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Individuality makes us special. Childhood is a time when many children struggle with that individuality. Even though that specialness can be an asset in adulthood, it can feel like a hindrance in childhood. Helping our children celebrate what makes them special is so important. As a parent, I think helping our children recognize their individuality as an asset is essential to their self-esteem and image of themselves.

Today, I am so excited to share a book that truly shows that individuality is something we should embrace. Jennifer Nestor’s Golden Wizard Prize-Winning Book, “Jane Escapes to the Jungle of Individuality” follows a delightful girl named Jane as she wrestles with feeling different and experiencing bullying at school.

One day on the school bus, Jane escapes uncomfortable bullying in a daydream. In Jane’s daydream she travels to the Jungle of Individuality. In this special jungle, Jane meets animals with unique characteristics just like her! As Jane gets to know her new friends, she discovers that the things that make her special are something she should embrace. She also learns self-compassion and being brave when things get tough.

Jane Escapes to the Jungle of Individuality

Written by Jennifer Nestor and Illustrated by Victoria Mikki

Ages 4-9 | 40 Pages

Publisher: BookBaby | ISBN-13: 979-8350953602

ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Jennifer Nestor’s passion for writing grew out of her love for penning
poems, song lyrics, and short stories as a little girl. Now a marketing
and communications professional, Jennifer draws on these experiences as
an adult and considers writing one of the best parts of her career.
She’s always enjoyed the creativity and emotion of storytelling and is
truly thrilled to share new stories that encourage bravery in young
readers. Her mission as an author is to create imaginative books that
make a positive impact and promote diverse characters who acquire
strength, courage, and a sense of individuality through their
adventures.

Publisher’s Book Summary: This heartfelt adventure follows a young
girl named Jane as she tries to navigate the challenge of feeling
different in her own skin while experiencing bullying at school. Though
she is soft-spoken and quirky on the outside, she struggles on the
inside—desperately wanting to belong. Escaping from an uncomfortable
moment on the school bus, Jane has a vivid daydream where she enters the
Jungle of Individuality: a place filled with animals who all have unique
characteristics, just like herself. As she embarks on an incredible
journey of self-discovery with some new friends, she quickly realizes
her individuality is something she should embrace while also learning
self-compassion and being brave when things get tough.

Learn more about Jennifer and her work on her Website, Facebook, Instagram and TikTok.

You can purchase Jane Escapes to the Jungle of Individuality on Amazon

This post is sponsored by Jennifer Nestor. The review and opinions
expressed in this post are based on my personal view.

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Faith is something I know I need in my life and it’s something I struggle with. After the loss of my oldest son and best friend, I NEED to have FAITH that I WILL see him again. I think I am not alone in that struggle and many of us want to grow stronger in our faith. With me, I am blessed to have friends who are there to lift me up and remind me of their deep faith. A special friend specifically tells me of the visions of Jesus they had that leave them convinced this life is not all there is.

I think many of us are searching for ways to connect with others in our faith and to strengthen our beliefs. I was thrilled to be selected to review and host a giveaway for, “Unshakable Moxie – Growing a Resilient Faith.”

Our Daily Bread Ministries sent me a prayer journal, prayer cards and 6-Session Women’s Bible Study Book. The way this works is that you go through six sessions in the book. Each session lists the week’s Bible Study Goals, Personal Goals, Memory Verse, Writing Prompts and a QR code for you to scan and watch a video. After watching the video the book has questions about the women in the video along with Bible study, readings and other writing prompts.

I was just sent this Unbreakable Moxie Kit so I am brand new to this but I am super excited to start. I will post an update when I am halfway through and another when I finish the six weeks.

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Unshakable Moxie is a powerful Bible study and 6-episode video series from Our Daily Bread Ministries that explores tough topics including forgiveness, disillusionment, and hardship. When answers don’t come easy, these resources press in deeply to see what Scripture reveals to encourage women to grow in their faith amid challenging circumstances. Lina AbuJamra, who shares her heart in this Bible study, is a woman of moxie who draws inspiration from her life experiences and teaches women how to build their own resilient faith. Each chapter contains a QR code linking to the Unshakable Moxie video series where hosts Moriah Smallbone and Toni Collier take you on faith journeys with special guests including Joni Eareckson Tada, Ruth Chou Simons, and more.

