Recently, Miss 13 spent an afternoon on the couch reading 100 Maps. It was hard for me to see her lying there, ‘taking it easy’ when she had so much schoolwork to do. I needed to remind myself several times that this was the best kind of education; because she wanted to read that book […]
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Review: Three Decades of Fertility from Visionary Womanhood
As a mom of five, with five siblings, dozens of nieces and nephews, and a huge number of other relatives, I’m used to large families. But many women who, with their husbands, have become convinced that large families are not to be avoided, do not have the background and support that we do. This book […]
Review: The Sparrow Found a House by Jason McIntire
It’s not often that practical Christian lifestyle ideas are successfully presented in a novel, but Jason McIntire makes it work in The Sparrow Found a House: a story of family transformation. From the back cover: What if your new stepdad was a Bible-toting Army Sergeant? Fifiteen-year-old Jessie Rivera is living every teenager’s nightmare. Her widowed […]
Review: Mother’s Faith by Sharon White
There is nothing as horrifying to a parent as watching a child run eagerly into the deceptive embrace of Satan. My friend Sharon White has written a little book of hope called Mother’s Faith: Essays, Lamentations, and Encouragement from a Christian Mother of Waywards. It is designed to comfort, encourage, and bring joy to suffering […]
Summer Survival Guide on Sale this Weekend
School is officially over at our house! Yes, it is! This major event happened yesterday before supper. Miss 10 generously took over Mr. 18’s cooking turn and cooked her first solo supper while Mr. 18 and I discussed the poetry of Walt Whitman and T. S. Eliot. So, here we are. On holidays. Now that […]