Posts Tagged ‘good books’
Sunday Reflections: Hard at Work
This post may include affiliate links. See my full disclosure policy for more details. Life at the Strauss House… School is in full swing. I love when you hit that part of the school year where tiny glimpses of progress begin to show fruit. While I know that little bits every day add up, sometimes…
Read MoreApple Love – 100 Ways to Enjoy an Apple
Apple love always hits me when the weather turns cooler and hope of Fall is in the air. In 2012, my sister moved to Boston, and it didn’t take us long to plan a trip to “Boston in the Fall.” When you’re from Texas, there is nothing quite like experiencing Fall color in the North…
Read MoreSunday Reflections: Not Ashamed
This post may include affiliate links. See my full disclosure policy for more details. Life at the Strauss House… We had a big week at our house as my girls were baptized! They have been talking about wanting to be baptized for a while now. It was so precious to hear each of them proclaim…
Read MoreIf I Only Read Historical Fiction, I wouldn’t be able to read….
Historical fiction make up some of my family’s favorite read alouds. However, there can be too much of a good thing. My first year homeschooling, I used a curriculum that centered everything around the history studied that year. It was a great opportunity to integrate ideas between subjects, but it restricted our read alouds to historical fiction.…
Read MoreTruth Sets Captives Free – Giving Away “Captive” by Ashley Smith
I remember reading through Rick Warren’s A Purpose Driven Life with my church over ten years ago. I read it at a time when things were pretty easy in my life. I was newly married, we had just had our first baby, and I was attending my childhood church with my parents. Life was good. Within…
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