Posts Tagged ‘books’
A Book, a Classroom, and the Gift of Well-Read Mom
I‘ve had the pleasure of working as a subcontractor for Well-Read Mom for five years now, but it took me a few years to actually join them in reading and meeting every month. Why?
Read MoreBeyond the Oxford Comma
By the end of that project, I felt called—not only to be in a Well-Read Mom group but to lead one. This was a big surprise to me. Although I’m a lifelong reader and a professional writer, I have never been in a book club.
Read MoreConfident, Loving, True Education
As many of us parents, teachers, and students gear up for another school year (and a thousands of women gear up for another season with Well-Read Mom), it’s helpful to consider the loving witness of true educators and how it can fuel this upcoming chapter.
Read MoreAI, a Choice
Doesn’t it seem like the whole world is abuzz about the benefits (or detriments) of AI? I’ve been mulling over the AI situation because I am a teacher by trade. This is the Wild West of AI….there are no current restrictions, no studies or implications—only an invitation to a beautiful struggle.
Read MoreThe Things We Married: Challenges of Military Spouse Life and How We Overcame them with Literature
We moved books we’d bought for book clubs: souvenirs of conversations we’d had with friends we’d been immeasurably close to for short but intense seasons.
Read MoreBooks, Time, and a Christening Cap
By the time I left, I knew I’d found a wonderful group of literature lovers. I could belong with them. Then everything changed.
Read MoreAn Armchair Revolution: Take Back Your Time
Approaching literature begins with leisure. Recovering leisure reading as a kind of spiritual discipline will help us move from interior boredom to an expanding inner life.
Read MoreThen and Now: The Impact of Rereading
Then and Now: The Impact of Rereading Written by Caitlin Bootsma “You’re definitely Meg,” my younger sister insisted. “You’re the oldest, and…well, I’m obviously Jo.” I did NOT want to be Meg; couldn’t we both be Jo? There was no question then that our next sister was Amy, and, in our teenage years, no one…
Read MoreReclaiming My Literary Patrimony: A Reflection on Reading King Lear
As I read King Lear, the word patrimony came to mind. Of course, the plot of the play centers around a king giving away his inheritance to his daughters. But I was also recalling a phrase that I first encountered in Theology of Home, The Spiritual Art of Homemaking.
Read MoreA Monk Helps a Mom
A Monk Helps a Mom Written by Marcie Stokman, Well-Read Mom Founder and President The following blog is adapted from Well-Read Mom Founder Marcie Stokman’s book, The Well-Read Life Copyright © 2024 by Marcie Stokman and Colleen Hutt, used with permission. “Mom, I can’t study in our house,” my teenage daughter informed me. “It’s too messy. I…
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