Guess what?

It actually happened! Maybe I'm a bit obsessed with this. Oh well. So if you read my last entry, I mentioned at the end that I wonder if I have cute ears? It wasn't Sara this time, it was Preston. I'm combing his hair before school and he said he had big ears. I smiled and said "You have cute ears!" His ears really are cute. Especially when he gets a haircut, they just seem to pop out more. Along with his eyes! Anyways, after I said he has cute ears.....he told me I had cute ears too! I seriously didn't try to get him to say it. It was so random! I laughed at that thinking about the last entry I made. Kids are the greatest!

Sara-ism

As I'm changing Sara's diaper this morning, she looks at me for a couple seconds and then says, "I like your nose." I am not a fan of my nose! It's a bit too long and pointy especially if you're looking at my profile. So, now my daughter likes my elbows (refer to earlier posting) and my nose! I wonder what it'll be next! I just giggled at her and of course I said, "I like your nose too." I wonder if I have cute ears...

The Forgotten Warrior, by Kathi Oram Peterson

Wow, am I a slacker! I haven't posted for a while, have I? Well, I'll do some catch-up later as today I'm doing a scheduled blog book review on a book I just finished reading.


The Forgotten Warrior was written by Kathi Oram Peterson. It is a well-written story of a teenage girl who while dealing with the sickness of her mother, a sister with a handicap, and a father who once abandoned the family, along with normal teenage life is all of a sudden thrown back in time...to Book of Mormon time...the time of Helaman and his strippling young soldiers.

She is not trusted at first as she comes upon Helaman and his men. But they soon find she can fight as she has a black belt in karate that she learned from her mother. She is soon recruited to teach her methods of fighting to the worn-out soldiers. She gives them hope and courage.

She learns a lot about herself and her abilities as her faith and testimony is tested and strengthened. She also begins to learn about forgiveness. She is grateful for what her mother taught her about faith which coincides with the 2000 strippling warriors having been taught by their mothers to have faith. I liked this parrallel in the story.

I liked Kathi's style of writing. I felt like I was there watching Sydney! I liked her personality; independant, responsible, and caring yet tough. The climax was climatic which of course is the battle very well known in the B.O.M. of Captain Helaman and his young strippling warriors and the lamanites.

I'm looking forward to the next book as the story continues! To purchase the book, click on the following link. http://deseretbook.com/store/product/5017602


Also, here is some information on a contest that Kathi is hosting.


LATTER-DAY STRIPLING WARRIOR CONTEST
Nominate a youth between the ages 8 to 18 (boy or girl), who has performed a kind deed and who you believe is a Latter-day Stripling Warrior. Each person nominated will receive a Latter-day Stripling Warrior certificate signed by the author and the three heroes of The Forgotten Warrior: Sydney, Tarik, and Ximon.Entry forms and more information regarding the contest can be found on the author's website: http://www.kathiorampeterson.com/.