Lies the Government Told You

Lies the Government Told You by Judge Andrew P. Napolitano

This book goes into detail on what the author states are 17 lies the government has told the American people. This book explains the 17 lies in detail and goes in depth to explain what they are supposed to be and how the government lied to us about it.

I honestly don’t like to read about history or anything that has to do with the government. But, this book caught my eye as I feel the government lies to us, you just have to find the truth.

I agree with some of the lies and some of them really upset me reading them. This book makes you think about our government. The lies that made me think and got me all upset were; All men are created equal, Every vote counts, Your body is your temple, We are winning the war on drugs, Everyone is innocent until proven guilty, Your boys are not going to be sent into any foreign wars, The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects should not be violated.

To me, the above are lies that the government has told us and continues to tell us, and these specific lies touch home to me on so many levels. I enjoyed reading this book. I would recommend it to my friends, to those who like history/government and to those who don’t. This book really makes you think and I am glad I chose to read it.

Love Your Heart

Love Your Heart by Tim McGraw and Tom Douglas


I have to say I really enjoyed this book! It is about a little girl who is talking with her father about what she should do as her talent in the talent show coming up. She goes through all the things she can think of that would be good, some she don’t even know how to do. She decided to pick one for the talent show and on the day of the show, her friend needs her. She decides to not do her talent and help her friend reach a record with her talent instead.

Beautifully written and illustrated! I read this at first and then read it to my daughter. It was fun to laugh along with and to see how little minds think. It makes you think about you and the way you parent, are you like the father in the book? Would your child be willing to give up their talent and the chance of winning prizes to help out a friend? I really liked this and am going to be looking for the other book written by these two men, My Little Girl.

I honestly thought I wasn’t going to like it, but I gave it a try. Usually when you have movie stars or musicians who write or should I say “try to write” the book doesn’t turn out well at all. Big thumbs up to Tim McGraw and Tom Douglas. I also want to mention Abigail Marble who did a great job at the illustrations!

Tithing

Tithing by Douglas LeBlanc


In seeing this title you think that this book is going to have some insights since the book is in the Ancient Practices Series. The book is quiet boring, with other’s stories. You might find it interesting, but to me, I did not. I however did find myself relating to the last family in the book, John and Sylvia Ronsvalle. Some of their story was a bit boring but when they started talking about how they used to live; paycheck to paycheck, on food stamps, using government assistance to help them pay bills and rent, this started to sound like how we used to be. They made a decision that even though they didn’t have enough money to afford the basic necessities in life, they would tithe. Both John and Sylvia didn’t come from a tithing family, which is the same for my husband and I, which is why I relate to them and see that if they can do it and let go of the idolatry and the “it’s my money” that my family can do the same. I can tithe and be confident that it is going where it needs to go and not to the newest craze that the “Johnson’s” have. I can tithe and teach my children to tithe.