“About this we have much to say, and it is hard to explain, since you have become dull of hearing. For though by this time you ought to be teachers, you need someone to teach you again the basic principles of the oracles of God. You need milk, not solid food, for everyone who lives … Continue reading Having Our Senses Trained
Keeper of the Bees
The Keeper of the Bees has to be one of my all-time favorite books. When we talk about the love of things Good, True, and Beautiful, this book comes to mind. It is the last book written by Gene Stratton Porter before her death in 1924. Our hero, James Lewis MacFarlane, a stalwart Scotsman, … Continue reading Keeper of the Bees
The Hobbit Club
Last year at about this time, I had a lively chat with the director of my local Christian bookstore. We are friends, our husbands are in a men’s group together, and I wanted to try to do something fun for her store: I wanted to host a summer book club at Cathedral Book and Gift … Continue reading The Hobbit Club
Teacher Planner – Student Clipboards
I have waited to write this post for what seems like forever because I want to have all of my ducks in a row before I do it. Today, however, I surrendered to the truth that I will never have my ducks in a row. Not even close. So, why wait? I am going to … Continue reading Teacher Planner – Student Clipboards
Miss Jaster’s Garden
Miss Jaster’s Garden by illustrator turned author N. M. Bodecker is one of those picture books that every family library should have. The illustration has a daydream-like quality with soft watercolors, the story line is adorable and the kind that children love to giggle at, and the writing is charming and intelligent. If Anne Shirley-Blythe … Continue reading Miss Jaster’s Garden
Purple House Press Picture Books
One of the things that I most looked forward to about becoming a mom was having a good excuse to read picture books again. There is something special about being able to escape everyday life and get lost between the pages of a magical imaginative, world that has been beautifully illustrated. When my oldest was … Continue reading Purple House Press Picture Books
The Practical Princess
The Practical Princess by Jay Williams surprised me. Before reading it, I assumed that it was going to be yet another addition to the current craze of feminist reimaginings of fairy tales. I wasn’t entirely wrong about that, however, I was wrong about how I would feel about that. The other day in our book … Continue reading The Practical Princess
In The Realm of Mist and Mercy
One of my favorite couples in the world each had a baby last week. Holding their sweet newly-minted little princesses in my arms I was struck, again, by how sacred the task of parenting is. At the birth of a child, a tender immortal soul is entrusted into our love and care so that we … Continue reading In The Realm of Mist and Mercy
Book Club Guides
My local Christian bookstore is a wonderful place. Cathedral Book and Gift resides in the former Catholic school building on our Cathedral property. Really, it is a brilliant use of space. The upper floors are used by our excellent religious education program, the first floor is a sprawling book store complete with a sweet and … Continue reading Book Club Guides
Lucy Maud Montgomery
I would like to think that L.M. Montgomery needs no introduction. There, that was short and sweet! I do believe most of us have at least heard of Anne of Green Gables, the book, the character, that made Montgomery famous. It is difficult now to believe that after several rejections from publishers, Montgomery stuck … Continue reading Lucy Maud Montgomery