This title may sound contradictory to what I’m trying to do with this post!  The purpose of this weekly BLOG is to provide ideas of how we can use BOOKS to help our kids!– reading books- but please keep going, it really is all connected.

Twenty years ago, we took our kids to the canyon lands.  It was one of our favorite family trips.  We rented an RV for 8 days and started in Sedona.  From there, we traveled to and camped in the Grand Canyon, Lake Powell, Zion Canyon, and Bryce Canyon.    These canyon lands are God’s Glory in full display. It was the trip of a life-time and I do hope to return to this part of the country.

With the Biblical foundation we tried to establish in our family, it was a spiritual experience for me.  The kids got me a Ziggy postcard from the Grand Canyon with Ziggy looking over the beauty of the canyon, proclaiming, “Go God!”  I still have it.   That’s all the words that were needed, as the image said it all. 

Having read the kids stories from the Bible, the greatest Book of all time, made our experience more than just a fun vacation.  I felt like we were witnesses to His creation and even to evidence of a great flood having covered the earth.  It was so much more than just a vacation.

What we read and share with our children impacts the way they will look at life.

Years later, we were fortunate enough to experience Yellowstone National Park and The Grand Tetons with our son and his wife. It was the same type of experience within another world of beauty and splendor.   This was yet another trip of a lifetime with two of our grown-up kids.

When you look upon these lands, you feel as if you are getting a glimpse of heaven itself.  The beauty of nature and creation reveals the work of the Master Artist.  Psalm 19:1 reads:  The heavens declare the glory of the God; the skies proclaim the work of His hands. 

Here’s a picture from the trip that speaks a thousand words:

All that is really needed is, “Go God!”

So, as witness the change of seasons, as we drive from event to event, and as we read with our littles, let’s point to the images of creation that surround us. Even in many of the books already on our shelves, there are evidences of God’s Hands prominent on the page. As we Book Time With our Kids, we simply have to point them out and name them. With all of the “pictures” that amaze us, let’s give credit to the creator for His wondrous works.

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