My mom is home from the hospital and doing very well! Of course recovery from pneumonia takes some time, but she is making quick improvements. Praise the Lord!
We are still trying to catch up on our reading logs. Here’s what we read in February.
Amanda’s Book List
Sharing God’s Big Love with Little Lives: a Can-Do Guide for Parents and Caregivers by Jean Thompson Many of you may better recognize Jean Thompson by her ministry name: Ms. Pattycake! Thompson’s book is as precious as she is and as full of great advice. I highly recommend this book, if you have a little one in your life. Also the book has so many adorable anecdotes!
Flora and Ulysses by Kate diCamillo This mid-grade novel is so much fun. Both heart-warming and hilarious, Flora and Ulysses tells the story of a cynical girl from a home of divorce and a squirrel who unexpectedly received superpowers. My middle son is in the process of reading this book too. The reading level is a couple of years above what he normally reads, due to some very hefty vocabulary words; but the book is so great that he has really persevered and will hardly put it down! A quote from this book–“Holy unexpected occurences!”–may become one of our family catch phrases!
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen I have read this book numerous times, but I reread it so that I could join in an online book club. Pride and Prejudice is such a classic! If your only experience with this story is one of the movies, pick up a copy of the book. The writing is so wonderful!
A Wrinkle in Time by Madeline L’Engle I read this book years ago but I could only remember vague impressions and the feelings I had while reading it. Since the movie was coming out, I wanted to reread the story. So creative and interesting, A Wrinkle in Time isn’t really like anything else. The book is so unique and has many Christian allusions and references that were left out of the new movie.
Jeremy’s Book List
Too Busy Not to Pray by Bill Hybels Jeremy’s take: I am currently reading this book to cultivate my prayer life. It is making a qualitative difference in my relationship with God. One of the books great take-aways: “When we work, we work, but when we pray, God works.”
The Kids: Both older boys have still been reading lots of The Diary of the Wimpy Kid books. As I mentioned above S is currently taking a break from the series to read Flora and Ulysses.
Family Read Alouds:
Prince Caspian by C. S. Lewis The second book in The Chronicles of Narnia series was so much fun to read to the boys! After we finished the book, we watched the movie (which while awesome, seriously deviates from the original story). The boys kept saying: “That’s not the way that happened.” After the movie, they both agreed that the book was so much better. I was so excited since my kids love TV and movies! We are excited to move onto the next book in the series!
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