September Giveaway: Mended Wood Literary Society
Anyway, this month’s giveaway is all about sports! If you have a person in your home who is sports-enthused, you need to get in on this one.
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The Wisdom of a Pure Heart: A Short Biography of Ezra Jack Keats
Eventually, the little boy in the photos would become the main character of this illustrator’s most famous work: The Snowy Day.
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Review: 10 Questions About the Bible
As a parent, as an author of books for kids, and as someone who has taught in children’s ministry for years, I found this Crossway nonfiction resource to be thoughtful, honest, and a great starting point for discussion.
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Imagination and Myth in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
Stories that require us to “suspend imagination,” as L’Engle used to say, are the ones that speak deepest to our hearts and to the hearts of our children.
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August Giveaway: Mended Wood Literary Society
Before we say goodbye to summer, we’ve got one more giveaway to help us all appreciate those warriors of the steamy summer months: the trees!
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Review: Jude and the Extraordinary, Spectacular, Miraculous Day
The reader is greeted by the happy conclusion that our most humble, ordinary offerings can turn into miraculous offerings in the hands of Jesus.
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The Beautiful Ordinary
I have read this book at least four times, either as an individual or in groups, and each time, at each phase of my life, it has met me differently.
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Review: Heart of Stone
An exciting story of heroic bravery, adolescent uncertainty, and the staying power of steadfast love.
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Hidden Art
Because we are made in God’s image, each of us has creative abilities: ones that ought to be exercised and enjoyed for the benefit of ourselves and others.
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Review: The Story of Phillis Wheatley
Throughout her narrative, Ellis is keen to point to Christ and the legacy He was building in and through Phillis Wheatley. As a teacher and parent, I found this Crossway biography thoughtful, inspiring, and full of hope.
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Poetry for the Lazy Hazy Days of Summer (pt. 2)
Don’t worry about what a poem is about. Allow yourself and others with you to enter into the experience, pressure free.
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Does Anyone Care?
In small and large ways, when we create beauty–in our environment, relationships, music, cooking, poetry, and celebrations–we push back the effects of the Fall and express our hope for the new heaven and new earth that God promises.
