It was an eclectic reading month, with quite a bit of Middle Grade, a few holiday books, a touch of fiction, and some really good nonfiction. Let’s get to the reviews! FICTION ...
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Gifted
It was meant to be a quick trip to the library. We’d had a long morning and our tummies were grumbling, so the plan was to grab our books before heading straight ...
Lately || November 2025
When it comes to the controversial topic of when it’s okay to start celebrating Christmas, ours is a house divided. I’m in the mid-November camp: don’t get me wrong, I love Thanksgiving, ...
The Worship Problem
Earlier this year, one of my kiddos went through a several-week period of extreme discontentment. This child seemed to have a bad attitude about almost everything. We experienced lots of complaining and ...
Twelve Things I Learned This Fall . . . About Classical Homeschooling, Spiritual Movements, Family Traditions, and Kids Doing What Kids Do
January 1st may be the official start of a new year, but for me, it’s always been fall that has signaled new beginnings. And this fall has been a season of MANY ...
Quick Lit + November 2025
We have a decent mix of books to review today: some historical fiction, a couple of family dramas, and a mystery, plus a comical essay collection and a thought-provoking book on prayer. ...
Discipleship, Discernment, and Defying Disinformation
This school year, I’ve had the opportunity to volunteer as a Bible study leader for 5th grade girls in our church’s midweek discipleship program. As a mom of a 5th grader (not ...
Featured Book Review: Walking with God
“It is our deepest need, as human beings, to learn to live intimately with God,” John Eldredge observes in Walking with God. “It is what we were made for.” There is a ...
Lately || October 2025
Last week, my kids and I were playing on the playground at our YMCA when a woman in her fifties came over to talk. She’d spotted the kids’ matching Sports Day t-shirts ...
Convicted
Earlier this month, Christian singer-songwriter Forrest Frank made waves when he announced that he would not be attending the Dove Awards. In a social media post about his decision, the musician explained ...