I see myself in the Velveteen Rabbit—less beautiful and more old-fashioned than my counterparts. Frankly, I sometimes feel as though I don’t fit in anywhere. I wonder: how do I become who I’m meant to be?
God made us both body and soul, and the two parts affect each other. This is a fantastic way of teaching kids—or anyone—to lean into God’s good gift of a body to turn our focus to Him.
I had a conversation with a friend recently about her little boys. One of them is in the stage where he has imaginary friends; at present, he has three of them, with nonsensical names she doesn’t understand. Mom is doing a great job respecting the stage he’s in. She allows this kind of creative play…
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Throughout the story, Dickens subtly weaves in allusions to the Bible’s rich young ruler, who was unwilling to give up all he had to follow Jesus.Â
The books below manifest their creators’ love for the patron saint of storytelling, but their virtue lies in more than their subject matter. Their own charm, wit, ingenuity, and, above all, heart, does just homage to the timeless Victorian author.
Parents of young children can often scold themselves for getting distracted over things like these: little side trips into things that interest them for one reason or another.
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If you’re a Christian, you have to believe that Beauty will win. Life will triumph over death. Beauty will overcome the ugliness of the world just as Jesus’s blood has removed the stains of sin in your heart.
Callenlas is a world filled with treasure, and these books give us just a taste of a place striated with stories.
Permission to let a plant or two die. At least the humans are surviving.
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