Have you read?

Yes, my carnival round-up again.

The Christian Carnival at Parableman. And another one tomorrow at Chasing the Wind.

I like the post by Light Along the Journey - Enlarging My Soul. It was great to be reminded of the hymn Before the Throne of God Above; those words will move you and hopefully enlarge your soul.

Also, the view from her asks about Branding the Church.

The Carnival of Family Life at Why Homeschool.

Be thinking of Dana’s managing without her husband and upcoming travels as you read On a more personal note…

Sing For Him has a humorous post about the (Don’t) Stay at Home Mom. Need an answer for another curious bystander asking about socialization because you obviously don’t go anywhere?

The Carnival of Homeschooling at Home School Buzz.

I enjoyed Catholic Family Vignettes‘ mission statement in the post Why we homeschool.

The Educational Life has a great post at No Thank you, Mr. Disney. Just read the book!

The Carnival of Thomas Jefferson Education is up at Trinity Prep School.

Musings of a Prairie Girl shares about how It’s That Time Again, giving us a good look at what a Thomas Jefferson education means.

Labellavita asks us to Look and Look Again - be reflective and search out if you’re possibly recreating public school in your home.

Who even has time to read? Well, you know how time is. Somehow, we make time for the things that are important to us. Time is an elusive mystery to me.

What else are you reading? I’m reading Hosea.

Come, let us return to the Lord.
He has torn us to pieces
but he will heal us;
he has injured us
but he will bind up our wounds.
……
For I desire mercy, not sacrifice,
and acknowledgment of God rather
than burnt offerings.

And Church History in Plain Language by Bruce Shelley.

Many Christians today suffer from historical amnesia. The time between the apostles and their own day is one giant blank. That is hardly what God had in mind. The Old Testament is sprinkled with reminders of God’s interest in time. When he established the Passover for the children of Israel, he said, “Tell your son…it will be like a sign…that the Lord brought us out of Egypt” (Exod. 13:8; 16, NIV). And when he provided the manna in the wilderness, he commanded Moses to keep a jar of it “for the generations to come” (Exod. 16:33, NIV).

Happy reading, dear ones!