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Wednesday, July 10, 2013

Get your camping supplies, scout supplies and more from Teton Sports ~ Review on Mom Loves 2 Read


 TETON Sports

Teton Sports is a great website that supplies many of the most common needs for campers, hikers, scouts and more.  My son Josh has become a Boy Scout (previously a Cub Scout) this past spring and was excited to finally go to Boy Scout Camp last month.  The only problem we had was figuring out how he was going to carry all of his stuff for an entire week by himself for nearly a mile over three LARGE hills.  We were fortunate to get a second-hand external frame backpack as his main pack and use a regular school backpack as his second one.





Many of his friends had nice Internal frame backpacks to use.  I thought that by next year I would make sure he had one of the internal frame ones as the External frame seemed very heavy and cumbersome for him.  Though it did have a lot of room for his supplies and clothes!



When TetonSports.com offered me a chance to review for them, I chose an Internal Frame Backpack as my review product.  Unfortunately it was too late for camp, but still worth trying out!








teton ScoutThe Scout3400 Internal Frame Backpack is a full 55L and only weighs 4.5 pounds (that is at least 3 pounds less than his other pack).  It is hunter green - perfect scout color - and very durable.  It has numerous pouches, pockets, zippers and places to tie or strap on more gear!  We can't wait to take it camping!  It has so many compartments for stuff that I don't think we could ever fill them all!  And, best of all, it comes with a handy rain cover!  That would have come in handy on the first day of camp when most of the scouts' gear got soaked by a random rainstorm just as they unloaded all the packs!



This amazing backpack comes with some great features:






  • Multi–position torso adjustment fits wide range of torso sizes (it can fit myself, my son, and my


    husband)

  • Hydration Capacity (not included) - (it has a small pocket where you can put in a hydration pouch)

  • Thick mesh lumbar pad for comfort and airflow against your back (my son loves this!)

  • Side and front compression straps to secure sleeping bag, pad, or tent (perfect for taking extra stuff!)

  • Front and top bungee stash storage for jackets, shoes, or rope

  • The back and hip padding made of durable open–cell foam with lumbar
    pad and molded channels provides maximum comfort and allows airflow (much more comfortable than external frame packs!)

  • Integrated bright yellow water–resistant rainfly








  • Josh and I both absolutely love this backpack.  My husband even checked it out (inside and out) and says it is a much better one that his and is better made!  It also has more pockets, and even though it is a bit "smaller" it has more clips and straps to add gear to than the one my husband uses.



    So for your camping, scouting, hiking or outdoor and travel needs, check
    out Teton Sports first!  With a wide range of gear available they are a
    great place for more than just backpacks! Now he wants one from Teton as well!Josh has his eye on a camp pad from Teton Sports for next year's Scout Camp adventures!



    You can find Teton Sports on Facebook, Twitter and Youtube!













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    The Little Sparrow Named TOO by E. Dantes - Book Tour on Mom Loves 2 Read




    Join E. Dantes, author of the children's picture book, The Little Sparrow Named Too, as he tours the blogosphere July 1 - August 30, 2013 on his first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book!


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    The Little Sparrow Named Too 



    ABOUT THE LITTLE SPARROW NAMED TOO



    The series of “TOO” focuses around a sparrow hatchling who is new to life and keen to explore it. He is clever though strong-willed which means he always getting “in” and “out” of trouble – especially when he has a bright idea! Each of the books will broach everyday parental / childcare issues helping children understand the importance of parental guidance and social respect.



     




    Purchase your copy at iTunes




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    ABOUT E. DANTES


    Hi, I’m Dantes, the author of a new series of illustrated children’s books about a little sparrow named “Too”.



    Due to my father’s job, my early years were spent running barefoot around the wildernesses of the world and though it gave me a rich appreciation of “Bonne Terre” – literacy came a little later than most. Yet every night literature was still there, with either my mother or father reading a bedtime story.



    Concerned with my education, my parents made the hard decision to ship me off to boarding school. During those first long nights away from home, I suffered incredible homesickness and that’s when I discovered the magic of words. Reading the same books I had heard at bedtime somehow made me feel closer to home and in those familiar paragraphs my pangs slipped away. To this day good books are still both my joy and my solace.



    The Adventures of Too book series is my “thank you” to children’s literature and it carries only one hope, that a new generation of readers feel the same lasting connection to books as I do.



