Readers Corner: Children's Historical Fiction: Prairie Anna

Prairie Anna
Peggy House
(C) 2012

If you have a young chapter book reader who loves to read about History, they will love Prairie Anna.
Anna is the daughter of Russian Immigrants who settle in South Dakota.  The prairie life is a difficult one for Anna and her family. And when her Mother dies after givin birth to her youngest sister things become even more difficult.

Her entire life Anna has to listen to those around her telling her what to do, but she grows tired of that.  She wants to do the things she wants to do, but she soon comes to the realization that sometimes being grown up is hard.

Readers Corner Craving Grace

Craving Grace
(C) 2014 Ruthie Delk
Moody Publishers...

Craving Grace speaks of about what Grace is, as well as what sin is, and the dangers we put ourselves in when we allow idols to come into our lives.

The book is broken up into short easy to read chapters with questions at the ends of those questions to help you grow in your walk with Christ.  A segment of questions aptly titled Digging Deeper.

Craving Grace speaks to us about not feeding our idols.  Getting away from those things that lead us to that kind of destruction.

This book is good for either an individual wanting to grow deeper in God's grace, or for a group study...

Reader's Corner: Discovering Joye

Discovering Joye

Uncovering the Treasure Inside Ordinary People, Places, Things and Ourselves.

(C) 2013 Jim Stovall

In Discovering Joye Jim Stovall shows us how to uncover the treasure in the Ordinary everyday people in our lives and in ourselves.

We do not have to be extraordinary to be treasured to be used of God...

This book spoke to me in a very real way simply written and easy to read it contains to me a very important message.  No matter where you are in life don't give up.  Don't let yourself doubt your own self-worth.

Discovering Joye also speaks to me of not living in regrets as well.  We can not live our life wondering what could have been and expect to be fulfilled.  We need to look at our blessings and we need to reach out, and move on yes.  We need to reach for our dreams yes, but sometimes the good Lord changes those dreams.

Jim Stovall very aptly describes friends in tis book not as those we just knew, very often we tend to call anyone we know even a casual acquaintance as a friend, and in a world of digital social media, like Facebook and twitter the defintion even becomes loser, but as Jim Stovall points out in Discovering Joye true friends are those that complete us.

In Chapter Nine a chapter on problems.  Jim Stovall points out that problems that do not serve us, pray a role in helping define us.  In no way does that have to be a bad thing.  We can learn to let go and move on, not merely become a victim of our problems.

In Discovering Joye we are also reminded that learning is a lifelong process, and that no family is perfect...Giving is one of the most significant acts we can perform, but though money is part of that it is one of the least important parts.  We should in fact give a portion of ourselves in servigs others and doing what we can.

We are reminded  too in Jim Stovall books that being grateful, being full of gratitude needs to be a lifelong pursuit.  We need to count our blessings everyday...

If you are looking forward to a book that is full of inspiration, motivation, and encouragement look no farther than Discovering Joye 

Reader's Corner: True Stories Of The Miracles of Azusa Street and Beyond Tommy Welchel

Go back to the days of the Azusa Street Revival and the miracles that happened there starting in 1906.  A revival that would last several years...

Learn interesting facts like Azusa Street was the first fully integrated church. 

You will learn that the Azusa Street Revival would lead two the birth of two new denomination.  Aseemblies of God  and Church Of God In Christ.

The stories of the miracles that occured at Azusa street, the people saved there will touch your heart.

This book is broke up into chapters breaking down just a few of the miracles at Azusa street just a few of the miracolous healings.

It also speaks of miracles that came about today miracles that may not have occured without Azusa street revival.  And Revivals brought about because of this...

Readers Corner: Children's Poetry Words With Wings Nikki Grimes

This wonderful little collection of poetry, speaks of a young girl who day dreams, day dreams that end up leading her to a career as a well loved author and poet.

Words with Wings would make a great addition to a child's library and could be used in lessons that teach children poetry.

I would definitely by copies of this book for the children in my life.

Happy Reading!!!

Readers Corner Children's Fiction, The Rock Harbor Search and Rescue, Collen Coble and Robin Carroll

A great book for middle readers who love Mysteries:

What if you are falsely accused of being overheard saying you were going to steal a necklace when you didn't say anything?

What if they believe you are the thief?

In trying to clear her name it seems that Emily and her friend stumble upon deeper mysteries.  Much deeper than just a missing necklace, a necklace Emily was accused of stealing.

When Emily's Father realize he had been wrong not to believe his daughter, he gives her the puppy she had been wanting.  

But in the midst of all of this Emily has another worry.  Her Mother is being paroled.  She does not want to have to face her.  She has a happy life, with her Father, her siblings and her stepmother.

Finally the truth about what happened to the necklace comes to light, and Emily is freed of the suspicion!

I would recomend this book to middle readers and those who are just young at heart.  This is a great little mystery for the young ones in your life.

Happy Reading!!!

Readers Corner Non Fiction Finding God In A Bag of Groceries

Finding God in A Bag of Groceries
By Laura Lapins Willis
Copyright 2013

As Christians sometimes we need help, and sometimes we need to help those around us.  We need to reach out, reaching out to those in need is something Jesus did from the earliest days of his ministry.  Sometimes our desire to reach out and change lives ends up changes us, makes us realize that we need to reach out too, that from time to time we need the help of those around us.

In the midst of real poverty, in the midst of real sorrow sometimes reaching out can seem hard, and sometimes we want to fix things that either those in the midst of the struggle don't want to have fixed or true proud to have fixed.  We see problems perhaps in areas that they do not.  And sadly sometimes those who need help end up taking advantage of the very people who are trying to help them.  Perhaps they are testing the person reaching out, perhaps they are just seeing how far they can push them, but it hurts when that happens.

Laura Lapins Willis, writes about what it means to reach other to others in Finding God In A Bag of Groceries, sometimes it is the small things that matter the
most to those in needs.  A bag of groceries when the cabinets are bare.