Monthly Archives: March 2020

Rejoice

Rejoice? I don’t want to rejoice. But, on the other hand, I do. Frankly, each one of us still has tremendous reasons to rejoice, no matter what’s happening to or around us. 

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In Times of Trouble

Not everyone likes to dig into dystopian literature. That’s fine. Even so, there’s something therapeutic about reading literature written during times of trouble. Or would you disagree?

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Yeast

I went to the store yesterday to get yeast. I think some therapeutic baking is in my future and I don’t want it all to be brownies and cookies. 🙂 So, while honestly I’d love to lose myself in a book for about three weeks right now, I’m going to encourage you to do something besides hide. Something that can give you a little lift.

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Are great things in store?

Ladies and gentlemen, I’ll admit I’m starting to get kind of nervous. I’d hoped the Corona virus would be going away rather than obviously spreading. So I want to take a moment to ask you: Are great things in store?

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New Children’s Hymnal

Ladies and gentlemen, have you heard that Concordia Publishing House has put together a new hymnal for children, One and All Rejoice? It comes out this summer. But whether you have children or not, I want to show you one of the neatest things I’ve ever come across!

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Distortions

I’ve been googling various authors to double-check various things, and I stumbled on a quote from Flannery O’Connor that I’d like you to consider today on distortions.

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A Valentine’s Day to Remember

Today’s post is a review of Lutheran author Aretta Gordish‘s book, A Valentine’s Day to Remember: An our Life in Snowflake Falls StoryI may have gotten to it a little late, but I’m thankful I did get to it. 🙂 

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Literature Lists

I’m putting together some literature lists for LutheranHomeschool.com. Anyone want to look them over for me? I’m aiming for “appropriate for Lutheran high schoolers.” 

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The Elder King

In today’s post, I review Book 5 of the Saga of Erling Skjalgsson: The Elder King by Lutheran author extraordinaire Lars Walker.

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Hailstone Mountain

Today’s post is a review of Lutheran author Lars Walker‘s Book 4 of the Erling Skajalgsson Saga, Hailstone MountainNow that I’ve read them all, I wanted a few days to digest them. I still think I have digesting to do, but my kids coming down sick again hasn’t helped. I’ll line up some reviews for you this week, since my attention may be turned toward my sweet little sickies. Continue reading

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