Summary: Movies.<br> I really like them.<br> And according to the billions of dollars Hollywood spends each year to make movies, I’m guessing a lot of you like movies, too.<br> In fact, if you are a mom reading, you may even look forward to the gathering of your little ones each week for “family movie night”.<br> But do you struggle, like I do to find movies everyone wants to watch? Or even a movie that will help you think more than lose brain cells?<br> Wouldn’t it be nice if you could relax, enjoy a movie with your family AND teach your children more about God’s great big story?<br> Well, my good friend, Amanda White (OhAmanda.com)…who also likes movies and loves Jesus…and I want to help your family do just that.<br> In today’s episode entitled, “Family Movie Moms” we share a lot of our theories/philosophies about movies and… a new vision.<br> Our goal is to 1)write frequent family movie discussion guides 2) broadcast a regular feature on the GCM podcast, called “Family Movie Moms”. Each show will include current movies reviews and ideas/questions to help teach your kiddos how to see truth and gain discernment as they view entertainment.<br> <a href="http://godcenteredmom.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/familymoviemomspodcast.jpg"></a><br> In today’s episode we chat about (quite a few things):<br> <br> * personal family screen time limits<br> * the effects of video games on our kids<br> * how much t.v. we watched when we were kids<br> * recording movies on our VCR & renting Beta tapes<br> * why we write family movie discussion guides<br> * thoughts on “The Lego Movie” & “Disney’s Pirate Fairy”<br> * being counter-cultural and yet engaging culture<br> * teaching our children discretion when watching shows (not to emulate everything they watch).<br> * thoughts on “How to Train your Dragon 2” & “Frozen”<br> * difference between watching a movie once & meditating on a movie<br> * this quote:<br> <br> <a href="http://godcenteredmom.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/gospel-reading.jpg"></a><br> <a title="gospel centered reading" href="http://spurgeon.wordpress.com/2012/04/19/training-children-for-gospel-centered-reading/" target="_blank">photo source</a><br> Connect with Amanda:<br> <a title="twitter ohamanda" href="https://twitter.com/oohamanda" target="_blank">Twitter</a> :: <a title="ohamanda instagram" href="http://instagram.com/oohamanda" target="_blank">Instagram</a> :: <a title="ohamanda facebook" href="https://www.facebook.com/ohamandablog" target="_blank">Facebook</a> :: <a title="ohamanda" href="http://ohamanda.com" target="_blank">Blog</a><br> Show Notes:<br> <br> * <a title="pirates of penzance" href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0086112/" target="_blank">“Pirates of Penzance”</a><br> * <a title="wizard of oz" href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0032138/" target="_blank">“Wizard of Oz”</a><br> * <a title="phil vischer podcast" href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-phil-vischer-podcast/id591157388?mt=2" target="_blank">Phil Vischer Podcast</a><br> * <a title="“The LEGO Movie” Family Discussion Guide" href="http://godcenteredmom.com/2014/02/21/the-lego-movie-family-discussion-guide/" target="_blank">“The Lego Movie” Family Discussion Guide (GCM)</a><br> * “<a title="ohamanda tinkerbell" href="http://ohamanda.com/2014/04/04/disneys-pirate-fairy-a-moms-review-family-discussion-guide/" target="_blank">Disney’s Pirate Fairy” Movie Discussion Guide (OhAmanda)</a><br> * <a title="how to train a dragon 2" href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1646971/" target="_blank">“How to Train your Dragon 2” </a><br> * <a title="frozen" href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2294629/" target="_blank">“Frozen” </a><br> <br>
