prove useful to teachers, youth workers, and parents who are serious about reaching their children with the Christian faith. In harmony with the concept of the Holy Spirit as
Erica watches a cicada emerging from its shell. Are you in the part of the country that is getting plagued with the 17-year cicadas? (Check this map to see where they are.) If so, even though they may seem to be a nuisance, you also have an easy chance to watch a cicada emerge from its shell with your children or grandchildren. Even if you don’t live in this area, there should still be cicadas other than the
Chrysalis in the making The weather has been pulling me outdoors. My puppy, Cookie, is my kid substitute. She has motivated me to get out more. Sometimes Cookie shows me things I would otherwise overlook. Today she took to barking at a place where there was a discarded greenhouse shelf leaning against a tree stump. When I moved the shelf, a blue tailed lizard scurried away into the grass. But I also noticed another treasure I love to find outdoors.
Dewberry AKA “devil weed” For starters, I will have to sheepishly say “Do as I say, not as I do,” with your garden… As I sized up the task of preparing my flower garden for the new plants my husband and I had been growing in small containers, I dreaded the task of pulling the weeds that had once again taken over my flower bed. I can give you my excuses for not having dealt with them sooner, but suffice it
The Creation coloring pages by Nancy Gordon In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. This is the first sentence of the first book in the Bible. It is the most important sentence in the whole creation account – God created everything, the world didn’t create itself. Why is it important for people to recognize God as Creator? Because without God, life has little value. We become accidents with no purpose. The life of an endangered snail becomes more important