Book Review: My Merry Christmas

My latest review is of the children's book, "My Merry Christmas" by Sally Lloyd-Jones. Sally Lloyd-Jones is a New York Times best-selling children's book author. I know of her because she is the author of the Platinum Award winner, The Jesus Storybook Bible. I am a preschool teacher and I am always looking for books that share the story of Jesus.
First of all, I have to say this book is beautifully illustrated. The colors are rich, and children will love the illustrated animal and people characters. It is a board book, and that is especially good for young readers that are still learning to be gentle with books. I too love that the book is a rhyming story. As an adult, I love to read stories to children that rhyme, as it makes the reading experience more enjoyable.
My favorite part of the book is that Sally Lloyd-Jones helps children relate popular holiday symbols (trees, lights, etc) to the true story of Christmas. I love any time an author can help one to see the story of Jesus in Christmas, especially young children. This book is one I would suggest for parents of young children to purchase, and add to their Christmas book collection. Thank you B&H Publishing for giving me a complimentary copy of this book.
(I agreed to write this unbiased review for a complimentary copy of this book).

Book Review: Praying the Scriptures for Your Adult Children

Handlebar group sent me a complimentary copy of Jodie Berndt's book, Praying the Scriptures for Your Adult Children (Trusting God with the Ones You Love), and I agreed to write this unbiased review. Jodie is an author, speaker and bible study teacher. She has also written books about praying the Scriptures for your children and teens.
I decided to review this book, as I have children that are transitioning into adulthood. Each chapter in the book focuses on different stages in your adult child's life (IE: marriage, friends, jobs, finances, etc). The author shares stories about her own family, as well as stories from other parents of adult children. I was encouraged to read the personal stories of other parents, as they prayed for their adult children in all kinds of situations. All the stories were not necessarily happy ones, many were ones of pain and struggle. I think all parents that read this book can relate in some way to the personal stories of those in the book.
At the end of each chapter, you will find Scriptures that can be prayed over your children. The author also writes out prayers you can pray for yourself and your children. The Scriptures and prayers in the book correlate with the different stages and situations of your adult children's life.
Although the book is intended to help you pray for your children, I found the book to be helpful for my own life. I feel this book would be a good resource for anyone, regardless if they are a parent or not.