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Lysa TerKeurst is a New York Times bestselling author and national speaker who helps everyday women live an adventure of faith. She is the president of Proverbs 31 Ministries, author of 15 books, and encourages nearly 500,000 women worldwide through a daily online devotional. Her remarkable life story has captured audiences across America, including appearances on Oprah and Good Morning America. She lives in North Carolina with her husband and five children.

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This Bible will help you live up to your God-given potential. Insightful daily devotions written by the women at Proverbs 31 Ministries help you maintain life's balance in spite of today's hectic pace. Dive into the beauty and clarity of the NIV Bible text paired with daily devotions crafted by women just like you---women who want to live authentically and fully grounded in the Word of God.

Product Details:
List Price: $34.99
Hardcover: 1536 pages
Publisher: Zondervan; Special edition (March 19, 2013)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0310439361
ISBN-13: 978-0310439363

AND NOW...SOME SAMPLE PAGES (CLICK ON PAGES TO ENLARGE):

 

My Thoughts

This Bible is simply breathtaking and marvelous for every mom out there.   I particularly like the cover and it’s picture on it as well as the colors chosen for it – various shades of teal which reminds me of the living water that Christ refers to.

This Bible not only contains the Scriptures from God but also includes about 366 daily devotions written by Lysa TerKeurst and some of the other women behind Proverbs 31 Ministries.    I enjoy reading her and discovering a new side of this amazing author.   For example, I learned from the release paper of this new Bible that Lysa and her husband caught the national media attention when they adopted two teenage boys from a war-torn orphanage in Liberia, Africa.    And this decision of theirs was followed by many in their community as they inspired other families to adopt over 45 children from the same orphanage.    Talk about having an impact in your community by a simple act of love. 

The goal of the devotions is to help women to develop and obtain a divine perspective in our quiet times with God.   Like it or not, we have days where we are a mess, when we loose patience and when we wish we could stay in bed.  But obligations require us to persevere and we need to have a healthy relationship with God to be able to have a healthy relationships with our loved ones.

The 366 devotions are included in the Bible in order and will not only allow you to ponder on a specific verse but allow you to explore at your own will more verses that could be helpful for you.   At the end of the Bible you can read more about the women who penned the devotions as well as discover which devotions every single one of them have written.

My only disappointment in this Bible would be the fact that reading schedule included in it.   I assume that it would be preferable to opt to read through the Bible in a year if you want to follow the devotions.   I would have like some guidance on that level even if I can figure it out myself.

The NIV Real-Life Devotional Bible for Women is available for purchase at your favourite bookstore, even amazon.ca and amazon.com.  You can get it in hard cover edition (both amazon.ca and amazon.com) or two different duotone in pink or teal (which seems to be only available on amazon.ca).

  

     

It is also available on Kindle and Kindle App.

   

Lego Brickmaster Legends of Chima The Quest for Chi
Published at DK Canada

About the product

An all-new LEGO® Brickmaster, all inclusive with two minifigures and 96 pages!!

Young readers will follow Lennox the heroic Lion and Crawley the crafty Crocodile as they battle over the ultimate power source: CHI! While they enjoy the six action-packed stories in comic book form, readers can follow step-by-step instructions to create the 17 exclusive models and reenact each plot. With brilliant building tips and fascinating "Did You Know?" bits throughout, this is a new and exciting look at the world of LEGO® Legends of Chima™.

My Thoughts

This is the latest product in the Lego Brickmaster series from DK.   I really like the Lego Brickmaster products because it allow the child to build fun scenes with the Lego bricks included in the box.   Not only that but you also get two mini figures as well in each boxes.

The book itself will introduce the kids to the world of Chima.   Chima is a natural paradise where the creatures living there look like familiar animals that can walk and talk.   Lions, Crocodiles, Ravens, Eagles and Wolves are the main tribes living in Chima.   The place is a battleground now because some creatures wants to have more Chi – a powerful natural element which is a source of life and of destruction.  

This Lego Brickmaster provides a detailed step-by-step process in building a wide variety of scenes depicting the fight between the Lions and the Crocodiles.    You will be able to create Lennox and Crawley as well as an old temple, a swamp runner, a lion buggy, a jet pack, a lion shrine, a swamp quad with croc features, a secret hideout, a small shrine, a croc marker, a croc walker, a swamp buggy, a force field protector, a croc bulldozer, a chi throne, a lion jet, and much more.   Each 96 pages are packed with projects to build as well as a story to read in the form of a comic book. 

I find the Lego Brickmaster products to stir up the imagination of my kids when they start following the instructions.   At some point while building with these books, they start inventing their own scenes and vehicles.  It’s quite fun to discover their talents in putting things together.

