It's been a heck of a week!
We climbed up to #17, got a stellar review from Pagan Pages, and the love just keeps growing.
Thank you so very much
The 1st Review is in!
Review #1: Review by Emily-Jane Hills Orford
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Emily-Jane Hills Orford
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Reviewed by Emily-Jane Hills Orford for Readers’ Favorite
“Life is a constant learning experience and lessons don’t start and stop in a classroom.” Public education is undergoing massive changes and many of these changes are not for the good of students or teaching staff. With the pandemic and the growing concerns about large class sizes, more parents are opting for homeschooling to keep their children safe and ensure that they have a sound, well-rounded educational experience. With more students being set up with classroom learning within the home, parents are addressing multiple concerns, first and foremost being the cost of homeschooling. However, the basics offered in the public education system really don’t merit the big price tag set on each student in the system. There are ways to circumnavigate the need to purchase too many teaching materials, or any at all for that matter. Jessica Marie Baumgartner’s book, Homeschooling on a Budget, is a great resource for those thinking about homeschooling their children, as well as those already veterans in teaching at home. With a concise and thorough introduction and conclusion and well-detailed and organized chapters on various ways to provide adequate and inexpensive education at home, the author (a homeschool mom herself) even shares some of her ideas to accommodate different child needs, including examples of working with her own children. The text is clear, easy to read, and engaging as well as packed full of valuable information and sites to find resources. I particularly applaud the author’s recognition of the public library system as a valuable tool for providing inexpensive education. At the end of the book is a detailed list of sites she uses (but one must be aware of the flaw of the internet and how quickly a good site one day might be sold and used as an unsuitable site the next day), as well as other resources. Well documented and a handy, quick resource to have on hand.
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So much to be thankful for!
It's the day before Thanksgiving and I just got another great review for my book, "The Magic of Nature!"
I like books that I don’t always agree with; they make me think.
Much love to Robin Fennelly for her kind words and warm spirit!
Here are my favorite quotes from this piece:
-“Even the oldest dog will learn a new trick if you leave no other options.”
-“Karma has a way of balancing positive and negative elements throughout the cosmos. Where there is misfortune or suffering, there is also a counterbalance of boundless good─if you’re patient and know where to look for it.”
-“We never quit learning, no matter how old we live to be.”
-“We’re all a work-in-progress from God’s perspective.”
The 1st review for my new book, “The Magic of Nature: Meditations & Spells to Find Your Inner Voice,” is in!
The Magic of Nature is one of those resources that you didn’t think you needed until it was in front of you. Gorgeously thorough, the author gives you a densely packed collection of meditations, spells, and practical works from hunting and blessing a weapon, to gardening, to stargazing. If you are a person who spends a lot of time in the great outdoors? The Magic of Nature will have something for you. – Mortellus, Author of Do I Have To Wear Black? Rituals, Customs & Funerary Etiquette for Modern Pagans
Earlier today someone told me that reading my blog felt like having a conversation with me. It is truly my goal.
My writing is never finished. It is a conversation for anyone who wishes to join in. And hearing from another reader that they are with me just makes it even more worth it.
Writing spreads love.
A circus that allows you to escape your troubles...
So many people read for escapism, but Andrea isn’t running away from the usual middle school woes. Instead of having to worry about acne, mean girls, or crushes, she's dealing with her brother's disappearance and the effects it has on her family. It’s been 3 years and life hasn’t been the same. And to make things worse, her parents decide to get rid of all her brother's stuff.
She can’t take it. She finds herself wandering, and comes upon a mystical circus where the admission is just a memory.
It’s a pretty hefty setup for a middle grade story, but there is plenty to entertain young minds as well as older ones. As a parent, I always like to check out what’s going on in the genre, which is how I happened upon Lorelei Savaryn’s highly anticipated release. There is a lot to absorb here: dreams, nightmares, and the fear of not knowing what’s real or fiction anymore.
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