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Earlier this week, Mark Batterson, put a new movie called, The Tale of Despereaux, on my radar with this blog post.

The movie just opened, so yesterday afternoon, the boys and I headed to the theater to check it out.

It was outstanding.  A beautifully animated tale filled with themes of courage, loyalty, honor, justice, goodness, hope, redemption, and forgiveness.

The main character is a brave mouse name Despereaux Tilling.  The movie’s website describes him as a tiny mouse “born too big for his little world“.  I like Despereaux.  He is a gentlemen living a life of adventure and learning.  He doesn’t cower like all the other mice and he isn’t afraid to break a few rules.

I highly recommend this movie.  Check out the trailer below.

This past weekend our family watched The Ultimate Gift.

The movie, based on a bestselling book, came out in 2007 and stars James Garner, Brian Dennehy, and Drew Fuller.

It is a movie you will want to check out for your next family movie night.

Here is brief summary……..

When his wealthy grandfather dies, trust fund baby Jason Stevens anticipates a big inheritance. Instead, his grandfather has devised a crash course on life with twelve tasks – or “gifts” – designed to challenge Jason in improbable ways, sending him on a journey of self-discovery and forcing him to determine what is most important in life: money or happiness.

The Twelve Gifts are………

1 // The Gift of Work
2 // The Gift of Problems
3 // The Gift of Friends
4 // The Gift of Giving
5 // The Gift of Gratitude
6 // The Gift of Family
7 // The Gift of Learning
8 // The Gift of Money
9 // The Gift of Laughter
10 // The Gift of a Day
11 // The Gift of Dreams
12 // The Gift of Love