Fool Moon Rising is one incredible book! In a delightful and well-illustrated short poem, The Kristi & T. Lively Fluharty will demonstrate the foolishness of pride and point your child (and you!) to the solution. The moon begins the story living for himself. His one aim is to sing his praise, to make sure that all who see him recognize his greatness. It is obvious that the moons great light is not his, but from the sun. But the moon is oblivious to this fact and sings his praise. Does that sound familiar? O, how convicting because I am just like this foolish moon so often. Fool Moon Rising reveals the proud sinner inside of me each time I read it. Everything good in me comes from God, so why would I boast as if it were not a gift? Yet, in my blindness, that is exactly what I (and my child) am prone to do. It would be an excellent book if that was all it did: Point out the foolishness of pride. But it would not be a complete book. The moon is suddenly and remarkably changed when one day he sees the bright and blinding light of the Sun, the source of his light. From that glimpse on, the moon lives for one and only one purpose: To point all the glory back to the Sun. The only way to kill my pride is to gaze upon the glory of God; this will irresistibly direct my life after my one great aim: to enjoy God and glorify Him forever. But what I love about the story is that it doesn't explain any of the meaning behind the parable. This leaves likely countless years of many quality discussions with your child (your spouse, and even your own heart) about all of the rich meaning behind the parable. To help you out, there are a couple Bible verses and number of very good questions included. My daughter, 19 months, loves the pictures and wants me to read it to her all the time. The book includes incredibly fun illustrations. I can't wait for the day, very soon, when I can begin asking her simple questions about the content. It is simple enough that a 2-and-a-half or three-year-old could get some points, but deep enough to even challenge adults. As the elder at my church who determines books-of-the-month, this has quickly vaulted to the top of the list for children's books of the month. I long for the next generation at my church to be deeply affected by the message of this book; I long for the parents at my church to be deeply affected by the message of this book; and most of all I want my family (starting with myself) to be deeply affected by the pride-destroying message of this book.

Check out this great deal on a Brother sewing machine onlye $169.99 down from $449! Just as an FYI (or maybe a good review) I have had a Brother sewing machine since I was 12 and it works great! I wasn't very nice to it when I was young and it doesn't seem to have been affected If you need a sewing machine you might wanna check this one out. Free shipping!

This looks like a fun game for $9.99 down from $29.99.

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 This great quality bakeware set is $29.95 with free shipping. Amazon.com doesn't have it listed as discounted as it is. Bed Bath and beyond has a similar (smaller) set for $49.99 Good deal if you need it.

Pick any sampler from the Tea Shop section and enter coupon code FBFREE in the appropriate box while checking out. You will get free shipping and free sampler. I love tea and I ordered the peppermint.

In today's Groupon for $45 you'll get six pre-assembled pickup meals from Let's Do Dinner, a meal-assembly kitchen designed to take the guesswork out of dinner (a $90 value). Each pickup meal contains 2-3 servings. You can also choose to come in, learn to cook and assemble your own meals, and apply the $90 value toward the $140 cost of six flex meals (each meal contains six servings). I personally like the 1st option. To buy a groupon for this deal go here.

 Remember these? I got mine in the mail and I got two pair! I went on Amazon.com to see if I had ordered more than I thought or if they had sent me to many. Turns out. They were 2 for the price of 1. Yep! 2 pair for 49 cents! with free shipping. I really like them 'cause they are simple and comfortable. I am sure they will be great for Eli once she wears hoops.

I bought some of my Christmas presents this year of the Mountain Plus deal of the day link. I will put it on my side-bar like the Amazon.com lightning deals, so that it is easy to find. For now click on this picture: They have there CAMELBAK half-liter water bottles for only $6 and Huge Camelbak clearance sale. Save 50% on all Camelbak Packs while supplies last!

A couple of years ago my mom got us this projection alarm clock for Christmas. WE LOVE IT! It is o nice to get up in the middle of the night and see what time it is on the ceiling. You can also make the numbers as large as you want (great if you typically wear glasses or contacts). This one also displays the temp outside. Right now it is 55% off ($17.80) on Amazon.com with free shipping. I know at one point Costco had them for around $28.