Grandma is Working Remote Now. Are We Supposed to Be Inspired?
If there’s a type of article I can’t resist commenting on, it’s an article about motherhood in the Wall Street Journal. This […]
Farley Mowat’s “Owls in the Family”: Boys with Exotic Pets, the Laugh-Out-Loud Edition
We’re back! After quite a hiatus at Inspire Virtue. Thankfully, there has been an abundance of excellent reading material and many good […]
Elizabeth Janet Gray’s “Adam of the Road”: Fine Historical Fiction with Much Medieval Minstrelry
When you’re reading a good book, your impulse is to tell a friend. In the case of “Adam of the Road,” I […]
Jean Merrill’s “The Pushcart War”: Perfectly Frivolous, Lots of Fun
In a moment of desperation at the library (a subject for another day), I grabbed Jean Merrill’s “The Pushcart War” off the […]
Pollyanna’s Glad Game: “Just find something about everything to be glad about—no matter what ’twas”
I like Pollyanna. One child listening to the story by Eleanor H. Porter objected to the girl Pollyanna’s overly dramatic episodes, but, […]
Diligence and Consistency: The Fertile Ground for Virtue
One of the great joys of belonging to multiple book clubs is revisiting books with a different group of people. After thoroughly […]
Buyer Beware: The Great and Terrible Advice of Orion Taraban
Recently, I, like millions of other people on the internet, discovered the online persona of Orion Taraban, whose viral star has been […]
5 Perfect Picture Books for a Summer Afternoon
You’ve attained a summer lifestyle when there is a perpetual rotation of drying bathing suits. The drying rack is no longer stowed […]
The Mother Who Had Six Kids, No Car, and a Big Bike
I once read a story about a mother in the Pacific Northwest who reconfigured her entire life so that she could bike […]
Kris Bordessa’s “Attainable Sustainable Pantry”: Practical Advice on What to Make from Scratch
I’ve long been intrigued by what is worth making from scratch. Some items when sourced and prepared yourself end up being much […]