I apologize to any reader who receives these posts in your email. My last installment of “My Book Bag: Year in Review” was labeled “Part 5”, and it was actually “Part 4”. We are now in part five…for real. In case you want to read previous parts, just click below: Part One Part Two Part …
My husband says I should include more reviews in each post, even if the posts are longer than normal. So, here you go. To read previous posts, go here: Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 I purchased The Story of the World Volume 2: The Middle Ages by Susan Wise Bauer at our homeschool group’s used …
I am continuing my series on the books I’ve read this year. I try to be very careful in my book selections. I often read a few pages of a book, only to see that it is not what I want to spend time reading. With homeschooling, homemaking, church work, and about seven-thousand other things …
Thank you for being here! I am currently writing about what I’ve read in 2015 in a series of posts. In case you missed it: Part One On my anniversary, my husband and I were iced in and couldn’t go to OKC as we had planned. Instead, we went to the library and visited a …
Each year I enter the Reading Challenge hosted by Goodreads.com. I try to set a reachable reading goal (hoping to exceed it, but not fall short of it) and I enter every book I read on the site to keep track. I fully intended to post a review of each book here as I completed …
Okay, as far as I know, Dave Ramsey never created a reading method. But, he is the inspiration for a method that I am using. You see, I have a problem. I begin reading a book, usually non-fiction, and another one on my shelf, or on my library’s shelf, catches my eye. I think, “Oh, …
I usually write a blog post sharing my new year’s resolutions. I’m learning that some goals reappear each year, and that is as it should be. There are some things we must do always; each day, each month, each year. Read. Read my Bible. Read good books. Think good thoughts. I finished using the Robert …
I’m in the middle of seven books. I know. That’s ridiculous. I’m sure you’re thinking that I’m terribly forgetful or suffering from ADD. It’s probably more of a combination of the two. If a book is hard, then I go slowly through it, so it causes me to pause a lot and I end up …
I wanted to thank those of you who entered my giveaway! The time is up and we have a winner! Are you ready? Drumroll, please…. The winner is…. DEBBIE H.! Please send me an email with your address. I will mail the book out shortly. I have been working on my own prayer life, because …
I love books and I want my children to love them as much as I do. In order to pass along this zest for reading, I am constantly on the lookout for quality literature. Because books can have a hefty price tag, I like to look for books at Goodwill and other thrift stores. I’ve …
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