“Books have swept me away, one after the other, this way and that; I made endless vows according to their lights, for I believed them”~Annie Dillard Welcome to this week’s Saturday Review of Books. Here’s how it usually works. Find a review on your blog posted sometime this week of a book you’re reading or …
Monthly Archive: October 2009
Oct 30
Poetry Friday: The Childrens Hour by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Betsy-Bee (age 10) is memorizing this poem by Longfellow. It reminds me of the way she and her sister, Z-Baby, treat their father. Engineer Husband is a very popular guy at our house. BETWEEN the dark and the daylight, When the night is beginning to lower, Comes a pause in the day’s occupations, That is …
Oct 29
Anna’s World by Wim Coleman and Pat Perrin
I’ve always been interested in aberrant minds, people who think differently from the rest of us, and in aberrant religious groups, group that detour from orthodox Christianity into a spiritual path that obviously has its roots in Christianity, but doesn’t adhere to Biblical teaching. The Shakers of nineteenth century America were such a group. Anna’s …
Oct 29
Read Aloud Thursday: Betsy-Tacy by Maud Hart Lovelace
Z-Baby (age eight) has been listening all week to Betsy-Tacy on CD’s. As far as I can tell this first book in the series is the only one that is available in audiobook form, but Z-Baby would very much like for someone to record the other books in the series so that she can listen …
Oct 29
Read Aloud Thursday: Love Aubrey by Suzanne LaFleur
Bethy-Bee (age 10) read and then listened to this book on CD and enjoyed it very much, although it’s not a Pollyanna-type book. In fact it’s rather sad, as we repeated many times in our talk about the book. Me: What was Love, Aubrey about? BB: A girl named Aubrey whose dad and sister died …
Oct 28
Wednesday’s Whatever: Blogiversary
On October 28, 2003, I began this blogging gig with a post about Stephen Lawhead’s Patrick. And ever since then, for six years, I’ve been telling everybody who’s remotely interested what I’m reading and what I think about it. I’ve also indulged in the occasional political opinion piece, essays and observations about homeschooling, even poetry. …
Oct 27
Law and Order Argues for Life?
In this recent episode of Law and Order, based loosely on the murder of abortionist George Tiller, a TV show seems to present a fair and balanced and truthful view of abortion. What’s up with that? If you have the time, you can watch the entire episode here by clicking to close the advertisement in …
Oct 26
Silly Talk: Laughing It Up with Middle Grade Fiction
The Dunderheads by Paul Fleischman. The Problem With the Puddles by Kate Feiffer. Dessert First by Hallie Durand. All three of these very silly stories were nominated for the Cybils Middle Grade Fiction Award. The Dunderheads is almost a picture book (56 pages), very silly, about a class of dunderheads whose teacher, Miss Breakbone hates …
Oct 26
Advanced Reading Survey: Adam Bede by George Eliot
I’ve decided that on Mondays I’m going to revisit the books I read for a course in college called Advanced Reading Survey, taught by the eminent scholar and lovable professor, Dr. Huff. I’m not going to re-read all the books and poems I read for that course, probably more than fifty, but I am going …
Oct 25
Hymn #1: Be Thou My Vision
Lyrics: Attributed to Saint Dallon Fargaill (6th century) Translated to English by Mary E. Byrne (1905) Versified by Eleanor Hull (1912) Music: Irish folk melody, SLANE. Theme: After this, the word of the LORD came to Abram in a vision: “Do not be afraid, Abram. I am your shield, your very great reward.” Genesis 15:1. …
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