Book Review: "No Cape Required" by Kirsten Parrish

This 52-day devotional which is appropriate for children, teens and fun adults, “No Cape Required: 52 Ways to Unleash Your Inner Hero”, is well loved by my eight-year-old son. Each daily devotional cites a hero from a popular movie as an example for the character trait and the Bible passage to be read. 

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Drum Basics for My Son

I am so proud of my son for so many reasons. He is gifted with keen ears for music and rhythm. Ever since I have tried playing the guitar to accompany him, he has always sang along in the right pitch. For not being tone deaf, I am already amazed. In fact, we, together with my wife, have done a recording of the song "In Me" by Casting Crowns and he didn't have a problem with singing his parts

All these have encouraged me to expose him to music more and more. We have had him go through piano and voice lessons. I have also bought him a junior guitar so I can get a chance to get him interested with it. Sometimes, we even play rhythmic drum patterns with him while at the dinner table or while doing household chores. One of my hopes is to be able to invest in a drum set with hammerax cymbals or even with ordinary cymbal sets available locally so I can start to teach him basics of drums playing. I think his interest with rhythm has been awakened and I would want to take advantage of that while it's there.

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Renewal of Vows Preparations

As my wife and I approach our 13th year of marriage this coming December, we are plan to have a renewal of vows ceremony. We haven't set a final date yet but we have both agreed to have the celebration this year. Having it on the same day of our wedding is ideal but we've already booked our flight to and from Singapore as part of our yearly wedding anniversary plans. 

Part of the planning is looking for a venue for the celebration and ceremony. Like our wedding in 2001, we both agree that we should have both the ceremony and the reception in one place. Another part of the preparation is looking for a new design for a new set of wedding bands. We hope that renewal of vows will keep our marriage and relationship fresh.

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