Audra Jennings

Click here to request a digital review copy.   One day, a group of students and their teacher travel to a zoo safari park to learn all about the different animals. During a fun jeep ride around the park, the guide shares fascinating information about lions, rhinoceroses, elephants, buffalo, and more, pointing out distinctive characteristics about each animal’s body and how those qualities make the animals special. Along the way, the children start to notice how their differences in appearance make each of them special too. Their teacher helps them reflect on their own body image and teaches them how they were created uniquely in God’s image.  Because bodies can be confusing and sometimes embarrassing to children, Justin and Lindsey Holcomb wrote  God Made Me in His Image  for parents...

An interview with Justin and Lindsey Holcomb, Authors of God Made All of Me   It ’ s perhaps a parent ’ s greatest fear – that at some point his or her child will become a victim of sexual abuse. The statistics are alarming: Approximately one in five children will become victims by his or her 18th birthday. Authors Justin and Lindsey Holcomb have responded to parents’ concerns by writing God Made All of Me: A Book to Help Children Protect Their Bodies (New Growth Press/September 8, 2015) , a resource for moms and dads who want to protect and educate their children. Q: What prompted you to write God Made All of Me? What age range was it written for? The book is for 2-to-8-year-olds. We wrote it because we have two young children and know parents need tools to help talk with their kids about their bodies and to help them understand the difference between appropriate and inappropriate touch. It allows families to build a first line of defense against sexual abuse ...

Help your family learn to build a first line of defense against sexual abuse with Justin and Lindsey Holcomb’s new book,  God Made All of Me .  Their simple and relatable story, designed to help children protect their bodies, will be an important resource for every family with young children. It equips parents to talk with both boys and girls about their bodies and to help them understand the difference between the appropriate and inappropriate touch of others. {MORE ABOUT  GOD MADE ALL OF ME } (New Growth Press, September 2015) “God made every part of you!” It’s easy to convey the message to children that their bodies—or particular parts of their bodies—are shameful. This misconception fuels confusion, embarrassment, and secrecy, and often prevents children from recognizing or reporting sexual abuse. God Made All of Me  is a simply-told, beautifully-illustrated story to help families talk about these sensitive issues with two- to eight-yea...

    Protecting your child from sexual abuse New book helps parents teach young children about appropriate and inappropriate touch It’s perhaps a parent’s greatest fear — that at some point his or her child will become a victim of sexual abuse. The statistics are alarming: Approximately one in five children will become victims by his or her 18th birthday. Authors Justin and Lindsey Holcomb have responded to parents’ concerns by writing God Made All of Me: A Book to Help Children Protect Their Bodies ( New Growth Press / September 8 , 2015/ISBN: 9781942572305/$14.99 ) , a resource for moms and dads who want to protect and educate their children. God Made All of Me  is a simply told, beautifully illustrated storybook for children between the ages of two and eight that helps parents gently start the conversation about appropriate and inappropriate touch. This topic can cause a lot of questions and curiosity in small children, and if answers are given too ...