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Within Golden Bands by Norma Gail
Joy Comes In The Morning Within Golden Bands by Norma Gail is a marvellous contemporary Christian crime suspense. It is part of the A Home For My Heart series but can be read as a stand-alone. I would recommend reading book one first so you can get to know the characters and see their progression. […]
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Why Is Writing So Hard to Teach?
How I didn’t know what I didn’t know Back in the early years of the 1980s, I took up the challenge offered by Dr. James Dobson and his personal homeschool guru, Dr. Raymond Moore. Reading Dr. Moore’s book, Home Grown Kids, convicted me as no words outside of the Bible ever have: I needed to take my third-grader and first-grader out of their public school and teach them myself! I thought it would be fun. And in time, it was fun, or at least immensely rewarding. But first I had to learn some home truths, so to speak: it was a bigger commitment than I thought, my kids had to…
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Staying Calm and Wise
I was pretty sure: I knew my husband’s problem. I knew what was causing him issues — the thing he couldn’t quite put his finger on… I also knew what would help him and change his ways. All the same, I also knew it wasn’t the time, the place, the hour to tell him. It wouldn’t go over well. While my every emotion said, “Tell him, now. Get it out, already.” Wisdom said, “Stay quiet, Kelly. Wait.” Grr… Ever been there? You almost certainly have because we are all — living on top of each other! Here, more than ever, we easily see things about people: their quirks, annoyances, little things they need to know, and everything they should do. In this environment, it can be easy to…
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Sir Cumference: Math Adventures for Everyone!
Fractions Can be Your Friends Do you enjoy math? Most “readers” I’ve met have an avowed distrust of math. It seems that our cultural narrative lumps learners into humanities types (history/English/art) and STEM types (math/science). I don’t think that’s universally true, but, like all stereotypes, it contains a kernel of truth. I did just fine in math class. I had good teachers, too. My Algebra II teacher said, “Fractions can be your friends,” and made us all laugh. My Pre-calculus teacher was also my weight-lifting coach, and I thought he was great. I did quite well on math portions of standardized tests. And yet, I was delighted to put math…
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The Constant Soldier by William Ryan
Powerful And Horrifying The Constant Soldier by William Ryan is a powerful yet horrifying account of life on the outskirts of Auschwitz 1944- 1945. The action is seen mainly through the eyes of a reluctant German soldier, who is not a Nazi. He suffered on the eastern front, returned home and now works in his […]
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Tomorrow’s Shining Dream by Naomi Rawlings
True Treasure Tomorrow’s Shining Dream by Naomi Rawlings is a most delightful Christian historical novel. It is part of the Texas Promise series but can be read as a stand-alone. I enjoyed meeting up with some familiar faces. Naomi Rawlings draws some wonderful, warm characters. The leading two had some charming verbal exchanges. The reader […]
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Letter To My Child by Leanne Deleeuw
So Beautiful Letter To My child – The Story Of You by Leanne Deleeuw is the most beautiful Christian book for the under 5’s. It is simply written and beautifully illustrated telling the story of God’s love and plans for each of His children. The book is perfect to read to little ones or for […]
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Village of Scoundrels by Margi Preus
Village of Scoundrels fictionalizes a true tale of heroism from World War II. Village of Scoundrels by Margi Preus. Amulet, 2020, 299 pages Reading Level: Teen, ages 12-15 Recommended for: ages 12-15 May, 1943: the mountain village of Les Lauzes, obscure though it is, has come to the attention of the Vichy government in France and their Nazi overlords. Officer Perdant has been sent to keep an eye on things and report any suspicious activity. Suspicions abound: for one thing, there seems to be too many teens and children at the “Beehive,” the group home for orphans headed by Monsieur Boulet. And the population of the village doesn’t seem entirely…
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The World Is Watching… So Give Them Something Good to Watch
You sow into their life so they can reap a harvest. The fruit of their life is your reward. — Mark Batterson I’m online every single day partly because I love it and partly because I teach it. After all, if my job is coaching women how to build businesses in the online space, I… The post The World Is Watching… So Give Them Something Good to Watch appeared first on FaithGateway.
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Epic: You Version
Craig Groeschel founded Life.Church in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, in 1996. He and a handful of congregants began to meet in a small double-car garage lit with nothing more than a pair of twenty-dollar construction lights. Very quickly, though, the little church experienced explosive growth and was forced to move to a larger location. Today Life.Church… The post Epic: You Version appeared first on FaithGateway.
