A mini review of Everything Sad is Untrue, by Daniel Nayeri. With some books, you can tell within the first few passages that they will be among your forever favorites. Everything Sad is Untrue was that way for me. It is beautiful, hilarious, and heart wrenching in turns. I loved reading it. This “autobiographical novel” tells the true story of…
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Coming soon is a long post about the curriculum we have liked/disliked this year for our eclectic first grade, and I realized I should pair it with a shorter one about our read alouds. I try to mix classic literature with newer, wholesome reads. Following is a list of the longer read alouds I’ve done with my first grader at…
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A mini review of Michael Horton’s Ordinary: Sustainable Faith in a Radical, Restless World. As a millennial who embraced the passion and zeal of a “radical” generation and who determined to change the world in big ways, Ordinary resonated with me. When you picture yourself changing the world and then find yourself changing dirty diapers, you lose heart. I’ve been…
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A mini review (and reflection upon) Robert E. Lee & Me: A Southerner’s Reckoning with the Myth of the Lost Cause, by Ty Seidule. How pervasive is the narrative of the Lost Cause? And how true is it? Robert E. Lee & Me tells the story of one man’s coming to grips with history. Seidule, professor emeritus of history at…
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I love setting goals; it’s my favorite part about the end of a year. Since childhood, I’ve embraced my dad’s teaching on goal-setting wholeheartedly. I’ve written on this website about 5 simple things to consider as you set resolutions for the new year. How Did I Do? So, this year, as usual, I looked over my last year’s goals to…
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