As a high school student, I read and enjoyed several well-known books by Charles Dickens. However, I never realized how many of his works I had missed out on! Thankfully, quality literature doesn't have to break the bank. Each of these classic Continue Reading
Mystery of History: A “Living Book” Approach to History
Since beginning our homeschooling journey twelve years ago, I have developed a genuine love of history. All those facts and dates that were such a jumble during my own school years are now being replaced by fascinating stories of the people and Continue Reading
Hymn Study: Holy, Holy, Holy
Reginald Heber, author of "Holy, Holy, Holy," was born April 21, 1783, in Malpas, Cheshire, England. At the age of seventeen he entered Oxford University, where he won a number of awards in English and Latin. Heber was ordained as a Continue Reading
Hymn Study: Take My Life and Let It Be
Frances Ridley Havergal, "the consecration poet," was born on December 14, 1836, in Astley, Worcestershire, England. An extraordinarily bright child, Frances began reading and memorizing the Bible by the age of four. At the age of seven she began Continue Reading
Hymn Study: Jesus Loves Me
Anna Bartlett Warner, author of "Jesus Loves Me," was born on August 31, 1827, in Long Island, New York. Her father, a wealthy lawyer, lost most of his fortune in the 1837 depression, forcing the family to move to their summer home near the Hudson Continue Reading
Hymn Study: It Is Well with My Soul
Horatio G. Spafford, author of "It Is Well with My Soul," was born in North Troy, New York, on October 20, 1828. As a young man, he established a successful legal practice and enjoyed financial success. Several months before the Chicago Fire of Continue Reading