Book Review; "Please Don't Drink The Holy Water"

"Please Don't Drink The Holy Water (homeschool days, rosary nights, and other near occasions of sin)" written by Susie Lloyd, published by Sophia Institute Press. "Please Don't Drink The Holy Water" is absolutely the funniest book I have read in a long time! Mrs. Lloyd will have you rolling on the floor and at the same time wondering if she has been watching through your living room windows.

Mrs.Lloyd's book is completely relatable with chapters like; The Top Ten Things That Resist Societal Change, The T.V. Starved Family, My Other Car Is A Home School Bus, Family Prayer: An Occasion of Sin, and Family Vacations (and other ways to punish your kids). You will find your self laughing out loud for the mere fact that what she has written happened to you just yesterday. Mrs. Loyd talks about the struggles that Catholic home school moms go through on a day to day basis, but you do not need to be a home school mom to enjoy this book. Mrs. Lloyd writes about topics all moms can relate to, such as; Halloween, do you go secular, ignore it or go some where inbetween.

She gives every thing at a face value, no sugar coating it in this book, which makes it that much better. All the while not putting any one way of doing things as "better" then the other, just different and what works for their family. Which is very much appreciated. After reading tis book you will be recommending it to everyone you know, buying it for gifts and rereading it often. If you are a first time mom, or seasoned mom of 10, you will love this book. And don't forget to check out Mrs. Lloyd's other book "Bless Me Father, For I Have Kids".

You can purchase this book here.

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Angel in the Waters, a book review

Angel in the Waters, by Regina Doman, pictures by Ben Hatke, published by Sophia Institue Press.This is a beautiful story that starts with a baby being concived in their mothers womb. The baby does not understand all that is happening to him, but then his angel is there to help guide them. Each page is accompanied by beautiful pictures that give the reader a glimpse into the stages of development of a child in the womb. Soon the baby, can hear sounds, grows arms and legs and enjoys the action of sucking their thumb, all the while feeling safe inside "mother". Pretty soon the "mother" begins to shrink, and the angel tells the baby they are growing not knowing what that is, the baby dreams of the days gone by when he was able to swim. At about this stage in the book the pictures begin to be inset with pictures of "mother" doing all the things mothers do while expecting a child, being unable to sleep, having daddy talk to her belly, and going to the doctor. Soon the baby begins to move, he turns uside down and having a feeling that something is happening. The angel confirms this by telling the baby he has grown to big, and must go soon. The baby is not scared but does not want to go to the other world as the angel calls it. But the angel comforts him by telling the baby no matter what he, the angel, will always be with the baby for his entire life, and assuring him that even if he can not see or hear him the angel is still there. Finally the baby decides there is no more room and he must go, he is sad to go but knows it is what he needs to do. After he is born he discovers that "mother" is still there, only differently. The baby does not forget his time in the waters with his angel as he discovers his new experiances. This is a beautiful story to help introduce children to the miracle of how children grow inside the womb and reinforces the fact that our guardian angel is ther from the moment of conception.

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**I receive free product samples as compensation for writing reviews for Tiber River.

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