Thanks to PlayMonster and Tryazon for the awesome game! My kids (ranging from teen to preschooler) all love this game!
Zombie Chase by PlayMonster is so much fun for everyone.
I love how easy it is for the preschooler – he likes to get turned into a zombie as soon as possible and then chase everyone else around the board!
While my older kids are focused on collecting all the items necessary to escape and win the game while not being turned into a zombie.
We had some game time with friends as well and I had to make sure every mom knew exactly what the game was called and where to get it, because it’s now on several kid’s Christmas Gift lists!
They also sent me a game called Reign by PlayMonster. It reminds me a lot of Risk, but it’s way way faster (as in you complete an entire game in 30 to 60 minutes). My 8yr old son loves it and has been bringing it places when he knows he’ll have friends to play with. It really is the perfect game for elementary and middle school aged kids!
Pure Flix is a faith based family-friendly streaming video service. Their mission is to stream inspiring and faith-affirming TV shows, movies, and original series.
One of these series is Vindication. It’s Pure Flix’s very own Cop Drama. You can check it out here.
In my efforts to review this episode, I accidentally watched episode 6 of season 1 first. Whoops! Of course, now I need to finish watching season one!
Though, comparing the episodes, I do think that season 2 is an improvement on season 1 and I’m enjoying season 2 more.
Once I finally watched “The Facade”, which is Vindication Season 2, Episode 6, I liked it. It was an interesting episode about an eccentric photographer and a suspected crime.
They did a good job of keeping it interesting all the way through and left me excited about watching the next episode.
Aside from this drama, Pure Flix also has a fun collection of classics, kids movies and shows, and comedies. Plus a lot more! Basically, there’s something for everyone in my family.
Check out Pure Flix for yourself and enter below for a chance to win a free 6 month subscription to Pure Flix!
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Roar Like a Lion by Levi Lusko with Tama Fortner is a 90 day devotional book for kids.
With eye-catching art, fascinating stories and facts, Bible verses and prayers, and simple action steps, this 90-day devotional will help your kids approach both fun moments and tough times with their hearts set on God’s faithfulness.
Facing fears about school and friendships
Dealing with peer pressure and bullying
Handling new challenges, disappointments, and grief
Having courage to try something new
Understanding how we each fit into God’s great story
I love the fun pictures and the little extra info in the bubble at the end of each devotion . I also love how each devotion is short and perfect for reading to kids.
Each devotion starts with a verse and ends with a little prayer. And, 90 days of devotions is perfect for encouraging a daily devotion habit in my kiddos. They’re enjoying these devotions and absolutely LOVE the lion on the cover!
You can order your own copy here! And enter the giveaway below for a chance to win a copy of Roar Like a Lion!
Pure Flix is a faith based family-friendly streaming video service. They originally started as a film studio in 2005 and in 2014 launched Pure Flix. In 2020 they became part of AFFIRM Entertainment. Their mission is to stream inspiring and faith-affirming TV shows, movies, and original series.
One of these series is Vindication. It’s Pure Flix’s very own Cop Drama and it’s returning for a second season this month! (September 2021). You can check out the trailer here.
I love a good cop drama show and it was interesting to see it from a more faith based perspective. I feel like most dramas like this are very formulamatic and Vindication didn’t exactly follow the usual form.
It was kind of nice, because I didn’t exactly know what to expect next. They spent a lot of time on the character / suspect’s life and almost no time on the crime itself and I was kind of surprised when it was magically solved at the end.
And it was cool to see how the suspect, even though he had struggles, in the end, made the right decision, and that decision probably saved his life.
This first episode was a lot more like a relationship drama and not so much of a cop show. So, I am looking forward to watching the rest of the season on Pure Flix because it is a fun show that’s more about the mystery than the drama.
It’s back to school time, and I’m loving these fun products that help make learning fun! With homeschooling multiple grades it’s super busy at times, but also so much fun to see my kids learning!
I am loving this rug from KC Cubs! I set it out in our school area for my 4yr old and eventually gave up on taking a picture of it with no toys on it. It’s his favorite place to play!
I love how he’ll play with toys and then we’ll discuss a few letters and then he’ll go back to playing. The seasons have been a favorite topic of conversation with his older siblings. They know the seasons, but seeing them laid out by month has been super interesting to them.
