Patricia St. John’s “Treasures of the Snow,” a Credible Story of Conversion
The depiction of Able the gardener, a humble and devout Christian, in “Tom’s Midnight Garden” brought to mind the novels of Patricia […]
Must Marriage Be “Difficult”?
Do we create our own reality? Certainly not. There is abundant evidence that Things Are the Way They Are. We cannot wish […]
What Mother Teresa Can Teach Homemakers
Years ago, I came across the daily schedule for the Missionaries of Charity, which Philip Kosloski outlines here. The sisters in Mother […]
Mothers Who Read: Their Secrets
Everywhere I have lived, I have found continual delight in a rare type of person: the mother who reads. There are oodles […]
Philippa Pearce’s “Tom’s Midnight Garden”: Trading Time for Eternity
Carol Joyce Seid of Homeschool Made Simple suggested the book “Tom’s Midnight Garden” by Philippa Pearce. That was the first I’d heard […]
Lauren Southern’s Divorce Does Not Mean Traditional Marriage is Dangerous for Women
Lauren Southern is making the rounds on the blog and podcast circuit discussing her divorce. Her story is being held up by […]
Free Range Kids: The Difference Between Independent and Unsupervised
Writing last month about a Georgia mother arrested for letting her 10-year-old son walk less than a mile away from home, I […]
How to Improve Your Spouse: Some Principles
Having written on topics related to marriage, I sometimes receive criticism and sometimes requests for advice. Marriage advice is about as thorny […]
Living By Faith (Beyond the Theological Kind)
Years ago, I wrote about the need to take action in order to have hope. We think of hope, perhaps, firstly, as […]
The Best Books I Read in 2024
I had no intention of abruptly ending the year of blogging in mid-December on the subject of “rawdogging.” But the frenzy of […]