Living Unabridged

We've got a full weekend and I've saved a lot of links, so let's get on with the show.

Learning

• What Ivy League Students are Reading That You Aren't by Christopher Ingraham in The Washington Post. I don't necessarily think we should all read these books, but it is interesting to compare.
• Lovely post from Heidi at Mt. Hope Chronicles: Self-Education. Sometimes we homeschool mamas need this reminder.
• Reading History from Different Perspectives by Brandy at Afterthoughts. I enjoyed this reminder (even though I do not use Ambleside) and then later in the week I also saw this post from The Common Room Blog: Finding Unbiased History Books for School. (Hint: there are none.)
• High School's Not to Late too Start Homeschooling by Penelope Trunk. Two things I appreciated about this post: the reminder that it's never too late to change something that's not working and asking children to make these decisions for themselves is probably not a fair situation.
• Romance + Reading = Love by Hayley at Redeemed Reader. I love a well-written romance, wherever I find it.

Living

• The Secret to Sanity at Home by Mystie at Simply Convivial. Right on.
• Releasing My Guilt for Being Introverted by Betsy at Family Style Schooling. Loved this one. I shared it early this week on the Living Unabridged Facebook page, but I'm sharing it again in case you missed it.
• 7 Tools for Calming Angry Kids by Tricia Goyer at The Better Mom. Helpful, practical advice and don't skip #7. Prayer works.
• 5 Small Ways to Make a Meaningful Difference in the World by Anne at Modern Mrs. Darcy. Sometimes small things ARE also big things.
• Should We Pray for Trivial Things? by Michael Hidalgo at Relevant. A thoughtfully deep answer.
• Capturing Weak Women by Tim Challies. This is a hard hitting post - and it needed to be because so many Christian women are prey to bad teaching that is attractively packaged.

Loving

• When Millennials Meet Ultrasounds by Rob Schwarzwalder at TGC.
• New Study Shows Church-Going Couples are Happier from Relevant. That didn't really surprise me. What I found fascinating about this is the positive effect when only the man attends as compared to only the woman. Almost like the whole spiritual leadership of the man thing was important or something...
• Debunking Silly Statements About the Bible by Greg Gilbert at TGC. This section of my links list has turned into the "apologetics" section this week.
• Exegetical Fallacies: The Word Study Fallacy by William Barrick. I see this a lot in Bible study material published for women. (See the Tim Challies post above for why that's a problem.)
• If you are looking for a quality Bible study for women, I have a great new resource to share with you: That Ye May Know, a study of First John. That's not an affiliate link and I'm not getting paid to say this, but it is fantastic. (OK, full disclosure: my mom is the author. But it really is a great study!)

This week on Living Unabridged:

• Resources for Teaching Religion (A sponsored post from The ARDA)
• Family Game Night: Love Letter

One Year Ago:

• Introvert Mom Surrounded By Children: Tips for Staying Sane
• Love, Marriage, and Family Reading List. My absolute favorite and most often recommended books about love and relationships.
• 21+ Ways to Revel in Your Marriage. A guest post that my friend Dawn graciously published.

What caught your eye this week?

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