FOR TODAY Monday February 27, 2012 … Outside my window… it is sunny and “warm” (supposed to be in the 50s today!)I am thinking… how wonderful it is to have a husband who wants to take the children geocaching and is willing to let me stay home to get some things done in peace and…
We had a busy week! Something every day, which for us is unusual. On Monday, we enjoyed seeing Arrietty. While it wasn’t exactly the same as The Borrowers, I think it stayed quite true to the story and was lush and beautifully animated. Tuesday, we had our friends from Mahers Hill Academy over to play…
A Praying Life by Paul E. Miller My rating: 4 of 5 stars Own on Kindle. I had borrowed this book from the church library, but downloaded it for Kindle (before I had one … hooray for Kindle for PC!) I enjoyed this. It was an encouraging read in an area that I could particularly…
FOR TODAY Outside my window… is sunny and cold.I am thinking… about yesterday’s sermon. It was fantastic! I am thankful… for a pastor who is so serious about preaching God’s Word.In the kitchen… I haven’t cooked for a few days. I am wearing… jeans and a pink sweater. I am creating… a pile of ironing…
My full review is here. I folded down many more corners that only really make sense in context. These are the quotes that are related to issues I’ve been considering and that are easily pulled out. I hope they give you an idea of why I liked this book so much. Gaines’ premise: A work…
We’ve been studying ancients in school for a while, and last summer sometime I downloaded The Cat of Bubastes by GA Henty from Librivox.org. The children and I have been listening when we had 30 minute car trip here and there. For a time R-girl hated it, so we backed off, but finally convinced her…
Evening in the Palace of Reason: Bach Meets Frederick the Great in the Age of Enlightenment by James R. Gaines My rating: 5 of 5 stars Own. Gaines has written a beautiful book exploring the transition of generations during the Enlightenment. The writing itself draws the reader in, is lucid, and develops its structure beautifully….
The week is done. [phew] It was quite a gauntlet. We had Thursday off for Bible Study, but otherwise got through quite a bit. Phonics: R-girl: is finished with the double vowel section in OPG! She’s reading very well, but needs continual practice and is really ready to work on r-controlled vowels and multi-syllable words….
