The Difference

The kids and I learned about Ancient India in our History textbook last week, and our reading introduced us to a number of Eastern religions. As we read through the tenants of ...

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Best of the Backlist: Middle Grade Novels That Adults Will Love Too!

It seems that every month features a bookish celebration (or five!), and one celebration I can absolutely get excited about is Middle Grade March. This month-long festival is dedicated to reading Middle ...

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Quotable || Love

“We should be astonished at the goodness of God, stunned that He should bother to call us by name, our mouths wide open at His love, bewildered that at this very moment ...

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28 Fun Facts from the Year 1984 (That’s 40 Years Ago!)

I celebrated forty years of life on March 2, and though I’m not big on birthday celebrations, I am big on trivia. So in honor of my milestone birthday, this 28 Things ...

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Bonus Book Review: Habits of the Household, by Justin Whitmel Earley

As a mom, my primary goal in raising my children is that they know and love the Lord—not superficially, but with all of their hearts, minds, and souls. I pray that they ...

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Quotable || Joy

“Being Irish, he had an abiding sense of tragedy, which sustained him through temporary periods of joy.” ~ William Butler Yeats ...

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Searching for Enough (March Verse—Psalm 92:1-5)

I’m part of a Women’s Bible Study this year called Faithful in the Mess. It’s a fitting title for this study on individuals in the book of Genesis, whose lives were indeed ...

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Quick Lit + March 2024

I have a range of books for you today, from mystery and romance to history, fantasy/horror, and a classic that I adored. Let’s get right to the reviews! MIDDLE GRADE Trixie Belden ...

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Quotable || Peace

“God cannot give us a happiness and peace apart from Himself, because it is not there. There is no such thing.” ~ C. S. Lewis ...

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Baby #4 Is a . . .

Hi friends! I’m popping in from my week-long blog break with a fun announcement! We got our tests results from my chromosomal bloodwork last week and the very BEST news is that ...

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