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It’s fun to see what you all are reading! For the past month or so, I have been giving an update on the books I’m reading through a weekly blog post if you’d like to read it. I’ve got a few books going that are pushing me in different ways!
Blessings!
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Oh man such a mishmash of stuff.
Top Bar Beekeeping and various other geeking books
I just finished The Cursed Child, JK Rowling and that has me wanting to read all the Harry Potter books all over again.
Teaching From Rest, preparing to have baby #4 and have a peace about how our school year will look next year.
I am also working on planning, which right now is priority over reading for pleasure. So flipping through various grammar/spelling books to choose one. Picking out all of our books for geography next year. You ladies know how that is.
My reading list:
-I recently finished Walk in a Relaxed Manner: Life Lessons from the Camino
-A quick read was Mercy in the City: How to Feed the Hungry, Give Drink to the Thirsty, Visit the Imprisoned, and Keep Your Day Job
-An incredible book about the power of prayer, especially if you enjoy books about WWII, is The Shadow of His Wings: The True Story of Fr. Gereon Goldmann, OFM. A friend recommended that to me.
-I am now re-reading With God in Russia, just because it is an amazing book.
-Next on my list is He Leadeth Me: An Extraordinary Testament of Faith, which I read two years ago but, in my opinion, is a must-read for anyone seeking spiritual wisdom and guidance. (My favorite book of all time!)
-skimming A Mother’s Rule of Life: How to Bring Order to Your Home and Peace to Your Soul to glean some wisdom from this homeschooling mom. I read this book several years ago.
As you can tell, I tend to gravitate towards non-fiction spiritual books. I need to spread my wings a bit. 😉
I’m in total fluff land! Last month I read The Nest by Cynthia D’Aprix Sweeney – pretty good and an excellent book, The Little Giant of Aberdeen County, by Tiffany Baker. And I just finished The Weird Sisters which was good – full of Shakespeare’s quotes. I started Ann Patchett’s State of Wonder last night. I’d forgotten what an amazing writer she is, so that’s fun.
I’m reading One or Two, by Peter Jones (theology) and Hidden Rainbow, by Christmas Carol Kauffman. I’m enjoying both immensely.
My husband and I are reading Born Crucified together. That one is really good, too!
On my TBR shelf is Parenting by God’s Promises, by Joel Beeke.
I enjoyed seeing what others are reading, and, in the middle of reading, I ordered a book off of Amazon–the one by Scott Turansky and Joanne Miller about whiny children. 🙂
I am reading a bunch–CM Vol 6,
Anthony Esolen’s Ten Ways to Destroy the Imagination of Your Children (I like the ideas, but the sarcasm is not my preferred method of delivery!)
Rudyard Kipling’s Kim (very colorful, sweeping, and descriptive of India, and I am understanding much of it, but not all!)
Cry, the Beloved Country by Alan Paton (just started–don’t know much yet)
Surprised by Joy by C.S. Lewis,
Outlaw by Ted Dekker (my husband said I’ll like it; it’s set where my husband grew up)
Dangerous Love by Ray Norman (my husband recommended this one, too, about the director of World Vision in Mauritania, who’s little girl was shot by Muslim fanatics–not far into it, but am enjoying it)
And I just started Enjoying Intimacy with God by J. Oswald Sanders, and I am looking forward to it.
And I just finished The Story of King Arthur by Pyle.
You know the Michael Card song, “So many books, so little time…” Yeah, that’s my theme. I think I have actually started several other books in addition to these, but these are the ones I’ll concentrate on for now.
Happy Reading!
Kathy
Just finished Mere Motherhood and A Handbook to Morning Time by Cindy Rollins. I have been working on a CM education in our home for 7 years, and I enjoyed this book. It was a quick read and I was encouraged to finish strong. I also just finished Mansfield Park by Jane Austin.
I am reading The Iliad by Homer and Homeric Moments by Eva Brann. I have been thoroughly enjoying Circe’s Homer podcast featuring Andrew Kern and Wes Callihan called A Perpetual Feast. I like and appreciate Homer like I never thought I could/would/wanted to. haha
Working on Charlotte Mason’s Volume 6 – Towards a Philosophy of Education alongside Karen Glass’ Mind to Mind. I appreciate Mind to Mind because it is Volume 6, and Karen Glass has worked with it a bit in that she gives a quick summary of the ideas presented in each chapter and organizes it a bit more. She also took out some of the more obscure references to events/people in CM’s day that we aren’t familiar with so the meat is there – without some of the extra stuff to wade through. It is all still CM words – you can literally read along in both books.
