Church History – Why don’t we know?
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I am once again reading Church History in Plain Language by Bruce Shelley. This is actually my second time through it, but this time I am taking notes and really…
Book Talk
Spare the rod
I love reading different people’s perspectives on the rod verses. Even when they don’t all agree, I find that studying the verses and the interpretations of the verses is a…
Are we responsible for making sure Jesus has a good day?
And now for my first bone to pick with Say Goodbye… It’s amazing what things touch a child’s conscience. Sometimes it’s a word spoken in sadness instead of anger. Other…
Honor: is it a matter of being people oriented vs. task oriented?
As I’ve mentioned, I am reading Turansky and Miller’s Say Goodbye right now, so I wanted to keep talking about it 🙂 In Say Goodbye, there is an overwhelming theme…
Equal is Less
I am in Chapter 4 of Siblings Without Rivalry, and she is bringing up some more very interesting points. They are well worth discussing, IMHO 😉 I told them all…
Honor vs. Respect
I am reading Turansky and Millers’ Say Goodbye to Whining, Complaining, and Bad Attitudes in You and Your Kids right now for a reading group for homeschool moms that I…
The Beatitudes
Matthew 5 The Beatitudes 1Now when he saw the crowds, he went up on a mountainside and sat down. His disciples came to him, 2and he began to teach them…
Comparing our children
Never compare yourself to others. You’ll become either vain or bitter. I’m reading the chapter on comparing siblings in Siblings Without Rivalry and it is making me think. As she…
Romancing Your Husband
A few years ago, my mother-in-law gave me this book and deeply encouraged me to read it. I was a bit because, hel-lo, I was a newlywed and plenty of…
Watching over little hearts
Proverbs 4:23 Watch over your heart with all diligence, For from it flow the springs of life. I’ve been going back through Heartfelt Discipline, and just couldn’t pass up the…
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