Theater Room Update

We have been holding off on this room update because it has been a work in progress for a while.

When we began looking at houses here in AZ we found that a lot of them had theater rooms.  Maybe it is because of the summer heat and people need a place to retreat or maybe we just live in a world of movie loving people, but either way it was a bit of a surprise to me and kind of made me giggle.  After all, we are not a huge TV watching family and certainly did not need a theater room.

Well, guess what?  We ended up with a theater room.  And it still makes me giggle.

We retreat here most Friday nights for our family movie night and occasionally the older kids will watch something in the evening, but it really doesn't get much traffic.  Regardless, it is a fun room and one I knew I wanted to make special.

I had lots of ideas (most involved a Hobby Lobby run) and the kids nixed them all.  Yep, that's how we work around here. ;)

We finally settled on a simple approach to decorating.  All six of us chose our favorite movie and then we ordered a movie poster for each of them, had them framed, and hung them up.  DONE!


Want to have a little fun?  Can you guess whose movie is whose?

Completed room!

 

All I still need is a big basket of theater candy for our viewing pleasure.

Come on over and join us!

Blessings,

Answers- 
The Shawshank Redemption- Clarke
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat- me!
Little Women- Ashton
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty- Riley
The Martian- Salem
Prince Caspian- Colby

Patterns of Evidence- Exodus DVD Review

As you probably know, I am usually very hesitant to review DVDs. Everyone has different tastes and I have been burned before. But when I saw the opportunity to review Patterns of Evidence- The Exodus, my curiosity got the best of me. I love Biblical documentaries and the Exodus itself boggles my mind, so I had to see what this one was about.

P    Patterns of Evidence- The Exodus is about just that- The Exodus. Specifically, it is an investigation done by filmmaker Timothy Mahoney to see if he can prove whether or not the Exodus, as documented in the Bible, really happened. This 119 minute DVD, which took 12 years to produce, is full of historical facts and live interviews with theologians, archeologists, and even the Israeli president and prime minister. Released in 2015 and narrated by God's Not Dead's Kevin Sobo, it is a mesmerizing journey that takes the investigation around the globe.  It won 13 awards in 2014 on the film festival circuit,   including a Gold Remi Award for Best Director at the Worldfest Houston Intl. Film Festival, the Gold Crown Award for Best Picture and Best Documentary at ICVM 2014, and Official Selection at the Soho International Film Festival in New York.

For all you visual learners, this one is for you!  Not only are the images and on-site footage breathtaking at times, Mahoney uses a time line on a "wall" that adjusts accordingly each time he discovers new facts.  By comparing the Biblical timeline, other historical documents, and the opinion of renowned scholars, the timeline moves back and forth during the film.  While he leaves the evidence up to the viewer to process and decide in the end, his 12 year personal search for concrete evidence is pretty compelling in that the Exodus did occur as written about in the Bible.

Our thoughts-
We watched this as a family, and quite frankly, I would like to see it again as it is pretty overwhelming with facts at times.  That being said, our 10 year old did watch with us and loved it!  There were a lot of exclamations of "cool!" and "that's neat" throughout the viewing.  Of course, as believers, we do not doubt the validity of the Bible and the fact that the Exodus did occur, but the sheer number of people involved alone makes it mind boggling for us at times.  We loved that there were historical facts presented in simple terms that we, children included, could use to later defend our faith!

This film is NOT one sided, and indeed some of those interviewed do not believe that the Exodus actually happened, from archaeologists to Egyptologists.  But I do believe that all of the evidence presented is done in a very professional, and non-argumentative way.  Because we want to raise our children to respect the views of others, even those we do not agree with, this is important to me in this kind of documentary.

For that reason, I would most certainly recommend this film to you.  It is well done, quite heavily researched and will give your family a lot to consider and talk about!  You can watch the trailer and find more info at the Patterns of Evidence website.

You can also use the discount code MK1 for $3.00 off the movie when ordering.

If you would like to win a copy of Patterns of Evidence, just leave me a comment here on the blog and a good way to reach you if you win.  We will choose a random winner next Thursday!

“Disclosure (in accordance with the FTC’s 16 CFR, Part 255:  “Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising”):  Many thanks to Propeller Consulting, LLC for providing this prize for the giveaway.  Choice of winners and opinions are 100% my own and NOT influenced by monetary compensation.  I did receive a sample of the product in exchange for this review and post. Only one entrant per mailing address, per giveaway.  If you have won a prize from our sponsor Propeller /FlyBy Promotions in the last 30 days on the same blog, you are not eligible to win.  Or if you have won the same prize on another blog, you are not eligible to win it again.  Winner is subject to eligibility verification.

Blessings,