In their surprising book NurtureShock: New Thinking About Children, Po Bronson and Ashley Marryman examine the latest studies and findings about child development, and summarize in a highly readable fashion how many of our assumptions about how children grow and learn … Continue reading
“Often Ruth is viewed as a simple love story, a shining moment at a dark time in Israelite history. While Ruth teaches us a lot about love, the book is also packed with deep insights about God and his relationship … Continue reading
In her first children’s picture book, Dream Big, Little Pig!, figure skater Kristi Yamaguchi introduced a persistent pig named Poppy who tried to figure out what she was good at. Eventually she stumbles on figure skating and works hard until she’s … Continue reading
The Behavior Gap: Simple Ways to Stop Doing Dumb Things with Money is a personal finance book geared toward people with investments. At the moment, our only investments are our 401Ks and IRAs and we aren’t skittish about it, so … Continue reading
“After all, money is just a tool, like fire. Some people misuse fire, and some people assign too much meaning to money – whether they love it or hate it. But like most tools, it’s really just a more efficient … Continue reading
Did you know that more homeschool families have both parents in the work force than have a stay-at-home parent? Neither did I until I read about it in the comments on this post at Wandering Scientist, but it’s true. According … Continue reading
How involved are you in pursuing justice in your community, your country, and around the world? In his compelling and thought-provoking book Generous Justice: How God’s Grace Makes Us Just Tim Keller unpacks the substantial amount of Scripture dedicated to God’s … Continue reading
Did you know that “tension headaches,” “sinus headaches,” dizziness, fatigue, foggy thinking, and blurry vision that comes and goes are all related to migraines? And that you can control migraines, even really bad ones, without a lot of expensive treatments? … Continue reading
It’s 11:30 am and I’m still in my exercise clothes because I haven’t gotten to my workout yet. One child is crying because I’m cruelly forcing her to rewrite a spelling word she missed. Another has turned the downstairs bathroom … Continue reading
In her book MWF Seeking BFF: My Yearlong Search for a New Best Friend, Rachel Bertsche describes her experience moving to Chicago when she got married, leaving her best friends behind in New York, and her unexpected finding that making friends … 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!
