This Family Friendly TV Shows We Love contains a growing list of some of our favorite TV Series!
We have never watched a lot of TV, but over the years have bought up DVD sets (or borrowed them from the library first) of some classic TV Shows that encourage family values.
The Waltons
By far, The Waltons is one of our most dear TV series. We’ve purchased every season and regularly revisit the family that lived and worked and died on Walton’s Mountain. We even went … Read more »
This Page contains a growing list of our favorite PG and PG-13 Chick Flicks!
There’s nothing like watching some well-crafted PG or PG-13 Chick Flicks that evokes a warm laugh or a tender tear. So whether you’re gathering a few of your girlfriends together or trying to soften up that man of yours, these favorite chick flicks will do the trick.
This Inspirational Music Page has some of our favorite music. We hope it will help you live better and love more.
Phillips, Craig and Dean
These 3 Tenors have been singing together for over a decade. Their harmonies are tight, their voices have an amazing blend and the messages of the songs are awesome! Recordings listed below, not in age order.
This Patriotic Books for Kids Super Page contains a growing list of our favorite 4th of July/ Independence Day Books!
We love celebrating America’s Independence and love telling the stories of the brave men and women who risked everything they had so we could enjoy the freedoms we have today.
The Liberty Tree
The Liberty Tree is a wonderful Landmark picture book portrays our nation’s fight for independence from the imperial rule of Great Britain. It’s perfect reading in preparation for the 4th of July and all the patriotism that is … Read more »
This Super Page contains a growing list of our favorite Family Drama Movies!
We love watching movies and especially dramatic ones that provide strong life messages. On this page, we will review our favorite, family-safe dramas. If we think a movie is less appropriate for younger viewers we will mention it.
This Movie Biographies Page contains a growing list of our favorite movies for the entire family!
We love watching biographies because they inspire us to achieve things we never dreamed possible. We especially like watching about men and women who defied the odds, overcame great obstacles and dreamed great dreams. Standing on their shoulders, we believe that we can attain great things too.
We realize that many movies are just short glimpses into a hero’s life and that they are often interpreted by writers and directors to have more “crowd appeal” than “real life.” If there is a biography that really piques your … Read more »
This Valentine Books for Children Review Page contains a growing list of our favorite Kid’s Valentine Stories!
Teaching Children to love and appreciate others is a wonderful gift. We believe that reading these Valentine books is a great way to make learning to appreciate others fun.
is a darling kids book about two boys who hardly receive any valentines. In spite of their feelings, Milton and Marvin decide to make Valentine’s Day special. They conclude that Valentine’s cards aren’t just for girls, so they set … Read more »
This Easter Stories for Kids Reviews Page contains a growing list of our favorite Easter Story Books!
We love finding books that relate the true story of Easter in a way children can understand and enjoy.
Caleb’s Colt
Caleb’s Colt is an awesome Easter Story about Christ’s death and resurrection. This story is seen through the eyes of two young boys. We see their lives changed forever as this story unfolds.
Caleb’s young and stubborn donkey colt is requested … Read more »
This Comedy Movies G & PG Page has a list of Hilarious Family Friendly Movies that Everyone will Enjoy!
Laughter is great medicine – we love watching comedies – they can lighten the load of a heavy day and brighten our disposition. Many of these movies have an underlying message of hope of overcoming adversity.
Yours Mine and Ours
Yours, Mine and Ours staring Henry Fonda and Lucille Ball is an uproariously funny story. It has deep roots that reach to the core of what it means to be a family.
Finding non-Animated Family Movies to match everyone’s tastes is not always an easy thing. Our kids all had different favorites and interests. But spending family time together was important to us.
So we would have one of our kids (they would take turns) select a variety of movies. They would … Read more »
This Holiday Movies Super Page contains a growing list of our favorite movies for Christmas, Easter, Halloween, & the 4th of July!
We love celebrating holidays, and watching these movies just makes each holiday more special.
Holiday Movies – Easter
King of Kings
If you only watch one Easter movie this spring, make itKing of Kings. It was produced in 1961 but is so good that we had to mention it. The story traces the life of Christ and … Read more »
Kids Music in our home has included classical and pop. There was a variety of music always playing in our home. This page contains an ever-growing list of our favorite music for kids.
Nothing stirs our hearts more than hearing a foot tapping march or a chorus singing The Battle Hymn of the Republic. This super-page contains a growing list of our favorite Patriotic Music – we hope you are inspired by it! Each of these albums links to Amazon where you can preview the before you buy!
