I can’t get away from it. I read a bunch more pages of Teaching from Rest by Sarah Mackenzie and she digs deeper into the idea of Wonder and I thought, “This is wonderful. I must commonplace these (is that a verb now?) and may use one for Wednesdays with Words.” Yes, the parenthetical aside was…
I have been reading Alan Jacobs’ excellent book, The Narnian, off and on for a year now. Actually, more off than on which is why I haven’t finished it. Don’t let that deter you, though, because it is really very good and very readable. Friday night, I had two and a half hours at basketball…
On Monday, I shared a quote from Alan Jacobs’ book The Narnian about Christianity being true myth and promised more today. I’m glad to be back into Jacobs’ biography of C S Lewis. I’m at a particularly exciting point: Lewis’ conversion to Christianity. We had seen how for his whole life, Lewis enjoyed myth. Here,…
FOR TODAY Outside my window… it’s still dark, although I can tell that it won’t be for long … the sky has that dark, navy blue color that shows the sun is almost ready to rise. There’s a dog barking and cars occasionally driving past. The city is starting to stir. I am thinking… about…
So, here’s the first “I’m not really sure yet” post. I told you yesterday that I’ve long been intrigued by/interested in/drawn to Ambleside Online. I’ve used their free reading lists and their annual booklists for free reads and read alouds. I know they ask you not to do this. I would like to continue to…