I remember being a pregnant twenty-two year old. My toddler was running around being busy and cute. I was trying to figure out what I would “do” with my life. Being a mother hardly seemed to me to be the ultimate goal. Society loudly proclaimed that I should really do something with my life.
This has been a wonderful year of reading for me. I’ve come across some really great books, and I’m glad to share them with you here. As you know, I read several books on a loop, my Bible, a marriage book that will remain nameless, Charlotte Mason’s volumes, and The Cloud of Witness. Those don’t …
Another year went by. It was busy. I read some books. I thought about reading a lot more than I actually read. But still, it’s fun to look back at what I read. (I know, if you’re not a big reader, it’s just so nerdy. I get it.) I see that while I am late …
At the end of each year, I try to post a list of what I read that year. Due to ridiculous things like moving and tearing my blog apart, that wasn’t possible this year. So we’ll pretend that April is the best time to tell you about last year’s books.
Calling Mom crazy is one of the great joys in my family’s life. They really get a kick out of it. Michael even taught the baby. She doesn’t say that many words yet, but she does say “Mom’s Crazy!” with great expression. She thinks she’s hilarious. But despite being crazy, I was able to read …
The title to this post may have been a little misleading…I decided to tell you what I read last year, but then shortened it to the best of what I read last year. This list of course didn’t include my regular reading, The Bible, and many other books for schooling. There is only so much …
Every now and then I tell you what we’re reading in school. I usually mix it up a little in December, and we all enjoy the change. We still do most of our normal studies, but adding some different reading at Christmas is fun. Because I say it’s fun. This year we learned Christina Rossetti’s …
How precious a thing is the [family]. Is it not worth some sacrifice in time, energy, safety, discomfort, work? Does anything come forth without work? -Edith Schaeffer Some books change your life. But you don’t realize it till much later. “What is a Family?” by Edith Schaeffer is one of those for me. …
The Dutch Rush 