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Great Lent 2014
This past Monday marked the first day of Great Lent. Lent is a spiritual journey leading us to Pascha (Easter). At Pascha we celebrate Christ’s resurrection not as a mere historical event but as...
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Beautiful Language
“If you want children to speak and write good language, then they need to hear beautiful language in their stories.” ~ Gladys Hunt (Honey For A Child’s Heart) This quote resonates for me and I totally...
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Missing May
Book Title: Missing May Author: Cynthia Rylant Genre: Realistic Fiction Pages: 89 Ages: 8-12 Publisher: Orchard Books/Scholastic Awards: Newberry Medal 1993 Why Did I Choose It? It’s a Newberry...
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Books! Books! Books! The year halfway in…
Well summer started just the other day and I realized we are halfway into the year! This got me thinking back on my posts during January – one on New Year’s Resolutions (I realized I’m doing at least...
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Reading…reading…reading…not so much
I’m an avid reader, as I’m sure you can tell. Especially if you read my post back at the beginning of the year listing the books I wanted to read by year’s end… I’ve made progress on that list but I...
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Reading at Christmastime
I love to read. I especially love to read at Christmastime! And in December, it’s been pretty much an unspoken rule or tradition that I read Christmas themed books at night to the kids- now it’s pretty...
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Books: A Year In Review
Who doesn’t love books? Okay, I realize there are a few but those are just crazy people….lol… actually, I believe those people were just never given the right books! My true passion for books...
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If You Have Time For Nothing Else, Just READ to Your Child
March is Read Aloud Month. I can’t believe I almost missed this opportunity to blog about what I consider to be THE MOST IMPORTANT thing you can do for your child’s educational success! I’m a HUGE...
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March Wrap Up
Photo By Pixabay Wrapping It Up March March has been a busy month and honestly, I almost forgot to do my wrap up post! I was so excited that I found the time to write a post last night and was...
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May & June Wrap-Up
Wrapping It Up: May and June So it’s been quite a while since I have posted anything here. I am missing the blogging and writing but am also feeling a bit more balanced in other aspects of life-...
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What I’m Reading- March 2017
A long time ago I used to do monthly updates here. I kind of told what things I was doing in a month- a sort of update on our homeschool life, food life, my writing and book life, and more. I'm not...
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What I’m Reading – APRIL
A long time ago I used to do monthly updates here. I kind of told what things I was doing in a month- a sort of update on our homeschool life, food life, my writing and book life, and more. I'm not...
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Reading in May
I love reading about what others are reading and sharing what I'm reading with others. Here's my summary of the past month and what I'm reading now. I hope you find some good...
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Choosing Books: Reading Lists 2nd – 3rd Grade
My son is ending his second grade year. We've read quite a variety of books this year; some for school, some for enjoying quality literature and the tales they tell and the exquisite language they are...
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The Read Aloud Family Discussion Chapter Two
I love everything I read by Sarah Mackenzie and this book is not a disappointment. Last week I wrote about chapter one of her new book, The Read Aloud Family. Sarah is the author of Teaching From...
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The Read-Aloud Family In sharing my passion for reading with my readers, I've been taking a chapter a week of Sarah Mackenzie's new book, The Read-Aloud Family and sharing some highlights. I'd love if...
View ArticleConclusion: The Read-Aloud Family
I've concluded my reading of Sarah Mackenzie's, The Read-Aloud Family. And I can tell you this book will take up a prominent space close to my desk for years to come. It's full of great information,...
View ArticleShould We Force Our Kids to Read?
Since I finished Sarah Mackenzies' The Read-Aloud Family, I've been eyeing up my copy of Jim Treleases' book, The Read-Aloud Handbook. I'm trying NOT to take it off the shelf...because I have a to-do...
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Twaddle Anxiety
Any time I read a post about Charlotte Mason and her methodology I am sure to come across the term Living Books. And Twaddle. Oh the controversy over twaddle. Anxiety, anyone? I admit it, I was...
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What We’re Reading This October
I really want to get back into talking books. What We're Reading This October is my first of what I hope to be a monthly update on what we are reading in our family. I can't say enough about them. As...
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