ubicaritasJun 74 minFamily Summer Seminar: How Adventure Shapes IdentityWe talked about how adventure shapes character as we first discussed Three Days on a River in a Red Canoe by Vera Williams and then Call...
Charity HillMay 31 minShakespeare + Kids?Children can begin to appreciate their literary inheritance and enjoy Shakespeare. Become a supportive reading community.
Sydney RosenbergerApr 610 minAN ETHICAL LOOK AT The Keeper of the Lost Cities SERIES (After my book review of the first novel in this series, I entered into conversation with Sydney Rosenberger a children's librarian. She...
Jenny RichesonJan 262 minCARING FOR WORDS WITH JENNY RICHESON, SLPI hope you enjoyed the more technical exploration of word-language-reading issues that I discussed with Jenny Richeson. Here, we bow to...
Charity HillDec 6, 20211 minFavorite Christmas Picture Books, 2021Thank you for purchasing books for your family through these links. I receive10% from Bookshop. You can use this list which has a couple...
Jeremy AdamsNov 3, 20217 minThe Death of Gratitude in the American Classroom(Originally published in The Public Discourse. Used with author's permission.) JUNE 27, 2021. BY JEREMY ADAMS Encouraging people to be...
Amanda KnappSep 16, 20214 minMothering: The On-Going Birth StoryI remember the moment of my oldest daughter's birth with incredible clarity. Every single birth of every single child is beautiful and...
Charity HillAug 26, 20212 minStories For Strong Girls*Thank you for supporting this mission by buying books through these links! Stories for Strong Girls Ages 3-10: Big Sister Now. Annette...
Charity HillAug 12, 20219 minAn Open Letter to Comic Artists, Comic Readers, and Comic Apologists, To Mothers and FathersIt was my great pleasure to discuss comics and beauty with Julian Peters on Episodes 16 and Episode 17 of Bright Wings: Children’s Books...
Charity HillJul 29, 20211 minImages: In Conversation With Julian Peters, On Comics and BeautyHello and Welcome! While you enjoy listening to the conversations about comics and beauty, please refer to these images. First, I present...
Amanda KnappMay 21, 20213 minConfessions of a Fallen-Away PoetCan I make a confession? In my entire life I have dropped only two course because they were too difficult. One was college statistics. ...
Charity HillApr 19, 20213 minGardening As HumanizingMiss Bennet, there seemed to be a prettyish kind of a little wilderness at the side of your lawn. I should be glad to take a turn in it....
Charity HillMar 31, 20213 minSpirituality vs. Morality: Further Reading SuggestionsListening to the podcast Family Spirituality and Fiction caused me to think anew about its themes. I wonder if it raised questions in...
Amanda KnappMar 22, 20215 minConnecting Faith and Life Through ReadingI call my nine year old the Queen of Connections. I enjoy her royal abilities most of the time. I’m temporarily homeschooling my kids,...
Charity HillMar 9, 20216 minResilience in Real LifeWho do you see practicing resilience? When you start noticing resiliency you may start to see it in more places than you'd imagined. Our...
Amanda KnappFeb 15, 20214 minAre Fairy Tales Good Mothering?I remember the moment I saw my oldest daughter for the first time. I remember the quiet and the stillness and the soft lighting. Almost...
Amanda KnappFeb 2, 20214 minWhere Am I Going? What Good Must I Do?How do we get where we are going? Honestly, that’s a question I’ve been asking myself a lot lately. I find myself stuck in what Dr Suess...
Katherine LeañoJan 12, 20219 minBloom Where You're Planted: How People, Place and Love Make a HomeA cross stitch my granny made says: Bloom where you are planted. There is wisdom in that statement. Unlike plants, we usually make a...
Maria ReilanderDec 28, 20202 minThe Freedom of the ChildlikeEmbracing life and the simple things in all their truth, beauty and goodness, Peter stays rooted in what really matters and experiences a...
Erin GraverDec 11, 20206 minGrowing An Instinct for Beauty I am a bookworm, raising a flock of bookworms (what is the term for a group of worms? A…. squiggle? A squiggle of bookworms?) after me. I...
Charity HillDec 8, 20202 minEpisode 4: Great Illustrations and Why They MatterEvery experience of beauty points to eternity. Hans Urs von Balthasar We hope you enjoyed considering, along with Charity and Amanda,...
Amanda KnappDec 4, 20203 minA Treasure to ImpartShe and I laid on the floor, a pink, soft blanket lying underneath us, as I held up MaryAnn Cusimano's You Are My I Love You, reading the...
-Nov 20, 20203 minWho Am I? ...Let the Adventure Begin!Reality is a magical place. If you are not in awe of it, you can be sure you’ve lost touch with it. And touching it is only a beginning...
-Oct 30, 20202 minBeginning With The EndIn my beginning is my end. T.S. Eliot If you've found this website, you've likely listened to our podcast. Like so many of us, you...