Anne Bradstreet by D.B. Kellogg is one of several biographies in the Christian Encounters series from Thomas Nelson Publishers. Anne Bradstreet came from England to Massachusetts in 1630 when she was 18. She was a devout Christian and Puritan. Although she was a busy wife and mother of eight in the New World, she found time to write poetry. A volume of her poems, The Tenth Muse Lately Sprung Up in America, was published in 1650. It was very well received, and is still celebrated today. [...]
 
 
 
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The teens’ powers and how they must work together to use them makes for an interesting story. The battles are good. But does every fantasy story have to have a race of odd people who talk funny? (Thinking of Jar-Jar Binks me am. And Gollum, Hobbitses. Mustn’t forget him.) The authors do a good job of making the middle schoolers talk like real thirteen year olds, which is annoying. Without giving anything away, I really liked the ending. Overall, it was an okay story, when I wasn’t frustrated by not understanding something due to never having read the first story. [...] I Am Hutterite by Mary-Ann Kirby is an intriguing story of Ms. Kirby’s life growing up in a Canadian Hutterite colony, and her parents difficult decision to leave their way of life, taking their seven children with them. Hutterites are somewhat similar to the Amish, with strict rules about dress and modern things such as television and radio, but they are different in that they share everything. Members do not earn money for themselves. They live together as members of the early Christian church did. [...] I love end of the world movies. The Day After Tomorrow for example. Jericho is one of my all time favorite television shows. Should the United States sustain a nuclear attack (and a series of EMPs) as portrayed in the TV series Jericho, I had a plan. [...] The Money Answer Book by Dave Ramsey is a book that answers some of the most common questions Dave Ramsey hears on his radio show. He answers questions such as, “My husband just left me. How do I protect my credit?” and “Will I retire with more money if it’s invested in a Roth IRA or a traditional IRA?” [...] |
Hi, there! I'm Ashley. I'm a young Christian housewife that drinks way too much Diet Coke. My husband, David, and I have been married for four years. We have a dog named Henry. Our biggest challenge is David's chronic illness, psoriatic arthritis.
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