Welcome to the Grace's Garden series. Found within this volume are the first two stories: "Grace Finds Ruthie" and "Faith Takes Courage." Both aim to plant the seeds of an identity rooted in the accomplished work of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Readers will discover that their truest identity has been given to them by God, and that only by His grace, through faith in His Son, Jesus Messiah alone, do they become His eternity-bound, beloved children!
Unique to the series is Grace's Garden's capacity to merge faith with science, and academics with an understanding of the gospel of Jesus Christ. Each faith-inspiring plot has an embedded "story within the story" set within the context of a knowledge and understanding of the physical world and the creatures, which the LORD God has created to inhabit it.
Migration is the academic focus for both stories in this volume, but other topics of Physical, Life, and Earth sciences, are implanted to spur interest for a future study.
Children will marvel at the divinely inspired life cycles of two of His magnificent creations, the Ruby-Throated Hummingbird and the Monarch Butterfly.
As they learn, children will be encouraged to trust God with the challenges that confront their young lives. Moving away, losing teeth, and starting a new school are each explored within the framework of a loving and caring God's willingness and ability to comfort and save.
The children in the stories serve as a model for Christian fellowship as they commiserate, share the gospel, and support one another to trust in the LORD and depend on Jesus as their Savior.
Along with the beautifully illustrated pages, each fictional story includes a study companion loaded with facts and information and a Test Your Knowledge section that hopes to extend the learning that the stories spark. Included as well are several activity options that will inspire an application of the gleaned biblical knowledge and an opportunity for families to share together a deeper knowledge and appreciation for the LORD God's majestic creation.
For God's "older children," the Salvation Spotlight, a correlating Bible study and related lesson plan, is included to scaffold a deeper understanding of the gospel and may provide a time of worship and pleasure in God's Word for you as you prepare to share the stories with your children, grandchildren, or students.
Here in Grace's Garden, sisters Grace and Faith will, along with their family and friends, grow up into Christ by beholding and adoring Him. Young readers will hear and explore the gospel of Jesus Christ, the grace of a loving and patient God, and will contemplate His awesome might as it is seen in His majestically created world. The series offers an opportunity for parents, grandparents, siblings, and/or teachers to present the gospel as God's story of love, unity, and relationship, a story into which God has written each of us.
