Springtime Book Stack

The sunshine finally came out this weekend after a very dreary February. Spring is almost here and Easter is right around the corner. The older I get, the more Springtime becomes my favorite season of the year. The blooms and birds are such a gift after the long winter season. But Jesus is God's greatest…

February Book Stack

Photo by Pixabay on Pexels.com We love Valentine's Day in our house almost as much as we love books! My daughter loves to write words of encouragement through love letters and I find them all over the house. She expresses her love and emotions through art. Whenever she is sad, angry, excited, or sorry about…

Reading Weather Has Arrived

We had a dusting of snow today in Middle Tennessee. The children are out trying to catch snowflakes on their tongue. I'm cuddled under blankets by the fire, shivering and struggling to stay warm. My body was definitely not made for winter weather. I'm trying my best to embrace this season we are in. Where…

Amazon’s Christmas Book BOGO Sale!

I was grabbing a few more Christmas books to add to our reading stack this month and noticed quite a few were on sale! The following are Buy 1 Get 1 Half Off or Buy 2 Get 1 Free! See my master list here! BOGO Christmas Books: The Story of Holly and Ivy The Night…

25 Days of Christmas Books!

Photo by Torsten Dettlaff on Pexels.com   It's almost time to change the calendar and gather Advent materials. (And I should probably consider removing the rotting pumpkins from the front porch.) As we count down to Christmas, we will pull out a new book from our December book stack. I am actually thinking about wrapping…

November Book Stack

Autumn is one of my favorite seasons and I wish it would not pass so  quickly. We have collected some really sweet books over the years that celebrate the fall season, friendship, food, and the story of Thanksgiving. It is my favorite seasonal stack of picture books. I also love books that look back on…

Honey Molasses Brown Bread

We love warm bread in the cooler months. Bread and Books are our Jam this time of year. I hope the lovely smell of freshly baked bread will bring back warm memories of childhood for our kids. Here's a yummy brown bread that's easy to mix up! Our youngest loves to bake this recipe! Ingredients:…

Amazon’s HUGE BOGO Book Sale

Amazon is having a great BOGO book sale this week. They are currently Buy 2 Get 1 Free! That's a little more than 30% off! So many from their summer book sale are on sale again but with even more to choose from! I found most of the books that have been sitting in my…

October Picture Book Stack

  Welcoming October and unboxing our seasonal books! Do you store away your seasonal books? I find it's easier to swap them out if I keep them all in one spot. These next few months are when our BEST books come out of hiding! Our books are like old friends in our house and the…

Morning Time with A Gentle Feast and Claritas (2020-2021)

We dabbled in A Gentle Feast (AGF) last year and loved it! We will continue using this curriculum again this year! We are adding a little Classical Education to our Charlotte Mason homeschool this year. For Morning Time we will use the morning time packets from A Gentle Feast (American History) along with memory work…