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Today is dh's birthday and since he is a huge Louis L'Amour fan I am posting here where I finally found a great check-off list that I can print off and carry with me while I am searching for one he doesn't have:

http://www.louislamour.com/community/booklist.htm

© Copyright 2008 Jacque Ward http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/wacque/

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Discover 4 Yourself Series By: Kay Arthur & Janna Arndt
General Topics:
How to Study Your Bible, for Kids ISBN: 0736903623
Lord, Teach Me to Pray, for Kids ISBN: 0736906665
God, What's Your Name? ISBN: 0736911618

By Books of the Bible:
God's Amazing Creation (Genesis Chapters 1 and 2) ISBN: 0736901434
Digging up the Past (Genesis Chapters 3-11) ISBN: 0736903747
Abraham- God's Brave Explorer (Genesis 11-14) ISBN: 0736909362
Extreme Adventures with God (Isaac, Esau and Jacob) (Genesis 24-36)  ISBN: 0736909370
Joseph-God's Superhero (Genesis 37-50) ISBN: 0736907394
Wrong Way, Jonah! (Book of Jonah) ISBN: 0736902031
You're a Brave Man, Daniel! (Daniel 1-6) ISBN: 0736901477
Fast Forward to The Future (Daniel 7-12) ISBN: 0736922857
Jesus in the Spotlight (John Chapters 1-10) ISBN: 0736901191
Jesus: Awesome Power, Awesome Love (John 11-16) ISBN: 0736901442
Jesus: To Eternity and Beyond (John Chapters 17-21) ISBN: 0736905464
Boy, Have I Got Problems! (Book of James) ISBN: 0736901485
Bible Prophecy for Kids (Revelation 1-7) ISBN: 0736915273
A Sneak Peek into the Future: Revelation 8-22   ISBN: 0736920366

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Old Testament
Be Basic                       Genesis 1-11

Be Obedient                Genesis 12-25

Be Authentic               Genesis 25-50

Be Delivered                Exodus

Be Holy                         Leviticus

Be Counted                  Numbers

Be Equipped                Deuteronomy

Be Strong                     Joshua

Be Available                Judges

Be Committed             Ruth & Esther

Be Successful              1 Samuel

Be Restored                2 Samuel & 1 Chronicles

Be Responsible           1 Kings

Be Distinct                   2 Kings & 2 Chronicles

Be Heroic                     Ezra, Haggai & Zechariah

Be Determined           Nehemiah

Be patient                    Job

Be Worshipful              Psalm (volume 1)

Be Exultant                  Psalm (volume 2)

Be Skillful                     Proverbs

Be Satisfied                 Ecclesiastes

Be Comforted             Isaiah

Be Decisive                 Jeremiah

Be Reverent               Ezekiel

Be Resolute                Daniel

Be Amazed                 Hosea, Joel, Jonah, Nahum, Habakkuk, & Malachi

Be Concerned            Amos, Obadiah, Micah & Zephaniah

**Lamentations, Song of Solomon

New Testament

Be Loyal                       Matthew

Be Diligent                   Mark

Be Compassionate      Luke 1-13

Be Courageous            Luke 14-24

Be Alive                        John 1-12

Be Transformed          John 13-21

Be Dynamic                 Acts 1-12

Be Daring                     Acts 13-28

Be Right                       Romans

Be Wise                        1 Corinthians

Be Encouraged            2 Corinthians

Be Free                        Galatians

Be Rich                        Ephesians

Be Joyful                      Philippians

Be Complete               Colossians

Be Ready                     1 Thessalonians & 2 Thessalonians

Be Faithful                   1 Timothy, 2 Timothy, Titus, & Philemon

Be Confident                Hebrews

Be Mature                    James

Be Hopeful                   1 Peter

Be Alert                        2 Peter, 2 & 3 John & Jude

Be Real                         1 John

Be Victorious               Revelation

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Okay this is one of the silliest things that I have ever done.  While we were on vacation up in Farmington at one of our many "dog stops" (roll of eyes) we found 3 grocery sacks full of paperbacks just lying on the side of the road which we could tell had been there for awhile!!  Okay, being the book lovers that we are, we dig through and find a few treasures to keep.  We used one for kindling at our campsite that was put up for 10 seconds before the rain - okay!  Don't gasp at burning a book!  This one was totally demolished, crumpled, had fallen out of the bag, gotten wet and was moldy -- it was trash and we needed a fire - lol.  I posted some of the books on PaperBackSwap but the remaining I brought home and entered into BookCrossing. 

