Archive For The “Books” Category

Reading and Writing By Himself

By | November 10, 2011

For homework, we had to read this book to David, and he had to point out the sight words. Well, Mr Smarty-Pants could read the book all on his own the very first time. His assignment also included “kid writing”- he had to write a sentence (all on his own) about his favorite part in [...]

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David Can Read On His Own

By | October 11, 2011

I pulled out our set of Bob’s Books this afternoon, and David read both of these books all by himself!  He wanted to go outside and play, so I didn’t push him to read any more. There’s always later….

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Teaching About the Feasts of the Church to Young Children

By | June 2, 2011

We try to teach our children about our faith from when they are very young.  As you have seen in this post, we encourage our children to sing songs that teach about the very core of our beliefs. Today being Ascension, I took some time with kids to read the story of this feast from [...]

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Blogging For Books: “God Loves Me More Than That”

By | January 8, 2011

I recently joined a program called Blogging for Books. It is free to sign-up, and once you do, you will receive free books as long as you review them on your blog and on the website. God Loves Me More Than That by Dandi Daley Mackall I am always on the search for quality Christian [...]

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A Giveaway Not to Miss!

By | November 5, 2010

You may remember how much our children loved The Life of Saint Brigid. Well, I have good news for you: Jane G Meyer is giving away a copy of The Man and the Vine this week and a copy of The Woman and the Wheat next week to celebrate one year of blogging. Take a moment to jump [...]

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Now He Can Take Out Books On His Own

By | June 7, 2010

Punky got a library card this afternoon! He had his photo taken and it will be placed on the wall in the children’s library. My boy is growing up! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Great Deals on School & Homeschool Reading & Literature

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Multitude Monday: Week 2

By | March 1, 2010

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Story Time with Alvin Alexsi Currier

By | February 18, 2010

On Wednesday evening, Alvin Alexsi Currier shared his book, |How the Monastery Came to Be on the Top of the Mountain, with our church. It is a beautiful tale of a village in Romania. Alexsi Currier spoke with many people in the area of Lapus, Romania, to put together this book of how the Monastery [...]

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Living Out Our Faith for Our Children

By | February 9, 2010

What saves and makes for good children is the life of the parents in the home. The parents need to devote themselves to the love of God. They need to become saints in their relation to their children through their mildness, patience and love. They need to make a new start every day, with a [...]

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Book Review: The Life of St. Brigid

By | October 20, 2009

I was so pleased when Jane G. Meyer contacted me asking if I would like a copy of her new children’s book: The Life of St. Brigid.  After much waiting, the book finally arrived, and Spunky tore open the package with excitement.  She was enamored with the colorful drawings and slowly turned each page.  Then [...]

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