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Read-Aloud Thursday: Parrots, Hamsters, Goblins, and American History
I’ve wanted to participate in Read Aloud Thursday for awhile now. It’s an opportunity to share the books your family is experiencing together. I have an 11-year-old and a 9-year-old, and as usual…
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The Violence of Scripture
“Is this a good story, or a bad story?” Some friends were over, and the kids were watching Prince of Egypt. They were up to the plagues, before we even got to the…
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Having ears to hear
Back before Christmas, I read the flood story in the Bible and was struck by the irony of God’s mandate against murder. He has just wiped out all human life (so the biblical…
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Poetry Friday: Animal Poems
I picked up this book of animal poems from the new books shelf at the library. Flipping through it as my two daughters buckled up in the back seat, I came upon a…
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Reading, Teaching, and Wondering
My 6th grader has been following this reading list from The Well-Trained Mind. It corresponds to her history study this year — early moderns. A few of these have been abridgements or have…
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Day in the Life: 3rd and 6th Grade
I always enjoy reading others’ occasional descriptions of one of their typical home school days. I am always aware of the temptation to compare and feel like I come up wanting, so I…
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Christianity and the New Media
I’ve been noticing something lately that bothers me. I don’t really have good answers for how to respond to it, but it’s important. One of the first books I read this year is…
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Friday Fave Five — 2/1/13
I’m just in under the wire, I think, but better late than never when it comes to combing over the last week for its best moments, achievements and happenings. 1. School went well.…