Posts Tagged ‘reading’
Friends and the Formation of the Heart
But how do we find these friends? And, just as importantly, how do we become such friends?
Obviously, a strong sense of virtue is paramount to genuine friendship, but if we are to help each other continually grow in grace and goodness, we should ideally possess clear insight and understanding, as well—particularly insight into our human nature, its foibles, and its strengths. And what better way to examine human nature, to truly consider events and people, than through the study of literature.
Lessons in Hope from a Jane Austen Heroine
If we’re open to learning from her, Anne Elliot offers lessons of traveling in hope that apply to all of us, whether our Christian pilgrimage today includes hoping for the kingdom of heaven or hoping for a faster grocery line.
Read MoreA Greater Awareness
Perhaps, if we delve deeper, we will discover that the problem is neither a lack of time nor a lack of willpower, but rather a deficient awareness of who we are – of the value of our own person.
Read MoreWays to Share Well-Read Mom & a Member Testimonial
The question becomes, how can we share our love for Well-Read Mom with a spirit of hospitality while maintaining an intimate group setting where everyone has a chance to share?
Read MoreA 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 MoreThe Missing Link
If more students witnessed their parents reading at home, they’d be encouraged and more likely to engage in reading, too. That is why I think Well-Read Mom is the missing link.
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 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 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.
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