This rug is comfortable and doesn’t slide around on my floor. Basically, everyone loves it! It’s the preferred toy and game area in my house suddenly. And I’m loving that we can naturally have conversations about letters, seasons, and days of the week while the kids play.
And, what’s a school day without good snacks? I’m loving these fun cookies from Dick & Jane!
Not only are they tasty, they’re terrific conversation starters! We even had to look a couple presidents up because none of us remembered what they did.
I think we spend more time playing with these than eating them. Which really isn’t all that bad. It’s definitely a fun way to start or finish our school day!
And, last but not least, this super easy cookbook from America’s Test Kitchen. Because a school day isn’t successful without a tasty dinner! And I don’t always have time to spend a lot of time in the kitchen.
Each of these recipes really is only 5 ingredients, which makes them all super easy to make. I’m loving the addition of all these tasty and easy recipes to the end of our school day.
With only 5 ingredients, even my older kids can make us dinner! It’s a win win. Good food, and they’re learning how to cook!
Thanks to Tryazon and Spinmaster for the awesome Aerobie Football!
This football whistles when you throw it correctly, which is pretty awesome! And it’s small and light enough that even my 4yr old can throw it!
We practice in the back yard with it at first and then took it to a play date with friends. It’s an awesome toy and perfect for the fall and playing outside.
I am encouraging lots of outside play these days because the weather is beautiful! And fresh air and sunshine are so great for everyone!
We’re all looking forward to our next playdate at the park!
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I don’t know about you, but shopping for a Birthday present for my hubby is so hard! So, instead of looking for traditional guys gifts (what are those exactly anyway?), I got him some things that he loves. Good food!
I love cooking, and hubby loves spicy foods. So, for a fun Birthday Present, I made him some well flavored stir fry.
I love a good chili sauce and Me’s Way is delicious! It has lots of spice and lots of flavor. We all know how important flavor is to a good stir fry!
This hand crafted, all-natural chili sauce is inspired by the creator’s Vietnamese roots. And I’m super impressed with it!
It has the spicy kick I expect out of a good chili sauce and it also has a lot of extra flavor (must be their super secret seasonings that they add!) that I’ve not had in a chili sauce before. Basically, It’s amazing and makes all my meals with chili sauce taste amazing!
Back to the spicy food conversation… my hubby loves spice! One of our favorite hot sauce companies seems to be having sourcing issues (seriously, I can’t get the stuff anywhere!!!).
So, we’re once again on the hunt for a good hot sauce. I wasn’t a huge fan of the beet hot sauce – because beets are basically the one food that I can’t stand the taste of – but hubby thought it was good.
For both of us though, our favorite is the sweet potato & habanero. I LOVE a good habanero sauce! And the sweet potato addition to the flavor is just amazing!
Of course, Hubby’s favorite way to eat it is mixed with a little mayo and then used as a spicy fish sauce. It’s so good!!!
Speaking of Mayo and fish… this mayonnaise cookbook is one of those gifts that I say is for my hubby, but… it’s really for me. He just gets the benefit of me cooking with one of my favorite condiments.
How awesome is this fish sandwich with homemade mayonnaise sauce on top!
If you get this cookbook, you’ll also want to buy a bulk size package of mayo because you’re going to want to make sure you don’t run out.
My hubby loves fish sandwiches, and he was so excited about me making a super tasty one at home!
I also tried about a bunch of the different mayonnaise themed sauces in this book and have really eaten way too much mayo this month!
All in all, a food themed Birthday for hubby this year really has been tasty and fun for both of us!
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For me, August is the month of Birthdays. Throw in some Back to School and end of Summer stuff and it’s just pure insanity! So, in honor of having my first official teenager this year, I put together a fun gift guide for my Girl.
Skincare is super important for every teen girl. And what better way to kick off her teen beauty routine than with these awesome natural, vegan, cruelty-free, eco-friendly products from Soo’AE!
The face wash, face cream, and face masks are gentle and made with clean & green ingredients. So, they’re good for my daughter’s skin and good for the environment as well. I especially love that the masks are 95% natural!
We had a fun at home spa night with the masks and enjoyed hanging out with each other for a little while.
My kids LOVE ghost stories! Just as much as they love s’mores around a campfire. And while I have no issues with them hearing / reading ghost stories, I do my best to make sure that these stories are age appropriate for them.
