Livingstone Mouse by Pamela Duncan Edwards & Henry Cole

I find great joy in discovering lesser known children's books with delightful illustrations and a great story line..  This would be a great Five in a Row type book to consider..  Livingstone Mouse presents many interesting animals and insects to explore such as the click beetle, cockroaches, a cricket, a raccoon, rats, a bat and of course mice..   Livingstone the famous explorer of China could be studied while enjoying this book.  Also, this would be a great time to explore the 5 senses of smell, taste, sight, feeling & sound as many are characterized in this lovely book.   I love the play on words regarding "China".  Hope you investigate this book with your little ones..  Would  love to hear about one of your favorites..

Using Technology for His Glory

Several Months ago a very precious friend of mine invited me to a Bible Study-Accountability group via text.. I was grateful for the invite and didn't realize how life-changing such a small thing could be!  I was living about an hour from our church and unable to leave my babies at this stage in my life to attend a Women's Study.  I prayed and asked God to fill the emptiness I was feeling regarding this..  His Answers are beautiful beyond my imagination..  So M-F after doing my devotion I started texting my 2 precious friends about what I had studied.  They also texted me  about what they had studied..  I get a 3 fold dose of the Word every morning from these two beautiful ladies..  I started thinking maybe others would benefit from such a sharing of the Word.. so I included others who maybe weren't used to reading the Word every day.. and then some  other friends as God laid them on my heart.. and then my own precious teen daughter.  The most wonderful blessing occurred when my teen daughter started texting the Word to me each day...  I have been doing this for several months now and have learned so much  from my beautiful texting buddies <3  Not only that.. we have been only a text away when a need for prayer has arisen.. and when I don't receive a devotion in the morning I know that I need to be praying.. and asking if everything is ok..  My love for the Word and fellowship has grown and I am grateful!  Please Consider starting a circle of precious texting or even facebooking  friends to help keep you in the Word and fellowship!  Truly it has been a precious treasure! 

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