Amanda G

• Rated 4 stars

“I picked this book up at the used book store on Friday and had it read by Monday in between laundry, naps, and car trips. The author is a mother of twelve with some Montesori training to her credit. She uses 35 years of experience in conjuction with years of trial and error to give time saving tips and godly advise to raising children. I gleaned a few ideas that I would like to apply to the way that I parent which is always looking for improvements :)”

Amanda G wrote this review 9 days ago. ( reply | permalink )

• Rated 5 stars

“I am seriously considering homeschooling my son next fall. He can already read but the approach that the book takes to writing using the natural method makes sense to me. I would like to implement it in our studies. I also gained insight into how children learn arithmetic and simple ways to implement math into everyday life.”

Amanda G wrote this review 9 days ago. ( reply | permalink )

• Rated 0 stars

“What a good read right before Christmas. The Authors are gifted at incorporating bible verses and truth right into the story. It seems that them put a lot of time researching events of the time to enrich your reading enjoyment. ”

Amanda G wrote this review Tuesday, December 2 2008. ( reply | permalink )

• Rated 5 stars

“A mixture of comedy and tragedy. The Glass Castle will fill your heart with pity and admiration for author Jeannette Walls and the turbulent childhood she lived. I was utterly amazed at the story as it unfolded. The shock factor kept me reading and in the three days it took me to finish the book it led to a number of discussions with my friends. It's hard to believe that someone could overcome such chaos and make a life for themselves that resembled anything normal.”

Amanda G wrote this review Thursday, April 24 2008. ( reply | permalink )

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• Rated 5 stars

“Viewing it as a fictional book I give it five stars. As a Christian book maybe 2 stars. It was an enjoyable read with good character development. O.S. Card took a lot of creative liberty in describing the life of Moses with a loose connection to the Bible. Nowhere in the Bible does it mention Moses being raised by a female Pharaoh, conquering the city of Saba for Egypt by agreeing to marry a treasonous princess, or that he learned how to read Hebrew from his priest father in law and wife, Zephora. The book was originally written as a Mormon play. The author writes about Moses' 40 days on Mt Sanai, ".. Moses' vision was enlarged, and he comprehended with the same clarity not just Earth and all who dwelt on it, but all the other worlds that God had made...By the word of my power I made them; by the Son I created them, worlds without number. More that you can see, for many worlds have already finished their history and completed their work...". This must be a Mormon thing. I found nothing at all in the Bible to support this and other claims. The author also writes that God revealed his entire plan for mankind from beginning to end to Moses including the coming Christ. Also that after the dedestruction of the first tablets, that Moses broke when he found the Israelites worshiping idols, God gave Moses a lesser law that the people could follow more easily. Only on his death bed did Moses pass on the higher law and his account of the "fullness of time" to his son Gershom who was suppose to keep it a secret or an angel would come and take it away. It was a good book because if nothing else it had me picking through the book of Exodus to disprove some of the writings. Everyone must discern the truth for themselves.”

Amanda G wrote this review Sunday, April 13 2008. ( reply | permalink )

• Rated 5 stars

“I really enjoyed this book. It didn't take me long to to read and in fact if I didn't have to look after my son I could have read it in a nice relaxing evening. The story of Tamar inspires hope. She was so humble and although she was a Canaanite and raised to worship idols she was called by God. She indured so much but was greatly rewarded for her humility and perserverance. This was a great authors interpretation of the Bible.”

Amanda G wrote this review Wednesday, April 2 2008. ( reply | permalink )

• Rated 5 stars

“For Bible readers it is a familiar story of Jesus turning water to wine. It begins in Nazareth and continues to the baptism of Christ and his time spent being tempted by the devil. That was my favorite chapter. Temptation is real and we all have the strength to resist. I enjoyed the book but it wasn't for me a book I couldn't put down.”

Amanda G wrote this review Monday, March 31 2008. ( reply | permalink )

• Rated 5 stars

“It is a shame that shelfari doesn't show the cover of this picture book. My son likes this book because at 2 1/2 he is curious about nature and this book breaks down the life cycle of a frog so that it is easy to understand. ”

Amanda G wrote this review Monday, February 18 2008. ( reply | permalink )

• Rated 5 stars

“This book is just one of many in the Usborne phonics collection that are easy for early readers and have bright illustrations. One of my sons favs.”

Amanda G wrote this review Monday, February 18 2008. ( reply | permalink )

• Rated 4 stars

“In my opinion this is a great book for someone coming from a non-Christian background or a family that may have touted being Christian but where consistent biblical principles were not modeled in the home. The author Mary DeMuth tells her heart wrenching life story of abuse and neglect and her path to forgiveness. In order to build strong Christian families and change the future for our children we must come to grips with our past. Drawing strength and guidance from the One perfect parent we can make changes in our own families. ”

Amanda G wrote this review Friday, February 8 2008. ( reply | permalink )