My daughter doesn’t know yet that there are 32 of these books and not just 2 – as soon as she figures that out, her Christmas list will be 30 books long…
My girls actually swiped these the minute they arrived and I had to go hunt them down just to photograph them (while the girls supervised so I didn’t “loose” any in my bedroom).
They told me that the stories aren’t really scary, but they’re very fun. And they want more of them. They’re also unwilling to let me borrow their books because they’re afraid I’ll keep them for myself!
These are definitely on my “need to buy the whole series” list!
I may or may not have been more excited about this cookbook than my daughter was. Though, my kids have been all about Harry Potter this summer! They had a friend at summer camp ask them about it and they all realized that they’ve never seen it.
So, our Summer family movie nights were all about Harry Potter. She was super excited about her new cookbook and has handed me a grocery shopping list a mile long!
So far, we’ve tried one of the sandwich recipes and everyone was thrilled with it.
My daughter was given an Amazon gift card for her birthday and guess what she rushed to buy? Fidgets! I had not idea that these things could come in this many different shapes, but there really is a lot of variety here.
And these days, when in doubt, a fidget for someone’s Birthday is the way to go!
Good Good Father – Chris Tomlin – has always been one of my favorite songs. I don’t remember when I first heard the song, but it’s one I always love playing with my Church Band.
It’s just one of those songs, that no matter what the circumstance, it’s perfect. Having a rough week? He’s a good Father. Aced that project? He’s a good Father. And I’m sure, like me, you’ve had a lot of friends and family sick this year. He’s still a good Father. And I’m so excited about celebrating this truth in person, with others this year! (maybe just a little taste of what Heaven will be like!)
If you want to join me and others at one of the tour stops, you can get your tickets here.
Not ready yet? I’ve copied some of the lyrics below. Read through them and rest in the remembrance that God is a good good Father.
Oh, I’ve heard a thousand stories of what they think You’re like
But I’ve heard the tender whisper of love in the dead of night
And You tell me that You’re pleased and that I’m never alone
Oh, and I’ve seen many searching for answers far and wide
But I know we’re all searching for answers only You provide
‘Cause You know just what we need before we say a word
You’re a good, good Father
It’s who You are, it’s who You are, it’s who You are
And I’m loved by You
It’s who I am, it’s who I am, it’s who I am
Because You are perfect in all of Your ways
You are perfect in all of Your ways
You are perfect in all of Your ways to us
You are perfect in all of Your ways
Oh, You’re perfect in all of Your ways
You are perfect in all of Your ways to us
Oh, it’s love so undeniable
I, I can hardly speak
Peace so unexplainable
I, I can hardly think
As You call me deeper still
As You call me deeper still
As You call me deeper still into love, love, love
You’re a good, good Father
It’s who You are, it’s who You are, it’s who You are
And I’m loved by You
It’s who I am, it’s who I am, it’s who I am
And to get you even more excited, I’m giving away some tour swag. Enter my contest to win merch but be sure to get your tickets now.
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Are you ready for COVID to end? We are all still standing. God has and is meeting our needs and we can’t wait to cry out. This night is going to be a moment to stand and worship. With songs and scripture that have been shaping your life and will shape the rest of your life in worshiping Christ. There’s a new hope rising. A new passion behind the songs we sing. In the face of one of the hardest seasons we’ve ever endured, our faith in the Gospel is stronger than ever. We are STILL standing. THIS is the time to come back together. THIS is the moment to raise our voices. For the first time ever
these amazing worship leaders will be TOGETHER on ONE stage, leading us in ONE voice, lifting up ONE NAME!
Being led by : Chris Tomlin, Kari Jobe with special guest Cody Carnes, Bethel Music featuring Brian & Jenn Johnson, Brandon Lake, Dante Bowe and Jonathan & Melissa Helser.
I love all these musicians and I’m so excited to see them in concert together! I especially love Chris Tomlin and his song How Great is our God.
I feel like I’ve known this song forever but every time I hear it it’s like a fresh reminder of how awesome God is and an inspiration to trust him more.
Get your tickets and experience this worship event of the Summer in a city near you AND enter to win TWO FREE tickets! Winner will receive 2 free reserved-seat tickets to the city of the winner’s choosing to this worship night tour.
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How awesome is this fish sandwich with homemade mayonnaise sauce on top!
