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Books My Kids Read


I get asked all the time what my kids are reading. I don't know if it's because I'm a mom of four, because I'm an author, or because our car, house, pool bag, porch, very lives are littered with hardbacks, paperbacks, a Kindle and picture books. But the books we read are truly a reflection of who we are. Since people are curious. I decided to start this tab on my blog to share what my kiddos are reading. But it only helps you, if you understand a little bit about them.

MADDIE - AGE 19, SOCCER OBSESSED SORORITY GIRL 
MAX - AGE 17,  BOY WITH MUSIC IN HIS SOUL AND SPEED IN HIS FEET 
MALLORY - AGE 14, GIGGLING, GIDDY, GIRL WHO LOVES SOCCER AND HER FRIENDS
MAGUIRE - AGE 12, CREATIVE, FREE SPIRITED ACTOR DANCING TO HIS OWN BEAT

All Things Possible: My Story of Faith, Football, and the First Miracle SeasonĀ 

7/9/2015

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Kurt Warner, the NFL MVP quarterback tells the story of his grueling road to fame. After attending camp for a pro team, Warner found himself working the night shift at a grocery and living in a basement to make ends meet. How did he go from the road to fame to rock bottom and somehow back to the Super Bowl? Through hard work and a lot of faith. All Things Possible is exactly the kind of story I'm thrilled for my teenage son, Max, to read. And because it is by a professional athlete who loves Jesus, it's exactly the kind of book Max wants to read. It also hints at one of my all-time favorite Bible verses, Phil 4:13, I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me. I first heard of Kurt Warner when the kids were younger and we had a DVD called The Good Sports Gang. It was a fun-filled sports inspired faith video that I didn't have to feel guilty about letting the kids watch. I'm grateful for role models like Mr. Warner who can inspire my kids to trust  God no matter what their dreams and no matter what life throws their way.
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A Family from Guatemala

1/29/2014

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After spending the first two weeks of the new year in Guatemala, my kids learned more about the country, the people and the language than any book could teach them. However, upon our return their fascination with Guatemala and the history and culture of this nation was peeked. Maguire told me he, "needed to so some more research on Guatemala." So, I made a trip to the library and gathered a handful of nonfiction picture books about this mountainous country near the equator. This particular book, A Family From Guatemala explains the daily life of a family that lives in the region of Lake Atitlan, where we spent our first four days. To read about this family shopping at the market we had visited and walking the trails we'd hiked and seeing pictures of them washing their clothes in the lake we had swam in was reaffirming. These weren't characters from far away, these were real people that we understood, that we related to. Nonfiction is an excellent tool for learning and explaining, but it is also a great tool for reinforcing the things we already know, etching the lines of experience even deeper into our souls.

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