The SG Notebook

Don’t forget–many of our publications are available at wholesale prices. Look for the asterisk (*) after the product name. Needless to say, our biggest seller is our Bright Gems book and we strongly encourage churches with bookstores or book tables to purchase some. A store or church needs to purchase just 5 copies to get 30% off and just 10 copies to get 40% off. Feel free to email us if you’d like our wholesale price breakdown.

Busy weekend here–so no new Christian hero until next week. If interested, click on the “Christian Heroes” category on the right where you can read our past entries.

Blessings for the weekend. Drive carefully! Enjoy your parade! Enjoy your cookout!

Remember those who have given their lives for our country.

Maxine, a/k/a Nanna

According to Wikipedia, a superhero is a fictional chacter noted for feats of courage and nobility. These heroes come in all kinds of elaborate costumes and have for long years captured the imaginations of myriads of children and adults. Which one did you like as a child? Was it Batman, Superman, Spiderman, Wonder Woman, or some lesser known one?

Well I have a hero for your children. He never jumped off any buildings or flew through the air. All this hero did was go to a foreign land to share the gospel with the people. He went to this land, India, and performed no great feats. In fact, he labored there for years with no results. But I’m wrong. He did accomplish great feats. By the time his life ended, this man, William Carey, had translated the full Bible into six languages as well as translating other parts of the Word of God into 29 other languages. Hundreds of Indians came to Christ through his work. He inspired many missionaries who were to follow to go into all the world and preach the gospel, becoming known as the “Father of Modern Missions.”

I think it’s safe to say that this is a hero for you to present to your children. Read the story at Glimpses for Kids during family time one night. It’s a better story than that of any comic book or movie character anywhere.

Happy Mother’s Day to all of you mothers. To those who are loving the Lord, and teaching your children, as best you can, to do likewise, I am considering all of you to be the Christian hero post this week.

Keep pressing on. Your reward is in heaven.

God Bless You,

Maxine, a/k/a Nanna

Come on folks! Give our puzzler a try. Stretch the mind a little bit. Of course, this is a good mind exerciser for children, especially older ones, but we welcome you “old” folks too. Even though you’ll find the guessing game in the Speakables section, it’s open to all ages. Go over and see if you can do it.

Talk to you soon,

Maxine, a/k/a Nanna

Our children’s photo album is close to my heart. Speakable Gifts started as a gift basket business and the verses and hymns photo album was created to go in a gift basket for a new baby. It was our very first publication. Shortly after it was published, we stopped doing baskets, but the album was a hot selling item for quite some time. As much as I love it, I think it needs to be phased out. Since it is done entirely by hand, it takes more time than I have and interest in it has waned, except for a few ardent admirers who purchase it for baby showers. So when I run out of the covers and the albums themselves, which are hard to find anyway, we will stop offering it. This could take some time, depending on how orders go, but I doubt if I’ll purchase any more of the raw materials. A very dear friend makes the covers for me, but I think this will even be better for her, because of her husband’s illness. So all in all, its time is limited to “while supplies last.” The pages will still be available as laminated flash cards.

Of course, the companion cassette will still be available for a while. Interest in it has even revived a bit, with a couple of large wholesale orders. Some businesses have come up with good ideas for it.

Talk to you soon.

Maxine (a/k/a Nanna)