A Pioneer Thanksgiving—Book Review

A Pioneer Thanksgiving by Barbara Greenwood is a story that has been part of my family’s Thanksgiving celebration since I was a child. It was the special accompaniment to “cranberry…
Read moreA Pioneer Thanksgiving by Barbara Greenwood is a story that has been part of my family’s Thanksgiving celebration since I was a child. It was the special accompaniment to “cranberry…
Read moreWelcome back to the Five Fall Favorites blog party! Our party room today is the very best in the whole Literary Lodge—the books room. Just think about it. A whole…
Read moreGood morning! And welcome back to the Five Fall Favorites blog party! Our genre theme today is epistolary literature—a word recognized by Webster and Spellcheck, but (hopefully) delightfully new to…
Read moreWhat would it be like to leave your life of modern luxury and convenience and plunge into the difficulties and dangers of a wilderness homestead? The Backwoods of Canada by…
Read moreAre you really “stepping heavenward” in your Christian life? Most, if not all, of us have struggled with this question at some time or other. We struggle. We fall down.…
Read more“It’s a lovely book—but how on earth do you classify it?” This question pretty well captures the feeling with which I chose The Country Diary of an Edwardian Lady as…
Read moreHello, everyone! And welcome to the beginning of the Five Fall Favorites blog party! Every day this week (Monday to Saturday) we’ll be posting our top five books in a…
Read more“Clean Your Boots, Sir?” It was a familiar cry on the streets of 19th century London. The boot blacks were the poorest of the poor—children who earned an undependable livelihood…
Read moreSome people say that the greatest test of a children’s story is whether or not adults enjoy reading it. Bessie in the City by Joanna H. Mathews is certainly a…
Read more“All for Jesus!” We’re familiar with the phrase. We sing it in our hymns. We subscribe to it in our doctrine. We pledge ourselves to it by the very fact…
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