Our Busy Little World
Sep. 14, 2006 - Really Quick
It's been a looooong day, and I've just gotten home and put all the munchkins (one of whom has a rather mysterious fever) into bed quite late. I have to wait a few minutes for some ice cream to finish mixing, but then I'll need to get to sleep, so I only have two things to say tonight:
1. I LOVE Johannah Bluedorn's picture books! I thought I'd like them (hence why we got them this year), but I didn't realize how much I'd love them! Such sweet illustrations, you could just fall into the little world of each story (I will admit some of the illustrations make me want to wear lovely flowy dresses every day). The illustrated Psalms are wonderful with beautiful pictures to accompany them (which also helped Isabelle understand the concept of a watch tower), and of course you can't beat reading Scripture. And the "My Mommy: My Teacher" book was not only great fun to read with the girls, but it was also quite helpful to me to see what a day in the life of their homeschool family might have looked like. Love these books . . . highly recommend them! See 'em here if you like: https://www.triviumpursuit.com/xcart/home.php?cat=263
2. I LOVE the "Marriage As Manifest Glory" audio sermon series by Doug Wilson. We downloaded them one at a time online when they were available, so we have all of them to listen to at our leisure. Matt's had far more opportunity to listen to them at work while he drives, so I've only listened to a few when he and I have time together. But as we were in the car for over three hours today, I had a chance to listen to a few more. Each of them (and there are many - I think it's his longest series!) is so Biblical, convicting, encouraging, practical, understandable, insightful, etc. He studies everything from eating to discontentment, to family planning, to the Trinity, to the letter and spirit of the law, to a ton of other topics and how they relate to our marriages. Anyway, that's my plug for them - my favorite audio marriage sermon thus far. If you'd like, see it here: http://www.canonpress.org/shop/item.asp?itemid=1014
Now I've got to get to bed! And tomorrow whilst the girls nap, our Credenda/Agenda magazine came today - ooh, what fun for me - it shall be added to my ever-growing reading pile!
Comments
Sep. 17, 2006 - I love them too!
Posted by LaMereAcademy
Johannah Bluedorn's books are beautiful. I have My Mommy My Teacher and The Lord Builds the house and Little Bitty Baby Learns Greek. I hope she continues to make more, the pictures are so lovely!
~Becky
