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I had an awesome interview with Dannah Gresh who is the author of the Secret Keeper Girl series. It is one of the greatest tools contemporary moms have to connect with their 8-12 year old daughters while instilling in them virtuous values.

The Secret Keeper Girl: Friendship Pak is full of fun dates that you and your daughter will cherish. These are easy-to-plan dates that will help you to address issues that your daughter may face during these delicate and impressionable years.

Some of the questions that are tackled:

• How should I respond to mean girls?
• How do I love my neighbor?
• What’s the key to overcoming gossip?
• How should I respond to getting left out?
• Do I really have to love my siblings?
• Is it OK to be boy crazy?

In our interview Dannah and I talk about supporting businesses that make decent and presentable clothing for our daughters. Listen in to find out how you can help?

To learn more visit www.PureFreedom.com!

Chuck Black is at it again! Sir Bently and Holbrook Court is book 2 in The Knights of Arrethtrae and this book is more exciting than book 1 in the series (Sir Kendrick and The Castle of Bel Lione). Each book grows with intensity leaving you gripping each word until your knuckles turn white!

My sons love Chuck’s book and just between us…so do I…shhh.

Listen in to this amazing interview where Chuck also offers parents practical advice that I have already put to use with my thirteen year old daughter. Chuck and his wife, Andrea have six children who all love the Lord. I’d say they know a thing or two about raising children!

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In It’s Your Call, author Lawrence Powell presents a powerful, practical, purpose-centered guide to overcoming the most diffucult challenges in your quest fulfill the call of God on your life. In seven chapters, he skillfully uncovers the hidden obstacles that have been holding you back and equips you with the wisdom and power to finally break through these barries once and for all. With compelling insights and humorous personal anecdotes. Powell reveals a stp-by-step plan for reaching maximum levels of productivity in your ministry, business, and personal life.

Listen in as Pastor Powell gives powerful insight and revelation regarding your destiny!

Max, a Scottish terrier, takes his usual morning trot down to the loch where he hears a mysterious Voice humming in the reeds saying, “Come to Me…follow the fire cloud.” He embarks on an unknown journey from Scotland meeting other animals along the way including Liz, a brilliant, petite black cat from France. Max and Liz become the brave leaders for their group, and eventually, for the entire ark. The mysterious journey, filled with danger, humor, trials, and triumphs, leads them across Europe to the Middle East. The moment of arrival for these animals is spectacular as the ark is miraculously transformed into the animals’ natural habitats.

Throughout the previous one-hundred years, Noah and family have endured ridicule from villagers while building the ark. Now this family must painfully witness the loss of lives and total destruction of the earth through the mighty flood.

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After the journey to the ark, the voyage in the ark begins. Liz finds ways to keep the animals occupied, including daily exercise lead by the flamingos and a talent night where the animals entertain each other with their natural abilites. But a sinister plot develops. Someone is out to kill Noah and his family. Liz follows clues that lead her to discover a stowaway who has deceived them all. Max and Liz foil the plot, but at a high price. The end climaxes with unexpected twists and turns, taking the reader from despair to hope.

Jenny Cote developed an early passion for God, history, and young people. Her first book, Now I Sea!, is an inspirational of sea stories and spirtual reflections. She now writes full time and lives in Roswell, Georgia, with her husband Casey and son Alex.

A novel for the “Child of God” in all of us.

Veteran entertainer, singer and songwriter LeFerna Arnold-Walch, takes you on an exciting journey, stuffed full of magic, mystery and miracles in this fun to read children’s novel for the entire family. Originally written for ages 7 to 12, she added over 100 illustrations for parents to share while reading it to their younger children, and surprisingly, the unraveled myths and exposed secrets in this book proved to be fun and informing for adults — now seen reading it by the pool and on their breaks at work! Everyone of all ages loves J.C. Lamb! A coming secret LeFerna didn’t even know! And now there’s more! Visit www.maryslambinc.com for more details.

