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Title: The Read- Aloud Family
Summary: Sarah Mackenzie (whose podcast I love) expounds on the importance of reading aloud {in general} in this book....& she explains the benefits & even has a group of recommended books for each age group. I am happy that many of the books she put on her list for ages 0-3 correspond with mine. She gives great tips throughout the entire book, but especially in regard to how to make read-aloud time happen in your home. Favorite quotes: "By the time our children leave our homes, we don't want them to wonder whether their lives matter. We want them to know that they do. If we tell them enough stories, they will have encountered hard questions & practiced living through so many trials, hardships, and unexpected situations that, God willing, they will have what they need to become the heroes of their own stories." "If I don't take a few strategic steps to making read-aloud time easy to pull off, I'm probably not going to read with my kids nearly as much as I hope I will, either. If I strategically leave my read-aloud book on the {kitchen} counter, There's a good chance I will see it a bazillion times throughout the day. There's also a good chance that at one point or another, I'll end up deciding to read aloud." "The best stories naturally cause questions to bubble up within us. They spur more questions than answers & lend themselves to a casual, enjoyable, leisurely conversation." *Check out her website for a list of recommended read-aloud books: readaloudrevival.com/
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Author: Gerald Lund
Summary: It's the New Testament Jesus/Messiah presented in this historical fiction, as viewed by a Jewish, Zealot family. Simeon is a fearless Zealot band leader, after the traditions of his mother (Deborah's) family. He is betrothed to Shana, who is the sister of his best friend & fellow warrior, Yehuda. Things really come to a head when Jesus has a great following of would-be disciples, and the Zealots and Romans are opposed to one another & a complicated scheme that has been put in place to incite a rebellion. Favorite quote: "The stroke of the whip maketh marks in the flesh, but the stroke of the tongue breaketh bones." - Second Epistle of Pontianus Title: The Point of Light
Author: Jon Ellsworth Summary: This World War II story was heart wrenching.....it was pretty hard to read at some points, especially once I suspected what would happen to Esmee (Claire's sister) after being captured by Nazis at the beginning of the book. I really loved Claire Vallant & what she stood for as a photojournalist who had joined the French Resistance & was searching for war crimes evidence in WWII. In the Afterword, I learned that Claire's testimony at the Nuremberg Trials is actually based on a real French, Auschwitz survivor named Marie Claude Vaillant-Couturier. Her story & the story of many people who fought against Nazi Germany & tried to protect or save Jewish people from genocide, is horrifying but also incredible. Even at great personal loss to herself, Claire consistently sticks to what she believes & makes every effort in that regard. Her love & concern for her family are what kept her going during those 4 war-torn years. Favorite quote: "Human affairs require more than a story, more than a telling. Human affairs require a conclusion. And where there has been strife, human affairs require resolution in the form of justice. There is a part of us that demands that evil be punished and good be rewarded." |
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