Ever since I was a teenager, I can remember hearing Focus on the Family’s program Adventures in Odyssey on our local radio station. Even though we were far away from the broadcasting station and couldn’t always listen, we certainly took advantage of the times when reception was clear. I am so excited to share Adventures in Odyssey with my own kids, and to think that now they have CDs, DVDs, and other resources available.

We received Adventures in Odyssey- Take it From the Top for review from Tyndale.  With over 5 hours of audio full of different stories, as well as bonus material, this CD set is definitely worth listening to over and over again.  We usually listen to audiobooks and CDs in the car on our trips out for errands and things, and this was a set that not only entertained my boys but also taught them valuable lessons.  Here is a listing of the tracks/stories, as well as values they taught, on this set:

1. The Inspiration Station (Inspiration)
2. Clutter (Storing Up Treasures in Heaven)
3. Game for a Mystery (Procrastination)
4. Target of the Week (The Folly of Revenge)
5. For the Birds (Responsibility)
6. When You’re Right, You’re Right (Pride)
7. Grandma’s Visit (The Importance of Family)
8. Finish What You… (Responsibility)
9. The Jubilee Singers (Perseverance)

I think that one story that resonated with our family was the Clutter story.  The Parker family had to part with different “treasures” that had honestly become a source of clutter and frustration, as they were having a yard sale.  Our family sometimes struggles with clutter, as well, especially when it comes to those “treasures” we all seem to put on the shelf and never take down for months at a time.  Is this clutter really true “treasure,” though?

You can purchase Take It From the Top from Tyndale for $24.99.

(Disclosure: I received this CD set, free of charge, from Tyndale Media, for the purposes of this review.)