God's Word is the authority for guiding and disciplining our children if we seek to honor God. If you are looking for a quick reference chart of Bible verses, Wise Words for Moms may be exactly what you are looking for. This is not a book, but a four page chart to assist parents in guiding their children's thoughts and behaviors back to God. Wise Words for Moms is made of sturdy cardstock in a calendar-style format.Wise Words for Moms was created by Ginger Plowman. (She is the author of Don't Make Me Count to Three, one of my all-time favorite parenting books as you can see in the linked review.) The chart includes topics under Child's Behavior such as bragging, bad friendship, tattling, and revenge along with many others. Next questions are suggested to get to the root of the problem-found in the heart. This area is called Heart Probing. The Reproof area provides Bible verses to help the child to understand what behavior needs to stop or "Put Off." Of course, when we stop one behavior we need to begin another in its place, so Encouragement ("Put On") verses are provided. In these two areas, the appropriate verses are written out or summarized. (I do wish it was consistent with providing the verse.) The chart also includes additional verse references for the parents.
I like Wise Words for Moms because it is a quick resource for parents. (I do wish that it was not just for moms in the title...) I'm sure that many parents have created a similar chart or have even used other resources. (For Instruction in Righteousness comes to mind, linked to my review.) Its calendar-like format makes it easy to tuck in a bookshelf or hang on a wall with a quick hole punch.
Shepherd Press wants to give a reader their own copy of Wise Words for Moms! Not only that, but keep reading, because there will be a second winner at This Simple Home. So be sure to go over there for another chance to win!
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Thank you, Shepherd Press for providing us with the resource of Wise Words.
stole my heart when I read it. It seems to be one of my favorite books of all time! I already shared a review of it, but here is just a bit of it.
Emily Webster is just finishing high school and longs to go to college. She lives with her grandfather and is fully committed to staying with him to care for him. She sees all of her friends off to college and is left alone and lonely. Depression sinks in. Emily fights it. She thinks about others-especially the Syrians. She reaches out first to the Syrian children by creating a Boys Club (that a girl is welcome to be part of), and then by teaching the Syrian women English! Wow...remember this was in the early 1900's!
One of my all-time favorite children's Bibles belongs in every home. It is the 
. It's written by Sally Loyd-Jones. The reason I love this Bible is because every story points to Jesus. The only thing that could make this children's Bible better would be more stories!! You can read my review 
tells the tale of how Grace finds a litter of kittens. After vowing to 
care for them, one of the kittens becomes lost. Just as Jesus told of the shepherd leaving the other sheep behind, Princess Grace does all she can to find that lost kitten. 
, the sisters plan a surprise birthday party for Joy. Unfortunately, none of the princes and princesses can come to the party. When Joy learns this, she wants to invite all the ordinary children of the village to the party...and she is indeed, blessed! 
her attention! Karen Kingsbury has a new picture book out called 
. It's the tale of a young knight who is smart, strong, and fast. However, in the king's competition, he gets beat every time by the other knights because he plays by the rules. In the end, his honesty is rewarded. I love everything about this book, and my daughter requests it often. It's illustrated by Gabrielle Grimard.
Big Cat, Little Kitty
, by Scotti Cohn explores the habitats of cats all around the world, both wild and domestic. This book is definitely for cat lovers who want to share about the differences between the large, wild cats and smaller, domestic cats. This book also progresses through the days of the week. I would have liked more of a wrap-up at the end of the book, but we still enjoyed it. I love how the For Creative Minds explores the habitats and even the furs of the different cats in the final pages of the book. 
focuses on the various creatures of the desert. I love the variety of animals included. 
Some were familiar and others were new to me. In this beautifully illustrated book, twelve poems, written by Rhonda Lucas Donald are included to inform the reader all about the desert's creatures. The poems are to familiar tunes, too.
five friends go off to tell the Mountain Monarch that the glacier is melting 
by Donna Love. Along the way they meet Wiley Wolverine who tries to deceive them. The animals can do nothing about it, but maybe the reader can figure out who might be able to help with the glaciers melting. As usual, with the For Creative Minds section, varied activities and additional information is included about glaciers this time, including some true or false questions and a section of suggestions for people who care.
by
Cynthia Kieber-King. Your kids will want to take a pair of binoculars (real or homemade) to examine the pond, forest, mountains, and more up close and personally! I love the realistic illustrations, as usual, with Sylvan Dell books, but Habitat Spy's text is in a little "binocular bubble" and you see different children looking through their binoculars at the different habitats, so it feels like they are the ones telling the story in the simple text describing a few things they are observing. Because the text is simple, I think this book can be geared for 3-7 year olds.
by John McGranaghan introduces each of the planets to the reader. It gives a few facts about each for the Favorite Planet Competition, often including how the planet was named. (For those who believe in a young Earth and universe, you may be interested to know that the book does say that the planets have been around for billions of years.) Just as the planets are personified in the cover illustration, the planets are also personified in the text. This is a good book for introducing the planets to a child, and the on-line Teaching Activity Guide gives much more detail for the planets. I especially liked the scaled Solar System Cards. My only concern with this book is that Pluto hosts the Favorite Planet Competition, but it is never explained what Pluto is. (All I know is that "he" is no longer a planet. I didn't notice anything addressing this in the Teaching Activities either, though I could have missed it with so many pages to read.) It's still a great introductory book!
