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Here are my top 10 lists. They are in no particular order.
10 Books I Want My Children to Read(Excluding Biblical texts)
- A Tale of Two Cities – Charles Dickens.
- Great Expectations – Charles Dickens.
- The Giving Tree - Shel Silverstein.
- Green Eggs and Ham – Dr. Seuss.
- The Chronicles of Narnia – C. S. Lewis.
- Mere Christianity – C. S. Lewis.
- Hamlet – William Shakespeare.
- To Kill a Mockingbird – Harper Lee .
- Where the Red Fern Grows - Wilson Rawls.
- Paradise Lost – John Milton.
- All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten – Robert Fulghum.
Honorable Mentions: A Brave New World, The Crucible.
10 Movies I Want My Children to See
- Star Wars
- The Lion King
- Chariots of Fire
- Gone with the Wind
- The Lord of the Rings
- Braveheart
- The Mission
- Finding Neverland
- The Dead Poet Society
- The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe
Honorable Mentions: The Passion; Gladiator; The Patriot; Saving Private Ryan; and The Matrix
10 Biblical Characters I Want my Children to Know About
- Jesus
- David
- Paul
- Peter
- Moses
- Joshua
- John
- Mary Magdalene
- Abram/Abraham
- Jacob/Israel
Honorable Mentions: Job; Adam; Solomon; Mary the Mother of Jesus; Ruth; and Esther
10 Non-Biblical Characters I Want My Children to Know About (not necessarily like, but to know about)
- Adolph Hitler
- Thomas Jefferson/John Adams
- Robert E. Lee/Ulysses S. Grant
- George Washington
- Franklin D. Roosevelt
- Winston Churchill
- Emperor Constantine
- Martin Luther
- Jim and Elizabeth Elliot
- Abraham Lincoln
Honorable Mentions: Augustine, Patton, Julius Cesar, Billy Graham, and John F. Kennedy
10 Places I Want My Children to Go (U.S.)
- Millry, AL
- Washington, DC
- New York, NY
- Sea Side, OR
- Philadelphia, PA
- Gettysburg, PA
- Williamsburg, VA
- New Orleans, LA
- Atlanta, GA
- Mobile, TX
Honorable Mentions: Lubbock, TX; Abilene, TX; Gatlinburg, TN; and Los Angeles, CA
10 Places I Want My Children to Go (Non-U.S.)
- Israel
- London
- Paris
- Thailand
- Some Tropical Location (either the Bahamas, Cancun, ect.)
- Normandy
- Hong Kong
- Romania
- Russia
- Brazil
Honorable Mentions: Kenya; Spain; Scotland; Ireland; and Berlin
–J–
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I decided to write my lists as well, but I don’t have a blog so I thought I would just comment under my brothers. I would like to say that I did finish my lists before I saw Joel’s so any repeats are merely a coincidence. I would also like to say that my lists would probably different for boy or girl children in the movie and books categories….
10 book I want my children to read (assuming the Bible as a given)
1. The Christy Miller Collection - Robin Jones Gunn
2. The Giving Tree - Shel Silverstein
3. Paradise Lost - John Milton
4. Redeeming Love - Francine Rivers
5. Spiritual Leadership - J. Oswald Sanders
6. The Day Jimmy’s Boa ate the Wash - Trinka Hakes Noble
7. Believing God - Beth Moore
8. Rifles for Watie - Harold Keith
9. The Chronicles of Narnia - C.S. Lewis
10. The Princess Bride - William Goldman
10 Movies I want my children to see:
1. Braveheart
2. My Fair Lady
3. The American President
4. Cinderella
5. The Count of Monte Cristo
6. Shindler’s List
7. Veggietales: Madame Blueberry
8. Mr. Hollund’s Opus
9. Field of Dreams
10. Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe
10 Biblical Characters I want my children to know:
1. Jesus
2. Ruth
3. Esther
4. Abigail
5. Paul
6. Peter
7. David
8. Daniel
9. Hosea
10. Mary (Martha’s Sister)
10 people outside the Bible that I want my kids to know about:
1. Laura Wiley
2. Abraham Lincoln
3. Hitler
4. Heather Whitestone
5. Lenora Wood
6. Cassie Bernall
7. Julius Caesar
8. C. S. Lewis
9. Samuel Lamb
10. Winston Churchill
10 Places I want my children to visit or experience:
1. Millry, AL
2. Thailand
3. Prague
4. Gettysburg
5. Atlanta, GA
6. Game 7 of the World Series
7. Washington D.C.
8. Switzerland
9. Olympic Games
10. New Orleans, LA (ok, I confess, I was one short and I did copy Joel on this one, but I really do want my children to visit there…)
I loved “Finding Neverland” - certainly on my “honorable mention” list, along with “To Kill a Mockingbird” and anything Fulghum writes. For all my respect for Lewis, none of his made my list. Strange.