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Today we’ll be talking with childrens’ author Ruth Willms. She is the author of childrens’ Christian fantasy “The Lion Tree” and recently released “A Christmas Present for Goliath.” Ruth has been writing for years and she also has a passion for children, which is why she became a writer of childrens’ books. She gives excellent advice for parents and children as well. Listen in as she shares her wisdom with us. If you’d like to know more about Ruth please visit her site at: www.ruthwillms.com.

Visit the website and watch the book come to life! This website is phenomenal, it’ll make your reading experience that much more extraordinary. www.gavingoodfellow.com

Candy Abbott is by far one of the best Christian fantasy author’s for children I’ve read in a long time. My sons (five and eight) loved this book!

What do twelve-year-old dyslexic Gavin Goodfellow, prophetically-inclined Uncle Warney, mother-daughter, witches from London, and a pimply-faced New Age guru have in common? Burnt Swamp — Where flames from a mysterious underground fire have been smoldering for ten years. The battle is on for dominion of the swamp and possession of an ancient diary that holds clues to release or destroy the evil that dwells beneath the surface. Will Gavin respond to the Holy Spirit and embrace his God-given calling? Or will Bea Dark and her mum unleash forces that lure Gavin and the sleepy town of Ashboro deep into bondage?

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Children’s author Ronica Stromberg joins us for an interview today. Her book is just the perfect little snuggle up story for your little one. Listen in as she shares with us a little more about herself.

This is a heartfelt story of a foster child who is running after love. After the death of his grandmother, Jeremiah bounces around from home to home. Each home he runs into eventually returns him to Children’s Services leaving him feeling unwanted and unloved. Holding on to the ‘strong words’ his grandmother instilled in him, he keeps the last strand of his hope from unraveling.

Jeremiah loves to run, but running usually leads him into trouble. No one seems to understand his need to run. Other don’t understand how running makes him feel set free like a caged bird. However, Jeremiah is consequently negating his future by running away from his past and he doesn’t realize the affect it is having on his present situation.

Nevertheless God has a plan, but will Jeremiah’s mustard seed faith grow into an answered prayer?

Mabel Elizabeth Singletray engages her readers with the compelling story of a foster child who, like all foster children, wants to be part of a family. Singletray stirs up emotions that cause the reader‘s heart to ache for the character Jeremiah. An excellent read for children and adults.

In two new books from best-selling children’s author Dandi Daley Mackall, clever rhymes and delightful illustrations help young children, ages three and up, understand God’s huge love for them and his joy in creating them. These enchanting picture books from the writer-illustrator team of Dandi Mackall and David Hohn will instill awe in young children as they revel in each page. Parents alike will appreciate the engaging stories that communicate God’s perfect plan and his divine purpose for little hearts.

In God Loves Me More Than That, children learn that God loves them deeper than a wishing well, wider than a semi-truck, louder than thunder, and softer than a kitten’s sneeze. Each question, presented with charming child-like faith will help young ones grasp the great love of God through comparisons and descriptions they can easily understand. In short, they’ll discover that His love is bigger, wider, higher, and deeper than anything they could imagine!

In When God Made My Toes, kids are drawn into the wonder of their creation by God. Their masterful artist who fashioned them just right for amazing and delightful adventures, such as roller skating, finger-painting, doing flips, and drinking cocoa. Children will come to an understanding that God shaped each part of their amazing bodies with joy, delight, and humor.

Author Bio: Dandi Daley Mackall has published more than 400 books for children and adults, with more than 3 million combined copies sold. She is the author of WaterBrook’s two other delightful Dandilion Rhymes books, A Gaggle of Geese & A Clutter of Cats and The Blanket Show. A popular keynote speaker at conferences and Young Author events, Mackall lives in rural Ohio with her husband, three children, and a menagerie of horses, dogs, and cats.

Illistrator Bio: David Hohn is an award-winning illustrator who graduated with honors from the Maryland Institute College of Art. He has worked as both a staff artist and an art director for a children’s software company in Portland, Oregon, a position which led to his art directing an award-winning project for Fisher-Price. Hohn’s recent projects include Lisa Tawn Bergren’s God Gave Us Christmas.