Some Cute Little Cowboys

Savana took these photos for an Etsy listing last week, and I think they are just too cute not to share!  (Of course, the cute pony helps a lot!)

To order a custom-made shirt like the ones these boys are wearing, or see the other sizes/ styles Savana makes, please visit Pretty Modest Shoppe on Etsy.

Day at Blue Spring!

For Bo's birthday we took a trip to Bronson Blue Spring.  It was so much fun!  It is so much more enjoyable to swim in a spring than in a pool (though pools are fun too!)  There was a large shallow area for the younger ones to splash around in, as well as the deeper part around the boil for those who enjoy diving.  A diving platform made it even better, and we were almost the only ones there.

Here are some pictures from our day!

Journeying in the Light Part VIII

Well, I hope I haven't worn everyone out with this story yet, but since it isn't finished, I have to keep working on it.  :)  May it be an encouragement!

Journeying in the Light~ Part VIII

For previous chapters, please see the other blog posts in the category Journeying in the Light.

Robinson Crusoe, by Daniel Defoe~ A Christian Adventure Tale

Robinson Crusoe, by Daniel Defoe

Rating:  8 out of 10 stars

     Published on April 25th, 1719, Robinson Crusoe is one of the most popular and famous adventure stories of all time.  What young boy doesn't like to camp out?  And how much better it would be to live on a desert island for a while!  Most people are pretty well acquainted with the general story:  Robinson runs away from home to go to sea, sails on several voyages, is taken prisoner and enslaved by the Moors for a couple of years, escapes to  Brazil, farms for a while, then goes on another voyage that ends in his being wrecked on a desert island off the coast of South America.  But what is not always known is that this story is distinctly Christian.

Book Review: In His Steps, by Charles Sheldon

In His Steps, by Charles Sheldon

My rating:  8 out of 10

Age range:  12 and up

    In His Steps was recommended to me by a friend, who said it had impacted him greatly.  I can see why- it provokes the reader to ask the question "What would Jesus do?"  It is the story of a movement begun by a tramp who comes to town asking for work, and intrudes upon the comfortable and easy going First Church of Raymond.  The members are astonished and scandalized when he gets up and asks a number of thought provoking questions, but the pastor is deeply impressed.  The impression is deepened yet more by the death of the man shortly after they meet.  The next week he asks his church for volunteers who are willing to pledge that for at least one year, they will regulate all their actions by first asking the question:  "What would Jesus do?"