At Home in Dogwood Mudhole ~ Book Review
My children come by their love of literature quite naturally. The stack upon stacks of books from the library contain many for my own pleasure reading. Pass up a chance to review a good read? I’m...
View ArticleWednesday with Words – Potato Peel Pie
Last night, I turned the last page of The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Marry Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows. “I was walking back to Jane in the hospital, when I recalled something...
View ArticleExaminations for Term 1 – Done!
This year we made a switch in curriculum for Bekah. After some researching and looking at where she was academically and in her studies, I began using Ambleside Online’s Year 10 for her. This was a...
View ArticleWith Lee in Virginia Audio – A Review
While everyone in our home loves snuggling up with a good book in hand, we also appreciate and love audio books. Often you will find someone knitting while listening or perhaps drawing while listening...
View ArticleWhat’s on My Nightstand – March 2015
It seems that I reach the end of the month and think to myself, “I really wish I had read more.” This month, however, I look back and take a deep sigh. I had a delightful, though sometimes hard, month...
View ArticleWednesday with Words – Unbroken
I started reading Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption by Laura Hillenbrand. This story of Louis Zamperini has captured me and I have barely begun. That day, Super...
View ArticleThe Witch of Blackbird Pond – Newbery 1959
When I was making selections on books to read from the 1950s Newbery winners and honors, my two oldest girls encouraged me to read The Witch of Blackbird Pond by Elizabeth George Speare. So with that...
View ArticleThe Great Wheel – Newbery Honor 1958
For April, I wanted to be prepared when it came to my Newbery Challenge reads. In previous months, I ended up waiting and waiting for books from the library and having little time to actual read before...
View ArticleUnbroken – Laura Hillenbrand
I often hear of a book or read a review and I think, “I really need to read that book” or “Hmm, that sounds interesting”. For various reasons I fail to add the book to my to read list or … Continue...
View ArticleFishFlix – Unbroken – A Review
Movie Nights are a favorite in our home. You can’t go wrong with popcorn, a cold drink, comfy seats and a good movie with the family. However, it can be challenging to find movies that meet our family...
View ArticleBlack Dove, White Raven
Black Dove, White Raven is the latest young adult fiction novel by Elizabeth Wein. Once again Wein grips us with the story of two young people facing challenging circumstances. After a stunt flying...
View ArticleEric Liddell: Something Greater than Gold
Over the years we have read and been inspired by several biographies from YWAM Publishing. It started years ago when we read, George Mueller: The Guardian of Bristol’s Orphans. Most recently we had the...
View ArticleA Master Plan for Rescue
A significant amount of my reading time is spent in children’s literature. With nine children in the house and all of them eager for a steady stream of books, it can keep me quite busy. However, this...
View ArticleThe Climbing Knights – A Review
The king has issued a tournament. Knights have gathered to accept the challenge. Who will be the first knight to reach the top of the castle? Ah, do not be mislead, my fellow knight. Speed will not...
View ArticleSalt to the Sea
Most of my personal reading is unplanned and driven by my mood. Over the last several years my reading tastes and preferences have expanded and grown for which I am thankful. Naturally a great deal of...
View Article2018-2019 Curriculum Choices – 1st and 3rd Grades
Our 2018-2019 School Year began back in July. Perhaps not the most well timed start as we had a couple of major interruptions. But such is life, right? I noticed a couple of weeks ago that I needed to...
View ArticleWhat I Read – January 2019
And in a blink, January was gone! Despite how fast time is flying, I was able to finish up a nice stack of books. Some were a bit disappointing but I found a few new favorites. Satisfying, indeed. So...
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