Books
Attempting the Impossible Booklist Confession
I have tried. I have really tried to read some of the books on my “Reading List“. I have attempted to read Confessions of an Organized Homemaker: The Secrets of Uncluttering Your Home and Taking Control of Your Life, The Hidden Art of Homemaking, Simplify your life: get organized and stay that way, but I…
Read MoreCatechesis of the Good Shepherd and Montessori
When my first child was about six weeks old, I attended a conference and heard about the Catechesis of the Good Shepherd. Everyone at the conference was invited to register for CGS training. I wanted to do so, but I knew that the timing was not right. Thus, I turned to the library and discovered…
Read MoreCalling all Book Lovers
Love2Learn Mom is putting together (or adding to) “State-by-State”, Europe, Central and South America, Canada, Mexico, Africa, etc. book lists. If you have book recommendations that fit specific locations, please head on over to Love2LearnBlog. All you need to do is leave a comment with the location, book’s title, and author in the comments. Love2Learn…
Read MoreCalling all Book Lovers
Love2Learn Mom is putting together (or adding to) “State-by-State”, Europe, Central and South America, Canada, Mexico, Africa, etc. book lists. If you have book recommendations that fit specific locations, please head on over to Love2LearnBlog. All you need to do is leave a comment with the location, book’s title, and author in the comments. Love2Learn…
Read MoreChesterton’s Thoughts on Women
Yesterday, during my eldest daughter’s piano lesson, I continued to read Chesterton’s What’s Wrong with the World. I found myself wanting to make note of a lot of what I was reading in his chapter, “The Emancipation of Domesticity”. I was happy to finally learn where the following famous quote could be found: How can…
Read MoreThe Quick Book Meme
Grab the nearest book.Open it to page 161.Find the fifth full sentence.Post the text of the sentence along with these instructions.Don’t search around looking for the coolest book you can find. Do what’s actually next to you. True Devotion to Mary is on my nightstand (1966 edition). “‘I will draw them to Me.’ says God…
Read MoreSometimes Things Happen for a Reason
A few weeks ago, I left a comment on Love2LearnMom’s blog, regarding Chesterton. She recommended that I read St. Francis by Chesterton. I visited our library online (they carry quite a few Ignatius Press titles) and searched for St. Francis. A volume of G.K. Chesterton’s Collected Works showed up in the search results. Assuming that…
Read MoreChesterton for Second Graders?
Bernadette: “Mommy, please will you put The Ballad of the White Horse on hold at the library?” Me: “No, it’s too old for you.” Bernadette: “But I am reading the Outlaws of Ravenhurst, again, and on the back of the book it says that students really like this book.” Bernadette is my avid reader who…
Read MoreStarfish
by Edith Thacher Hurd, illustrated by Robin Brickman A couple of years ago, as I perused the children’s Science section of our local library, my eyes alighted on Starfish and I scooped it from the shelf. Starfish, originally published in 1962 and read by children in Montessori schools, was republished in 2000 as part of…
Read MoreBook Deals
Yesterday, as I looked at the companies that are members of the affiliate program to which I belong, I discovered a dangerous (to me) website. Why is it dangerous? It is dangerous because it is like an online Half Price Books, only better. Book Closeouts offers thousands of new books at 50% to 90% off…
Read More/A/,/B/,/C/
I have often wondered what one of my children’s pediatricians thought when he wrote the letter “B” on a piece of paper and asked 4-year-old Bernadette, “What is this letter?” I know that he was surprised when she responded, “/b/”. He automatically replied, “It’s b.” I smiled when Brendan told me that one of his…
Read MoreDays on the Farm
Yesterday, we went to Barnes and Noble to buy Suzanne’s recommendation. As we perused the bookshelves, Brendan spied Days on the Farm by Kim Lewis. Ever since my oldest was three, we have been checking Kim Lewis’ books out at the library. I happily took the book off the shelf. When I saw the stories…
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