{"id":1757,"date":"2016-10-20T04:22:25","date_gmt":"2016-10-20T08:22:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lifeofahomeschoolmomma.wordpress.com\/?p=1757"},"modified":"2016-10-20T04:22:25","modified_gmt":"2016-10-20T08:22:25","slug":"review-the-familyman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/crayonstokeyboards.com\/?p=1757","title":{"rendered":"{Review} The Familyman"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/schoolhousereviewcrew.com\/the-familymans-christmas-treasury-audio-collection-the-familyman\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/i1202.photobucket.com\/albums\/bb374\/TOSCrew2011\/2016%20TOS%20Crew\/10%20-%20October\/18%20-%20The%20Familyman\/TheFamilyman_WebLogo-1_zpsizxfdqit.png\" alt=\"The Familyman's Christmas Treasury - Audio Collection {The Familyman} Reviews\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>With Christmas quickly approaching, we need to remember the true reason for the season.\u00a0 It is all about the birth of our Savior, Jesus Christ!\u00a0\u00a0 For this review, we received\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <a class=\"bbc_link\" href=\"http:\/\/store.familymanweb.com\/the-familymans-christmas-treasury-audio-collection-6-cds\/\" target=\"_blank\">The Familyman&#8217;s Christmas Treasury &#8211; Audio Collection<\/a>\u00a0by <a class=\"bbc_link\" href=\"http:\/\/familymanweb.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">The Familyman<\/a>\u00a0which included\u00a0a total of eight Christmas stories as <a class=\"bbc_link\" href=\"http:\/\/store.familymanweb.com\/mp3-audios\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color:#0066cc;\">Digital Downloads<\/span><\/a>\u00a0as well as one of the stories from the Christmas Treasury on CD.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/schoolhousereviewcrew.com\/the-familymans-christmas-treasury-audio-collection-the-familyman\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/i1202.photobucket.com\/albums\/bb374\/TOSCrew2011\/2016%20TOS%20Crew\/10%20-%20October\/18%20-%20The%20Familyman\/The%20Familymans%20Christmas%20Treasury_zps2dtu8hat.jpg\" alt=\"The Familyman's Christmas Treasury - Audio Collection {The Familyman} Reviews\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The books in The Familyman&#8217;s Christmas Treasury are written by Todd Wilson and narrated\u00a0by Jim Hodges.<\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0Familyman&#8217;s Christmas Treasury\u00a0includes:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Captain Chaos and the Manger Blaster<\/li>\n<li>Cootie McKay&#8217;s Nativity<\/li>\n<li>Gladys Remembers Christmas<\/li>\n<li>Harold Grubbs and the Christmas Vest<\/li>\n<li>The Bishop&#8217;s Dream<\/li>\n<li>The Stranger<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>We also received two additional bonuses:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>It&#8217;s Called Christmas<\/li>\n<li>The Secret of Snow Village<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a class=\"bbc_link\" href=\"http:\/\/store.familymanweb.com\/the-familymans-christmas-treasury-audio-collection-6-cds\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color:#0066cc;\">The Familyman&#8217;s Christmas Treasury &#8211; Audio Collection<\/span><\/a>\u00a0is available on CDs for $25.\u00a0The <a class=\"bbc_link\" href=\"http:\/\/store.familymanweb.com\/mp3-audios\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color:#0066cc;\">Digital Downloads<\/span><\/a>\u00a0of the stories\u00a0range in price from $3.99 to $4.99 each.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Cootie McKay&#8217;s Nativity<\/strong> &#8211; The town&#8217;s cherished\u00a0nativity scene is destroyed by an unfortunate accident and much to the dismay of many\u00a0people\u00a0local artist Cootie McKay is hired to build a new one.\u00a0 Cootie is an outcast in his community and\u00a0members of the town are doubtful of him being able to complete the task of building the community a new nativity set.\u00a0Sadly, Cootie has never heard\u00a0of Jesus or heard the account of\u00a0His birth and the more he hears about it the more he wants to learn.