From Perry III
Tomorrow is the end of the Vision Forum end of the year inventory reduction sale.  I was browsing the sale before bed and saw a few items I would like to humbly submit for your consideration. A few I personally own and a few I’m going to invest in for the future - [...]

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I’m writing a story. And I would like to write it well.  I’m giving the prologue and the first chapter.  I would really like advice on how to improve it.
Prologue
Phillip stared hard. Was that real smoke or a mirage? “Oh well,” he sighed. “We’d  best get going if we want a warm dinner,” he [...]

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I’ve mentioned our book in the past, and I hope you noticed the banner in the sidebar.  Now we’re ready to show you the site:
Princess Adelina: an ancient Christian tale of beauty and bravery
This is an edited and updated reprint of an old book that we found at a library sale a few years ago.  [...]

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Our family’s book, Princess Adelina, is selling like hotcakes at Vision Forum right now.  I also noticed that it’s available from CBD.
Princess Adelina is based on a true story.  Adelina, the daughter of Irish missionaries in 8th century Germany, catches the eye of the young pagan ruler and is pressed into marriage.  This is the [...]

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How do you know your kids have been paying attention to all those lectures about choosing methods of entertainment that honor God?
“Mom, can we buy this book?  Please?  It has good presuppositions and it’s epistemologically self-conscious!”
Yes, one of my daughters really and truly said that to me this weekend at the book fair.  When I [...]

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I am reviewing this book because my Dad met Mr. Schiller at a home school conference in Plano weeks months a year ago and said that I would write a book report on it if he would give me a review copy. I loved the book and I have finally run out of reasons to [...]

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This drawing is now closed; be sure to check  back in on Monday for a new drawing.
Back in February, I wondered aloud if there was a book with lots of photos of babies in utero but without all the maternal nudity found in A Child Is Born.
I received a few suggestions and tried a few [...]

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R.M Ballantyne was born in 1825 and was one of the most popular authors of the 19th century. He wrote stories of daring adventure, narrow escapes, and faith in God. He believed that the boys of his time were too sheltered and pampered and wimpy, so he wrote inspiring stories meant to show [...]

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Jennifer of Noble Womanhood has graciously offered to give away another copy of Passionate Housewives. Just leave a comment here to enter the drawing, and I will choose a winner.
And (will the giveaways never end?) she is also hosting a giveaway for the same book over at Noble Womanhood. I have to admit [...]

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The winner of last week’s drawing for a free copy of Passionate Housewives is Sarah.
The winner of this week’s drawing is Mrs. Mordecai. Congratulations!
And a second winner, courtesy of an anonymous donor: Bethany!
If both of you will email your shipping address using the contact form, I’ll see that you [...]

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I recently had the privilege of spending some time with Stacy McDonald and Jennie Chancey, authors of Passionate Housewives Desperate for God, and when I talked to them about doing an online interview, they were both happy to participate.
Here are Stacy’s answers to my [...]

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posted by Lydia
Poetry from Treasure Island:
If sailor tales to sailor tunes,
Storm and adventure, heat and cold.
If schooners, islands, and maroons
And Buccaneers and buried Gold,
And all the old romance, retold
Exactly in the ancient way,
-So be it, and fall on! If not,
If studios youth one no longer crave,
His ancient appetites forgot,
Kingston, or Ballantyne the brave,
Or Cooper of [...]

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For my church’s talent show this year:
I chose this poem because it is a Christian poem and  it tells of God’s ”Brave-hearted son.”                              
          The Hurt of Love

Oh the hurt, the hurt, and the hurt of love!
Wherever the sunshines, the waters go.
It hurts the snowdrop, it hurts the dove.
God on his throne, and man below.
But the sun would not [...]

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At a recent homeschool conference, I picked up a book called “Don’t Make Me Count to Three!” by Ginger Plowman. In chapter 3, Drawing Out Issues of the Heart, she put forth an interesting solution to a common situation:
In the situation of siblings sharing….we wanted a solution that would be easy for them to [...]

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