It’s been a rough week. You’re probably as weary as I am and you’re still fielding questions (from your kids, your family, your neighbors, that random friend from high school you still interact with on social media) that you can’t answer. It’s ok not to have answers. We’ve got snow in the forecast, and one […]
WITH A HEY-HI-HO
Justus has his tiger suit, Jesse has his mane, Myra wields a mighty sword (That brave, unlikely dame!) Loaded up with chestnuts Little Tay makes up the rear, As Myra leads the little troop In one long, rousing cheer. With a hey-hi-ho they’ll make their way To the glade where the dew cups wait; […]
Tookish Bagginses
We learned how to be at home even as we stayed at home in 2020. We planted zinnias and baked bread from scratch and walked the countryside and waved to our neighbors, and to me, it’s all felt very Shire-like. If my friends weren’t losing their grandparents or my church members slipping out of fellowship, I wouldn’t […]
The Warren & the World Vol 9, Issue 1
Janus is the Greek god of transitions, beginnings, gateways. He has one face looking back and one looking forward. Whatever 2020 held for you, we’ve now stepped forward into 2021, full of its own potentials and unknowns. As you seek to foster holy imagination in the children you love during the coming year, we’re here […]
Picture Books in 2020, The Year of Outdoors
As we turn the corner of a new year, I’m trying to list some of the good things that have come out of 2020. For many of us, I think one benefit has been spending more time outside, either visiting with family and friends or just enjoying nature after being cooped up in the house. […]