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Steven Curtis Chapman is a well-known Christian musician. I have been listening to his music for more than 20 years. He and his wife, Mary Beth, had three children and then adopted three more children from China. Then, the whole world heard that their family suffered a tragic accident – one of their sons hit and killed one of their daughters when she ran in front of his truck. They had to find ways to grieve and lean on each other, all while taking care of the son who was living through a very traumatic event.
Books by the Chapmans
We need books like Unbroken to remind us of our history. We need to make sure our children are taught about both fronts of WWII.
Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand
Virginia Hall is a woman more people should know about. She was an American who not only helped Britain, but also America, as a spy during WWII. She helped the French Resistance while working for Britain and then helped find information in Germany while working for the U.S. Then, she went on to become one of the first women officers in the CIA. Her story is told in A Woman of No Importance.
A Woman of No Importance by Sonia Purnell
About My Mother is a feel-good book about a family that loves through their differences. I enjoyed the stories and read it in just a few days. Peggy’s voice shows the readers where her son, Mike, got his voice to tell stories. Readers who enjoy reading small biographical snippets will enjoy this book.
About My Mother and About Your Father by Peggy Rowe
Could you fight through emotional and physical abuse every day at school just to make a difference? Nine students did this exact thing in 1957 when they integrated into Central High School in Little Rock, Ark. Melba was one of these students and she writes the bare bones truth about her experience in Warriors Don’t Cry. It gives a first-person perspective to a very important time in U.S. history.
Warriors Don’t Cry by Melba Pattillo Beals
No one is perfect and The Great Good Thing shows how seeking truth and honesty can lead someone to a path towards God. Klavan takes years and years of exploring and searching, reading and talking, living and trying to finally come to the conclusion that love proves God exists.
The Great Good Thing by Andrew Klavan
1 “I continue to have qualms of conscience that I did so little.” – Irena Sendler There are some stories that are almost too amazing to be true. Irena Sendler was part of a network that helped save more than 2,500 children from the Warsaw ghetto, along with many other teens […]
Irena’s Children by Tilar J. Mazzeo
2 “As Madeleine taught more and more aspiring writers, she began articulating a unique, transformative understanding of art as a spiritual discipline.” Madeleine L’Engle is probably best known as the author of A Wrinkle in Time. However, she was also a wife, mother, believer in God, artist, mentor, speaker, teacher […]