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Imagination and Reading as Regeneration

There’s something magical about losing yourself in a good story. When I open the pages of a novel, I’m not just reading words on a page – I’m stepping into a portal that awakens my heart to deeper truths. Fiction has this unique ability to bypass my analytical defenses and speak directly to my soul,…

My Journey: From Art School to Ministry School and Back Again

Hey! I’m Alyssa! I’m a part of the Rooted Minds Team. I have the privilege to call Andy, the face behind Latin With Andy, my brother, and Betsy, the founder of Family Style Schooling Blog, mom. Now I can also say my art is published! I helped with a new educational art book by Courtney…

Top 10 Books to Warm Your Heart

Winter has a bleak coldness to it. It embodies the feeling that life is over and may not come back again. Our hearts can grow cold when life seems too hard can’t it? Sometimes in the bleakness, the desire to quit is overwhelming. A simple story can warm a heart unlike any other. When you…

15 Great Books You’ll Fall For

It’s no secret that my family loves books. Great books can engage budding readers, enrich active imaginations, and encourage godly living. When books like these cross my path, I love to make sure they become not only a part of our home library, but also a part of our family fabric where quotes, themes, and stories…

There Was an Old Dragon who Swallowed a Knight

I’m celebrating Picture Book Month all of November as I participate in a fun blog hop highlighting great picture books and crafts to go along with them. If you missed my post about Mo Willems yesterday, you should go check it out! Today I am featuring an author that has taken a classic children’s…