I held a poem in my hands today. His name is Jonah and he is the living and breathing, exquisite and precious firstborn son of my firstborn daughter. He is a poem because he was formed in mystery and has appeared, living and breathing in time and space, at once a whole person to see… Read More What’s in a Poem?
Our monthly Book Sale has been updated for this month! Please visit our Book Sale Page to browse our current selection of living books for sale.
I’m afraid that when we think of discipling our children, we tend to think in terms of taking them to church, reading the Bible to them, or engaging in spiritual conversations with them. Those are necessary to discipleship of course, but in reality, our children are discipled much more unconsciously than we are aware. Just think of the last… Read More Out of the Mouths of Babes
Full to the brim and fast as lightning is my summary of this past year’s days. The first four months were dominated with preparations for the wedding of the year, which was glorious on that last weekend of April. The next third of the year was marked by my husband’s absences from home to attend training for his new… Read More Bookmarking the Year
It’s our New Year Book Sale! The more books you purchase from our sale pages through January 15th, the more you save! 20% off orders of 10 books or more 50% off orders of 20 books or more Check out our offerings here.
As you probably know, each month we post an updated list of living books we have for sale. Selling these books keeps our library doors open. Our library keeps homeschool families reading quality literature. It’s become our tradition each January to hold a special “clean off the shelves” sale to make room for new inventory for the coming… Read More New Year Sale THIS MONDAY
We have a large update of books for sale that will be posted Cyber-Monday morning, December 2nd at 10 am. Check back then to see the books available in all categories.
It is natural I suppose, that as our family’s present concern is ministering to my mother in our home during her last weeks or days of life, I should find myself musing upon the role of books and reading in the sick room. When reading is woven into the fabric of ordinary days, its role is equally important in… Read More Some Thoughts on Reading in the Sick Room
Liz wrote the post over at the Charlotte Mason Institute Blog this week, entitled “The Danger of ‘Safe’ Reading.” Follow the link to read it there.
There are two absolute certainties about death: it is coming to us all, and, no one is ever “ready” for it. Between birth and death there is also surely a “valley of the shadow.” As our family walks through what could possibly be my mother’s last illness, I know the truth of these statements. Though we’ve heard the prognosis,… Read More When that Day Comes