Tending the Heart of Virtue: How Classic Stories Awaken a Child’s Moral Imagination by Vigen Guroian. He was a key note speaker at the Charlotte Mason Institute (CMI) 2015 Conference. He also has several talks available via the Circe Media Page. He discusses fairy tales and other classic stories and their important and necessary place in developing our children’s character.
The Taming of the Shrew by William Shakespeare. Just took a class by Angelina Stanford and learned SO much about Elizabethan times and this play in particular. It’s my favorite Shakespeare play now.
I am reading Dragonwatch, the newest Fablehaven adventure by Brandon Mull. Just fun. 🙂
I am learning to quilt so I am reading several books and magazines.
So many books, so little time – my theme song indeed! 🙂
Sheraz-I would love to hear more about Mere Motherhood. It’s on my wish list! How are you liking Mansfield Park? I just finished reading it for the first time. We’ll have to share opinions when you’ve finished it.
I am rereading Charlotte Mason’s 3rd volume-School Education and am enjoying it very much. I’m also reading the following:
Losing Control and Liking It-I can’t remember the author’s name but it’s a book about parenting teens from Focus on the Family. It’s very good.
Abigail Adams: Witness To a Revolution-Natalie Baber? ( I think that’s the author’s name.) This is excellent as well. I’ve read much about John Adams and it’s nice to read about Abigail and her experiences to round out the picture. It is also very detailed and gives a great picture of what it was like to be a woman of her situation at that time in history.
Psalms and 2 Corinthians
Trusting God-Jerry Bridges. This one is wonderful! In fact, I’ve really loved all of his books so far. They really challenge me to grow in my walk with the Lord and to keep from growing complacent. I highly recommend them!
My daughter and I just started watching Larkrise to Candleford last night and really enjoyed the bit we had time to view. I looked it up online and was delighted to find that the series is based on a book series written semi-autobiographically and that they are compared to the Little House and the Anne of Green Gables books. Those are two of my favorite series so I downloaded the sample of the first book and am excited to try it today. Has anyone read these?
I have wanted to read Larkrise to Candleford because Karen Andreola recommended it a few years back in the Christian Book Distributor catalog. But our interlibrary loan system doesn’t seem to have it.
My dd11 and I have been on a Louisa May Alcott kick the last couple weeks. She read Invincible Louisa and couldn’t wait to check out some of her works. She has sped through Under the Lilacs, Little Women, and most of Little Men while I am still working on An Old-fashioned Girl. She has more time to read than I do… 🙂
Melanie32 – Mere Motherhood is really about Cindy’s journey of homeschooling and her realization that while she spread the feast using CM’s methods and philosophy during what she came to call Morning Time, she was being taught, stretched, and molded in her faith and ability to trust the Lord. It was a fun, encouraging read. She then published the Handbook to Morning Time which includes her schedules and lists of suggestions for all the Morning Time topics she talks about. This was fun to see.
Manfield Park was long, but I think it was because I was listening to it while I sewed. I read much faster to myself than readers. 😉 I liked it, but did find Edward a bit tedious in the middle because he was so typically male at times, even though he was very decent throughout! Does that make sense? LOL I appreciated that she went home to her parents. It really helped her to feel equal to the Mansfield family and to understand that despite (the oh so horrid) Mrs. Norris, she was loved and valued for herself as a member of the family, not as a servant. A bit of redemption for herself, so to speak.
What did you think?
Sheraz-Those are all great points! I found Edward annoying at times as well. I feel that Mansfield Park is far from Austen’s best novel. It took a really long time for the threads in the story to begin coming together. I also felt like the ending was rushed and poorly done. I really enjoyed the second half of the book until I reached the ending and was so disappointed! Everything wrapped up nice and tidily but the way she took the reader from being part of the actual story to looking down on it from above was a let down.
I think Fanny is admirable in many ways but also a bit of a door mat. I find Lizzie Bennett from Pride and Prejudice to be a much more admirable character as she seems real-her character is much better developed. My favorite part was when Fannie went home for a visit. I really enjoyed seeing her family and their character flaws through her eyes. Lots of fodder for discussion there.
Thanks for sharing your thoughts on Mere Motherhood with me as well. It sounds like a book I would really enjoy. 🙂
Bethanna-How did I miss that Karen Andreola recommended these books?! I plan on starting the first one soon. I’ll have to come back and share my thoughts. I love Louisa May Alcott’s An Old Fashioned Girl! Hope you enjoy it!
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