    Find out more about the author at the different places below:




    Book Website:

    http://www.toosparrow.com


    goodreads 



    itunes  Social-Network-Twitter 



    Social-Network-Facebook 



    Social-Network-Pinterest











    Pump Up Your Book














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    Monday, July 8, 2013

    Grounded by Neta and Dave Jackson ~ Book tour thru CFBA on Mom Loves 2 Read






    This week, the


    Christian Fiction Blog Alliance


    is introducing


    Grounded


    Worthy Publishing (May 7, 2013)


    by


    Neta and Dave Jackson





    ABOUT THE AUTHORS:






    As a husband/wife writing team, we are enthusiastic about books, kids, walking with God, gospel music, and each other! Together we are the authors or coauthors of over 120 books. (You can see our Publication Record by clicking HERE.) In addition to writing several books about Christian community, we have been privileged to coauthor numerous books with expert resource people on a variety of topics from racial reconciliation to medical ethics to ministry to kids in gangs.




    But over the years the we have especially enjoyed writing for children and young people! This includes our award-winning TRAILBLAZER series, historical fiction about great Christian heroes and heroines for young people ages 8-12, and the four-volume HERO TALES: A Family Treasury of True Stories from the Lives of Great Christians, and the companion book, Heroes in Black History.




    Somewhere along the way, our own children grew up! Son Julian is Director of Experience Design for the Alder Planetarium in Chicago where he “provides the experience of exploring space” for visitors. He has two sons, Liam Isaac and Elijah David. Daughter Rachel graduated from Eastern Mennonite University and after working in the field of rape-crisis prevention went on to earn a Masters Degree in counseling from the University of Illinois. She is now a counselor at “Uni High School” in Champaign, Illinois. She is the loving mother of Havah Noelle (our first grandchild!) and Noah Zion, our youngest grandchild. The Jackson family also includes a Cambodian foster daughter, Samen Sang, who has four children.




    We live in Evanston, Illinois, where for twenty-seven years we were part of Reba Place Church, a Christian church community. We are now members of a multi-racial congregation in the Chicago area.




    ABOUT THE BOOK





    ...But Hope May Be Just Across the Street




    Grace Meredith is a beloved contemporary Christian recording artist whose career--and personal life--hits unexpected turbulence. She feels grounded--in more ways than one.
    Grace s fiancé, bothered by her outspoken stance on purity and her near-constant travel, has broken off their relationship. Exhausted and unable to continue her current concert schedule, Grace returns home to Chicago, where she is soon stranded in a major snowstorm. Facing new questions about her future and her faith, Grace finds herself connecting for the first time with the residents of her neighborhood. What she discovers in these unexpected relationships could change everything.




    Welcome to the Neighborhood
    The first in the Windy City Neighbors series, Grounded is an uplifting, contemporary story about ordinary people wrestling with the spiritual and practical issues of real life. The series employs the innovative storytelling technique of parallel novels, each with its own drama and story arc, but whose characters lives become intertwined and affect one another. Grounded welcomes you to Beecham Street--a typical, isolated American neighborhood that might just be a place of hope.





    If you would like to read the first chapter of Grounded, go Here.















    Mom Loves 2 Read is an affiliate or ambassador for one or more products/websites listed or banners posted throughout this blog.  If a personal review is written, I have either received that item free in exchange for my honest review or may have received monetary compensation for the post. Regardless ~ All my reviews are my honest and personal opinion and are not influenced nor reviewed by the sponsor prior to posting. Mom Loves 2 Read is disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commision 16 CFR, Part 255 "Guides Concerning the Endorsements amd Testomonials in Advertising." If you have any questions or comments, please see my FTC disclosure or Review Policy.


    Sunday, July 7, 2013

    A Voice in the Night by Ernestine Dail ~ Book Tour, First Chapter Reveal, & Review on Mom Loves 2 Read


     








     About the Book:




    Brian, Josh, and
    Thomas arrived at Blackstone Cabin with great expectations of fishing and having
    fun. Now in the midst of a raging storm, and a hooded stranger frantically
    knocking at their door, the boys desperately wished for Josh’s father,
    Mr.Joplin, to return to the cabin. Will he return in time to save the boys from
    danger, or will the boys open the door to the frantic knocking of the hooded
    stranger outside.


    Purchase your
    copy:







    AMAZON
    | BARNES & NOBLE







    About the Author:


    Ernestine DaiI is a
    high school teacher and lives in
    Maryland. She has taught school for



    several years
    and enjoys the wonders and amazements she finds in being around children. The
    inspiration for writing her book comes from being surrounded with children and
    knowing their joys, likes, and dislikes. She is the author of two
    books—Dimples DoGood, and her latest, A Voice in the Night. She likes to read, write, travel and do crossword
    puzzles.



    You can visit
    Ernestine Dail’s website at
    http://bookstop.wix.com/children-books.








    My REVIEW:

    I enjoyed reading about Brian who was a good kid and tried to do what was right. His parents also lived their lives by doing for others and helping whenever they could.  He befriended Thomas who was a school bully and had a tough life.  The main theme of the story was good, but the wording was too formal for a children's book.  Much of the story was very wordy, and gave way more detail than is needed for a children's book.  I think with a bit of editing it could be a great read for children 10 and up.
















