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  • a big CHANGE happened book review

    A BIG CHANGE HAPPENED: Book Review

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    “Change can be challenging for everyone, but it can feel especially overwhelming for children. As parents, we experience transitions alongside them, navigating not only their questions and emotions but also our own.” - Darby A. Strickland, MDiv, Counselor at the Christian Counseling & Educational Foundation (CCEF). If you know a child who is experiencing a big change, or is about to, then please consider this review of the picture book, A BIG CHANGE HAPPENED.

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    Sally Matheny

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    Hoofprints of Hope Book Review and Giveaway

    HOOFPRINTS OF HOPE DEVOTIONAL: Book Review and Giveaway

    October 9, 2026
    Book Review & Giveaway: Prayers for Each Moment (Book cover, cup of coffee, sweater).

    Book Review {& Giveaway}: Prayers for Each Moment

    September 11, 2025
    The Kid Who Changed the World

    Back-to-School Picture Book to Inspire All Students: The Kid Who Changed the World

    August 13, 2024
  • Book cover: Making Home Your Happy Place Book Review & Giveaway

    MAKING HOME YOUR HAPPY PLACE: Book Review and Giveaway

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    I am a life-long stacker—not a hoarder, just a stacker. I have stacks of notes, towers of books, and a pile of holiday décor to pack away. It’s what’s crammed inside the closets and the attic that weighs most heavily on me. So, when given the opportunity to review the book, MAKING HOME YOUR HAPPY PLACE: A Real-Life Guide to Decluttering Without the Overwhelm, I grabbed it. If you have tried to declutter your house before by using baskets, bins, or a system you couldn’t maintain, then this book is for you.

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    Ida Scudder book cover, BJU

    Ida Scudder: Missionary Doctor – Book Review/Giveaway

    November 8, 2021
    Happy, Happy, Happy Stories for Kids book cover

    HAPPY-HAPPY-HAPPY KIDS Book Review & Giveaway

    February 6, 2019
    Barnaby the Runaway Sheep (book cover) Book Review and Giveaway

    Barnaby the Runaway Sheep: Book Review & Giveaway

    March 13, 2025
  • Becoming You books for Boys and for Girls book covers

    BECOMING YOU for Girls and for Boys: 2 Book Set Review (Giveaway)

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    Are you looking for biblically based books to help girls and boys prepare for the physical, emotional, and spiritual changes of growing up? Is talking about upcoming body changes awkward for your preteens and possibly for you, too? Then, check out this review of two books recently released by the Christian publisher, New Growth Press. Becoming You: Everything You Wanted to Know About Growing Up includes one book specifically for girls and one book for boys. The publisher has generously sent me a copy of each book to give away to one of you, dear readers. Learn more about the giveaway at the end.

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    Sally Matheny

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    God's Gentle Care Book Review and Giveaway

    God’s Gentle Care: Book Review and Giveaway

    October 26, 2026
    NIV Beautiful Word Coloring Bible: Review and Giveaway

    NIV Beautiful Word Coloring Bible: Review and Giveaway

    November 19, 2025
    Love is Kind book cover

    LOVE IS KIND by Laura Sassi- Book Review & Giveaway

    October 6, 2018
  • God's Gentle Care Book Review and Giveaway

    God’s Gentle Care: Book Review and Giveaway

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    What could be more soothing to a child than farm animals and bedtime blessings? The third book in the Bedtime Blessings series, God’s Gentle Blessings, offers more than your average bedtime story.

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    {Review} Sadie Robertson’s Book: LIVE FEARLESS

    July 27, 2019
    Shows book cover of the picture book, GOD, I FEEL SAD. Text: Title and Book Review. sallymatheny.com

    GOD, I FEEL SAD {Book Review}

    April 3, 2023
    Book cover of BRITFIELD AND THE RETURN OF THE LOST PRINCE

    BRITFIELD AND THE RETURN OF THE PRINCE: Review & Giveaway

    November 18, 2022
  • Serah and the First Christmas Book Review (shows book cover)

    Serah and the First Christmas: Book Review

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    Looking for a new Christmas book for the little ones? Perhaps something with a fresh perspective? Then check out this review of Serah and the First Christmas, a picture book for ages 4-8. This story leads us to the manger through the journey of a young shepherd girl.

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    66 Ways God Loves You book cover

    66 Ways God Loves You Book Review & Giveaway

    October 11, 2016
    Becoming You books for Boys and for Girls book covers

    BECOMING YOU for Girls and for Boys: 2 Book Set Review (Giveaway)

    November 9, 2026
    The Growing Season book sitting on Sally Matheny's old tractor.

    Book Review: THE GROWING SEASON (Philpott)

    October 14, 2021
  • Hoofprints of Hope Book Review and Giveaway

    HOOFPRINTS OF HOPE DEVOTIONAL: Book Review and Giveaway

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    If your kids are absolutely crazy about horses or just curious about them, then you’ll want to check out this review of Hoofprints of Hope Devotional: 52 Wonders of Faith & Science for Horse-Loving Kids. Plus, we have a giveaway with this one!

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    The Hidden Village book cover shows boy in mangrove tree.

    THE HIDDEN VILLAGE: Book review

    June 18, 2021
    Shows a copy of the book: LET'S BE FRIENDS. Text includes "Book Review & Giveaway"

    LET’S BE FRIENDS: Book Review & Giveaway

    November 25, 2024
    Happy, Happy, Happy Stories for Kids book cover

    HAPPY-HAPPY-HAPPY KIDS Book Review & Giveaway

    February 6, 2019
  • Shows picture of Kathy O'Neill standing beside a horse. Text: Author Interview with Kathy O'Neill

    Author Interview with Kathy O’Neill

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    Next week, I'll post a review of a new book, Hoofprints of Hope Devotional published by Tyndale Kids. But today, I want you to meet the author, Kathy O'Neill. I've followed her blog, Kathy The Picture Lady, for some time, because we both have a love of history and His Story. We both enjoy art, too, but Kathy is gifted in it. With a degree in education and concentrations in psychology and art, Kathy has over 30 years of experience teaching art to students in kindergarten through high school. She now teaches elementary art and loves helping her young artists discover the wonder of God’s creation. Want to know more…

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    Our Chocolate Tasting Experience at French Broad Chocolate Factory

    March 21, 2023
    Questions Club Cause Caravan

    {College-Bound} Questions to Consider Before Joining a Club, Cause, or Caravan

    July 21, 2022
    Sunflower wreath with text - Take the November Remember & Reconnect Challenge

    Remember and Reconnect Challenge

    November 4, 2021
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