The Warren & The World Vol 13, Issue 30

ByCarolyn Clare Givens

It’s—um—still raining. Well, not right at this moment, but I’m beginning to wonder if the atmosphere still has any water left in it. Perhaps it has collapsed in on itself and we’re weeks away from an extinction-level event. Or maybe I’ve been reading too much science fiction lately. That’s also possible.

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Redeeming the Time this New School Year

Kristen Hatton considers ways to redeem the days that fly by.

  • With two children married and one entering his final year of college, I know how fast the years go by. And while we love the empty nester stage we are now in, I miss the activities that characterized our lives during my children’s growing up years. The school and sports-related activities, yes, but also the sitting down at the dinner table together, playing games, watching a TV series, relaxing by the pool, the laughter and noise. Worshipping together and discussing the sermon over Sunday lunch. The everyday conversations that come through normal family life together.
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The Read-Aloud Handbook by Jim Trelease

Betsy at Redeemed Reader reviews a classic resource.

  • The Read-Aloud Handbook has been a gold standard in books about children’s books for decades; we recommend older editions of this book.
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7 Fun Family Movies to Ease into the School Year

Here are some recommendations for family movie nights.

  • It’s August, and that means parents are bracing for the return of early alarms, lunchbox routines, and evening homework sessions.
    Then again, your neck of the country may already be back in the swing of things. With nearly 80 percent of schools in session by late August, the back-to-school hustle is well underway across much of the nation. 
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Ways to See and Support Foster Families

Melissa at Your Mom Has a Blog helps us see how we can help the helpers in our communities.

  • When Chad and I unexpectedly entered the fostering world, I already knew some foster parents. In fact, several members of our church were foster families and seemed to be thriving in what I could have only assumed was a pretty tough job. But I never really inquired about it. I never asked them if they needed help or asked them what it was like or even really thought about it much. I figured that only special people fostered kids, and that they had some sort of supernatural ability to handle it in a way that I was sure I could not.
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Book Review: Brambly Hedge

Sarah Clarkson reviews an old favorite.

  • When I think back to the favorite books of my childhood, books whose tang of atmosphere and illustration are still keen in my mind, one of the first I remember is the series of English country tales known as the Brambly Hedge books. These picture books were so intricately illustrated and vividly told that I remember them as if they were a place I visited, some small corner of earth that I explored. 
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Back to School: Beware the New Notebook Energy

Kelly Keller warns of the new Notebook that Will Change EverythingTM

  • At the company Christmas party a couple years ago, the game had us all picking an object that would represent us for the Twelve Days of Christmas. Amidst the Party Puffins and Nose Hair Trimmers (yes, really) was my entry: the Perfect Planner. It’s become a bit of a joke on myself; I have tried everything in the planner department (within reason—no I will not be spending that much on a self-designed quest manual, thankyouverymuch).
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Something to Do with Your Kids

This coloring page celebrates the arts and is a great way to explore them with your young artists!

Something to Watch

Destin at Smarter Every Day explores the math of murmurations.

Thanks for reading. We’re on your side. 

–The Story Warren Team

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