What is that you say?  LOL It is a community that leaves books lying around for other people to find and hopefully read then log into the computer that they have left it again somewhere for somebody else.  Hee - hee!  I feel like a gitty school girl because I found these and now I am going to leave them hopefully very sneaky like at the airport cuz I really want my books to travel.  So if you have the inkling to do the same or you just happen to see a book lying around with no apparent owner, check the inside cover cuz it may be a book that was released into the wild for some worm to read!  LOL

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Chess for Success: Using an Old Game to Build New Strengths in Children and Teens by Maurice Ashley

“To me… chess was everywhere.  Its many strategic insights proved useful when applied to life, and the discipline it demanded strengthened the minds of the young people who played it.” 

My boys have finished their first year of being on the chess team and while the experience was wonderful, I thought that we would try to even out the win/loose ratio since we were on the loose/loose ratio - lol.  I knew that I my chess game had to improve in order to teach them:  opening moves, end game strategies, middle game tactics and traps.  I thought the title of this book looked promising; additionally, I thought it would give me some life applications I could apply in relation to chess.  This was it:

“…you know people who are suffering the consequences of wrong moves, poor choices and bad decisions.  You mess up and you loose.  Winning demands a tiger’s mentality.  Some poor moves can be redeemed if you keep your cool and bolster all the tenacity you can muster to turn the tables on an overconfident opponent.  There is always a redemptive quality to failure.  A fatal blunder in chess only costs one game.  The error could be analyzed, poked, prodded and discussed even laughed at.  Mistakes are not sins – they are to learn from.  After a loss, one could wipe the slate clean, set up the pieces and play again, this time with greater wisdom.”

This was an interesting read but not what I was looking for.  I don't often have time for an "interesting" read.  I was already seeing the benefits of chess and how wonderful it is for my boys to play, so I didn't need to read 4 chapters to tell me that.  What I did need that was quite helpful was Chapter 5:  “Keeping Kids Involved” which gave some great practical activities to use.  That along with “Appendix D: Recommended Books” were the only chapters that I would recommend reading, unless of course you are sitting by a pool somewhere with extra time on your hands.  Even better than reading this book would be to just play a game of chess with your kid. 

My Review:  Disappointing

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  “That dog is going to sit on the sofa as long as he **** well pleases.  He already knows you are not going to follow through on your screaming.  Because dogs often perceive loud vocalizing by humans in an excited emotional state as a sign of instability, he’ll be either unaffected by your tantrums or confused and frightened by it.  He certainly won’t relate it to your rules about the couch!”

Cesar’s Way by Cesar Millan

Well just by the title of this book you can tell what I have been dealing with -- THE PUPPY (lol)!  I have to honestly say that this book didn't tell me anything that I didn't already know but it did reinforce the idea that good dogs require training.  Our puppy - Rylee - is a mess.  She really needs more work than anybody has time for but we so want a good dog, so I guess we have to put in the work. 

There are three basic rules that stable dog owner leaders should have:

1)  Calm - consistent - assertive - energy = relaxed, confident and in control 100% of the time

HA!  It is quite apparent to me that consistency is the problem in all areas of my life.  I wish that I could find a happy medium or at least be comfortable with being a free spirit.  Definitely an area I need to work on.

2)  Dogs are NOT humans.         

Well at least I can follow this.  I am soooo not the type of person who dresses their dogs or buys fancy toys.  Dogs are just that dogs and they need to be treated as such.  I think I can do this one.

3) When you interact with your dog, you think of it first as an animal, then a dog, then its breed and finally as your pet.

I sometimes forget but for the most part this just goes with the earlier rule.  Dogs are dogs.

“Discipline means rules boundaries and limitations.  Discipline is a word that helps (me) to stay on target, to reach goals and dreams.  If you’re not a disciplined person you become negative energy or a negative source.  It is my job to tell them when to wake up, when to eat, and how to interact with one another.  All that is a part of discipline.”

Whoa!  I guess that applies not only to puppies and dogs but little boys.  Yes, I discipline them but my own personal discipline is so lacking that maybe that is the negative energy the boys are feeling and  fighting about.  I just need to have CONSISTANT rules, boundaries and limitations – something I need to work on.

“Animals react to the present.  Dogs need corrected the instant the unwanted behavior occurs.  You can’t even wait 5 minutes before correcting a dog because chances are she’s already moved on to another state of mind --- and (the correction must be) repeated every time the rule is broken.  Your purpose is to redirect the dog’s attention back on you as the pack leader.”

OH this is sooooo tiring and soooo Charlotte Mason!  All day long with puppies and boys correcting and training.  I sometimes wonder if I was meant to really train either one. 

“Affection is shared AFTER they exercise and eat.  DO NOT give affection when a dog is breaking rules.  Exercise preferably 2x per day for 30 minutes, then discipline and then affection.  Walking the dog provides leadership - someone to follow.”

“Aggression develops when a dog’s issues aren’t dealt with, when frustrated and energy has no release.  Unfortunately such aggression always escalates if left unchecked.  Do not nurture aggression with affection or sympathy.”

