Photo by Monstera Production Parents want to keep playtime safe for their children because letting kids play is a good idea since it’ll help youngsters to be active and healthy. The children’s book author of “Talk, Play, and Read with Me Daddy” by Gramlich is a huge fan of advocating for helping kids to live a lifeContinue reading “Keep Playtime Safe: Helpful Ways Anybody Can Follow”
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The Oldest Art Form: How Poetry Can Affect Humanity
Photo by Una Laurencic Poetry in Motion is a book by Raymond Quattlebaum that contains some of the best examples and reasons why poetry is the oldest art form and how it still continues to affect us. Poetry has been a cornerstone of human culture for centuries, perhaps even stretching back to millennia. Ever since man firstContinue reading “The Oldest Art Form: How Poetry Can Affect Humanity”
The Inevitability of Grace: The Second Coming of Christ
Photo by JÉSHOOTS on that Day: A Trilogy by Thomas Fitzhugh Sheets paints quite the impression of the coming days, yet, while it does not shy away from the world’s evils, it also speaks of hope. Essential to universal Christian belief is the idea of the Second Coming of Christ. Jesus ascended and took his seatContinue reading “The Inevitability of Grace: The Second Coming of Christ”
Coming Out of the Woods: Learning to Empower Patients
Photo by RDNE Stock project Learning to empower patients is necessary if you are simply a healthcare provider or someone on their way to a beautiful journey of caring for a loved one. Becoming so ill, and perhaps incapacitated, that you need someone to take care of you daily can be dreadful. Just think aboutContinue reading “Coming Out of the Woods: Learning to Empower Patients”
Upholding the Widow’s Home: Spending a Day with a Widow
Photo by RDNE Stock project Jamie Pulos-Fry’s Widow’s Cry, a book for widow ministries, taught me a beneficial lesson on their importance, so I planned on spending a day with a widow. While I do not consider myself a good Christian, I do strive to be one. As such, I try to read up onContinue reading “Upholding the Widow’s Home: Spending a Day with a Widow”
Introducing Children to the Wisdom and Mercy of Jesus Christ
Photo by Jeswin Thomas Rockabye Jesus by Teresa Haven Pelinski is all about teaching children about the infinite wisdom and mercy of Jesus Christ, the Savior, as early as possible. In these times of uncertainty and deep troubles, it is quite a quandary as to how to raise our children, especially as Christian parents. What should we provide,Continue reading “Introducing Children to the Wisdom and Mercy of Jesus Christ”
Using Music to Tell Stories: Why Children of Any Age Love It
Photo by Karolina Grabowska Using music to tell stories is one of the most effective ways to instill a great time, leave lessons, and evoke strong emotions in readers. Author Caroleann Rice knows all about the effects of music on children. Her book, “The Song of Solomon the Snail,” allows kids to focus on the sing-songy aspectContinue reading “Using Music to Tell Stories: Why Children of Any Age Love It”
Blood of Deception: The Growing Maturity in Fantasy
Photo by Daisa TJ Vincent Bivona’s book about revenge, Blood of Deception, is another example of the growing maturity in fantasy. With themes of vengeance and retribution, it’s worth the read. As an avid fantasy reader, I am quite pleased with the growing trends and explorations of the genre in recent years. While I grewContinue reading “Blood of Deception: The Growing Maturity in Fantasy”
The Lunar Mystique: Why People Yearn for the Moon
Photo by Dom Le Roy Scott Harral’s sci-fi and mystery book, Moon Luck, is another example of humanity’s collective fascination with the moon and our growing fondness for mysteries. From Andy Weir’s Artemis to Scott Harral’s sci-fi and mystery book Moon Luck, we humans still have quite the species-wide fascination with the moon, like it is our childhood crush, alwaysContinue reading “The Lunar Mystique: Why People Yearn for the Moon”
Animals on the Rock: What Fossils Tell Us About the World
Thomas F. McLoughlin is promoting science, specifically paleobotany, through accessible picture books covering plant fossils during the Pennsylvanian Age. As a geologist, Thomas F. McLoughlin and his dedication to spreading scientific literacy are commendable. I read through his three books, A Guide to Pennsylvanian (Carboniferous) Age Plant Fossils of Southwest Virginia, Plant Fossil Atlas from (Pennsylvanian) CarboniferousContinue reading “Animals on the Rock: What Fossils Tell Us About the World”
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