Resources & Reviews from Club31Women
Welcome to Club31Women! Here we offer a wide variety of inspiring and practical resources — books, articles, podcasts, and tips — to help you in your Christian faith, marriage, home, and family.
Children’s Books
Are You Ready for Winter? Enjoy these darling picture books about snow
If you’re looking to get ready for winter and get into the spirit of snow with your kids, check out these super cute picture books about snow! Every time the temperature dips, my children expect snow. It might be mid-August and have simply dropped from 98 to 75 degrees, but if it feels colder to…
Books for Girls
6 Books With a Vintage Feel That Christian Teen Girls & Their Moms Will Love
Is your teen girl into that old-fashioned fiction that she can’t get enough of? How about some amazing, vintage feel books that she’ll want to read over and over again? There are at least three ways I know that my teen daughter loves a book: She reads the same book over and over again—when she…
Books for Boys
A Riveting Chapter Book to Entertain and Teach Your 3rd-4th Grader
Being captivated by a good chapter book can be a challenge in our screen-driven society. But these may well capture your kids attention! Like many families from the ’90s, I have fond memories of our Saturday mornings. But unlike many others, it wasn’t Saturday morning cartoons that pulled us from our beds on the weekend—it…
Tween/Teen Books
Two Exciting Series for Building Strong Character in Our Tweens
Looking for a character-building resource for your tweens? Here’s one of my favorites for encouraging, inspiring, and entertaining those tween-age kids! What resources do you recommend for raising tweens? You know, those kids who are no longer “little” but not quite teenagers yet either. I’m asked this question often. Probably because I have a bunch…
Fantasy Books
7 Fantasy Fiction Adventures for All Ages
Do you need a good list of fiction fantasy for your family? Look no more! “Sometimes fairy stories may say best what’s to be said.”-C.S. Lewis My children love tales of adventures and heroism. I love stories that teach them to be humble leaders and faithful friends. And when the two combine, we have a…
Fiction
Books to Help Your Teens Find Meaning and Courage in the Storms of Life
What books can you offer to help your teens find meaning when the storms of life come pounding down on them? What titles can guide them on how to face trials and challenges, how to grow in their faith, and how to find God in the darkness of this world? I was ten years old…
Nonfiction
For the Love of Self-Discipline: 5 Books That Will Get You There!
How can you train yourself to do what you know is best? How can you discipline your wandering heart in choosing God over your to-do list? As a child, I hated the word “discipline”. But as an adult halfway through my thirties, I have come to appreciate the word and the action it represents. If…
Audiobooks
15+ Quality Audiobooks Your Children Will Enjoy and Grow From
Quality audiobooks can be a treasure for your children to go on adventures and grow their imagination! “Is there a new Boxcar Children? Please check!” Natalie excitedly requests when daily “room time” rolls around. Her love for Henry, Jessie, Violet, and Benny is in full evidence as she interacts with them throughout the day, explaining…
Music
How to Help Your Family Love the Bible with Both Heart and Mind
What resources would you recommend to encourage your kids to know and love the Bible? I’m asked this question often. And I understand why. More than almost anything, I want our family to be grounded in their faith—and that means being grounded in the Bible too. Because I’m convinced that no matter what the future…
Gift Guides
12 Good Faith Gifts for Your Favorite Tweens and Teens
I love giving gifts. You might say it’s one of my love languages. Because finding “just the right gift” makes me strangely happy. But it’s that “finding” part that can be a real challenge. Especially when they reach that difficult age when toys no longer do the trick. Let’s face it, shopping for tweens and…