Marcia S. Freeman

I read this book via an Amazon KU [KINDLE Unlimited] download.
Let me begin this review by referring to the word "abiding." We must know that the word abiding means long-lasting or enduring, and being Christians, it has to apply to our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. And this is the author's intended purpose for having compiled this book.

Looking at abiding, let's begin by reading JOHN 17:23 [NKJV]:

"I in them, and You in Me; that they may be made perfect in one, and that the world may know that show more You have sent Me, and have loved them as You have loved Me."

So how much does the Lord love us? Well, luckily, JOHN gives us the answer in verse, 3:17 [NKJV]:

"For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world through Him might be saved."

And JOHN 16:27 [NKJV] aptly reminds us that:

"For the Father Himself loves you, because you have loved Me, and have believed that I came forth from God."

Love is a definitive two-way street where our Lord has always shown the love He has for us, so in return, have we abided by our love for Him? I found this book to be a useful tool in gaining knowledge regarding the Lord's extent and amount of love for each of us. And given this love, shouldn't we be inviting Him into our lives with open hearts.

Having a loving relationship with the Lord brings to me mind the chorus of Merle Haggard's song In the Garden:

And he walks with me, and he talks with me
And he tells me I am his own
And the joy we share as we tarry there
None other has ever known

For wanting her readers to acquire a loving relationship with the Lord, I've given Ms. Freeman 5 STARS for endeavor here. show less

It is always a challenge to include writing strategies for the younger student that are both quality and effective. The author of this book works to include these younger students in writing with strategies that will work well with K- 3 grades, and she makes a case for using these strategies further on with students. Practical and informative, this book offers strategies that help students work more effectively with writing. This book seriously addresses the book, but many of the strategies show more could be used with electronic pictures and information. Additionally, while this book centers on nonfiction, some of the models and strategies will work well for fiction also. Recommended. show less

This book is helpful in introducing counting in daily activities. It uses counting in games such as hop scotch and red light. It uses counting to do things such as taking turns getting a drink of water and putting things in order. It also shows the different ways of counting forward and backward. This is a simple book that helps the beginner counter.

This book shows you different writing strategies. This is a great book for teaching student's how to become better writers. It has great and interesting stratagies that are appealing to the student's at the elementary level. I would recommend this book to help you become a better writer.