Elisa
Old is New Again
It's happening. My daughter is now reading all the books I remember loving as a child. It's great, I love it. I get to re-live the great reads of my girlhood vicariously through her. And isn't that what kids are for?
The latest, greatest blast from the past is The Boxcar Children series, originally written in [...]
The Red Tent
I've been wanting to write about this book for a long time. A friend gave it to me to read when my daughter was a baby and I was in a lonely, needy place in my life. The lessons I learned from it about a woman's need for the companionship of other women may not [...]
Her new word is "Classy"
And since I've been hearing this word a dozen or more times a day (often juxtaposed with "ta-aacky, Mama!"), I've got classy on the brain! So I decided to let "real life" spill over into writing and compile a list of classics for elementary-school aged girls.
So here you go. My recommendations for a "Classy Collection" [...]
Are you overlooking "respect"?
If you can get your husband to read his half of this book while you read yours, it just might revolutionize your marriage. My husband and I read it together and I'd like to tell you the impression made on me as a woman and a wife.
The purpose of the book, I think, is [...]
Let's get Fantastical!
Since I've already written about my love for detective fiction, I would now like to look at another favorite–fantasy. In particular, Children's Fantasy, and two books that illustrate what I like and dislike in the genre.
The books in question are; The Singer of All Songs, by Kate Constable, and the Pendragon Series, by D. [...]
What is strong enough to bend a Bow of Bronze?
This book is at the top of my list of all-time favorite books for children. Even as an adult, the unique glimpse it gives me of my Savior still brings tears to my eyes.
The Bronze Bow is a story of a young man's journey from hatred and revenge, to Jesus and the pursuit [...]
Every little girl is looking for a King
The gut-wrenching sobs coming from her room made me slam shut the laptop and race in– despite my usual reluctance to give up my precious "naptime" alone/work/sanity time. I found her with her head buried under the pillow, shoulders shaking and feet kicking the mattress in agonies of despair.
Oh my word, I thought, what in [...]
My Favourite Children's Bible
"Daddy, read my picture-bible-book!"
I will always remember fondly evening story times with my dad. This was the Bible he and Mom choose for all five of us kids from birth to some ambiguous age of maturity at which we moved on to a "Real Bible" (ie; no pictures). And when the time came for us [...]
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