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Archives for April 2013

5 on Friday: Kids books I'd read without my kids

April 12, 2013

We love books in our house. As our kids grow, their book collection has overtaken the adults. So, here are five book series (they are so many more I could list) I would read even if my kids didn’t want to. Great characters, stories, lessons. And they make me laugh.OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA

  1. Junie B.  Jones
  2. Fancy Nancy
  3. Olivia
  4. Berenstain Bears
  5. Amelia Bedelia

What books would you add?

Filed Under: 5 on Friday, Children & motherhood Tagged With: amelia bedelia, berenstain bears, children's books adults would enjoy, fancy nancy, junie b jones, olivia, reading with kids

When you don't have to be a superhero

April 11, 2013

To say human trafficking is an overwhelming atrocity is putting it mildly. With 27 million slaves in the world today, what good is one person’s effort?

Matt Parker, founder of The Exodus Road, shares from his heart about why rescue isn’t for the superheroes but for the ordinary people.

Take 3 minutes and watch. Then go out and change the world.

[vimeo http://www.vimeo.com/61060062 w=500&h=281]

Rescue Isn’t Jason Bourne, It’s You.mov from The Exodus Road on Vimeo.

Filed Under: missions, the exodus road Tagged With: change the world, don't be a superhero, human trafficking, the exodus road

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