A Cappella Americana with The Liberty Voices
We first became acquainted with The Liberty Voices when we were vacationing at Epcot Center in Walt Disney World. We heard them sing in the host pavilion at the American Adventure. Were captivated by their tight 8-part harmonies … Read more »
We absolutely love movie and stage musicals. This Family Musical Soundtracks page contains an ever-growing list of our favorite musical recordings.
Fiddler On The Roof
Fiddler on the Roof Soundtrackis a terrific movie and an even more awesome soundtrack. If you value family, you’ll love this story. A little trivia: you may not know that John William (Star Wars, Superman, Raiders of the Lost Ark, Home Alone and Jurassic Park) also wrote the film score for Fiddler on the Roof in 1971.
List of Songs:
Prologue And Tradition & Main Title
Matchmaker
If I Were A … Read more »
This page has lots of great Family Christmas Music. Especially because Christmas is our absolute favorite time of year. We listen to Christmas music all year long (we do take some breaks, but always come back to it!). This is a growing list of our favorite Christmas albums!
A Brooklyn Tabernacle Christmas
The, “A Brooklyn Tabernacle Christmas” album features 12 new Christmas songs written by Carol Cymbala and the Brooklyn Tabernacle song writing team with special guests TaRando Greene, Anthony Evans, Nicole Binion, Charlotte Ritchie and Brad Hudson. It will recharge your Christmas spirit … Read more »
This Family Strategy Games Page contains a growing list of our favorite Strategy Games!
Battleship – Milton Bradley
Our kids played Battleship for hours and hours (so did Steve when he was a kid). The game was created in 1967 by Milton Bradley and has gained popularity with each generation since then. It’s the ultimate hide and seek with ships. This is an opponent game that can be played for hours on end. Sink all your opponent’s ships and you win.
Each player set his ships of different lengths secretly on a … Read more »
This Family Word Games Page contains a growing list of our favorite Word Games!
Balderdash
Oh my gosh, Balderdash is one of our most favorite group games – the more people the merrier. We usually end up laughing until we cry. Players try to bluff each other by creating phony definitions for unbelievable words.
Points are awarded for bluffing as well as choosing the correct meaning. This game can be played with a group up to 12 players. Ages 10 and above suggested. We love this game and you will too!
Family Card games are great for small and large groups of people to play. When we have parties, these are some of our favorites – especially Apples to Apples and Whoonu. Take a look at this list and see if any of these would fit your family.
Farkel is a fun, fast-paced dice game. Rack up points, but be careful – some combinations on the dice cause you to lose all your points for that round. It’s a little risky, a little challenging and a lot of fun!
Ones and Fives are how you score, then three of a kind, full houses … Read more »
This Best Chapter Books for Kids Reviews Page contains a growing list of our favorite Chapter Books for children and teens!
Watching our kids progress from picture books to chapter books is an awesome thing to see. We have read hundreds of books aloud as a family, and our kids have read thousands of chapter books on topics that they were interested in. This is an ever-growing list of some of the best chapter books for kids that we’ve read.
This Classic Kids Books & Stories Reviews Page contains a growing list of our favorite classic children’s picture books!
We have thousands of kids books in our house. This page is a collection of children’s picture books—classic stories, award-winning books and Economides kids’ favorites . . . you know, those books that kids want you to read over and over again.
This Healthy Living Books Reviews Page contains a growing list of our favorite Healthy Living and Healthy Thinking books!
Healthy living means healthy bodies, healthy babies, healthy thinking and healthy food. We have found the books on this page to be valuable resources to build a healthy life. If you eat healthily, but your thinking is unhealthy, you’ll never be happy. We’ve reviewed these awesome books to help us live healthy and happy lives.
This Personal Finance Reviews Page contains a growing list of our favorite Personal Finance Books!
Learning how to improve how you manage your household finances is a great goal for anyone. We’ve been budgeting our money since day one of our marriage and have accomplished some pretty amazing financial feats on a below-average income. This is a list of many of our favorite and most informative household finance books. We hope they enrich your life and your bank account.
The Millionaire Next Door By Thomas Stanley and William Danko
This Marriage & Family Life Books Reviews Page contains a growing list of our favorite Books.
Marriage and family life can present some of the most rewarding and difficult lessons in life. Our bookshelves are full of guides and resources to help us grow stronger and wiser in this area. We are committed to un-ending learning and improving in these areas. Won’t you join us by reading and applying some of the information in these great marriage and family life books?
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