One of our family's FAVORITE websites is Vision Forum. Our boys have read and LOVED the Henty series and we are absolutely THRILLED that they are carrying another series, from another Godly, eloquently spoken man. His name is R.M. Ballantyne. Here is a quote for this wise man. We are anxious to be able to read these series.

Boys [should be] inured from childhood to trifling risks and slight dangers of every possible description, such as tumbling into ponds and off of trees, etc., in order to strengthen their nervous system.... They ought to practice leaping off heights into deep water. They ought never to hesitate to cross a stream over a narrow unsafe plank for fear of a ducking. They ought never to decline to climb up a tree, to pull fruit merely because there is a possibility of their falling off and breaking their necks. I firmly believe that boys were intended to encounter all kinds of risks, in order to prepare them to meet and grapple with risks and dangers incident to man’s career with cool, cautious self-possession.... —R.M. Ballantyne, The Gorilla Hunters

Well, Life in a Shoe is hosting a giveaway of Vision Forum's exciting new adventure series, Ballantyne books. Vision Forumdoes have them at a discount, but do you know what is better? Kim over at Life in a shoe is having a giveaway. Not only that but she is also doing a drawing for the first 10 books! How cool is that!

Well, now I find out that Crystal at Biblical Womanhood is hosting a similar contest on her blog too! Wowee! Two contests! HOW exciting. What a blessing that BOTH of them are doing it!!

Enjoy!