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Free beginner hymns
I’m still on break, but this is too good not to share. A blogger and her 9-year-old daughter has started taking Lutherans hymns and arranging them as free beginner hymns for budding pianists! And, I do...
View ArticleCommemoration of St. Ambrose
Today is the commemoration of Ambrose, whose writing remains on our lips. Thank you, Lord, for Ambrose and for all who have served you with words and hymnody. The post Commemoration of St. Ambrose...
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Spring Break update
I really needed that two week spring break. Although sickness swept through seven out of eight of us, I needed to rest from blogging and homeschooling, even if my attention was needed elsewhere....
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Illuminated
I’ve been trying to streamline a lot of areas in my life. You know: toys, attic, computer files, etc. I’ve gotten a good start on it, although I see why decluttering is a lifestyle rather than a...
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Altogether Beautiful
Yesterday was release day for Altogether Beautiful: A Study of the Song of Songs by LCMS Deaconess Heidi Goehmann! (You know, Heidi.) Below I’ll link to a trailer for the video based Bible study and...
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Rebecca Lemke
Folks, tell me about more Lutheran authors for my living Lutheran author list, because I am so excited by who I am finding! Today’s post is about Rebecca Lemke, another LCMS writer here in Oklahoma!...
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FYI
Just so you know, I have no idea why some of my links work but appear crossed out, as though disfunctioning or broken. That is, I suspect Amazon doesn’t intend for me to link to search pages, but made...
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Mothering Many
It so happens that I have six children. That doesn’t mean I always fall into the philosophical stereotypes people may have of large families. I’m not into parenting philosophies at all: the size of my...
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Promise
Today’s post is a quote (insufficiently referenced) that popped out at me on Facebook regarding promise by G. K. Chesterton. The promise, like the wheel, is unknown in Nature: and is the first mark of...
View ArticleRachel Kovaciny
Here’s another new-to-me Lutheran author: Rachel Kovaciny! Rachel Kovaciny is part of a growing genre: fairy tales retold. Often they are adapted to modern times, but—I love this—Rachel resets them in...
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Greetings and Salutations
Do you ever write especially religious letters? If so, do you place Bible verses at the beginning and end? If so, what verses? Do you think some verses are best left for pastors? Why do these questions...
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Keep an eye out
I’ve learned about a bunch of upcoming book releases that caught my attention. Here are titles and authors to help you keep an eye out for release dates, and, as always, at least adding them to Amazon...
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I am Jesus’ Little Lamb
Kloria Publishing has just released its latest hymn board book! You know the song, and now you can have it illustrated by Kelly Klages! Presenting I am Jesus’ Little Lamb! Kloria Publishing Press...
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Stephenie Hovland
Are you familiar with Lutheran author and teacher Stephenie Hovland? She’s written three CPH Arch Books and easily another seven other children’s books. She also writes devotions for adults. What I’d...
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Office Pull
Maybe one of you can help me out. I’ve been thinking about Martin Luther saying that the office of marriage itself has something of a power, like a draw toward good. A person might look at a wedding...
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New Mothers
I seemed to be thinking in long circles these days, coming back around to thoughts I’ve had before and just maybe are good for me to have again. That’s something, at least. I’m also hurrying to finish...
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Lutheran Reading
I have a plan! Monday I hope to post a Lutheran reading challenge! It won’t be all academic either. Obviously, not all Lutheran reading revolves around Lutheran authors, but Lutheran authors mainly is...
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Summer Reading Challenge(s)
The more I think, the more I overthink. So, as promised here: my first proposal for Mary J Moerbe Summer Reading Challenge(s). (Starting places to find Lutheran authors: a list of living Lutheran...
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A novel about Luther’s Reformation
Look what has a landing page and sample online!!! Sarah Baughman‘s A Flame in the Dark: A Novel about Luther’s Reformation! I’m really dreaming big about this one. THIS could be the novel I’ve always...
View ArticleDreaming about apologetics
If you were dreaming about apologetics, particularly what you’d like your early elementary children to learn and consider, what topics and angles would you address? I’ve started on a draft with some...
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