I am adding and building the content of this site on an ongoing basis. One of the things I will be providing for my readers is a “book of the week recommendation” I love to read. I have always loved to read and in fact sat in elementary school bored to tears every day reading books inside my desk as the teacher droned on and on. I would stay up late at night after my parents had tucked me in with a flashlight under the covers.
Reading is one of my favorite past times and so I thought I would post here what I am currently tackling. Check back often as I will always be updating and growing my knowledge base.
Currently Reading:
- Charlotte Mason Companion by Karen Andreola
- Cold Sassy Tree by Olive Burns -I snagged this off ot Truevyns site. If she is reading it it must be good:-)
- Confessions of an Organized Homemaker: The Secrets of Uncluttering Your Home and Taking Control of Your Life by Deniece Schofield
Just Finished:
- Death by Suburb by David Goetz
- Hints on Child Training by H. Clay Trumbull
I have currently been reading “Hints on Child Training” by H. Clay Trumbull. It is a book written about 100 years ago by Elizabeth Elliott’s Great-Grandfather. It is a wonderfully pragmatic look at how to train you children with the “big picture” in mind. In fact, after reading it once through, I have determined to read it again. It has so many gems in it, that reading it once is not enough to assimilate all of Trumbull’s wisdom. Especially once you are passing through the toddler years and on into early childhood.
In today’s fast past world, child training is rarely embraced as a proactive way to help your children become fully functioning adults. This book hints at the wonder of parenting and the blessing of training early in life. It has been a valuable resource for our family’s thinking on parenting our children.
I think if parents were armed with this information early they would determine to live simply and make sure the stress everywhere else in their life is minimized. Once you realize how the environment you create for your children forms them deeply, you will be careful to not let “mindless” things slip in. As parents, our specific mindset of where we are leading our children is key to navigating the parenting roadblocks that inevitably arise along our children’s path to adult hood. It is a sobering thought to realize the weaknesses that will occur in our children as adults are due to our weaknesses as a parents when they are young. This is a must have for a families library. It is one of those books that you will highlight and underline and refer to often.