Book Review: Mere Motherhood: Morning Times, Nursery Rhymes, and My Journey Toward Sanctification by Cindy Rollins
Mere Motherhood: Morning times, nursery rhymes, and my journey toward sanctification by Cindy Rollins My rating: 5 of 5 stars Own. I must admit, I loved this book from the moment I knew it was coming out. I read Cindy’s blog for years and years, so I knew she could write. I knew she offered…
The Simple Woman’s Daybook for July 18, 2016
For Today… Looking out my window … the thunderstorms have finished rumbling through but the ground and sky shows evidence of their early morning activity. I am thinking … about waking the children up. I’d like to let them sleep in after their week at camp, but it’s swim lesson week, so they’ll need to get…
Wednesdays with Words: Seeing, Counseling, and Encouraging
I’m going to ask you to endulge me once again by sharing some of my own words for Wednesdays with Words. My friend Amy Milcic, who blogs at Busy Boys Brigade, asked me to participate in her 20 Days of Homeschooling Encouragement Blog Party and my post goes live today. When she asked me, I…
History: Hook Your Kids on Story
Did you know I was a Social Studies Education major? I love History, but at The Ohio State University, you can’t major in History Education, it must be ‘Social Studies’ with History and two other concentration areas (Geography and Economics were mine. I think that’s part of why I fell in love with The Well-Trained…
The Simple Woman’s Daybook for July 11, 2016
For Today… Looking out my window … it’s sunny and bright and I hear a bird chirping. I am thinking … about all the things I’d like to get done this week while my kids go to camp!! I am thankful … for our Presbytery’s Church Camp where the children have so much fun and…
Wednesdays with Words: Everyday Story
I may have something later but not just yet. OK … now. I remembered there was a passage I wanted to use, but couldn’t remember where or what. When I picked up the read aloud for Whatchamacallit this morning, I remembered. We’re reading The Good Master by Kate Seredy. It is so good. Everyone always wants…