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April Grace has grown up in the Ozarks.  She’s very proud of her heritage, and she’s protective of her family.  When some new people roll into town and start bad-mouthing hillbillies and the area, she immediately dislikes them.  When these new neighbors end up needing to come live  with April’s family, April is horrified.  Then, her grandma starts dating this creepy man.  Poor April is beside herself, and she lets you know it. April’s parents are wonderful examples of looking for the good in everyone.  April, on the other hand, is very critical of others.  Her grandma tells her that…

Max on Life by Max Lucado We have questions. Real, important, and challenging questions. In Max on Life, Max Lucado answers some of the thousands of questions he has received as well as some of his own questions. Max has broken down the chapter into 7 general topics: Hope Hurt Help Him/Her Home Haves/Have-Nots Hereafter These chapters include both new questions/answers as well as some questions/answers from Max’s previous books.  Max uses scripture to back up all of his answers. In typical Max Lucado style, the book mixes entertaining, fun writing with deep questions.  Most of the questions really need…

Sabbath: The Ancient Practices By Dan Allender, Phyllis Tickle As a family, we’ve been studying more about Biblical holidays including the Sabbath. Since we wanted to learn more about Sabbath, I thought this book might help us delve deeper into the topic. One of the things that I liked about the book is the emphasis on delighting in the Sabbath and not seeing it as a burden. My main problem with the book is that is wasn’t grounded in scripture; it was mainly based upon the author’s opinion. While I agreed with some of what was written, I would have…