S Club Mama

I so wish we lived closer to a bigger city so I could go see a screening of this movie! "Free State of Jones" stars Matthew McConaughey. Based on a true story, Newt Knight (McConaughey) is a Southern farmer during the Civil War who rallied those who believed that "no man ought to tell another man what he's got to live for - or what he's got to die for." He and his group of men fought for freedom, equality, and the ideal that no one can own a child of God. Here's a link to a really nice clip. Here's a trailer from YouTube: I can't wait to see the movie myself. I don't know much more about it, ratings or anything, but it looks good. I enjoy historical films and Matthew McConaughey. Disclaimer: I am sharing this because it looks good. I got the trailer from a media group I resource through. 

I love to hear movies coming out that are not R rated. In our family, it's fairly rare to see an R rated movie - even kid movies are more often PG than G anymore. But The Identical starring Ashley Judd and Ray Liotta is coming to theaters soon and is rated PG!  It's about a pastor and his wife raising their musical gifted and adopted son (played by Blake Rayne) during the rock and roll era of the 50s and 60s. It just looks really good. I also love that my kids could watch it - although they wouldn't want to because they don't like "not kid movies" (not cartoons).

OK so at my Encounter weekend, God also showed me that I need to be VERY careful of what I allow into my head and heart in the forms of entertainment. That means getting rid of a tv show that has a clairvoyant in it (as a bad guy but still). That means not reading the celebrity magazines I do enjoy. That means deleting some songs off of our iTunes (luckily I have a whole list of new lovely ones to add). That also means being cautious of movies I watch AND that I allow my children to watch. I am the adult, the parent, their practical protector here on earth. They are NOT my children but HIS children that He has allowed me to parent. SO I will be more careful of things I allow myself to promote and review on the blog, too. So I give you the sneak peek into Dolphin Tale 2 (the first movie was released in 2011). I hope you enjoy it; looks like a super cute film (and I love Morgan Freeman).