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Kindling Imagination for Kingdom Anticipation

The Warren & The World Vol 12, Issue 27

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More than four inches of rain fell in my neighborhood today. That was light, actually, compared to other spots in the state. We’ve been watching the flash flood warnings come through all day and waiting out the rain. If you’ve been in the path of storms this week—whether physically or metaphorically—know that you’re in our prayers.

Around the Web

Becoming a Perennial: A Conversation with Grace Olmstead

Tessa Carman has a conversation with Grace Olmstead about rootedness and more.

  • In Uprooted: Recovering the Legacy of the Places We’ve Left Behind (March 2021) Grace tells the story of her hometown of Emmett, Idaho, where her great-grandfather and great-grandmother lived and farmed, and where her grandparents and parents still live. Through the story of her Grandpa Dad and other stewards of Emmett, she weaves the story of the “nobodies” who are actually somebodies: the people who stick around and stick together, who care for the land and for each other, who together build a beautiful life.
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A Serendipitous Summer Adventure

Sally Lloyd-Jones has an adventure to share. 

  • I just had an adventure that could have come straight out of a book. In fact, it sort of did! It got me thinking about how much children’s books can bring us joy.
    Do you know the opening page to Goldfish on Vacation, my completely true made-up story about one summer in New York? 
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Reading Road Trip Round-Up

The reading road trip has come to an end, but the book recommendations can be read any time.

  • The Reading Road Trip has officially come to an end. Over the past two months we’ve driven through open country, spotted big trucks in constructions zones, seen some breathtaking sights at overlooks and mountaintops, taken some time to rest, learned something new at a museum, had a fun time at an amusement park, and finally reached the shore for a relaxing time at the beach. 
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Why We Love Historical Fiction, Anna Rose Johnson

Sarah Mackenzie interviews Anna Rose Johnson about why we love historical fiction.

  • We recently took a poll in RAR Premium about favorite reading genres, and it turns out that historical fiction isn’t just my favorite genre, but it’s the favorite of many of you as well.
    Today, I’ve invited historical fiction lover and award-winning author Anna Rose Johnson to join me to discuss just what it is about historical fiction that draws us in. 
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Around the Warren

The Porcelain Room

Théa Rosenburg reminds us to look up.

  • On a recent trip to the Seattle Art Museum, our eight-year-old grew restless. One can only look at so many paintings of segmented, shimmering lemon wedges, her posture said clearly—only so many flat-featured depictions of Jesus and Mary. But her mouth said, more than a few times in that otherwise quiet museum, “I’m ready to go.”
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Heirlooms

Isabel Chenot reminds us of the real heirlooms we pass on.

  • Someone was coming for dinner. My sister and I always made biscuits: three parts self rising flour to one part shortening; add milk and kneading. And we would set the table with special dishes. Five children, extremely tight budgets, a move overseas and back – my mom preferred useful presents for her birthday or Christmas; and she had shed a lot of her fragile, ornamental things. But she had a very special bubbled brown glass pitcher. I knew, because of all the times she’d told me, that it had been a wedding present.
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Something to Do with Your Kids

Do you have any budding young actors in your house? Try these drama activities for littles!

Something to Watch

I remember watching the steeplechase for the first time a few Olympics ago and discovering the delight of Olympic runners jumping over sawhorses into puddles. This year’s 300m Men’s Steeplechase lived up to expectations.

Thanks for reading. We’re on your side. 

–The Story Warren Team

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