There’s something exciting and hopeful in the subtitle of Siegel’s book Mindsight: The New Science of Personal Transformation. Who doesn’t feel the need to be transformed? (And yes, as a Christian, I believe true transformation is a gift from God, and will discuss that later.) Rather than the old forms of psychology in which [...]
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Review: Youth Virtue Journal
The Youth Virtue Journal is a slim ring-bound workbook with a huge goal: to help teens choose virtues. Working with a mentor, teens will learn how to be attentive, content, forgiving, gentle, helpful, honest, obedient, perseverant and respectful. The booklet contains a form for parental input as well. Each of the nine chapters contains [...]
Farm Books for the Ordinary Person
For some reason, I gravitate toward books about farming. While our family does not farm, we do have huge gardens, bees, chickens, fruit trees, and nut trees—just enough to feed our family and to share. That’s probably why I like to read about people who work hard and make a living of some sort from [...]
Review: The Money Saving Mom’s Budget Audio Book
One of the first homeschooling talks I listened to pointed out an interesting fact: most homeschooling moms can manage the actual homeschooling quite well. What leads to homeschool stress and burn out is not the actual homeschooling itself but all the other things moms deal with, including financial pressure. Thus The Money $aving Mom’s Budget [...]
Review: 7 Money Rules for Life by Mary Hunt
Financial ignorance costs. A lot. Since most North Americans don’t understand the basics of personal finance they’re suffering financially, emotionally, and in their relationships. That’s why Mary Hunt, founder of Debt-Proof Living, has written 7 Money Rules for Life: How to Take Control of Your Financial Future. In it she presents 7 rules that will [...]
Homeschool Review: EntreLeadership by Dave Ramsey
As a homeschooling mother of teens, I was looking for a practical, insightful book about business. I wanted my teens to have at least some exposure to the business world and all it entails, and I wanted them to learn from a Christian. Well, I couldn’t have found a better book for all this than [...]
Review: The Resolution for Women
Did you know that everyone makes resolutions, all the time? Each day we choose how to act, what to do, how to live, and what kind of person to be. Others know us by these choices that shape our todays and our tomorrows. However, we’re often not intentional about the decisions that mold our lives. [...]
How to Raise Your High School Grades by Half a Point in One Semester
Teens need to think about thinking, studying, time management, and the future. There are all sorts of serious, sober, and expensive approaches to these topics. However, if your family has a sense of humor and likes outside-the-box ideas, Gary North’s free study course might work for you. How to Raise Your High School Grades by [...]
Review: Katherine’s Farm, a DVD
Katherine, an energetic, enthusiastic young girl, has written a diary of a year on her family’s farm. She and her mother take turns reading the diary while we tour the farm through the seasons. We begin with the horse, Tim, who’s much nicer than a tractor because he starts even in the cold Manitoba [...]
