by Jane Green | Feb 14, 2022
My daughter and many other homeschoolers have started to revisit the McGuffey readers for teaching reading, spelling, and wisdom from the past. Today, I am looking at The Original McGuffey’s Eclectic Second Reader. The publish date is 1836, and I would first...
by Jane Green | Jan 24, 2022
Life is taking a toll on everyone nowadays. So the experts tell us to handle all the stress by being more self-aware. They say slow down. Take care of yourself first, then you will have more stamina to help care for others. Sounds pretty good and then you read Matthew...
by Jane Green | Dec 20, 2021
Since this is the beginning of the week of Christmas, I wanted to review a book that would be fun to read to your children, or grandchildren this week. Hint: it’s a fun book for the adults as well. The Best Christmas Pageant Ever, by Barbara Robinson,...
by Jane Green | Nov 29, 2021
A few years ago, I ran a book club. It was so much fun! Each month we would vote on a Christian based book, read it, then gather together and discuss the contents and how it affected us. A friend was recently talking to me about a new book they were doing in a Bible...
by Jane Green | Nov 15, 2021
FEVER 1793, is a young adult, fictionalized account, of the yellow fever pandemic written by Laurie Halse Anderson and published in 2002. This copy was borrowed from my daughter’s extensive library. Once I started reading, I couldn’t put it down. This is a...
by Jane Green | Nov 8, 2021
Gentle and Lowly The Heart of Christ for Sinners and Sufferers, by Dane Ortlund takes a look at the heart of Christ based on Matthew 11:28-29 where Christ tells the people gathered around Him to come to Him, all of those who were weary and bearing heavy burdens,...
