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She also created My Father Said I Could Coloring Book, a beautifully illustrated companion that gives children a hands-on way to engage with the message of faith, identity, and possibility. Anita’s stories remind young readers that with the Father’s love and a little imagination, they can do just about anything.

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This book is a must for both children and adults. I love the pages where the reader can write in their own dreams. Scriptures at the end are a plus to build faith in readers. I have paid thousands of dollars to coaches to help me visualize my dreams. \"My Father Said I Could\" does the same thing.

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Whose voice do you hear the loudest? \"Father Said I Could\" harkens the necessity for positive affirmations. This book is a wonderful illustration of capturing the dream in each of us and believing that we can. Our children or just people are placed in the actional mode of getting those concepts written down and acting on them. Thank you for giving me the opportunity read \"Father Said I Could.\" Others will be able to relate to the characters as I was able to relate to Ana. We believe in what our Father says we can do.

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\"My Father Said I Could\" are the strongest and most empowering words we can ever speak and believe. Unfortunately, too many of us never learn or grasp those words. Instead, we allow others to speak into us and paint on the canvas of our lives with strokes that trap us or overshadow what Father says. In this wonderful book, author Anita McLaurin boldly moves to plant this seed in our children. When this takes root in the hearts and minds of the children, naysayers won't stand a chance. But Anita does not just leave it at that; while equipping and empowering our children, and introducing them to writing the vision down, she engages and trains parents how to promote and support this. I daresay, some adults will reach back, brush off their own dreams, stand a little taller, and dare to go forward quoting, \"My Father Said I Could!\"

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\"Dreaming is one of the most powerful exercises one can participate in leading to successful outcomes throughout life. Anita McLaurin has gifted our children with a book which ushers them into this amazing world. Those who can travel to faraway places, accomplish seemingly impossible feats, defeat huge odds in life do so first through their imagination. The concepts in this book are simple but powerful in terms of reversing the thinking in families who have not considered the power of dreaming. When children know that their Father gives them permission to dream, they can do awe inspiring things. I invite you to enjoy \"My Father Said I Could\" with your children, and plant seeds that will germinate in your family for years to come.\"

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What Did the Father Say You Could Be?

The McCoy kids are back again. This time with a coloring book! They're doing all sorts of amazing things, and they've brought some new friends along. Watch as the kids explore things like mathematics, medicine, and music. In these fun-to-color scenes, perhaps you'll SEE what you want to BE!

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What a wonderful book and not only that .....its coloring book as well. If you like to color it's not just for the kids. It's a great reminder of what our heavenly Father says about all of us. Positivity when we need it most.

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This coloring book is very encouraging to a young child's self-esteem. It opens the mind to the possibilities of who the child could be. It helps counter limiting beliefs. I love that this book also shows more than just one ethnicity! This sends many positive messages on multiple levels. I highly recommend it!

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