“Dogs with low self-esteem are desperately looking for a pack leader.  They want to be told what to do – that is sometimes the only time they’ll relax.  Such dogs respond well to rules, boundaries and limitations.”  =UGH Rules, boundaries and limitations RB&L

“Dogs sense when we are happy and especially when we are happy with them.  Emotional, excited energy… needs to be tempered because it only creates more excitement and excitement in a high-energy dog creates excess energy that needs to be released.”

Well this pack leader doesn't respond well to RB&L but I realize that in order to lead my “pack (kids & dogs)” that I need more RB&L and less excited emotional energy.  UGH and somebody to enforce all of this.  LOL!

 “Anything that you can’t control and where there are no limits then you’re in a fixated mode… your not in control anymore.  The only way to gain control is by draining energy."

                Whose ENERGY?  LOL

In reality this book was good not just for training dogs but for also seeing and correcting problems in myself.  It is a long road but I am so thankful for God's grace, even in training puppies.

you should NOT allow your dog to

jump on you –

or anyone else

NO whining

when separated from you

No possessiveness over toys

No snapping or biting

no jumping on the bed to

WAKE YOU UP

No aggressiveness toward

people or other dogs

or household animals

NO INCESSANT BARKING

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LAMPLIGHTER BOOKS ONLINE
Teddy's Button by Amy le Feuvre   
Christie's Old Organ (click on "view title page") by Mrs. O.F. Walton
Christie, the King’s Servant by Mrs. O.F. Walton
Jessica's First Prayer by Hesba Stretton 
Little Meg's Children (not a Lamplighter book but by the same author as Jessica's First Prayer)
No Place Like Home by Hesba Stretton  
Ishmael by E.D.E.N. Southworth  
Self-Raised by E.D.E.N. Southworth   
The Hidden Hand by E.D.E.N Southworth   
The Lamplighter by Maria S. Cummins
TITUS A COMRADE OF THE CROSS by Florence M. Kingsley  
A Peep Behind the Scenes by Mrs. O.F. Walton  
The Story of Mary Jones and Her Bible by M. E. Ropes
Probable Son by Amy le Feuvre
That Printer of Udell's  by Harold Bell Wright
The Boy of Mount Rhigi  by CM Sedgwick
These are the other titles not available on-line:
The Hedge of Thorns by John Hatchard 
Little Threads by Elizabeth Prentiss
Shipwrecked, But Not Lost by Hon. Mrs. Dundas
Jill's Red Bag by Amy LeFeuvre
A Puzzling Pair by Amy LeFeuvre
Stick to the Raft by Mrs. George Gladstone
Schmid's Tales (featuring The Unexpected Guest) by Christopher von Schmid
The Cross Triumphant by Florence M. Kingsley
Basket of Flowers by Christoph von Schmid
The White Dove by Christoph Von Schmid
The Birds Nest by Christoph von Schmid
Fire in the Sky (formerly 'The Stolen Child') by Christopher von Schmid 
The Legend of the Easter Egg by Christopher von Schmid
The Little Lamb by Christopher von Schmid 
Rosa of Linden Castle by Christoph Von Schmid
The Captive by Christoph von Schmid
The Lost Ruby by Christoph von Schmid
Sir Knight of the Splendid Way by W.E. Cule
Helen's Temper and its Consequences by Mrs. George Gladstone 
Winter's Folly by Mrs. O.F. Walton
Buried in the Snow by Franz Hoffman
Daring Deeds by Archer Wallace
Joel: A boy of Galilee by Annie Fellows Johnston
Me And Nobbles by Amy LeFeuvre
Mothers of Famous Men by Archer Wallace
The Boy Who Never Lost A Chance by A. Lyster
The Candle in the Window by Margaret Hill Carter
The Giant - Killer OR The Battle Which All Must Fight  by A.L.O.E. [Charlotte Maria Tucker]
The Wrestler of Philippi by Fannie E Newberry
Two Ends of a Rope by David Kyles
What is Her Name? by Dr. Eersheim 
Always in His Keeping author unknown
Amy and Her Brothers author unknown

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After recently discovering a terrific site, I have decided on a new focus in my reading rather than just picking willy nilly.  This site encourages women in becoming a godly "woman at home" and offers a fabulous book list for direction.  So many of these books were already on my shelf just sitting gathering dust so this seemed like the logical direction to start reading.  I have chosen several areas to read in and hope to make my way through this extensive list as well as a few I've added of my own.  I will start with:

SPIRITUAL DEVELOPMENT:
Secrets of the Vine by Bruce Wilkinson
CHRISTIAN WOMAN:

The Fruit of Her Hands by Nancy Wilson

PARENTING:
Say Goodbye to Whining, Complaining & Bad Attitudes by Scott Turansky
HOMESCHOOLING:
For the Children's Sake by Susan Schaeffer Macaulay

AMBLESIDE FICTION:

AO3 The Bears of Blue River by Charles Major

(notes for this book posted in Ambleside)