    FIRST CHAPTER REVEAL:




    BLACKSTONE CABIN

    Dark, rainy and ominous was the night. The mountain wind whistled
    ferociously through the trees and around the cabin shaking its rugged doors.
    Lightning cracked the sky and thunder rolled over the mountain peaks resounding
    in an echo of authority. Brian, sleeping on the sofa, suddenly sat up gasping as
    the torrential rain splashed and pounded against the cabin windows. Shaking and
    trembling, he sprang from the sofa, ran to check the windows and the doors to
    make sure they were locked. Gingerly moving about the room, he noticed that the
    fire in the fireplace smoldered as the cold, dark stillness in the room beckoned
    him to put more logs on the fire. Carefully, he moved about in the dark,
    thinking about his friends, Josh and Thomas, sleeping upstairs in the loft. He
    wished that they were awake so that he wouldn’t be up alone, but the eerie,
    foreboding silence upstairs reminded him that they were still asleep, unaware of
    the storm. Slowly, he found his way to the wood bin in the corner of the room
    and placed a few logs on the fire, hoping that they would last until
    morning.



    Standing by the fireplace, he remembered when he first met Thomas Templeton
    in school. He was tall and muscular, with cropped black hair and forlorn, hazel
    eyes. Being six feet tall, he hovered above others in his class. His
    appearance was always meticulous even though he didn’t wear the latest fashion.
    He rarely smiled and sometimes appeared to be very irate, but never mentioned
    what bothered him. Frequently he turned his homework in late, if at all. While
    in class, he consistently made comments that were not relevant to the lesson.
    Quite often, he bullied his classmates, took lunch money from the younger
    children, and never had anything positive to say about anyone. Discounting his
    own lack of integrity and wrongdoing, he blamed everyone else instead of taking
    responsibility for his own actions. On one occasion, he was suspended from
    school for a few days because of his behavior. Brian often wondered why Thomas’
    parents never attended any school activities, but Thomas never talked about them
    except to say that his parents were unemployed and that he worked part time
    after school to help pay the bills at home. He never spoke of having any
    siblings and sometimes it appeared that his immediate family did not exist.
    Furthermore, Thomas had no friends so Brian asked him if there was anything that
    he could do to help his family. At that instant, Thomas’ demeanor changed and
    Brian saw a glimpse of hope in his eyes. From that day on they became friends,
    and were friends for two years right up to the night of the incident at
    Blackstone Cabin.



    On the other hand, his friend Josh had great aspirations for life. He loved
    school, loved to study and excel, and was very adventurous. He was always
    interested in competition that boosted his learning. After high school, his goal
    was to attend college and become a heart surgeon. At five feet, eight inches, he
    ran track at school, was an active swimmer, and went camping every year. His
    parents, Jennifer and Jerald Joplin, were always involved in PTA meetings,
    attended church, and were very active in Josh’s life as well as in the
    community. As a family, according to Josh, they always ate meals together every
    day at home, took trips together, and attended all activities in which Josh was
    involved. Josh was always encouraged to excel, so he studied hard and put forth
    his best effort in everything he did. Brian and Josh had often camped together
    for years, but this was the first time Thomas had agreed to join them. Asked on
    several occasions to go camping, he always refused and made excuses for not
    going. Moreover, Brian thought about how Josh’s parents reminded him of his
    own. They were very supportive just as Brenda and Bobby supported him.



    Brenda and Bobby Bradshaw taught Brian to treat people with dignity and
    worth; therefore, he befriended Thomas hoping to encourage him to make some
    right choices in life. Not only did Brian’s parents teach him to do what was
    right, but they lived the life that they taught. Every year Brian watched his
    parents donate clothing to those in need at the shelter. Once a month they spent
    time at the shelter feeding the hungry. On every occasion, they attended school
    functions, took Brian on vacations, and spent qualitative time with him. They
    were great role models for him and were pleased that Brian tried to help Thomas,
    but also admonished Brian, “Remember who you are.” Eventually, he hoped that his
    life would be a testimony to Thomas as well. However, a change in Thomas’
    behavior was not to happen right away. Suddenly, crackling embers from the fire
    interrupted Brian’s thoughts. He spun around and glanced toward the door.
    Unknowingly, he was not aware of the danger that lurked outside.



    Flames from the fire flickered, casting dancing shadows against the wall.
    Brian suddenly realized that he had been standing by the fire for a long time
    and that he had to get some sleep. It was now 3:00 in the morning. Silently, he
    crept back to the sofa and tried to fall asleep again when he heard loud banging
    on the door and someone screaming, “Open the door!” “Open the door, now!”
















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