Category: Reading
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Wholesome Books for Pre-teens: 19 Old-fashioned and Contemporary Picks
Way back in April of 2022, I was talking with some parents who inspired me to make a booklist. They were talking about their kiddos who are preteens but aren’t ready for “typical” preteen books – you know, crushes, school drama, and all that sort of thing. They want their…
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Aug/Sept/Oct 2022: Recent Reads
Well, hello again, reader friends! It’s been far more than a hot minute since I added a post to this blog. This fall has held some huge life changes for me personally. Late August, I bought my own place, and then moved in and took a good chunk of September…
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June/July 2022: Recent Reads
Teachers went back to work this week in my county, and the usual question was asked: “How was your summer?” First of all, summer break is over for me! Just…how? Second, you know how you have to find a pat answer when you get asked a question multiple times? I…
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April/May 2022: Recent Reads
Happy summer to (most of) my readers! I know some places in the world aren’t on summer break yet(or even in the season of summer) – hang in there! As of last week, I completed my first year as a Spanish teacher, and my seventh year total as a teacher.…
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March 2022: Recent Reads
We’re at the end of March, and it is pollen season here in Georgia. This is my first spring in Georgia, as I remarked to my second graders yesterday. One of them was surprised, because she’s had “seven springs” in Georgia. I think it was a new thought for her…
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February 2022: Recent Reads
This post may contain affiliate links, which means I’ll receive a commission if you purchase through my links, at no extra cost to you. Please read full disclosure for more information. Happy February! Reading continues to be a little strange for me so far this year. It kind of shocks me how…
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January 2022: Recent Reads
This post may contain affiliate links, which means I’ll receive a commission if you purchase through my links, at no extra cost to you. Please read full disclosure for more information. Happy New Year! I can hardly believe how little I’ve been writing in the past few months! (Aside from the post…
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October 2021: Recent Reads
This post may contain affiliate links, which means I’ll receive a commission if you purchase through my links, at no extra cost to you. Please read full disclosure for more information. Fall is slowly making its way to Georgia. The mornings are distinctly cool and brisk, even if it does still get…
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7 Inspiring Missionary Stories
When I was in upper elementary school and middle school, I inhaled books like there was no tomorrow. I would scour my parents’ bookshelves looking for things to read that I hadn’t read before and that weren’t boring/too-adult-for-me books, like my dad’s John Grisham and Tom Clancy collection. Often, I…
