Have you ever needed a quick encouraging word? These Pocket Prayers from popular author Max Lucado are a dose of refreshment when you most need it.
Your Legacy: The Greatest Gift by Dr. James Dobson (Book Review)
In this book, Dr. Dobson uses personal examples to show how this looked in his own family, and Scriptural examples of fathers who were great men of the faith—but failed to pass it on to their children.
New Books from DK to Celebrate The LEGO® Movie – Reaction and Review
See the new DK books for kids about The LEGO Movie© – Not only the Level Readers that DK is famous for but also a couple other titles I highly recommend as well. I love the DK Ultimate Sticker Guide, and the hard cover Essential Guide. Which will be your family’s favorite?
His Grace is Enough- Book Review
As God’s children, we are not promised a life free of pain, struggle, or sorrow. Rather, we are promised that He will walk through the pain with us and carry us if need be. In His Grace Is Enough, author Kelli Hays shares women’s true tales of what at first glance seem to be ones […]
Dr. Bradley’s Husband-Coached Childbirth
Dr. Robert Bradley has been practicing obstetrics and gynecology in the United States since 1947. During his early years as a doctor, men were kept out of labour and delivery rooms. Women were subjected to whatever procedures and positions the doctor found most convenient. To Bradley, fresh from watching his father’s farm animals give birth […]
Book Review: Deloume Road by Matthew Hooton
Vancouver Island novelist Matthew Hooton writes a stunning, reflective novel about a few days of summer in a small community. Deloume Road (ISBN: 978-0-307-39813-0) is the story of Deloume Road, where a small community of families lives just outside of Mill Bay, Vancouver Island. The story is told through multiple narrators, each with a unique […]
Book Review: Juliet by Anne Fortier
Julie Jacobs is teaching a summer Shakespeare course when she learns that her aunt is dead. Arriving home for the funeral, Julie finds out that her aunt left her estate and everything else to Julie’s twin sister Janice. The only thing Julie gets is a letter from her aunt, with instructions for her to return […]
Celebrate National Library Week
Teaching your children to love reading is one of the greatest life skills you can give them. And one way to build their love of reading is to introduce them to all the wonders that the library holds. Gone are the days of the physical card catalog – they are gorgeous, so gorgeous in fact, […]
Hot Apple Cider: Two Canadian Anthologies
In 2008, That’s Life! Communications partnered with The Word Guild to produce Hot Apple Cider: Words to Stir the Heart and Warm the Soul, an anthology of Canadian short stories, nonfiction, and poetry. Since then, the book has become a best-seller, with over 45,000 copies in print. Hot Apple Cider brings a uniquely Canadian perspective […]
Author Lynn Dove talks about Devotions and Bullying
Canadian author Lynn Dove has been turning her personal stories of hardship into encouragement for others through the Chicken Soup for the Soul anthologies. This year, she had three short stories in different books, with at least one more story due to appear in Chicken Soup book next year. Recently, Lynn took a bit of […]
6 Gardening Books for Kids
I grew up on a farm, and I remember the shock of some of our young friends when they found out that we ate food we raised ourselves. Kids of the past few generations are more and more out of touch with where there food comes from. One way to remedy this is to include […]
Grown-Up Girlfriends and Lessons in True Friendship
We’ve all experienced the ups and downs of friendship. Beginning when we were little girls, we’ve bonded with others over shared interests and have been devastated when certain friendships didn’t work out, whether due to arguments or simply drifting apart over time. We cherished the good and learned from the bad. Now that we’re adults […]