\u00a0\u00a0Will Cootie be able to finish the nativity in time for Christmas?<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Stranger<\/strong> &#8211; When no one else would open their door, Sam and his family welcome\u00a0the stranger into their home on\u00a0the snowy\u00a0Christmas Eve.\u00a0 What lessons will be learned from this act of kindness when everything is seeming to go wrong?<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Bishop&#8217;s Dream<\/strong> &#8211; When Bishop Nicolas falls asleep his dream he is taken to present times.\u00a0 He learns what Christmas has become to many people in our generation many, many years later.\u00a0 What he sees surprises him!\u00a0 He is saddened to\u00a0learn that to many people\u00a0it is no longer about Jesus.\u00a0 How does Bishop Nicolas use this knowledge to change his view?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Captain Chaos and the Manger Blaster<\/strong>\u00a0&#8211; A boy wishes to make\u00a0the nativity\u00a0 more exciting with adventures with Captain Chaos and he may very well get that\u00a0wish.\u00a0 Captain Chaos comes\u00a0creates chaos and Jason quickly\u00a0learns what life would be like without Jesus.\u00a0\u00a0No Christmas tree, no decorations, and no\u00a0Baby Jesus or His birth.\u00a0 Does Jason really want to change the nativity and the\u00a0events surrounding \u00a0Jesus&#8217; birth?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Harold Grubbs and the Christmas Vest<\/strong> &#8211; Isaac wonders why the\u00a0Christmas vest is important to his dad.\u00a0\u00a0The Christmas vest once belonged to a lonely and mean\u00a0old man named Harold Grubbs.\u00a0 See how coming to know Christ changed Harold&#8217;s life around and how Isaac&#8217;s father wound up with the vest and continues the special\u00a0Christmas tradition.<\/p>\n<p>I love how every single one of\u00a0these stories point back to the true meaning of Christmas!\u00a0\u00a0 I am glad that &#8216;The Bishop&#8217;s Dream&#8217; does mention that santa claus isn&#8217;t real.\u00a0 While our kids\u00a0already know the truth,\u00a0&#8216;The Bishop&#8217;s Dream&#8217; could be used\u00a0as a\u00a0way to share with kids who they should really be focused on during the Christmas holidays.\u00a0 The stories are all short in length (between ~15-30 minutes each) which\u00a0is perfect for shorter car rides\u00a0and for younger children.\u00a0 Thank you for a wonderful series that points to Christ and I look forward to more stories in the future that I can share with my children.<\/p>\n<p>Facebook:\u00a0 <a class=\"bbc_link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ToddWilsonFamilyman\/\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ToddWilsonFamilyman\/<\/a><br \/>\nTwitter: <a class=\"bbc_link\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/youdadad\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/twitter.com\/youdadad<\/a><br \/>\nInstagram:\u00a0 <a class=\"bbc_link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/toddwilsonthefamilyman\/\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/toddwilsonthefamilyman\/<\/a><br \/>\nPinterest:\u00a0 <a class=\"bbc_link\" href=\"https:\/\/au.pinterest.com\/familymantodd\/\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/au.pinterest.com\/familymantodd\/<\/a><br \/>\nGoogle Plus: <a class=\"bbc_link\" href=\"https:\/\/plus.google.com\/u\/0\/107435990705080484154\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/plus.google.com\/u\/0\/107435990705080484154<\/a><br \/>\nBlog: <a class=\"bbc_link\" href=\"http:\/\/familymanweb.com\/blog\/\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/familymanweb.com\/blog\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Please click the banner below for more Homeschool Review Crew reviews of <a class=\"bbc_link\" href=\"http:\/\/store.familymanweb.com\/the-familymans-christmas-treasury-audio-collection-6-cds\/\" target=\"_blank\">The Familyman&#8217;s Christmas Treasury &#8211; 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