The temperatures have chilled this week, and we look ahead to even chillier days coming. My warmest, coziest sweaters are all getting their full use, and I’m bundling up under blankets to sleep. May you stay warm on the coldest days, my friends. Around the Web Taking My Children Out of the Box Sally Clarkson and Nathan…
If you’re anything like me, you’re just beginning to get back into the swing of “real life” after the holidays, and you’re looking around, bleary-eyed, to figure out what’s going on. The theme of my first full week of the year has been, “change of plans.” I suspect this might just be the theme of…
Does your family have favorite Christmas traditions? I was talking with a friend today about how her adult children have taken point this year on planning Christmas—which means some of the traditions are changing. She’s a little sad, but she also sees their perspective. They want her to spend time playing games with them rather…
We’re just a couple of weeks away from Christmas. As you plan your holiday and the time with your family, we’re wishing you joy in the waiting and anticipation of Advent. Around the Web The Way Prepared Sharon Rockwell reminds us that the way was prepared for us from eternity. The Gift Kristen Pittman thinks…
My pastor tells a story about going on a safari once, where they encountered a lion taking a nap right in the middle of the track. After the initial excitement and photo-taking were done, he turned to the driver and said, “Okay. Do we drive around or honk or something? What do we do now?” The driver…
We’re so excited that Tumbleweed Thompson is coming home to Story Warren! If you haven’t gotten your copies of The Misadventured Summer of Tumbleweed Thompson and The Golden Road of Tumbleweed Thompson, you can do so in the Story Warren Store this weekend, and while you’re at it: Join Glenn McCarty and Andrew Mackay live…
It’s that time of year to start thinking about Christmas gifts and catch all the sales. I’m sure you’ve seen the Story Warren Store’s Christmas Specials already, but here are a few more places you could look for gift ideas! Around the Web Daughter of Encouragement Melissa at Your Mom Has a Blog tells of the gift…
Did you hear the news? The last Green Ember book isn’t the last Green Ember book! Watch the video below and click here to learn more! Around the Web Is Raising Kids Now Really Harder Than It Used to Be? Alicia Searl explores the question of how raising children has changed. For the Love of BOOKS Rachel S….
I have a random interest in those genealogical shows that highlight some celebrity finding out about their family history. I like them when I know who the celebrity is. I like them when I don’t know. There are a bunch of old episodes of some of them on YouTube, and from time to time, I…
What books are on your to-read list? I don’t have a physical or digital list, but my mental list seems to change with regularity. There are so many books to read, and my fancy for a particular genre or author at a given moment will triumph over any list I make anyway. So, I give…
I’m in the South, so the temperature is still fluctuating, but I think we’ve fully entered fall. My neighbor’s maple tree is beginning to show some color. It’s got about 200 years before it can rival the maple I lived across the street from in the yard of a Quaker Meeting House in Pennsylvania, but…
I was delayed in preparing this email because my wifi died. When I called the service provider after an attempt to resuscitate it on my own, the woman on the other end of the line repeated in a tone of awe: “Your device is from 2016! 2016!” After she gave me a spiel about updating…
