Bookish Life
Don’t Know Much About History? Read these Authors!
History has only become interesting to me in the last couple of years. While sitting with a friend at a Classical Conversations Parent Practicum this summer, we discussed how we didn’t remember much “history” in the elementary years. Yes, there was social studies, but where were the wars, the heroes, the civilizations, and the revolutions? I want to…
Read MoreFall in Love with the World While Savoring Great Books
Our second year of homeschooling, I researched resources for studying countries and cultures. I wanted to expose my children to the beauty of the world around them, and I didn’t have the budget for world traveling. My extended family is fairly diverse. We have a beautiful blend of nationalities and skin colors, so my children…
Read MoreLet Budding Readers Have a Say in What They Read
Reading is one of the highest priorities in my home school. If a child can read, they are equipped with a tool to learn anything they desire. That’s easier said than done sometimes. My three children all have had a different journey to a love of savoring great books. The first found reading easy, but…
Read MoreThe Life We Never Expected Review
Imagine attending a beautiful dinner party with a group of friends. Your host appears with gifts for each of you. They’re small tennis ball shaped orbs wrapped delicately with a bow on top. As each of your friends opens their gift, they light up in delight at a delicious chocolate orange. Twenty perfectly segmented slices…
Read MoreBroken, Yet Free. Working on Being Unashamed
Over the past five years, my husband and I have been on a journey of healing from brokenness. It’s amazing how you can accept the forgiveness of God, and yet remain ashamed of who you were. I guess that’s not really accepting forgiveness then is it? Believing that God’s grace is sufficient means clothing yourself…
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