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Review: See the Light – The Crossmaker

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See the Light – Drawing Children to Him The Crossmaker Volume One: Stories of God’s Love in Action See the Light Product Description: Created by author and educator Pat Holt, and produced by Parking Lot Production’s Kip Perry (Disney, ABC, “Guideposts Junction,” “A Distant Thunder”), See The Light is a series where Bible stories come to life as gifted artist Gloria Kohlmann develops a colorful canvas of chalk art. Then, at the story’s climax, an ultraviolet light reveals a hidden picture that reinforces the story with a truly memorable moment. The companion DVD elements and web-based curricula allow children to…

Review: USA on the Road

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Insight Guides: United States on the Road Book Description: Take to the open road and discover the US coast-to-coast, from major cities to open spaces! Insight Guide United States on the Road offers readers five trips around the USA—Atlantic, Northern, Central, Southern and Pacific—guided by its highly readable text that covers everything from various routes all around the US to full-color maps cross-referenced with text to help you get around. Unlike many of its competitors, it’s filled with vibrant full-color photos that capture the breathtaking scenery of the open road. Also, the special “Travel Tips” offer readers the best locations…

Review: The Vintage Remedies Guide to Real Food

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The Vintage Remedies Guide to: Real Food by Jessie Hawkins Book Description: VR Guide to Real Food is a paperback book on the current food industry, how it got here, how that impacts health and how to change. It includes tips for changing the diet to real foods on a budget, with kids, etc. It also covers 7 confusing foods such as seafood, meat and sweeteners. It ends with a guide to over 150 foods, including not only descriptions, but medicinal and nutritional benefits, how to select and purchase them and recipes to try out the new foods. End of…

Review: Episencial Sunny Sunscreen

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Summer is almost here, and the kids are all outside playing. Sunscreen is essential in battling the effects of the harsh Arizona sun. I’m always concerned about all of the chemicals that are in traditional sunscreens, but the organic sunscreens that we have tried have been sticky, thick, and/or ineffective for us. The first thing I did when I received the Episencial Sunny Sunscreen was to smell it. It genuinely was fragrance free as stated. The sunscreen itself was light and creamy. It went on smoothly and felt more like a lotion than a sunscreen. It was quickly absorbed into…

Cheribundi

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What is Cheribundi?  Cheribundi is a delicious, natural fruit juice made from orchard-fresh tart cherries.  It is not a concentrate.  The cherries are gently processed, so you do not miss out on all of the wonderful nutritional benefits of cherries due to over processing.  One 8 oz bottle contains 2 servings of fruit.  Cheribundi is currently offered in three different varieties: Tru Cherry, Skinny Cherry, and Whey Cherry. Tru Cherry has 50 cherries packed into the 8 oz bottle.  It’s sweetened with apple juice. This was my favorite Cheribundi drink.  The tartness of the cherries paired with the slight sweetness…