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Hey parents, if you are listening, stay tuned in. This special announcement is for you also and kids. If your parent or caregiver is not listening, press pause and ask them to come listen with you. Have you ever used a magnifying lens to look at a beetle flower or caterpillar up close? What happens when you look through a magnifying lens? You get to see the creature or the plant much closer and notice all of its wonderful details. One day I saw a large bright red beetle on a milkweed plant in our yard. It was a milkweed beetle. I leaned in close and placed a magnifying glass in front of it. I could see all the different segments or pieces of its six legs, including what looked like tiny claws on its feet. I observed nine segments on each of its long curled antenna. I looked at the pattern on its red wings and could count six black dots on the front and seven black shapes on the main part of its body. Another day I looked through a magnifying lens at a sunflower and I saw thousands of tiny individual florets at its center center. As I looked at the single sunflower that was in front of me, I was actually seeing thousands of flowers on one flower head. This is called a composite flower and I was able to see this with the help of my magnifying lens. Looking at nature's details is very fun. As we get to glimpse God's creativity, we can see how wise he is as he made every creature and plant with exquisite detail and precision. God is the greatest artist, inventor, designer and engineer. You see, magnifying does not only mean looking closely at something. There is another meaning of the word magnify and that is to praise and worship. As we look closely at God's creation, we magnify and worship our Creator God. Psalm chapter 3 says, oh, magnify the Lord with me and let us exalt his name together. Have you ever wanted to learn how to see nature's details up close? Or to become a junior naturalist looking for God's fingerprints in nature? You kids are already very good at this. God made you with curious minds and a heart to seek Him. If you are like my kids, you get excited when you see a roly poly earthworm or a flower you have never seen before. But did you know that we can practice seeing things in nature? It's kind of like a muscle that we can use and make stronger. As we practice seeing nature's details, we will see more and more of God's designs. Well, guess what? This summer we invite your family to join us on a grand adventure called Magnify. It's a wild and wonderful summer adventure where we will practice seeing God in nature. When you join Magnify, you will receive a nine week interactive guide that gives you everything you need to explore God's creation right where you live. You will learn how to find and identify your local plants and creatures and you will record your observations in a nature notebook that you that you will create throughout the summer. Here are the weekly topics we will be Birds, insects, amphibians, reptiles, caterpillars and butterflies, mammals, flowers, trees and fungi. Which topic are you most excited for? The Magnify guide gives you everything you need for each topic, including ideas of what to look for, nature journaling, prompts and templates, lists of recommended tools and resources, and a recommended reading list of trusted books for each topic along with field guides as well as a devotion to root your discoveries in the truths of God's word and guess what? You will also enjoy three live classes with me and other students. We Once a month we will join together in a live video class where we will share what we have been finding in God's creation and I will teach about each topic. I am so excited for our first ever live classes and I hope to see you there. You can join the fun at the link in our show Notes when you order Magnify A Wild and Wonderful Summer Adventure by Nat Theo, you will get access for your entire family to the Magnify Summer guide with over 90 pages of content and including nature journaling, prompts and templates. And you will have access to our live summer classes and replays. If you want to Adventure in God's Wild and Wonderful World this summer, Magnify is the perfect way to do it. Grow in wonder, wisdom and God's truth as you explore creation in your own backyard or neighborhood park. Order Magnify today and begin exploring right away as thenaturaltheologyproject.com magnify or at the link in our show notes. I hope to see you in our live summer classes as you continue exploring God's wild and wonderful world. Sa.