Relatability makes us all feel more comfortable, but author Abbie Halberstadt urges that we seek conformity above relatability: conformity to Christ. I chose to listen to the audiobook version instead of reading the print copy, and it’s fun to hear Abbie’s voice narrating her own stories. Somehow, she manages to stay relatable as an author even as she calls us to…
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Seven Women by Eric Metaxas
A mini review of 7 Women and the Secret of their Greatness, by Eric Metaxas. I love the introduction of Seven Women, in which Metaxas points out that women heroes are often chosen because they are the first to do what a man has already done. Instead, he points out that men and women are not in competition. They are…
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Raised Beds: Getting Started
If you follow me on Instagram, you know that I’m a passionate organic gardener. I spent seven years in our last home, transforming our small back yard into what looked like paradise to me and what probably looked like too much work to most of the people who looked at our house on realtor.com. 🙂 I focused on edible landscaping….
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Everything Sad is Untrue, by Nayeri
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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First Grade Read Alouds
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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