In order to avoid keeping my loyal readers in the throes of curiosity any longer, I am happy to share the results of my library crusade. \ud83d\ude42 I didn\u2019t find all of the books I was looking for, but I also found a few that I wasn\u2019t. All in all, a pretty good library day.<\/p>\n
1). Feather Your Nest: The Complete Guide to Outfitting, Cleaning, Organizing, and Caring for Your Home by Carentha Harris.\u00a0<\/p>\n
I figured, since I\u2019m going to be a *wife* pretty soon, and I\u2019ll also have about one week to move and get settled in January before I have to go back to work and school, it couldn\u2019t help to get a book that will give me some ideas of how to fit two apartments worth of stuff into\u2026one apartment.\u00a0<\/p>\n
2). Mamma\u2019s Enchanted Supper\u2026and Other Stories for the Long Evenings of Advent by Carol DeChant.\u00a0<\/p>\n
I thought this memoir looked interesting. It is a memoir, in that it is a story written about the author\u2019s family. However, each story is only a few pages, and each corresponds to one of the days of Advent. I am excited to read a story each day (or evening) and try to incorporate something a little less \u201ctraditionally Christmas-y\u201d into our Advent rituals.\u00a0<\/p>\n
3). Real-Life Homeschooling by Rhonda Barfield.<\/p>\n
This book is really quite interesting so far. It is the story of 21 very different families who have chosen to homeschool, and for very different reasons. There is a family of 11, and some with only one child. Most of the families choose to homeschool for religious reasons, but some others do so because they believe they can do a much better job with their children than a stranger; some families choose homeschooling because of a child with special needs who can receive more attention at home.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The stories are very honest, compelling, and I think a good resource for someone like me. Someone who does not yet have a family, but thinks they might want to consider homeschooling when they do. It\u2019s not all sunshine and roses in the stories, but all in all, these are joyful, happy families.\u00a0<\/p>\n
4). Learning Like a Girl: Educating Our Daughters in Schools of Their Own by Diana Meehan.\u00a0<\/p>\n
I found this book to read for research on my thesis. It lead me to the homeschool book, as Learning like a girl was on the shelf next to the homeschool books. I\u2019m fascinated by single-sex education, especially for girls at the middle and high school levels. I am doing some research on it for one part of my thesis. This book looks read-able. I love this quote from the introduction:<\/p>\n
\u201cA single sex all girls school may not be for every young woman. Just those who want to one day rule our city-state and the world.\u201d<\/p>\n
5). A Slice of Life: Contemporary Writers on Food by Bonnie Marranca.<\/p>\n
Who doesn\u2019t love food? So, who wouldn\u2019t love reading about it? I thought this collection of essays would be easy train reading or for downtime between now and the holidays. With Advent coming, and a time of preparation for Jesus\u2019 birth, I think it\u2019s also important to read something that is just a bit less serious. Who knows, maybe it will make me think more than I think it will. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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