• Books and Reading

    The Reading Report, Vol. 11: April Edition

    I’m baaaack! I really hated to take over a week-long hiatus from the blog, but we just had a lot of real life going on that interrupted my writing life. I finally feel like I’m getting some ideas on what to write again, so hopefully, I will be back with more regular posts in the coming weeks. The good news is that my plan for “spring cleaning” my reading life last month worked out really well, and I have several finished titles to discuss today. I also have started (or re-started) a few books that are giving me a lot…

  • Homeschooling - Uncategorized

    A Much Needed Break

    This week was break week in our homeschool. Can I get a “holla” from all the homeschool mommas reading this? šŸ˜‰ Let’s face it, as much as we love homeschooling our kids, it is not all sunshine and roses. Some days it’s just plain hard! The discipline to keep showing up and guiding our children through the work of learning is hard to cultivate, both in ourselves and in them. So it is good to take a break sometimes and step back to breathe, rest and re-evaluate how everything is going. We just finished Term 1 of AmblesideOnline Year 2,…

  • Books and Reading - Uncategorized

    How Embarrassing! – True Confessions of a Book Blogger

    I am going to admit something really embarrassing as a book blogger. I debated whether or not to even post about this because y’all are going to laugh at me. But they say confession is a laugh, I am going to just put it all out there. Readers, I finished an entire book, loved the book, and even blogged and posted on social media about this book….all while thinking I was reading an entirely different book! Ugh. There I said it. Want to know what book I was actually reading, versus which book I thought I was reading? Ok, I…

  • Faith Talk - Uncategorized

    Join the April Scripture Writing Challenge

    Last week I shared some of my top reasons for writing out the Scriptures, and that post got me to thinking. Why not invite my reading community here to join me in writing the Word together? There is nothing like the accountability and encouragement of others to help us grow in our faith, as well as in building new habits. During the month of April, I am going to be writing out the whole book of Philippians. Would you like to join me? I have already created a schedule with the book divided up into manageable daily passages to copy.…

  • Life as Mom - Life in General

    Rhythms and Routines #fiveminutefriday

    I could go in so many different directions with this week’s “routine” prompt! (Which means I should probably think about doing some posts on related topics!)Ā But I think I’ll stick with why I love rhythms and routines as a non-type A personality and as a mom of young children. I used to try to create a schedule with times to do specific things during my days. This never, ever, ever, ever worked for me! I could not stick to a schedule for more than one day, if I could even get through that first day at all!Ā So I thought I…