So much has happened since my last WWW but it's well past time to clear out my links so let's get to them (outdated though they may be):
1. The death of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh was a huge event. (Especially to those of us who have followed them long before "The Crown" and such.)
- Here's The Order of Service.
- And some analysis of that service: The Last Glimmers of England's Christianity Shone Through At Prince Philip's Funeral by Jonathon Van Maren.
- The lighter side: I enjoyed this video of Prince Philip's jokes (mostly at his own expense).
2. Homeschool Links
- Homeschooling Kids with Dyslexia by Abby Wahl at Simply Convivial. Saved this one more for the resources listed now that I, along with several other homeschool moms I know, are facing this challenge. And, though I have years and YEARS of homeschool experience, both my own and my kids', let me tell you that Dyslexia is a Whole New World and we are still exploring it.
- I am the director of a homeschool co-op but I will never (as in NOT EVER) be part of a CC group. These two links explain part of the reason why: CC Knowingly Exposes Unsuspecting Churches to Tax Liabilities and Whistleblowers Say CC is Multi-Level Marketing Scheme both from the Roys Report. (I have appreciated Leigh Bortins' books and talks at the GHC in the past. I will just say, "buyer beware" even in homeschool circumstances. I think what a lot of homeschool families want is a system or guaranteed results but...bad news, there isn't any education method that has a 100% success rate and our children are human beings with all the glory and heartache that entails. (Also, side-bar: why do Christian homeschoolers seem so much more susceptible to MLMs, whether oils, clothes, cleaning products, etc. than the general population? Someone needs to write that book.)
3.Christianity (or, the Mere Orthodoxy section):
- Purity Culture by Ana Siljak.
- Betraying Tyndale by Jake Meador.
- The Six Way Fracturing pf Evangelicalism by Michael Graham.
4. Literary-ish:
- If you're looking to add to your personal summer reading list, The Rabbit Room is a great place to start.
- Not a fan of Elsie Dinsmore? Don't worry, Scribner's was on to her even back in 1896: Little Pharisees in Fiction.
- Karen Swallow Prior is always thought provoking: Chronological Snob No More.
- Happy news: Furrowed Middlebrow (Dean Street Press) is putting eleven D. E. Stevenson titles back into print (and several in ebook editions as well). These are some of my favorite comfort reading and I can't wait to add a few to my personal collection. I'd especially like a copy of any set in the immediate post-WW2 era.
- IKEA published a free anti-waste cookbook, but The Frugal Girl points out a few mixed feelings it inspires.
5. Random Things Relevant to My Interests:
- How Johnny Flynn Gave Emma its Modern Soul from IndieWire.
- Best Muppets, Ranked Ruthlessly from NPR. There are many problems with this list, particularly in the Top 10. But it did get #1 right, so that's something.
- The 10 Best Movies MST3K Ever Watched from Gizmodo.
- Lengthy but fascinating: Love in the Marketplace by Mary Harrington.
- The time! The spreadsheet! Gareth Wild Parks in Every Spot at His Local Sainsbury's.
- Sobering: Why Clothes Are So Hard to Recycle from the BBC.
- We recently discussed this expression on the FB page, but here's a post about it: 3 Meanings of 'Out of Pocket' from Grammar Girl.
- I've enjoyed Sandra McCracken's music for a while now but recently it has been my favorite for dealing with some hard things. This was a great piece to mediate on (while listening to the song): Rise Up, Let Go.
May you be blessed this summer, friends!
