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January 2015

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I am still reading Ester Ried .  It is a fun read.  Like I said last time I could totally see this as a modern movie.  Ester would work at a family business probably a diner.  She gets an e-mail or call or text from her cousin that she is getting married.  She gets to see New York city but her cousin is all "religious" and getting married to a youth pastor.  Ester always thought of herself as a Christian but not like her cousin.  Abbie goes to all the prayer meetings and volunteers for everything.  Meanwhile her sister is being influenced by a horrible guy back home in some small town in Ohio (?) maybe.  Okay....in reality Ester works with her mom at a boarding house and there is no e-mail or texting it was all done through a letter, but pretty much the same thing. With the girls, we just finished Little House on the Prairie .  I am excited to introduce them to the show.  Since we just a finished a book we jumped right into the next one... Ariana's Pick: This is

Ester Ried

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Mom is reading Ester Ried by Isabella MacDonald Alden.  This is the book currently being read on BBN as a Christian Classic.  Thought I would give it a try.  One minute reviews of what I have read so far- Chapters 1-8:   -Ester is looking for something awesome to happen in her life and she gets to go to New York City! -I can totally see this as a modern movie. -I can't figure out what time period exactly this was written for but I really enjoy trying to make it modern in my head.   Girls are reading: We only have 2 more chapters to finish!  They have done a very good job of listening to this.  Hermione enjoyed the Christmas story.  After we finish this we are going to start watching the show and I am going to see if we can read the next one. Hermione can actually read these.  I remember growing up with these stories.  It is so much fun to see her read these and really apply God and Jesus to normal everyday life.  These are old-fashioned though,