C.H. Spurgeon's Evening Devotional
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"These all died in faith."-Hebrews 11:13
    
    Behold the epitaph of all those blessed saints who fell asleep before the coming of our Lord! It matters nothing how else they died, whether of old age, or by violent means; this one point, in which they all agree, is the most worthy of record, "they all died in faith." In faith they lived-it was their comfort, their guide, their motive and their support; and in the same spiritual grace they died, ending their life-song in the sweet strain in which they had so long continued. They did not die resting in the flesh or upon their own attainments; they made no advance from their first way of acceptance with God, but held to the way of faith to the end. Faith is as precious to die by as to live by.
    
    Dying in faith has distinct reference to the past. They believed the promises which had gone before, and were assured that their sins were blotted out through the mercy of God. Dying in faith has to do with the present. These saints were confident of their acceptance with God, they enjoyed the beams of His love, and rested in His faithfulness. Dying in faith looks into the future. They fell asleep, affirming that the Messiah would surely come, and that when He would in the last days appear upon the earth, they would rise from their graves to behold Him. To them the pains of death were but the birth-pangs of a better state. Take courage, my soul, as thou readest this epitaph. Thy course, through grace, is one of faith, and sight seldom cheers thee; this has also been the pathway of the brightest and the best. Faith was the orbit in which these stars of the first magnitude moved all the time of their shining here; and happy art thou that it is thine. Look anew to-night to Jesus, the author and finisher of thy faith, and thank Him for giving thee like precious faith with souls now in glory.
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Monday, February 6, 2012

Cooper and Me and the Military by Moniqe & Alexa Peters

Be sure to read to the end as I'm giving away a copy of this book.



Looking for a good book to read to your child about military then this would be one of them.  This would be a wonderful book to add to the collection for military awareness books.  It is written in rhyme as to keep even the youngest ones interested.  I liked the sample letter given that your child can copy and send off to someone serving our country.  Nice way to teach children to honor those that serve.  There are a few additional pages of activities to do with your child at the end of this book.  Cooper and me books teach many life lessons and feature interactive materials.  They are nice teaching resource tools to have. 

Overview: 

Meet Trooper, Cooper’s best friend, and learn how he was adopted by Gracie and Joe and their parents, who both serve in the military. Find out how this family stays close despite being separated.
Be sure to visit Cooper and Me web site here to find all kinds of fun activities and additional resources. 

find out more information about this book here.

Now for the giveaway.  Thanks to flypropeller for providing a copy of Cooper and Me and the Military to be given away on my site.  Be sure to do the mandatory entry for bonus entries to count.  Please US residents only.  The winner will be drawn on Feb. 25th.  Make sure you also fill out the rafflecopter as that is how the winner will be drawn.  


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In exchange for my honest review a copy of this book was provided for this review and giveaway by flypropeller

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2 comments:

  1. AnonymousFebruary 13, 2012 at 8:14 AM

    I found that Cooper and Me blog has some fun pages you can download for kids to do coloring, word searches and more. lovely site. thanks

    GrandmaC

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  2. rubynrebaFebruary 19, 2012 at 8:45 PM

    I would like to get the book, Cooper and Me and the Winter Adventure.
    pbclark(at)netins(dot)net

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