How much quality time do you spend with your children? Even with spending so much more time at home now a days, it can still be difficult to get everybody together for some fun family time that has a positive impact on your children. That was one of my big desires as a father to my six children. It took work to accomplish, and even then it, many times, resulted in simply playing games together. That was fun, and provided family interaction, but it seldom resulted in impacting my children’s character or spiritual growth. Okay, so here’s my solution. Read exciting stories to your children! It gets them out from in front of the computer or TV, and it engages everyone in the same adventure. Now, here comes the real exciting part. Each time you finish a chapter or a thrilling part of the ... Read More about How to Spend More Quality Time With Your Children
My Greatest Parental Fears and God’s Answer
Parenthood is both an amazing and terrifying adventure. When I first became a parent, my wife and I were so excited at the opportunity to shape these innocent little lives into mature, responsible, caring adults. Like all parents I felt a huge responsibility to teach my children the important lessons of life, but as my children grew, I became frustrated at their poor attention span and their lack of interest in the things I was trying to teach them. I couldn’t seem to get the lessons I wanted them to learn to stay in their heads! I was afraid that I wasn’t preparing my children for life and I felt like a terrible parent. To have more positive interaction with my children, I wrote an adventure story I thought they would like, and would read some of it to them as I finished each chapter. ... Read More about My Greatest Parental Fears and God’s Answer
FINALLY. . .IT’S HERE!!!
After months of annoying delays, the AUDIO VERSION of the first book in The Flintlock Sagas series, The Young Frontiersman, is finally available. This is an exciting Christian adventure story about surviving the wilds of Kentucky in the 1770's. If it were not difficult enough to survive the inhospitable wilderness and the war-like native tribes, also the British agents were trying to destroy every American settlement they could get their Indian allies to attack. Full of adventure, fun, and important character and spiritual lessons, this story not only makes history come alive, but also draws the reader or listener closer to God. Check it out here. God's blessings to all of you during these difficult times! In His Service, Alan W. Harris ... Read More about FINALLY. . .IT’S HERE!!!
Written for Girls but Exciting enough for Boys
[socialrocket-tweet quote="My newest Christian adventure book that was written for girls but is exciting enough for boys" tweet="Having three daughters and seven granddaughters it is high time for me to write an adventure story for girls and here it is: The Maker's Medicine Girl. And while it is for girls I made it exciting enough for boys." include_url="true" style_id="default"]I am excited to announce the newest book in The Flintlock Sagas series: THE MAKER'S MEDICINE GIRL! With three daughters and seven granddaughters, it is high time that I wrote something specifically for them and here it is: Terrors and dangers filled the Kentucky wilderness in the 1770’s, and no one knew this better than sixteen-year-old Remember Warren. After her village was burned and her family and ... Read More about Written for Girls but Exciting enough for Boys
NOW AVILABLE FOR FREE DELIVERY
The first book in my new series The Flintlock Sagas, The Young Frontiersman in now available for FREE SHIPPING to almost anywhere in the world. People all over the globe who are eager to read exciting adventure stories that glorify God and encourage the reader can order The Young Frontiersman through The Book Depository and have it shipped to them FOR FREE! To my American readers, I encourage you to send this information to anyone you know living in another country. It would be a special blessing to missionary families. ... Read More about NOW AVILABLE FOR FREE DELIVERY
TURN THE QUARANTINE INTO A BLESSING
Would you like to turn your social isolation into positive memories and great discussions? Alan Harris the author of the Tales of Larkin and the Flintlock Sagas and his family want to do something to encourage you during this difficult period in America. To provide entertaining and character-promoting diversion during this unprecedented time, the Harris family is making a FREE audio version of Alan's exciting first book available. Enhanced with voice characterizations and read by Alan, old and young alike love the action-packed adventure of Hawthorn’s Discovery. Just email Alan at StoriesChangeHearts@gmail.comfor a code and web address for the free download. Totaling about 13 hours, spend your evenings listening together, laughing together, and talking through challenging ... Read More about TURN THE QUARANTINE INTO A BLESSING