Considering the packed calendar this month, I’m somewhat amazed that I read or finished reading the following this month: 1. The Mistress of Husaby by Sigrid Undset. This is the second in the trilogy of Kristin Lavransdatter and picks up where the first left off, following her through her first ten years of marriage. I… Read More My May Reading
This is the kind of question that apparently wakes mothers early in the morning, or keeps them up nights, since the following was sent to me at 5:50 a.m., the day my “Summer Reading” query was posted. I had asked, what questions do you have about keeping your kids reading through the summer: “I’m glad… Read More Can You Help Me With My Struggling Reader?
Today is the last day of school in our town. If it hasn’t arrived in your area, it will be here soon. If you haven’t already packed the days ahead with non-school fun, it’s a good time to think about summer reading. How about your children? Is the thought of release from school studies their… Read More Summer Reading
Everyone who has traveled a long distance with children knows the universal question: “Are we almost there?” I confess to wondering this as I reread George MacDonald’s children’s tale, At the Back of the North Wind. An experienced reader, I kept trying to recall the plot and to predict the wind up. After awhile, I… Read More Are We At The End?
This holiday is viewed as sacred by some and scorned as an advertising gimmick by others. For me, at least this year, it is a special day because I hope to celebrate the birth of another grandchild whose mother is due any day. Besides being the mother of six myself, I have a lot to… Read More Happy Mother’s Day
1. Number the Stars by Lois Lowry. It is our year in the twentieth century of history. I have read this book to all my children. This is why: one day, when I closed the book at teatime, my 12-year-old son wistfully said, “I wish we could do that.” I waited. “You know, rescue people,… Read More In April, I read
I am pleased to announce that Home Education, Volume 1 of Charlotte Mason’s Home Education series is now complete on Audio! I will leave the individual installments up until June 30th for those of you who have purchased the book incrementally as it’s become available. After that date, Home Education will only be available to… Read More Volume 1 of Charlotte Mason’s series is Complete!
Anyone who has listened to our podcast knows that I, Emily, am an unabashed Charlotte-Mason-geek. So much so that I have hi-jacked mom’s usual blog post schedule to insert one of my “new” finds. I’ve been looking more deeply into how exactly Charlotte Mason suggested the Bible be studied as a school subject. Since the Bible… Read More An Addition to our Library
“I’d love to hear a post on reading in stressful times.” was a request of a long-time follower of Living Books Library. I understood. I have lived through some stressful times myself. Reading helps. Let me be more exact: reading is a survival technique. Through nearly 40 years of marriage, six children, aging parents, 20… Read More Reading Under Stress
I have heard Pollyanna mocked often enough in my life that I became scornful of her myself. This scornfulness was unjust, being based on lack of knowledge. Of course, I vaguely remember the movie on TV, dim childhood recollections of a girl climbing out of her room into a tree, being spunky. After reading Pollyanna… Read More Are You Glad?