Title: Heidi* Author: Johanna Spyri Filed Under: Chapter Book, Orphans It’s come up a few times in the comments — something to the effect of “my child chooses books that aren’t that great” or “how do I make sure he’s reading good things?” I know that there is a prevailing wind of child-rearing out there.… Read More »
Ask Auntie Leila: New baby, messy house, perfectionist mom.
Dear Auntie Leila, What tips do you have for the new mother, when it comes to keeping house and getting sufficient rest and still making sure to enjoy the cuddly baby, particularly when there are other children to tend to/feed/chase/corral? My husband is amazing and has been keeping our son happily occupied (and feeding me… Read More »
Oxbow lakes and four other obsessions.
I don’t spend a lot of time worrying about this, because I’m too distracted to spend a lot of time on anything, but occasionally I do fear that I forgot to pass something important along to my children — especially, but not exclusively, the homeschooled ones. It comes on you as you get older, I… Read More »
{pretty, happy, funny, real} ~ In California with Pippo
~ Capturing the context of contentment in everyday life ~ Every Thursday, here at Like Mother, Like Daughter! When I was a little girl, in the olden days before technology got way out of hand so quickly, things were different when people wanted to tell you about their trip and show you photos. In the somewhat… Read More »
Where can you do the most good? A Lenten reading suggestion.
I feel like if a football player can reference Quadragesimo Anno, a perfectly good Papal document, in an interview, we can certainly take a dive into one of our own. Talk about collective memory. The Church is the biggest bestest guardian of the collective memory there is. When your life is passed down from… Read More »