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Declaration of Independence and Other Documents
A new president is about to take office, and these are momentous days in the nation and in the world. My reading year concludes with this little gem, The Declaration of Independence and…
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Amos Fortune: Free Man
I picked up this Newbery winner by Elizabeth Yates at the big book sale in our area a month or so ago. I recognized the title because I’d wanted to read it for…
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Epicenter
Epicenter is this month’s selection for the book club I belong to. I was curious to read it, because recently the subject of the Middle East has come up several times in conversations,…
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Homeschool State of the Union
My second grade daughter and I are about halfway through the year. It’s time to stop and take stock of how things are going. Academics: I’m very pleased with her progress. We’re on…
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Weird but good
I did something weird tonight. After my kids were tucked into bed, I slipped into the laundry room where their Christmas presents are hidden, selected several, unwrapped them, and put them in the…
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The Princess and Curdie
Here she is: Princess Irene of The Princess and the Goblin . She’s following the thread spun by her mysterious grandmother, who lives in a tower, keeps pigeons, and reveals herself only to…
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How Long, Lord?
I’ve been reading through — or more like plodding through — my Bible since last year some time. Isaiah is as far as I’ve gotten. It’s been a long time since I felt…
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Raising Readers
I joked on another blog recently that I was raising readers the old-fashioned way: by making sure they have nothing else to do but read. It’s somewhat true; we aren’t awash in extra-curricular…
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The Weight of Glory
The Weight of Glory is a collection of speeches C.S. Lewis gave on different topics, for different occasions. It was my first experience of reading Lewis this way, rather than in a sustained…