This morning Hannah turned six and I was reminded of Gretchen Rubin’s observation about parenting that “the days are long but the years are short.” It has really been fascinating to see Hannah grow over the past six years. Six … Continue reading
I read 93 books in 2011 from a pretty even mix of topics ranging from fiction to spiritual life to business to parenting to education to marriage to self improvement. When I reviewed the list, I picked out the 10 … Continue reading
How Full Is Your Bucket? Positive Strategies for Work and Life is a short book about building people up by “filling their buckets” with thoughtful and appropriate encouragement and praise. You could probably read the book in about 20 minutes, … Continue reading
The school year never really goes exactly as planned for us, but this semester I think it turned out better than I planned out in August. For background if you’re new here, this is our third year of homeschooling. Hannah … Continue reading
Today Sarah turns three. Here are three things you should know about Sarah: 1) She is a very fluent talker, but she still has that funny baby way of saying some words. Like “sumpink” instead of “something” and “paddawan” instead … Continue reading
My husband will attest to the fact that I’m sort of a Jillian Michaels groupie. But only because her workouts WORK. For my birthday, he got me the latest and greatest Jillian workout,Extreme Shed & Shred. It’s awesome. The workout … Continue reading
As I said the first time I reviewed Daniel Gilbert’s book, Magi is “an entertaining story of how the Three Wise Men might have undertaken the journey to present gifts to Jesus. Informed by research into historical sources, Gilbert’s novel … Continue reading
Unless you are in a technology field or know someone who is, I can’t think of a reason why you would pick up a copy of The Rational Unified Process Made Easy, but actually the framework is applicable to projects … Continue reading
StandOut is a more in-depth look at the “strength types” described in Find Your Strongest Life (link to my longer review of that book) and how to apply your understanding of your strengths in your work and in group situations. … Continue reading
If you’re married, or considering ever being married in your lifetime, you need to read this book. The Meaning of Marriage: Facing the Compexities of Commitment with the Wisdom of God is one of the best, if not THE best, … Continue reading
Hi, I'm Catherine Gillespie and A Spirited Mind is where I post about reading, writing, and parenting and the lessons I'm learning as a result. Thanks for stopping by!
