There are times in our lives when we cannot pray. Of course, there are the times of rebellion when we won’t, and our busyness or sins can also keep us from prayer, but that is not what I’m talking about here. What I’m saying is that there are other times when we simply cannot pray. […]
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Review: The Paideia of God by Douglas Wilson
Wilson’s collection of essays on education runs the gamut from profoundly relevant to homeschooling (the purpose and meaning of education) to irrelevant but interesting (school clothes and vouchers). “The Paideia of God” was an encouraging eye-opener to me. Christian homeschoolers often refer to Deuteronomy 6 for homeschooling inspiration. Douglas Wilson, a minister, turns to Ephesians […]
Susan K. Marlow’s Historical Fiction for Your Homeschool
After two decades of homeschooling, I sometimes look back and see things I wish I had done differently. If I could do it over, I would get more of Susan K. Marlow’s exciting and wholesome books for my family to enjoy. The Circle C Ranch books are written in several series from beginning readers to teens […]
Review: Courageous Love by Susan K. Marlow
Andrea Carter, seventeen, was allowed to work on the family ranch and she loved that almost as much as learning stunt riding from Riley, a young ranch foreman. But Riley’s horse bucked during a new stunt and she slid off, right onto her face. Her scratched, swollen face would not have mattered that much except […]
Review: The Swiss Family Robinson by Johann David Wyss
There are few books as suited to finding homeschool rabbit trails as The Swiss Family Robinson by Johann David Wyss. I’m sure you know the story: A family with four boys was shipwrecked on a deserted tropical island. Because they had been planning to set up a colony, the ship was full of useful supplies, […]