Jason and I are reading Josef Pieper’s Leisure: The Basis of Culture together. This is a book I ordered for one of Cindy Rollins’s book club lo these many years ago but never read. I finally got it into my head that I really ought to did want to read it and the most likely…
Allison Burr of TruthBeautyGoodness.net has three excellent podcasts. My favorite, and the flagship podcast, is Cultivating the Kingdom. In Cultivating the Kingdom, she speaks with experts in their fields about theology and its impact on our daily living. Whether discussing how to read and teach the Bible with children, the place of lament in the…
For Today… Outside my window…. I hear birds, I see the glow of the sun, it’s going to be a beautiful day. I am thinking… about getting back in the Circle Time groove. I think I’m going to start calling it “Whatchamacallit” because it’s a catchall term for a catchall time. I am thankful… that…
Today is all about me. Or my blog, anyway. I’m so excited to celebrate my blog’s 15th anniversary. My blog which started with the ignomious words: I’ve managed to find some things to say over the years. I even wrote an eBook. I never expected to write a book. (It’s entirely free, although I’d love…
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I’m so excited to share this, today! When I wrote the first post in the series, I just intended to write about my ever-expanding list of favorite podcasts. In my first real review, I wrote that The Homeschool Snapshots Podcast was my favorite. When Pam found out that April 20 (tomorrow!) was my 15th year of…
For Today… Outside my window…. it is practically perfect in every way. Not a cloud in the sky. Warm and vibrant. I am thinking… about books, propriety, generalization vs. specialization … so many thinks! I am thankful… for this thing called blogging. I’ve had a platform to think, to befriend, to learn, to grow and…
Sometimes contrasts help us see the most clearly. I missed a lot of church services this winter. I missed more than any since I let them talk me into not attending worship for the 6 weeks after M-girl was born. I had this cough and I felt awful. I missed several evening services. Worst of…
I’m still thinking about quotes from convention. One of my favorites was from Dr. Perrin of Classical Academic Press. I’m certain you’re all shocked. But perhaps the quote will shock you a little. In his presentation on the importance of play, Dr. Perrin spoke eloquently on play being a partner to paideia in learning. The…
