Letters to God Movie Review

If you have not seen Letters to God, please watch it!  It is one of the best movies I've ever seen for teaching faith, hope, endurance, and strength.  Get your tissues before you begin the film.  You'll laugh, cry, and at times you'll laugh and cry at the same time.

Tyler Doherty is played by Tanner McGuire.  Tyler is battling cancer. He fights the disease with a courage, strength, and hope that is rare for anyone, but especially a kid.  During Tyler's courageous battle, he writes letters to God which are actually his prayers in written form.

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Letters to God

Brady McDaniels (played by Jeffery S. S. Johnson) is the Doherty family mail carrier.  Brady ends up intercepting Tyler's letters. Brady is suffering through trials of his own.  At first, Brady doesn't know what to do with Tyler's letters, but he develops a relationship with Tyler's family.  Tyler's family works well together to remain strong during the difficult time of watching Tyler battle cancer.  However their faith is challenged while they face their own feelings of neglect, selfishness, fatigue, and doubt.

The movie was released in 2010.  Tyler's mother is played by Robyn Lively.  His grandmother is played by Marie Cheatham.  His brother, Ben, is played by Michael Christopher Bolton.

I don't want to reveal too much more because I don't want to spoil the film for you, but I highly recommend this inspirational I will finish with telling you that Tyler influences a lot of people, especially Brady the mail carrier.  During this film, the gospel is shared with viewers.  Faith is challenged.  Decisions are made. Lives are changed.  Faith prevails.

Letters to God is based on a true story.

Watch the official movie trailer here.

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God Bless My School by Hannah C. Hall (Children's Book Review)

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God Bless My School

We love to read books.  We especially love to read books that instill faith into the hearts of children.  God Bless My School is a book that will teach children to pray.  When children read God Bless My School, they will enjoy a variety of little animals who start off on their journey to their first day of school.

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Image Credit - Abundant Family Living

The cute little animals in the story realize that God goes with them as they head off to school for the first day.  Little Bear gets a new pair of shoes.  Little Penguin gets a backpack filled with crayons, glue, and paint.  The animal children learn about letters, play with blocks, and sing songs. At lunchtime, they eat foods common to their animal diets.  Raccoon eats leaves.  Pig eats an apple.  Little dog eats doggie treats and little birdie enjoys a bowl filled with seeds. They rest and play.

God Bless My School is a durable board book that will lasts through lots of reading love.  Kids will enjoy the illustrations which are bright and cheerful.  This book opens up opportunities for discussions about prayer.  Parents can use this opportunity to talk to children about asking God to bless their own schools.

If you're interested in adding God Bless My School to your home or school library, you can find it here.