grandma's picks - Gnomeo & Juliet - I'm Giving One Away!

I'm happy to announce I have a Gnomeo & Juliet DVD to give away! I recently reviewed this movie and loved it so much, I asked if I could have another one sent to me to give away . . . and happily, they said "Yes!" So, if you have "liked" grandma's cookie jar using the tab in the "find us on facebook" box ON THE BLOG, then you are entered in my drawing which will be on July 1st! If you have not "liked" my blog yet, please take a moment to do so and you will be entered in my drawing! It is this simple! Please share grandma's cookie jar with your friends and family so they can be entered in the drawing, too!



So, I'm reposting my review of Gnomeo & Juliet . . .  Okay, I have to admit, when I first heard of this movie I thought, "How lame." However; after watching it I am happy to say I absolutely love it! I enjoyed the humor, music and the story, but the thing I love the most is the strong messages about not judging others and choosing to forgive rather than hold on to a grudge.

Gnomeo& Juliet
Rated G

Favorite Features -

• excellent animation - full of color
• humor throughout - adults will enjoy this story as much as the children
• great songs - written by Sir Elton John - including Crocodile Rock
• story is fun and has important messages

This is a movie the entire family can and will enjoy together. It won't take much for you to be "pulling" for Gnomeo and Juliet and whether you ever read Shakespeare's original or not, you will love this story! From the lawn mower races to the "sneak attacks" - who knew gnomes could wreck so much havoc? - this movie is a delight!

Watch this movie with your grandchildren and be sure to talk about the important messages you see in this story! Ask them if they have ever "held a grudge" against someone and share with them how Jesus teaches us to forgive and show grace to others. Talk about the dangers of judging others based on if they are "red" or "blue" . . . Gnomeo and Juliet would never have met each other and become friends if they had realized the "color" the other one was. Ask your grandchildren what Gnomeo and Juliet would have missed by judging the other without knowing who they really were. Share Matthew 5:43-48 with your grandchildren, "You're familiar with the old written law, 'Love your friend,' and its unwritten companion, 'Hate your enemy.' I'm challenging that. I'm telling you to love your enemies. Let them bring out the best in you, not the worst. When someone gives you a hard time, respond with the energies of prayer, for then you are working out of your true selves, your God-created selves. This is what God does. He gives his best—the sun to warm and the rain to nourish—to everyone, regardless: the good and bad, the nice and nasty. If all you do is love the lovable, do you expect a bonus? Anybody can do that. If you simply say hello to those who greet you, do you expect a medal? Any run-of-the-mill sinner does that. In a word, what I'm saying is, Grow up. You're kingdom subjects. Now live like it. Live out your God-created identity. Live generously and graciously toward others, the way God lives toward you." (The Message) Ask your grandchildren what they can do this week to live these verses and then pray with them asking God to hep them love others and show the best by "living generously and graciously towards others the way God lives toward them" !


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