My First Devotional ~ Our Favorite Bible Resource

This has been the scene in my home for many nights now...

He's been reading until he can't keep his eyes open.  

I was thrilled to receive My First Devotional, published by Thomas Nelson, for my seven year old son.  

He reads a story to me each night, and then wants to keep reading more!  The funny illustrations, humor, interesting facts, and mysteries keep his interest peaked.   I like the scripture references and discussion topics to apply each short story to HIS own life.

There are just over 75 pages of devotions - and each little story is 3-4 pages.  Each devotion is broken down into the sections:  


 Who? Me? - how this relates to the reader 
 Bible Verse  - additional scriptural reference
 Did you Know?  - interesting facts
Challenge  - applying the word to the reader's life.. thinking more deeply
 Prayer




Included in "Did You Know?" are interesting facts such as:

Archaeologists have proven Jericho's destruction happened at the end of the fifteenth century BC - precisely the time when the Bible says it happened.

and

In ancient Greece and Rome, fried locusts, cicadas, and grasshoppers were considered superior to the best meat or fish.  Locusts are a good source of protein, vitamins, and minerals and are still eaten in Asia today.  

It is little facts like this that my son LATCHES ONTO and loves to share!  I'm sure I'm not alone in having a little one who obsesses takes great interest in something.   

Take a look at the flip book to see for yourself what a great resource this is for your young children (I would think ages 5-10 would be perfect - a bit older or younger depending upon the child).  I consider this to our FAVORITE BIBLE RESOURCE right now for my little guy! 

I'm thankful to be a Tommy Nelson Mommy, and thankful to be able to share some wonderful Christian training resources with you!  

A Lesson in Life and Money for Children

One of the Tommy Mommy review selections for this month is a sweet little book, Three Cups.  Written by Tony Townsley and Mark St. Germain, this storybook tells of a father giving his son three cups for his fifth birthday:   GIVE, SAVE and SPEND.   The book opens,

On my fifth birthday, my parents gave me a wonderful present.  They promised it would take me on many adventures.

By the end of the book, as the boy has grown, the story shows how rewarding giving, saving, and spending can be.   It comes full circle when the boy grows up and gives his own son the three cups for his fifth birthday.

My husband read this book with our children - he works  in the nonprofit debt counseling arena and this subject is very dear to his heart.  He LOVED the book... the children were enamored with it's simple wording and muted illustrations. 


The book concludes with a Parent's Guide called Getting Started with Three Cups.  It gives 10 helpful suggestions to starting this program with your own child(ren).   


For more information visit:
www.3cupsbook.com
   


If you want a concise, sweet book to teach your young children about giving, saving and spending, this is the book for you.    It is published by Tommy Nelson, and available through Amazon.






Disclaimer:I received the above named product from Tommy Nelson in return for my honest review. I have not been compensated in any other form. 

What Bible Do You Use?

I'm so excited to tell you about our first review for Tommy Nelson Publishing.   Being a Tommy Mommy is going to be a wonderful experience, I can tell.   Everything I had ever gotten from Tommy Nelson was wonderful, and now I have the chance to share wonderful homeschooling (and otherwise!) resources with you.

We received The Young American Patriot’s Bible – The Word of God and the Heroes that Shaped America for review.  This Bible, inspired by the best selling American Patriot's Bible (also edited by Dr. Richard G. Lee) is in the New King James Version.  It includes a concordance and several color maps at the end.  

Other important information:

*Full text in New King James Version with 64 color pages of articles that focus on the heroes that shaped America.


*Helps kids develop an appreciation for God’s Word and how it helped shape our country.  Biographies of American heroes are interspersed throughout the Bible.  


The biggest thing I appreciate about this Bible is how to it shows my children that our country's earliest leaders RELIED ON GOD'S WISDOM AND GRACE to create the country we live in today.  Considering that the Bible is almost never mentioned by today's leaders, this was a refreshing (and needed) perspective on American Government.  

It is impossible to rightly govern a nation without God and the Bible  ~ George Washington

...we do very well to recall our 'firm reliance on the protection of Divine Providence,' to give thanks for the freedom and prosperity this nation enjoys, and to pray for continued help and guidance from our wise and loving Creator.  ~ George W. Bush 

I encourage you to visit the Tommy Nelson - Raising Faithful Kids website and see all of the wonderful resources they have to offer. You will find free goodies among other things!!

If you are looking for a Bible for your children that will also teach them about Godly American heroes, I highly recommend The Young American Patriot's Bible!  

Disclaimer: I received the above named product from Tommy Nelson Publishing (as a Tommy Mommy) in return for my honest review. I have not been compensated in any other form.