I love a good sweet and inspiring book to read to my children every so often. This new book, My Home Can Be A Holy Place by Kristen Oaks, the wife of Dallin H Oaks, is beautiful. The pictures are illustrated by DanBurr and are very sweet.
I read this to my kids the other night during family home evening and I loved the message of it. It goes through all the different ways that our home can be a holy place from a home where we love the Scriptures, a home where we work together, a home where we celebrate traditions, a home of prayer, a home of faith and more. This book is a great book to read as a family, or for your children to read on their own. It is simple with beautiful illustrations that teach children the importance of having our home be a holy place. I truly feel that in these last days our homes are going to need to be fortified and straightened in order for us to withstand the temptations of this world. We need to create a home in which our children feel safe and comfortable and that the spirit can be. The image below is by far my favorite of all the illustrations in the book. I love the sweet peace that comes when we are teaching our children out of the best books.
Here is a short description of the book…
Lily is a young girl who is helping to make her home a holy place.
Through Lily’s story, told by Kristen M. Oaks and illustrated by award-winning Latter-day Saint artist Dan Burr, we are invited into Lily’s home to share time with her family.
Children will love seeing how Lily and the other children contribute to the spiritual environment of their home through their everyday activities. We seem them praying, working together, eating dinner as a family, reading the scriptures, counseling together to make good decisions, participating in family home evening, sharing the gospel with friends and family, and learning to love one another. They love the Lord and feel His Spirit in their home.
This delightful book shows readers of every age how homes can becomes holy places in which children grow up in the Lord.
The website www.HomeCanBeAHolyPlace.com is designed to be a living document. It develops the themes introduced in the book and is enriched by contributions from reader to reinforce teachings, expand ideas, and inspire children and parents to make their home a holy place.
I thought it would be fun to create this principle with the ideas of how are home can be a holy place from Kristen Oaks.
Print Here – My Home Can Be a Holy Place
My Home Can Be a Holy Place CD
The daughter of Kristen Oaks, is the amazing violinist Jenny Oaks Baker. She also created a CD of beautiful violin music to go along with this book. Whenever Jenny Oaks Baker plays her violin I just want to lay on my couch and listen to it! It is so beautiful and very inspiring. The CD has 7 songs on it, love at home, Jesus once was a little child, songs my mother taught me but, I feel my Savior’s love, Brahms cradle song, I am a child of God, love is spoken here. It’s a perfect CD for a peaceful morning or a Sunday afternoon.
From one of the world’s premier violinists comes a new collection of beautiful songs celebrating family and motherhood. The album features classic hymns, such as “Love at Home” and “I Am a Child of God,” stunning classical arrangements, including Brahms’s “Cradle Song,” and beloved children’s tunes. The gorgeous track “Love Is Spoken Here” features Jenny performing with all four of her children, ages eleven and younger.
Both the book and the CD of My Home Can Be A Holy Place are beautiful and would make a perfect addition to your home!
