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2015 Chinese New Year Library
I love books. LOVE BOOKS. You can find books in just about every room of my house. I’m not sure my husband appreciates my book obsession, but hopefully my children will. At least one day. I also...
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Forever Mom {Book Review}
Forever Mom Mary Ostyn published Forever Mom in October 2014, and I recently found it while researching adoption parenting books. After another pre-adoptive mama said she really enjoyed the book, I...
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Building your adoption library
This weekend, I had the privilege of leading a breakout session at Together Called, one of my most favorite weekends of each year. I’ve written about TC in the past (here and here) and always look...
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Attaching Through Love, Hugs & Play {Book Review}
I read Attaching Through Love, Hugs, and Play by Deborah Gray last summer while preparing for Dumpling’s arrival. I really enjoyed the book and took away some terrific nuggets of information. It’s...
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The classical homeschooling model
When we started this homeschooling journey three years ago, I only had a small glimmer of what I was getting into. We knew why we wanted to homeschool our children and had talked to a few families who...
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Our CC Cycle 1 Reading List
This will be our fourth year homeschooling and second time studying Cycle 1 with our Classical Conversations community, so we already have a book collection going. I’ve added a bunch of new ones too...
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The Whole-Brain Child {Book Review}
The Whole-Brain Child The Whole Brain Child by Daniel Siegel is a fantastic parenting read that is not adoption-specific. It’s an important read for all parents. Siegel breaks down the science behind...
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It’s All Chinese to Me {Book Review}
It’s All Chinese to Me was published in 2009 as a general introduction to Chinese culture and etiquette. It’s meant to be a quick, funny read, not an in-depth study. Overall, I think it’s a great...
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In Pursuit of Orphan Excellence {Book Review}
I recently read In Pursuit of Orphan Excellence by Philip Darke and Keith McFarland. It had been sitting on my bookshelf since before we brought Dumpling home, but I just didn’t have the time to read...
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Sacred Parenting {Book Review}
I had the privilege of finishing up Sacred Parenting by Gary Thomas this week. I don’t know why it took ten years of parenting for me to pick this one up, because it is exceptional. I started it a...
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No-Drama Discipline {Book Review}
I started reading No-Drama Discipline months back but didn’t completely finish it up until last week. In my opinion (for what that’s worth), I think this book should be on every parent’s bookshelf and...
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After They Are Yours {Book Review}
I was excited to see this book, After They Are Yours, written by Brian Borgman, had recently been published. It claimed to offer a transparent, raw story of adoption from a Christian perspective that...
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Happy (belated) Dragon Boat Festival
I’m a few days late on this post, but Happy Dragon Boat Festival or Duān Wǔ Jié Kuài Lè! Dragon Boat Festival is celebrated on the 5th day of the 5th lunar to commemorate on of China’s greatest...
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No Matter What {Book Review}
I loved this book. It’s big but I plowed through it in a few days at the beach. It’s non-fiction, but reads like a diary or novel. It was a nice break from some of the heavier stuff I’ve been...
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Homeschool Library Organization
Over the last several years, our book collection has taken on a life of its own and become more than just a collection. So before we officially started the new school year, I wanted to organize them...
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A Thomas Jefferson Education {Book Review}
I was recently urged by an adoptive mama friend and fellow homeschooler to read Oliver DeMille’s A Thomas Jefferson Education: Teaching a Generation of Leaders for the Twenty-First Century. It’s been...
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Parenting Is Your Highest Calling {Book Review}
‘Parenting Is Your Highest Calling’ And 8 Other Myths That Trap Us Into Worry And Guilt For some reason, this book has escaped my radar until now. I only discovered ‘Parenting Is Your Highest Calling’...
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