A Homemaking Journey

We rent movies from Netflix and if we love them enough, we will buy them. We have seen so many wonderful movies lately and I wanted to share them with you.

Our movie standards are strict. I'm not opposed to turning it off at the first inappropriate part and getting rid of the movie never to finish it. My husband and I feel that a good movie is one that is wholesome and that teaches you about life through good examples. If you can watch a movie again and again and each time learn a good principle or grow closer to God then it is a movie worth owning and watching.

Some recent movies we've seen and loved are:

Christy (With Kellie Martin) It is a 4 disk series and is wonderful. We want to own this one.

Our Mutual Friend (1998 version)- based off a Charles Dicken's book. Intensely interesting and I loved the romance in it.

Wives and Daughters (1999 version)- a touching story of a daughter learning to be patient with a new step-mother, becoming best friends with her step-sister, and serving others. Her reward for being such a good woman is the best part of the movie...

In the Arms of Angels- a very short film, but an excellent story. The twelve minutes of movie time taught us all a valuable lesson.

Horatio Hornblower (2003)- He is a naval sea captain who is a wonderful example of a righteous man. He is heroic and modest, faithful to his wife and an example to all his crew. The movie is based during the Napoleonic war. This does have war scenes with some blood. I didn't think it was gory. I feel that it was a good opportunity to teach the children the sacrafic men go through to fight a war. Excellent series!

The Buccaneers -A television series created in the fifties. My kids found it amusing and enjoyed the antics of these pirates.

Many of these movies are based off of books. We haven't read them yet, but they are on our "to read" list!

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