Are you stuck in a genre rut? Historical fiction, dark academia, literary fiction, and self-help fill my bookshelf. There are a few books that have tipped the scales toward sci-fi for me. Now, I am a committed Sci-Fi reader, digging into the genre and loving what I find. Are you looking for great beginner sci-fi…
I received an ARC audiobook copy of Tiny Gardens Everywhere: The Past, Present and Future of the Self-Provisioning City by Kate Brown. The book description reads: From the eighteenth century to the twenty–first, the surprising history and inspiring contemporary panorama of urban gardening: nurturing health, hope, and community. This manifesto for the next food revolution…
Are you looking for a way to show you love a reader in your life? Here are my favorite essential reader gifts I use daily. Showing your love is about letting a person know you see them and support their interests. Loving a reader is not for the faint of heart. Readers are known for…
As a Mom of a large family it is sometimes difficult to think about pursuing personal goals. I have always been a writer, privately, but a few books have helped shift inside of me the idea that I might want to do more with my writing than just fill up personal note books. That is…
Reading as a family has helped us connect to Who Jesus is, where He grew up and respond in kind to the world around us with these 3 treasured books.
When choosing a curriculum, the truth is: It is All About You Have you ever wondered what I use at home for a school with 10 different grades? Yes, 10 kids in 10 different grades. Have you wondered how I haven’t just completely lost my mind? That is ok. We get that a lot. In our…
I was never what you would call a reader. My first “F” was in the 2nd grade. I failed reading, and now I read about 80 books a year. We homeschool with a literature based curriculum, yet into adulthood I was never a reader. In fact I lived in a house with no books when I was…
God was stirring up ideas in my heart but I was not sure of where to go from there. I had an idea but no real vision. Have you been there? Circling the airport waiting to land, looking for clarity. I have a small group of friends that choose to study together on Fridays. I…
I am reading Interrupted by Jen Hatmaker with a group of friends. She talks about Gods call to actually reach the world for Him. Feed the hungry, clothe the naked and serve the poorest among us. The problem that I run into is that the world is so big, I am so small. Inaction happens…
It seems right, that this is the book I am reading while the boys are in drivers ed. It is also appropriate that I tell you I am 2 chapters behind my Proverbs 31 online bible study group. This is my first online study with Proverbs 31, but so far I am enjoying the…
Follow my blog with Bloglovin”> Bloglovin is a great way to pull all my blogs I love to read into one place while not clogging up my email. Don’t get me wrong there are quite a few golden blogs I subscribe to. They come straight to my email because I do not want to miss their latest posts,…
I was feeling starved for a good book, or five, so I hauled the kids to the library and took a few minutes to check out my favorite shelf, New Releases. I was glad to see a few titles that caught my eye and a couple of “old friend” authors that had new books for…