The thought comes in various moments; sitting at dinner, driving across town, lying awake at night: God has entrusted me with the care of a beautiful woman, two precious girls, and a dear little man. What the heck was He thinking? Please, someone tell me I’m not the best we have. Isn’t there someone wiser,…
Beverly Cleary’s The Mouse and the Motorcycle was one of my most memorable reading experiences of my young life. It stuck out to me, I think, because it was the first time I was aware of suspending disbelief. And I was glad to. Here’s why: The Mouse and the Motorcycle features a mouse named Ralph. Ralph lives…
The little people in your life may be different ages than mine, but I’ll bet my to-do list rings a bell anyway: Prepare meals Trick your kids into eating them Hunt for what’s missing Fix what’s broken Spread art supplies on table Clean art supplies off floor Find the source of the smell Shoe little…
I like fiction. While many here wouldn’t find that confession controversial, the good Christian folk among whom I grew up would lift an eyebrow at it. Why? Well, first they’d always say, “Can’t you see you’re wasting your time with things that aren’t real?” I’m sure readers of Story Warren can see problems in that…
My wife once had a green thumb. But it was of a particularly virulent type, and she’s now pretty green all over. And just pretty, too. But I digress – beautifying our home, for her, means inside and out, and I have been fascinated by how we are spiritually enriched by the horticultural beauty. This…
Spontaneity doesn’t come naturally to me. My mind is linear and logical, sometimes to a fault. I live in the realm of the practical. Flying by the seat of my pants just makes me woozy. Children do not understand this. To them, life is all imagination, curiosity, and magic. This makes a simple thing like…
In their book, Bless This House: Prayers For Families And Children, Gregory and Suzanne Wolfe write about how “mornings seem to be the special province of young children”, about how it’s hard for parents to keep up with the incredible energies of a child freshly awake. Bethany and I know this first hand. Coulter has more…
This is a small section from an interview J.B. Cheany (World Magazine, etc.) conducted with Alan Jacobs (The Narnian, etc.) over at what certainly appears to be a delightful website called Redeemed Reader. (See full interview here.) I thought these answers very insightful. “Insight,” by the way, is one of the words my kids brought…
Editor’s Note: Today marks our first week of posting solely on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. Today, I regret to inform you, is Monday. But here’s a beautiful post to help you survive and –can it be possible?– delight in it. See part 1 of Rebecca’s Art of Days here. —————————- It is not easy to…
Every Friday we recap a little from the Warren and venture out into the world for more stories you might have missed. You can never get a cup of tea large enough or a book long enough to suit me. – Clive Staples “Jack” Lewis Dude, you should totally read this: It wouldn’t be Andrew…
Hello reader, and welcome to day four of Story Warren’s Andrew Peterson Appreciation Week. If you’ve somehow found yourself here and you’re wondering “Who the heck is Andrew Peterson, and what’s the big deal?” Then today is your lucky day. Andrew Peterson is one of the creative treasures of our generation, and he has just…
This week is the Story Warren’s first appreciation/thankfulness week, where we take an entire week to celebrate a person whose imaginative work we feel is a gift to parents and children. This week we celebrate Andrew Peterson: singer, songwriter, and novelist. That’s right, novelist! We talk a lot about Peterson’s music, but the week wouldn’t…
