The Girls’ Christmas Picks

2009 at 7:53 am   |   by Nicole Whitacre
Filed under Homemaking Holidays and Seasons Series Resource Recommendations

This Christmas, why not give the gift of “sitting and listening” to a mother, sister, grandmother, aunt, or friend? (Attention husbands who read girltalk but are too manly to admit it: if your wife has small children, we recommend this gift come with the promise of a few hours of alone time.)
 
Here’s our “Five Days of Sitting Out Christmas” gift list. Choose one from each category. Tie with a pretty ribbon. Slip in a babysitting coupon or a Starbucks card. Give the “one thing” they need the most this year.
 

On the fifth day of Christmas, my true love gave to me…
 
FIVE GOOD BOOKS

1. "Preaching the Gospel to Yourself"

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Gospel Primer

by Milton Vincent

2. Commentaries

 

 

 

 

 

 

Esther and Ruth

by Iain Duguid

 

 

 

 

 

 

Proverbs

by John Kitchen

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basics for Believers

by D.A. Carson

3. Prayer

 

 

 

 

 

 

Praying the Lord's Prayer

by JI Packer

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Valley of Vision

by Arthur Bennet

4. Short Daliy Readings

 

 

 

 

 

 

I Exalt You O God

by Jerry Bridges

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pierced by the Word

by John Piper

 

 

 

 

 

 

Beside Still Waters

by Charles Spurgeon

5. Bible Survey

 

 

 

 

 

The Message of the Old Testament

by Mark Dever

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Message of the New Testament

by Mark Dever

FOUR CD's

1. Hope Rising by Fee

 

 

 

 

 

2. Sons & Daughters by Sovereign Grace Music

 

 

 

 

 

3. We Shall Not Be Shaken by Matt Redman

 

 

 

 

 

4. Glorious by Paul Baloche

 

 

 

 

 

THREE JOURNALS

1. Magnet Black

 

 

 

 

 

 

2. Small Purple Flowers

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3. Vetro Stamped Brown

 

 

 

 

 

TWO PRETTY PENS

1. Parker Pen

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2. Retro Pen

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AND ONE VERY LOVELY BIBLE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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