No matter how busy or balanced, I can’t say I’ve ever run into a mom who wants to spend more time cooking unhealthy food for her family. Go figure. I enjoy cooking, but used to find that preparing whole foods … Continue reading
To be honest, I was a little wary of reading Desperate: Hope for the Mom Who Needs to Breathe. I was afraid I’d find one of those legalistic books about how to be a perfect wife and mother. Happily, I … Continue reading
Do you ever start reading books because they have great or inspiring titles, but find yourself disappointed with the contents? I always feel bad when this happens, because perhaps I would have liked the book more had the title not … Continue reading
A Circle of Quiet by Madeleine L’Engle is my new favorite book about life, balancing motherhood with other vocations, literature, and writing. I’m so glad I saw the recommendation on Modern Mrs. Darcy, as I can see myself wanting to read … Continue reading
Growing up I wrote letters back and forth with various family members, but as I grew older and more relatives got on email, I gradually cut back, until I was only writing consistently with my grandmother. She wrote newsy letters … Continue reading
After reading and enjoying Bringing Up Bebe, I was interested to check out Pamela Druckerman’s follow up book Bebe Day by Day. Bebe Day by Day is very similar to Bringing Up Bebe, but strips out the memoir bits and organizes … Continue reading
Dinner: A Love Story: It all begins at the family table combines cookbook with memoir, as author Jenny Rosenstrach describes how she learned to cook while valuing family meals as a newlywed, then how adding children changed the tenor of their … Continue reading
In hindsight my theme for 2013 could have been “slowing down” instead of “connection” but the two concepts are increasingly intertwined in my mind. “Many of us feel as if we can’t get our lives unfolded. With all the worry … Continue reading
I think I may have read Charlotte Mason’s School Education: Developing a Curriculum a couple of years ago when my aunt gave me the complete set of Mason’s writings, but I recently re-read it and I have to say that I … Continue reading
Due to a hospital stay and bedrest, I got a lot of reading done in the first quarter of 2013. All together I read 57 books, plus edited two full length books–one fiction, one non-fiction–for friends (and can’t wait for … 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!