I have the privilege to review other Lego Brickmaster products in the past – Ninjago, Atlantis, Friends, Ninjago Fight of the Snakes, Pirates, Castle, Star Wars, and City.  Each time my kids had a trill building the scenes and inventing their own stories using the bricks provided.   Once again I have no doubt that they will enjoy creating stories in the world of Chima.   

I hope that DK will continue to create new Lego Brickmaster in the future.  Not only are they affordable and contains numerous bricks in each pack but they are perfect for gifts as well.    I also hope that they will create more Friends or Star Wars Brickmaster kits.   

Lego Brickmaster Legends of Chima The Quest for Chi is available at your favourite bookstore, even amazon.ca and amazon.com.

 

Disclaimer: Thanks to DK Canada for sending me the above mentioned products for review purposes. I was not monetarily compensated for this review. Please note that the review was not influenced by the Sponsor in any way. All opinions expressed here are only my own.

DK Readers Lego Friends
Published at DK Canada

My daughter just love the Lego Friends products and wish she would have more of them.    However, it’s not always possible to get more of this Lego collection for her…   However, DK has now a series of books from the DK Readers that cover the adventures of the Lego Friends.   The DK Readers are great books to encourage your child to read on subjects he/she is interested in.  There are five levels that aim different reading abilities.  This flexibility allow you to choose the books that are right for your child.

• Pre-Level 1: This level is perfect for kids learning to read.   They use high-frequency words, have a picture word strip, a picture glossary and a simple index.   These books reinforce vocabulary with the help of labels.
• Level 1: This level is great for kids that have begun to read.  It contains simple sentences and limited vocabulary, a picture glossary and a simple index.
• Level 2: This specific level is specifically geared for kids who are starting to read alone.   You will find longer sentences and an increased vocabulary, information boxes containing extra details and facts, as well as a simple index.
• Level 3: This level is for kids that are able to read alone.  It contains more complex sentence structure, information boxes and alphabetical glossary as well as a comprehensive index.
• Level 4:  This level is specifically for proficient readers.   You will find a rich vocabulary and challenging sentence structure, additional information as well as an alphabetical glossary and a comprehensive index.

The books are designed in a way that an adult can help by providing encouragement, discussing storylines, and sounding the words that can be unfamiliar for the child.  I believe that anyone can read with enthusiasm when he/she reads a book that grabs her interest.    So knowing that my girl loves Lego Friends, I wouldn’t be surprised if she get more interested in learning to read and practice her reading with these two books.

Level 2 – Let’s Go Riding!

Join Mia and her horse pal Bella on their most fun adventure yet. Full of pretty illustrations accompanied by high-frequency words, picture word strips, and a simple index, Let's Go Riding! is perfect for your young reader.

My Thoughts

In this particular book, you will discover who in the Lego Friends loves horses and how the horses are taking cared for.   Your child will join her friends at Heartlake Stables and at the riding school to meet the horses, discover what the friends would like to do in the future, who is participating to horse shows, how to care for horses and much more.   The book contains seven small chapters and a quiz at the end that will encourage your child to develop reading comprehension.   The goal is to be able to answer a question with a complete sentence and/or to find the answer in the book.   These skills are essential in order to develop quick response when someone talk to you as well as finding information rapidly in a book.

Level 3 – Summer Adventures

School's out and the girls of Heartlake City are off on their latest adventures. Go along with the LEGO® Friends as they spend their summer exploring the city in this new reader from DK!

My Thoughts

Right from the get go I love the covers of this book.   What can I say, I would love to get this specific set of Lego Friends for my daughter…  You see we have an RV of our own and we build up memories with our kids with it.   Summer Adventures will allow your child to experience a summer of fun with Emma, Mia, Andrea, Stephanie and Olivia.   This book contains more chapters as it is a higher level.   A total of 46 stories are included in it – small stories I might add but nevertheless enough to encourage your child to read about her friends at Heartlake City.    At the end, a small quiz is included in order to encourage your child to answer with complete sentence and/or find the answer in the book.   What kind of adventures are included in this book?   Well Stephanie will fly her seaplane, Olivia will go camping in her camper van, Mia will learn to play drums, Andrea will find a summer job, and Stephanie and Ella will write to each other.  There will be also adventures at the beach, time to relax, outdoor adventures as well as indoor ones, and much more.   This book will allow your child to discover how the Friends are spending their time during the summer.

Both books will definitively grab the interest of little girls everywhere.   It’s a whole new way of enjoying the Lego Friends with fun stories using the Lego packages available in the Friends series.

The DK Readers Lego Friends Let’s Go Riding and Summer Adventures are available at your favourite bookstores, even amazon.ca and amazon.com.

  

 

The titles are also available for your Kindle or Kindle app.

 

 

Disclaimer: Thanks to DK Canada for sending me the above mentioned book for review purposes. I was not monetarily compensated for this review. Please note that the review was not influenced by the Sponsor in any way. All opinions expressed here are only my own.