Mini Book Review #2: The Enchanted Hour This is the short-and-sweet second episode of The Restful Home’s new series of mini book reviews. The Enchanted Hour is a paean to the importance and beauty of reading aloud. Gurdon interviews doctors who compare the effects of video and reading on the brains of toddlers. (Her account of how the research is…
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Happy Independence Day! Since we are celebrating the birth of the United States this weekend, I thought it’d be fun for my fellow history lovers if I shared some odd facts about our founding fathers! From using elephant ivory teeth to taking air baths to importing pasta molds, the founding fathers were trendsetters in more than just declaring independence from…
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Mini Book Review #1: Sproul’s The Holiness of God Sproul’s classic work on the holiness of God seemed the right choice to kick off a series of mini book reviews on The Restful Home. Look for future reviews weekly! Each short-and-sweet book review will have a brief summary and, especially if I recommend the book, a few favorite quotes. A…
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Fruit is almost everyone’s favorite thing to eat from the garden. Berries, especially, make eyes light up and little hands reach out for more. If you’re trying to interest your kids in growing food, starting a kids’ strawberry garden is the perfect way to begin the journey. Not only are you encouraging your kids to spend time outside, but you…
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Does a Washing Machine Steal My Dignity? Wendell Berry, American philosopher and writer, is well known for his focus on conservation, not only of land but of human traditions. He sought in his writing to point out the destruction of small, interdependent farming communities and the disappearance of the jack-of-all-trades in favor of specialists who can only do the one…
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