Life at Rossmont: Stories of Joplin

Tuesday, May 24, 2011

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Our Read Alouds

By the Shores of Silver Lake
Sweet Home Alaska
Florida, My Florida
Escape to the Everglades
On the Banks of Plum Creek
Yellow Star
Bambi, a Life in the Woods
Thunderstorm in the Church
What We Believe
Little House on the Prairie
Farmer Boy
Little House in the Big Woods
The Burgess Bird Book for Children
Great Americans for Little Americans
The Happy Path
Chains in China
Escape
The Sword of Denis Anwyck
A Dolphin Named Bob
Shark Lady: True Adventures of Eugenie Clark
Hudson Taylor: Deep in the Heart of China
Strangers in the Land
Woodland Portraits
Stone Fox
Ben Carson: A Chance at Life
God's Ten Promises
What We Believe
The Boxcar Childrean
Step by Step: Learning How to Follow Jesus
How's Inky?
George Washington: True Patriot
Ellen, the Girl With Two Angels
Life With Lily
Pyramid
The Young Brahms
Faithful, But Not Famous
The Bible Story, Volumes 1-10
Only Their Names Remain
Squanto
A Cry from Egypt
Michael Asks Why
Patriarchs and Prophets
The Apple and the Arrow
Castle Diary: The Journal of Tobias Burgess

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And It Was Beautiful: Celebrating Life in the Midst of the Long Good-Bye by Kara Tippetts
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

I enjoy Kara's conversational style of writing. In some ways, this book is hard to read...because it talks intimately of life's hard. But it is also so full of encouragement and inspiration. It is a quick read, and I recommend it for anyone journeying through life, whether you're facing hard or not.

A friend asked her a question once: What does your heart hunger for? Her one-word response was: Time.

Time for the simple things:
Time to hold hands.
Time to hear a heart.
Time to share faith.
Time to listen.
Time to talk.
Time to giggle.
Time to see the children's weddings.
Time to have grey hair and wrinkles.
Time...

We need to remember that none of us is assured tomorrow. We only have today. Live life intentionally, and full of grace, love, forgiveness. Some day, soon, each one of us will meet Jesus face to face. Now is the time to prepare.

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