We homeschooling moms are busy. Often too busy. Our families sometimes suffer, and so do we. Now, when God calls us to be super busy, that is fine; life has such seasons and, as Tricia Goyer pointed out in her book Balanced, when we realize we can’t manage on our own we are more aware of our […]
Reviews
A Christian Homeschooler on The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up
The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up by Marie Kondo is a best seller, not only on Amazon and the New York Times, but also internationally. You’re probably thinking the same thing I was. An international best seller about tidying up? How is that possible? Not being a naturally tidy person (although it’s amazing how […]
Review: Spurgeon’s Sorrows: Realistic Hope for Those who Suffer from Depression
When he was only twenty-two years old, Charles Spurgeon’s preaching was interrupted by a prankster shouting, “Fire!” Thousands of listeners panicked, killing seven people and seriously injuring twenty-eight. This trauma plunged Spurgeon into a deep depression that recurred throughout his life and ministry. Instead of hiding his struggles, Spurgeon often mentioned his anguish, both […]
Review: Remember the Lilies by Liz Tolsma
It was 1941 in Manila’s Santo Tomas Internment Camp. Irene Reynolds, living there with Anita the missionary aunt who adopted her when her father disappeared, worked for the Japanese censors. Usually she passed on censored parts of messages, but this one time it did not seem important. Rand Sterling, a former wealthy night club […]