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I’m baaaack! And a Christmas book review {The Jolly Christmas Postman}

November 30, 2017 by Amy 2 Comments

It turns out, I need a blog.  This one has lain dormant for so long that I’ve even considered taking it down occasionally, but something has always stopped me.  Mostly it has been the realization that this is the only place I have recorded the memories of my early years of mothering and homeschooling.  And … [Read more…]

Posted in: Books Tagged: Christmas, Christmas Book Basket, Christmas books, read aloud roundup, Read Aloud Thursday

New books in our Christmas book basket

December 28, 2016 by Amy Leave a Comment

We have gotten to the point that our Christmas picture book collection is much larger than we can ever get through in a year, and that’s after weeding out a few titles after last Christmas.  Still, I can’t resist a bargain, so we added a few titles this year: Confession:  it was the illustrations by … [Read more…]

Posted in: Books Tagged: Christmas, Christmas Book Basket, Christmas books, fiction picture books, Holiday, Read Aloud Thursday

A Season of Gifts by Richard Peck

December 27, 2016 by Amy Leave a Comment

A Season of Gifts by Richard Peck was our long read-aloud of this Christmas season.  Chosen specifically with the girls in mind, it was a fitting end to the year during which we listened to A Long Way from Chicago and A Year Down Yonder.   A Season of Gifts picks up with Grandma Dowdel about a decade … [Read more…]

Posted in: Books Tagged: Christmas Book Basket, Christmas books, Christmas novels, Juvenile Fiction

Christmas book giveaway: five of our favorite titles!

November 28, 2016 by Amy 12 Comments

Scouring used book stores, thrift stores, and library book sales for gems is one of my favorite things to do.  It is not uncommon for us to scout out the best place for used books when we visit a new city.  This Christmas I have FIVE titles that I’ve purchased or somehow acquired that are … [Read more…]

Posted in: Bloggy Randomness, Books Tagged: Christmas Book Basket

Christmas Around the World: Books, Crafts, and Recipes

November 27, 2016 by Amy Leave a Comment

One upon a time there was a mama with two little girls and a baby boy.  Being a homeschooling mama, she was idealistic and energetic, and, above all, enthusiastic.  Christmas was coming, and she wanted to do something fun and educational with girls–something that really captures the excitement of the season, but because she was … [Read more…]

Posted in: Books, Education Tagged: Arts and crafts, book related crafts, Christmas around the World, Christmas Book Basket, Christmas books, Holiday
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Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis
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A Long Obedience in the Same Direction: Discipleship in an Instant Society
I'd Rather Be Reading: The Delights and Dilemmas of the Reading Life
And Every Morning the Way Home Gets Longer and Longer


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