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This episode was life-changing for me and spoke so loud for me! Thank you for putting into words how I have been feeling. Love this whole series but adore this one! — Unshakable Moxie viewer

I am loving this series!!! I have to say what I am learning so far is teaching me so many lessons in life from so many different perspectives. — Unshakable Moxie viewer

This series was such a blessing to me! I’m inspired, motivated, and desiring to be a woman of unshakable moxie. I love this. Today I started memorizing God’s promises in scripture and claiming them over my and my family’s life! Thanks for that tip, Joni. Thank you to Our Daily Bread Ministries for producing this…will be sharing and re-watching for sure! — Unshakable Moxie ViewerI

I’m SO sorry this journey is over. It has seriously been a blessing. I believe my biggest takeaway is (or biggest two takeaways are) (1) God is with us (me) in the messy and He’s not afraid or upset or running away from it! He meets me in the messy. He’s not afraid of my questions. He wants to hear about my turmoil; He invites it; He loves me. (2) Having questions doesn’t make me a weak Christian; it’s precursory to me having a strong faith. I have to be willing to dive in it with Him, knowing He won’t forsake me as I go. In my weakness, He excels in strength. Thank you for this — Unshakable Moxie Viewer

Watch my interview with Shannon Taylor the co-founder of Legacy Bundles. As a new parent, Shannon truly became the mother of Invention when along with her husband and another couple, Shannon founded Legacy Bundles. Legacy Bundles has created a community of families trading children’s clothing across the country. Swapping clothing saves busy parents time and money. Listen and find out all about Legacy Bundles.

Life challenges are a constant in our lives. Where do you turn when you need advice, guidance and direction to navigate through a problem or life crisis? The Bible has been the go-to for people searching for guidance and reassurance. Seeking God’s word is comforting to many including myself.

As a mother who has lost a child, grief is something I will live with the rest of my life. Grief often leads us to a deeper faith or causes us to question our faith. I was excited to be asked to review The Life Counsel Bible because it is full of useful tools and resources I can apply to my life and you can too!

Throughout this Bible you will find practical wisdom for all kinds of issues. Whether you are struggling to parent a child with ADHD, marital issues, navigating divorce, loving someone with an addiction, dealing with resentments or struggling with forgiveness, this Bible has resources and strategies to help you.

If you check out The Life Counsel Bible, I think you will see for yourself how amazing this Bible is.

If you have struggled to try to read and understand the Bible, you will appreciate this Christian Standard Bible because it captures the Bible’s original meaning without sacrificing clarity, making it easier to engage with Scripture’s life-transforming message.

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• More than 150 full-length articles from respected Christian counselors and
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• Robust page-end cross-reference system with over 25,000 cross-references
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My name is Carolyn Kavarnos and I am the creator behind the MommyRamblingsBlog YouTube Channel. Over the past four years, my family, our channel, and myself have been the target of harassment, cyberbullying, and threats. Some things that were unleashed on us were death threats, a SWAT to our home, bomb threats called into our Sheriff’s office, threatening mail, malicious striking of our YouTube channel, stalking, false welfare checks, and false CPS calls (5 in one year).

They made multiple channels with the sole intention of attacking me, my family and even community members. Some of the things they did were to expose confidential information, including addresses, body shaming, and even bullying our children. They stalked us on vacation, released the address of where we were staying, and published photos of the outside of the house with our cars in the driveway. They made videos showing the house we were staying in plus the places we were visiting. They published photos that were taken without our knowledge in order to mock and shame us.

The abuse has only grown more relentless and intrusive. The unexpected loss of my oldest son and best friend is their weapon of choice that is used to harass me. They lie about how my son died. This includes making fake videos they pretend were made by family members to enforce their false narrative. They are looking to cause as much pain and suffering as possible to a grieving family.

My YouTube channel is not a hobby, it is my career and the source of income my family depends on. The cyber-harassers contacted my sponsors and lied about me. They have done this as brazenly as publically, defaming me in social media posts with lies that I am homophobic, a racist, the defendant in a defamation case, and more. This was all done with malicious intent to cause me the loss of my sponsors and income.

This constant abuse has taken a toll physically, emotionally, and mentally especially since it is coming on the heels of the loss of our son. They are capitalizing on this and wanting to break me. The Mommy Ramblings community is strong, and I do not know where I would be without them. Besides my family, the community was the reason I kept going. The community was somewhere I could vent and get support through this unbearable loss. It seems this community is something they also want to destroy.

We must move forward legally, and that is expensive. Their attacks have caused me to lose significant income, which I can statistically prove. We will use this money raised for a retainer and to start legal proceedings against these attackers.

My hope is that I can navigate through this triumphantly, then use the knowledge and my platform to help others. I would eventually like to start a foundation in my son’s name for this purpose. The first step begins today and I need your help. Please know how grateful I am for any amount you can donate. We also need prayers and help to share this fund with as many places as possible. Thank you from the bottom of my heart.

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