Living Scriptures

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Many thanks to Living Scriptures+ for providing a sample of the product for this review. Opinions are 100% my own.

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Recently, I was able to try out the Living Scriptures+ Streaming service. I found quite a few movies that I want to watch and have already watched a few. As a young mother, I didn't realize that what you watch is what you invite into your home, I just wish I had taken more care in what we watched with our own children as I did with our child care children. As a much more mature mom turned Grandmother, I cringe at what I used to let my children watch growing up. With Living Scriptures + it takes the guessing out of your content choices. 

Living Scriptures + has roots dating back to 1974, and has spent five decades creating and curating content that strengthens families through meaningful storytelling. My readers can take advantage Living Scriptures + Summer Deal and get 2 whole months of content for just .99 a month. That is a huge discount, and what better time to get started than during Summer Vacation! 

I was able to easily add the app to our Living room TV, which is our oldest and cheapest TV, while our Bedroom TV, which is newer and more costly, did not have the app available. I can still watch in our bedroom through my computer or tablet but hope with the next update to our TV the Living Scriptures + App will be available. So before you sign up, make sure your TV either has the app or the app can be installed. 

Below my readers can also enter to win a $10 Amazon Gift Card and 3 months of Living Scriptures + at no cost. 

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 One winner will have the chance to win a $10 Amazon Gift Card and 3 months of Living Scriptrues+! Open to residents of the United States. You must be 18 years old to enter to win. This giveaway ends at 11:59 PM EST on 7.18.25. If you have any problems entering the giveaway, please email marksvilleandme@gmail.com. See below for terms and conditions.

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Bentkey Kids Streaming Service

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I like what I am hearing about this new set of programs and look forward to enjoying new family movies and shows I can with my children, spouse, and grandchildren. MarkvilleandMe would like to wish all those who enter

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14 years and counting

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Cutting the cord is easier then you might think. For us it started out as a way to save a big chunk of change per month. After a while we didn't miss it at all. Then came streaming TV, and our lives opened up to not just DVD's but movies, shows, and then most recently to shows that were shown on TV that we can get for free the day after. Not to mention HD Antenna's which bring free broadcasting channels to you in crystal clear form. Except for when there is a storm then you just find another channel. FREE never sounded so good. 

Honestly our children's wishlist's went down by a mile when we cut the cord which was money savings we hadn't thought of until we saw the difference in our budget. Sometimes one change can really make a big difference in your life and this is one we are glad we made.

When we moved to our current home we looked at the prices of TV services and they are just too costly and most of the channels we wouldn't even watch. With Google Chromecast Streaming Media Player we are able to watch movies, shows, live TV, YouTube, and even photos streaming on all of our devices. It is simply awesome.

So easy to connect with High-speed wireless connectivity. Built-in 802.11ac Wi-Fi connects to the Internet through your wireless home network (wireless router required and sold separately). Compatible with your existing HDTV. Easily connects to high-definition televisions with HDMI connectivity.

We never do this but now you can. Stream from your phone to TV. Just plug Chromecast into the HDMI port on your TV and to power and stream your favorite entertainment right from your phone with just a tap. Watch shows, listen to playlists, and more. And while streaming, you can still use your phone as you normally do. Works with the streaming apps you know and love.

Enjoy TV shows, movies, videos, songs, games, sports and more from over 2000 apps like Netflix, YouTube, YouTube TV, and HBO NOW. Find more at g.co/chromecast¹

Start streaming with just your voice. Just say what you want to watch from compatible apps and control your TV hands-free, with Chromecast and Google Home working seamlessly together.² Simply say things like“Ok Google, play Stranger Things from Netflix on my living room TV.” ¹

¹ Subscriptions are required to view some content. 

² Google Home, Chromecast, and compatible content required to cast to a TV using Google Home.

Web-based services and content require high-speed Internet service. Some services may require a subscription.

Don't Delay check out the Google Chromecast Streaming Media Player today and upgrade your TV for less. Expand your home entertainment without buying a new TV. It's so affordable you can get one for every TV in the house.

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Back to School with Netflix

I waited a bit longer to post my post because my kids didn't start school until after Labor Day so I thought it only fitting to post this for the Northern Part of America to coincide with our first day of school.

My girls are all into Project Mc2 which started on August 7th having gobbled up all of the episodes and are awaiting more. What Netflix has to say about Project Mc2 Project Mc² is a fresh take on the typical tween girl show you’re probably familiar with. The series has S.T.E.A.M. (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Math) organically woven throughout the storyline, making it fun and breaking the stereotype that being smart, funny, stylish and capable are mutually exclusive. Project Mc² reflects today’s tweens in a relatable way, giving girls four empowered female leads to look up to.

And the offspring of favorite fairytale characters in Ever After High's new Way Too Wonderland adventure (debuting Aug. 14) empower kids to write their own life stories. Whether Royal or Rebel, your actions, behaviors and choices are your own to make.

Netflix Original: Ever After High: Way Too Wonderland Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius How the State Got Their Shapes Odd Squad

Get the little ones ready for new experiences with shows like the Netflix original Dinotrux from DreamWorks, premiering Aug. 14 -- prehistoric hybrid dinosaur-construction vehicles team-up to use their different skills to solve problems and show that even the most uncommon of duos, like Ty-Rux and Revvit, can form friendships of a lifetime.

They can also go anywhere and be anything by letting their imaginations soar on a Reading Rainbow journey, now available to stream.

Reading Rainbow Magic School Bus The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That!

Movies and Shows that remind  MarksvilleandMe of school.

Ferris bueller's day off
Summer School
Sesame Street
Dazed and Confused
Matilda
A Little Princess

What are you favorite back to school movies or shows?

What MarksvilleandMe has been watching lately.

We were really busy in August between personal issues, several deaths in our family as well as a close friends dieing, on top of the regular getting ready for back to school and college stuff. 

For us school starts in the morning matter of fact it is now 3:28 AM the morning of. I have a few calls to make after the children get on the bus and then it will probably be a very busy day for both myself and my girls for the first day back. 

Along with some of the above suggestions from Netflix, we watched these movies and shows in August. Project Mc2, Spooksville, Hart of Dixie, Z Nation, Bitten, That 70's Show, Supernatural, Richie Rich, Monster Squad, and a whole host of others. We have a big family with lots of shows they like to watch so we divvy it up. Since the kids were out playing most days they only had evenings and mornings to catch up on their shows, but most of the time they put it on watched a few minutes, and were out the door. Only very few did they watch all the way through, but that will change as the weather gets cooler, more days inside, with hot cocoa, snuggled under a blanket, enjoying a movie together as family. 

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Disclosure: MarksvilleandMe is a part of Netflix Stream Team receiving free streaming service and other gifts throughout the year in exchange for us blogging about Netflix and Netflix streaming services.