Rebecca and Flora Hawes, sisters in the late 1800’s, are always in search of adventure, especially Rebecca who, filled with an insatiable longing for more than school and high society, drags Flora along. As teens they sneak away from school, their Paris hotel, and the safe parts of their own city, filled with youthful heedlessness […]
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Review: Just Do Something by Kevin DeYoung
We all have a lot of decisions to make and, according to DeYoung, our evangelical culture does not promote wise decision-making. Part of the problem is that we have so many choices to make, but much of the time we are swayed by incorrect theology. This dramatically reduces our effectiveness, both in our personal life […]
Notes on Things We Wish We’d Known: 50 Veteran Homeschoolers Share
A lot has changed in the homeschooling world but some things never change. When, twenty years ago, Bill and Diana Waring asked 50 veteran homeschoolers what they wish they had known when they started their homeschooling journey, they got heartfelt, time-tested tips and nuggets of wisdom that are as relevant now as they ever […]
Skillpower, Willpower, and New Year’s Goals
In Disease Proof, Katz argues that most people do not accomplish their goals because they do not have the skills to do so. It isn’t that they are lazy or unmotivated or bad; it simply is that they have never learned the basic steps to choosing goals, losing weight, exercising, and so forth. This book, […]
Review: Make It Stick: The Science of Successful Learning
Homeschooling is, when you get down to it, all about learning. That is one of the reasons I picked up Make It Stick: The Science of Successful Learning—I needed to understand how to make learning work better in our homeschool. Now I am recommending it to everyone. Based on research, this book is full of […]