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About the BookBook:  Faces of CourageAuthor: Susan K. BeattyGenre: Christian Woman’s FictionRelease date: May 11, 2021Fear strangles even the faithful sometimes.Despite every attempt to be brave, fear has defined Olivia Stanford’s life: with each new foster home, when her adopted parents died leaving her all alone again, trusting and marrying her husband, Frank, and coping with his football injuries and career loss.Without faith, fear only grows in the face of adversity.When Frank becomes abusive, Olivia enters a terror-filled life in her upscale Southern California home. Common sense demands she dig deep for the courage to confront him–to demand change. Fear and confusion push back.And just...

App and software makers are always trying to find new ways to engage kids with educational material. The educational software market is incredibly huge, and those publishers that adhere to national education standards often find their way into classrooms or are assigned as homework. Tappity is potentially one such app. What Is Tappity? Tappity is an educational iOS app for kids in grades K-5 that hopes to engage kids through interactive videos, quizzes, games, and storylines all centered around science topics. “Developed by educators and storytellers,” kids use Tappity on their iDevices to learn, play, interact, and immerse themselves in...

I read a Lot of middle grade fantasy (c 150-200 books a year), to the point where I wonder when I pick up a new book if it will really offer me something that will stick in the crowed part of my mind where I keep all the books I've read.  River Magic, by Ellen Booraem (April 2021 by Dial Books), did not disappoint.  Indeed, since I have enjoyed her previous books lots, I was not at all surprised.Donna's aunt Annabelle was a fixture of her life--teaching her woodworking, and carving beautiful details around the family home, swimming with her in...

Help kids understand the four seasons and how they relate to the months of the year with this super clever, free 4 seasons printables. This seasons printable is a fun, hands on way for preschool, pre-k, kindergarten, first grade, 2nd grade, and 3rd grade studets to learn what months are in fall, winter, spring, and summer. […] The post Free 4 Seasons Spinner Printables for Kids appeared first on 123 Homeschool 4 Me.

About the BookBook:  Valley of ShadowsAuthor: Candace WestGenre: Christian Historical RomanceRelease date: March 2020A shattered heart. A wounded spirit. A community in crisis.Lorena Steen gave up on love years ago. She forgave her long-time estranged husband, but when circumstances bring her to the Ozark town of Valley Creek, she discovers forgiving is far from forgetting.Haunted by his past acts of betrayal, Earl Steen struggles to grow his reclaimed faith and reinstate himself as an upstanding member of Valley Creek. He soon learns that while God’s grace is amazing, that of the small-town gossips is not.When disaster strikes, the only logical solution...