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On Our Bookshelf – December 2018

November 22, 2018
by Amy with No Comment BooksResources

A list of books I and my family are reading. For posterity, future reference, and general interest. (Links to the books on Amazon are affiliate links!) Currently Reading Interestingly, I have just finished my second book of the month, and am actually in ...

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On Our Bookshelf – November 2018

October 25, 2018
by Amy with No Comment BooksMom's Learning

A list of books I and my family are reading. For posterity, future reference, and general interest. (Links to the books on Amazon are affiliate links!) Currently Reading Cranford by Elizabeth Gaskell I mentioned this last month and am about halfway ...

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How to Get the Best Deal on Used books – for the Least Amount of Effort

October 2, 2018
by Amy with One Comment BooksHome EducationLearning at HomeResources

I love reading, and I am constantly taking to the internet to track down the next book for my ‘reading pile’. Since I am rather time poor with three little kids to take care of, and we need to stick to a budget, I’ve streamlined my method for finding and ...

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On Our Bookshelf – October 2018

October 1, 2018
by Amy with No Comment BooksMom's LearningResources

A list of books I and my family are reading. For posterity, future reference, and general interest. (Links to the books on Amazon are affiliate links!) Currently Reading Cranford by Elizabeth Gaskell One that has been on my shelf for what feels like ...

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Impractical Faith: Worship is Sacrifice and Celebration

September 10, 2018
by Amy with One Comment BooksMom's LearningPhilosophyPhilosophyRest and Leisure

Sometimes I get the feeling that as Christians, we often look for ‘practicality’ as a way to determine the merit of an event or activity. A good sermon provides relatable application points. A good conference leaves you with motivation to make specific ch ...

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Cool, Calm, and Contemplative: Deep Rest for Tired Moms

August 12, 2018
by Amy with 2 Comments BooksLearning at HomeMom's LearningPhilosophyRest and LeisureReviews

I have been blessed with babies and toddlers who were excellent nappers. Having two children under the age of two was very intense, but even in the early days, their afternoon naps would usually overlap. When everyone was a bit older, they took three-hour ...

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Work and Leisure as a Stay at Home Mom

July 2, 2018
by Amy with 5 Comments BooksMom's LearningOur JourneyRest and LeisureReviews

As a young, single adult, my hope for my future was pretty clear: meet a charming man, get married, have kids, and stay at home to care for them. Inspired largely by my own mom, who stayed at home until my siblings and I were all at school, set a wonderfu ...

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On our bookshelf – July 2018

July 1, 2018
by Amy with One Comment BooksLearning at HomeMom's LearningReviews

I love to read, and one habit I am working on is that of keeping track of what I've read, along with a short summary for posterity's sake. A blog seems like a great place to store this information, so here is what is on our bookshelf this month. (Links to ...

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