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This post has been updated and links have been added below.
Well, I'm getting the hang of this thanks to Jennie C. at Far Beyond . I've included some books I'm reading for myself as well as to the children on my side bar. A few comments/reviews ....
George Washington's Teeth is hilarious! It chronicles Washington's journey during the American Revolution while losing his teeth. The information was obtained through actual journal writings. Not only do the girls laugh while I'm reading, they're learning history! I even love this book! And seeing how Isabelle and Anna are losing their teeth around here, they can really relate. Even looking at a dollar bill has taken on new meaning for them! I HIGHLY recommend this book. I got it at Barnes and Nobles using my teacher's 20% discount.
Splendor in the Ordinary by Thomas Howard has been a God send for me. Its not a how-to book (like Mother's Rule of Life ) but rather about how to see holiness in the ordinary. So even if you never change how you live, you can radically change your home by how you see the ordinary things you're doing. This was EXACTLY what I needed! I will always have to wash clothes, make beds, cook dinners, clean house, etc. no matter if I develop a Rule or not. This book helped me to see that my heart needs to serve with love and that what I'm doing is VERY HOLY! I eventually want to develop a "Mother's Rule" but right now this book has met me where I'm at. I think I'll be able to follow a Rule once I can change my heart. Unfortunately, God is undergoing open heart surgery on me right now!! This book is helping me tons!!
Please share any books that have changed your life. I find that I am what I read!!
Blessings,
Lillian
P.S. Two other books that have helped me on my journey (although I'm not currently reading them) are Zig Ziggler's Raising Positive Kids in a Negative World, and Michael H. Brown's Seven Days With Mary. I'll get around to adding recommended/favorite books on my sidebar later ... actually I could start a whole other blog, I have SO many books I love!!
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There is a link button on the posting page, right next to the italic button. It looks like a green monster with horns. Anyway, click on that, a new window will pop up, copy and paste your link's address into it, and click okay. When the code pops up in your post, you can add whatever words you want in between the ><, just like for the sidebar. I've noticed it always pops up at the end of the post, so if you want it inserted somewhere else, just cut and paste. Or remember to link as you go!
THANKS! I'll try it soon!
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