Book Review: Long Story Short

This isn't a review in the sense of a book I have read completely and am reporting on but rather on a resource that I am using daily. It is the collection of children's devotionals by Marty Machowski, Long Story Short: Ten-Minute Devotions to Draw Your Family to God, and I have been using it for about a month now with my younger kids (6 years old to 12). It is a weekly series of short devotionals that take about ten minutes and are drawn from the Old Testament while frequently linking back to the New. I like it a lot and the kids seem to as well. They generally are remembering the conversations from prior days and how things link together. The level is just about right for younger kids, not simplistic but with concepts that are understandable. Everything I have run into so far has been doctrinally solid and the questions in each days lesson are generally helpful in bringing the Old Testament to life for the kids. I was a little skeptical at first but I am pleased to say I am very happy with this devotional. If you have younger kids and struggle with family devotional time with them, give Long Story Short a try!