Friday, May 31, 2019
What We Read ll May 2019
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Sharing what our family read this month...
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Check Out:
The Simple Rugged Path:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7HVorQE8LgvYfw8_zPiDAQ
The Tinderbox:
http://creative2xmom.blogspot.com/2019/05/the-tinderbox-review.html
Becoming Us:
http://creative2xmom.blogspot.com/2019/05/becoming-us-review.html
Shine:
Coming Soon!
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Wednesday, May 29, 2019
Our 2018-2019 Homeschool Year End Update
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Sharing our year end homeschool update... join me as we finish up 8th grade, 5th grade, and 2nd grade...
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Monday, May 13, 2019
Becoming Us {Review}
Emily and Trevor come to California hoping for a fresh start. After years of infertility and financial exhaustion, the couple is seeking a new beginning at their uncle's car lot. And when invited to a women's Christmas party, timid Emily comes out of obligation... and vows not to get close. But as the group becomes more intwined, the women find that they need each other... and that becoming is truly a group effort. Will Emily and Trevor get the break they need to start a new life? Or will their "becoming" be cut short?
Written by the author of Christy Miller and Sisterchicks series, Becoming Us follows the lives of five women as they try to discover who they really are. In various stages of life, they form a community through effort and time together. I really appreciated the way Gunn always brought the story back to relationships: Emily with the other women, Trevor and Emily together, family relationships, Emily and her daughter... and so many more. It is these relationships that bring the women through a variety of tough situations. And these relationships that ultimate tie Trevor and Emily even closer together. It was this marriage relationship that was even more enjoyable for me to watch... the way they both supported and encouraged each other.
There were times that I felt Gunn minimized some of the character's issues. For example, timid Emily quickly changes her ways and opens up to the group. And some serious marriage issues were resolved rather easily. These were issues that I felt could have been further developed and seemed somewhat trivialized. But all in all, it was a light quick read about the importance of relationships... not only in terms of friendship, but also in terms of becoming all we were meant to be.
* Disclaimer: I received a free copy of this book from the publisher. All opinions are my own.
Wednesday, May 8, 2019
What's In Our Library Bag? 5/8/19
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Books we're checking out from the library...
Previous Library Hauls:
10/10/13: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aXKkrKF-TBI
8/20/14: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aXKkrKF-TBI
2/23/15: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9izvYrb_2XQ
8/29/15: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TWMqZSmF_Zg
2/23/16: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1_1AhUGk4YI
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Monday, May 6, 2019
The Tinderbox {Review}
As part of the Hickory Hollow series, The Tinderbox follows the story of an eighteen year old Sylvia and the secret that she uncovers. As her father's past comes back to haunt the family, Sylvia wrestles with the role she has played and how it affects her parent's future. Meanwhile her parents, Rhoda and Earnest, struggle to rebuild trust. Will their marriage be able to survive the threat of the Bann? Or will this secret tear apart a family, an engagement, and a community?
I've always enjoyed Beverly Lewis' work and this book was just as enjoyable. There are so many layers of story in The Tinderbox... Rhoda's sister struggling with a miscarriage, the romance between Sylvia and her fiancé, the loss of a dear friend and mentor, Earnest's struggle to find his place... and salvage his marriage to Rhoda... all of it wrapped into on beautifully written book. While the beginning started out slow, once Earnest's secret came to light, I found that I couldn't put the book down. This is a beautiful story of hope, forgiveness, and the power of commitment. The Tinderbox left me with a lot of questions and I look forward to reading the sequel this fall.
*Disclaimer: I received a free copy of this book from the publisher. All opinions are my own.
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