Even though it isn't actually summer break yet, yesterday I took the kids to the library for the books we will use to kick off our summer break next …
what i’m reading: summer reading lists for the whole familyRead More
some books for your summer reading list
Yesterday I wrote the numbers 1-100 on notebook paper titled "Summer 2014 Book List" and taped them up on the inside of the pantry door. We checked …
burnt toast book club: Interrupted: Week 1 {pgs. 13-43}
This is our first week discussing the book Interrupted by Jen Hatmaker. My community group discussed this face to face last night and it was …
burnt toast book club: Interrupted: Week 1 {pgs. 13-43}Read More
how not to be disillusioned in your dreams
I know it's almost Easter, and not anywhere close to Christmas, but I've got Wise Men on the brain.It could be the big ol' star I'm chasing (AKA …
the importance of believing in fairy tales
"If you want your children to be intelligent, read them fairy tales. If you want them to be more intelligent, read them more fairy tales.”- Albert …
when God plays a joke on you
Boy 1 ran in with the mail last night, a package tucked under his arm."What is that?" I asked."A package," he answered.Right-o. I love this first boy, …
the opened heart
As the pedals spin on the elliptical machine, I feel so many things all at once.We are all born, it seems, to feel. To feel love, to feel weary, to …
unstuck by spilt milk
Yesterday morning the Lady and I cozied up in her bed with my coffee, her morning tea (she is so refined), her children's Bible, and one of our …
corey’s book
Mr. Fantastic and I sat in an airport restaurant before boarding a flight home from some meetings.Our waiter, Corey, was a really nice …
teaching our children about racism
Boy 1 was reading a book about the Negro Baseball League."Mom, what's 'the n-word'?" he asked me, his voice shaking a little nervously.You never know …
the last library day
One more time before the summer is over,We will read hundreds of pages from cover to cover.Before books are assigned and seem like a chore,We will …
fighting the wind
Sometimes you get more from a book than you had expected. I was surprised by the words I read about wind the other day in The Secret Garden. They …
