Near the end of World War 2, in the far north of Holland, a group of resistance workers is marched through the cold to the edge of the canal where they are shot. One of them, Gerrit, survives, escapes, and becomes a central character in this gripping and realistic story of life under the Nazis. […]
52 Books in 52 Weeks
Review: Innovation’s Dirty Little Secret by Larry Osborne
I am raising and educating my children, and that often requires a certain level of innovation: if something’s not working, I’ve got to change it. Learning to innovate, to think outside the box, is an important skill for homeschooling moms. However, there is one fact about innovation that the success gurus never mention: most innovation […]
Review: A Big Year for Lily by Kinsinger and Fisher
Delightful Lily Lapp is back in a third book, A Big Year for Lily. Lily, an Amish girl, is growing older, and so are her classmates. Effie Kaufman still causes her endless grief, Aaron Yoder sometimes actually seems nice, and cousin Hannah has chosen the worst boy in the school to admire. Teacher Rhoda is […]
Review: My Beloved and My Friend by Hal and Melanie Young
In the spring my husband and I will be married a quarter century! While anticipating this milestone, I also want to focus on making our marriage even better for the next 25 years. As you probably know, every long-term relationship develops blind spots. To discover and eliminate new blind spots that have popped up, I […]