Totally Taffy Taylor: A Kid’S Guide to Life the God Way

By Lori Wilson and Mike York

As she grows and matures, Taffy Taylor is learning about a lot of things like school, life, friendships, family, and faith. Totally Taffy Taylor, by author Lori Wilson, follows this young girl through each month of the year.

It showcases topics, situations, and challenges todays youth face from Taffys perspective, and it offers a look at the choices she makes to ensure a positive outcome. From resolutions, to bullying, to peer pressure, and Christian values, Taffy learns to deal with life the God kind of way.

Each month features a story thats enhanced with relevant Bible verses and Christian puzzles that help to solidify the lesson. Totally Taffy Taylor offers good examples of how one girls Godly reactions to situations bring about total peace.

• Language: English
• Publisher: WestBow Press
• Release date: Nov 16, 2017
• ISBN: 9781973607236

Lori Wilson

Lori Wilson is a former educator who has worked with kids for more than thirty years. From the school setting to the church setting, her experiences have shown her the real-life challenges facing today’s youth. Lori currently lives in Southern Illinois. Visit her online at www.TotallyTaffyTaylor.com.

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TOTALLY

TAFFY

TAYLOR

A Kid’s Guide to Life the God Way

Lori Wilson

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Copyright © 2017 Lori Wilson.

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Cover Art and Interior Graphics by Mike York.

Scripture quotations marked MSG are taken from THE MESSAGE, copyright © 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 2000, 2001, 2002 by Eugene H. Peterson. Used by permission of NavPress. All rights reserved. Represented by Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.

Scripture quotations are taken from the Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright ©1996, 2004, 2007, 2013, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., Carol Stream, Illinois 60188. All rights reserved.

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Scripture quotations marked (AMP) are taken from the Amplified Bible, Copyright © 1954, 1958, 1962, 1964, 1965, 1987 by The Lockman Foundation. Used by permission.

Scripture quotations marked (AMPCE) are taken from the Amplified Bible, Copyright © 1954, 1958, 1962, 1964, 1965, 1987 by The Lockman Foundation. Used by permission.

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ISBN: 978-1-9736-0722-9 (sc)

ISBN: 978-1-9736-0723-6 (e)

Library of Congress Control Number: 2017916607

WestBow Press rev. date: 11/15/2017

CONTENTS

Foreword

Chapter 1 January: New Year’s Resolution

Resolution Crossword

Chapter 2 February: Love The Bully

Love Word Search

Chapter 3 March: There’s No Such Thing As Luck

Mrs. Jones’s Crossword

Chapter 4 April: Rain, Rain, Go Away!

Sunshine Word Search

Chapter 5 May: To Those Who Honor Me

Playground Crossword

Chapter 6 June: Yackety-Yak!

Yackety Word Search

Chapter 7 July: Freedom Is Not Free

Freedom Crossword

Chapter 8 August: Back To School

Back-to-School Word Search

Chapter 9 September: Soccer Slaughter

Soccer Crossword

Chapter 10 October: Dear Diary

Columbus Word Search

Chapter 11 November: Pizza Can Be A God Thing

Pizza Crossword

Chapter 12 December: His Tomb Is Empty

Christmas Word Search

Endnotes

Crossword Answers

To my mother,

Velda Lorraine Wilson Weiss.

May your prayers for all of your children be realized.

FOREWORD

Hi, everybody! Welcome to my world! I am so excited to have you and your whole family on my team! Each month we will explore the world and work out how to do life the God kind of way.

Each story is relevant to a kid’s life and is ready for you to read either to yourself or to your other family members. There is something in my world for everyone you see and know.

Meet my family and my friends and discover how we work through our issues according to what God’s Word has to say. You will even have the chance to learn new Bible verses and work some fun puzzles.

First Thessalonians 5:11 says, So speak encouraging words to one another. Build up hope so you’ll all be together in this, no one left out, no one left behind (MSG). That is pretty much my goal!

Come along with me, and be on my winning team. With God as our coach, we will totally rock our world and glorify Him. Happy reading!

Love,

Taffy Taylor

For more, go to TotallyTaffyTaylor.com.

CHAPTER 1

JANUARY:

New Year’s Resolution

Hey, Mom! What is a resolution? Taffy asked her mother. She paused while working on another one of her torturous, fourth-grade math problems. This idea of a New Year’s resolution had been on her mind for a