Monthly Archives: June 2019

2019 Faith and Writing Workshop

It’s time to start thinking about the 2019 Faith and Writing Workshop held on the campus of Concordia Seminary, St. Louis. 🙂

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Wazzlewood Giveaway!

Let’s have a Wazzlewood Giveaway! Remember back to last November when I first reviewed Lutheran author Tyrel Bramwell‘s children book, The World of the WazzlewoodsWell, it’s time for me to get it out again as one of my recommended books for the CPH Reading Challenge.

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Charybda

I read a great book by Lutheran author A.L.S. Vossler so it’s time fora book review on Charybda: Worldstrait Book 1. 🙂

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Snow peas

Don’t imagine that we’ve caught up with yard work—we haven’t, but I have to tell you. Our snow peas a) have never survived this long, b) have never bloomed at the same time as our tomato plants—and they’re still blooming (!), and c) some plants are as high as my nose! 

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Picking up Steam

Good news! I think I’m picking up steam again! It sure was awful to be sick so long. And now my dear husband’s serving as a vacancy pastor on top of his usual duties, so it’ll be a busy time for our family. Still, picking up steam! Yay! For today I’ll offer two things: Veith Papers & Presentations and Lutheran Conferences & Retreats!

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Summer Reading Challenge Recommendations

I seem to vacillate between visions of grandeur and chaos. And I just may turn to pre-planning in the hopes of chaos getting a little better, a little smooth, maybe even more full in some way. I don’t know. Maybe I’m crazy. 🙂 Or just a homeschooler. Either way, could you look over my CPH Summer Reading Challenge Recommendations? It’s based off what I’ve assigned my kiddos, but then I added upper ages just for the fun & forethought of it.

Let me know what you think of my recommendations by age: specifically whether my recommendations for older ages  are crazy. Let’s face it. My oldest may be a mature super reader, but she is only 10. 🙂 Thanks!

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Wolf Time

While today’s post is primary a review of Lars Walker‘s Wolf TimeI’ll also mention something I found: a Top 100 Lutheran Blogs and Website list. I certainly recognized a number of bloggers on there (though, goodness, Lutheran blogging has changed over the past 10-20 years!!). I’m happily listed at 39, although maybe more of you Lutheran bloggers should apply to get on there. 🙂

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Destruction

I read an awesome article/Letter From the Editor: “The Living Order of Education” by Martin Cothran in The Classical Teacher, Summer 2019 (Memoria Press’s publication). It rocked my world, so today’s post will be a super brief one on . . . dum dum dum . . . DESTRUCTION!

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A Book You Shouldn’t Write

Have you ever had days when you keep thinking about a book you shouldn’t write? Maybe I’m alone on this, but I don’t really think so.

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Lutheran Conferences

Hey. I want to hear about Lutheran conferences. Are they on the other side of the world? Cool, so are other Lutherans! What Lutheran conferences do you know about?

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