We are each “formed to be a spectator of the created world – and given eyes that [we] might be led to its Author by so beautiful a representation.” –John Calvin It was a sunny fall Friday back in the days when I still had a jogging stroller because I still had...
Since our move, our books have been in disarray. Half of them are in boxes in the garage, awaiting shelves. The other half are shoved almost willy-nilly onto the shelves we do have, awaiting their chums’ arrival so they can be put in order once more. So it was a...
Last month I read the first book in Andrew Peterson’s Wingfeather Saga, On the Edge of the Dark Sea of Darkness, to my kids. It was so delightful that my husband joined us for story time, too. This is a big deal. Many of the books I read he decides are not worth his...
If you’ve been hanging around these parts the past few weeks, you’ll have read the first two installments of a delightful interview with Sarah Clarkson, author of Read for the Heart, an annotated list of good books for children, which I regularly pore over...
Today is World Read-Aloud Day. Who knew? Even I, avid reader-aloud of books, didn’t know until last week. But now that I do, I want to shout it from the rooftops: Listen up, everybody! Put down that remote control! Put down your iPad! Turn off the iPod! Silence your...
One of my favorite blogs is a site called Story Warren. Story Warren’s tagline is “Allies in Imagination,” and its stated purpose is “to serve you as you foster holy imagination in the children you love.” One of the things I love most about Story...
K.C. Ireton is a writer and teacher. The author of The Circle of Seasons: Meeting God in the Church Year and Cracking Up: A Postpartum Faith Crisis, she lives near Seattle with her husband and four school-aged children. She is a lover of books, gardens, and tea. Also, Oxford commas.