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Poetry for children
Rebecca (of Rebecca Writes) is hosting a month of children’s poetry. Hannah and Benjamin, having committed several poems to memory, will be guest bloggers this week. They are going to blog their favorite poems for you! Today is Hannah’s turn. My favorite poem is Boa Constrictor by Shel Silverstein.Oh, I’m being eatenBy a boa constrictor,A…
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Book Review: The Mommy Survival Guide: Making the Most of the Mommy Years by Barbara Curtis
Motherhood is full of difficulties. We mommies have good days and not-so-good days. On the good days, I praise God and give myself a little pat on the back. However, it is on those not-so-good days that I need a friend to come along side to encourage me, help me find a solution, and/or offer…
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Reading as a Christian Discipline Survey
In leading up to the “Hidden Treasure Blog Awards,” I went looking through several blogs and clicking through blogrolls in search of good blogs that I had not visited before. I started reading titus2talk and found Hiraeth. Last week, she posted this interesting survey, and I’d like to play along. Her words are in bold.…
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My thoughts upon completing Jane Austen’s Emma
I must admit that I had tons of fun reading this book out loud. Yes, out loud. I put on airs and read the lines in my best British accent. Not the entire book; just when I knew I wouldn’t be overheard because, well…adults just aren’t supposed to do silly things like that. My comprehension…
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Book Review: Fool’s Gold by John MacArthur
In the mid-1800s, thousands of miners headed west in search of gold and all that it promised. As these men set about digging, they learned that not everything that looked like gold was real gold. Those miners with the most experience could tell the difference between real gold and iron pyrite rather easily, with just…
Leslie Wiggins 