Father's Day weekend is usually a busy one for us: it falls right around our anniversary. This year was pretty low key, as far as anniversary celebrations go. (Having a two week old baby will do that.)
But my husband did surprise me with these flowers:
Today we plan to take the family to see Inside Out (fingers crossed that the toddler and the baby will make it through the whole thing) and tomorrow we'll host some of my family for Father's Day (even though the gifts I ordered will apparently not be here until next week. Sigh. Sometimes I really regret not paying for Amazon Prime...)
What do you have planned for this weekend? Just in case you're stuck inside like we are (it's quite rainy here), here's a long list of links for you to work through:
Learning
- Playing with Legos is More Valuable Than Learning Algebra by Isaac Morehouse. This one has pretty much gone viral, but just in case you haven't read it yet, I thought I'd share it again.
- Quality Education is Not Rocket Science by Anthony Esolen. Esolen is always thought-provoking.
- Why I Decided to Homeschool by Angel Mulhearn (a former Kindergarten teacher).
- Delighting in the Abbey-Ness of Homeschooling by Amy Frank at Simple Homeschool. Great perspective.
- Summer Reading Suggestions from Tim Challies.I love all these reading lists. Now, if I could just stay awake longer than ten minutes when I sit down to read...
- 15 History Books for Your Summer Reading from Kevin DeYoung. Like I said.
- The Perfect Summer Reading for Every Myers-Briggs Personality Type from Anne Bogel at Modern Mrs. Darcy. I'm not as familiar with all the types as I am my own a a few others, but this seems right on.
Living
- A Former Fecundophobe's Reflections on Fatherhood by Matthew Cochran for The Federalist. Why do some people resist becoming parents? Maybe because nothing makes you grow up like being responsible for another human (or two. Or more...) Just a theory.
- What All Bad Friends Do by Andrea Lucado for Relevant. This is a "what not to do" list.
- The Ones Who Are Left by Elisabeth Elliot. This essay on grieving was re-shared by Christianity Today this week, upon the passing of its author. Still timely.
- When the Wages of Sin is a Grandbaby by Kim Ransleben at TGC. This heartfelt post could be a great encouragement to anyone facing this situation.
- Organized Sports on Sundays? by Mark Jones. Parents, it's time to say "no". If enough parents did, then this would cease to be an issue. Why is it an issue? Because we allow it to be.
- The Church is Not a Sanctuary by Peter Beck. The events in Charleston this week are horrifying. This is a great reminder that we find sanctuary in Christ alone.
Loving
- How Treebeard Destroyed the Ring from Logos and Love. (H/T: Brandy) I loved this look at Lord of the Rings.
- Why Jane Austen Movies are My Comfort Object by Kendra at Frock Flicks. Ditto.
- The World's Most Spoken Languages in a Single Infographic. Who doesn't love a good infographic?
- This one just made me laugh: 21 Things That Make Bloggers Want to Scream. #4, #17, and #21 were my favorites.
- How the Left Uses Deceptive Minimum Wage Data by James Sherk for The Federalist. I've been hearing a lot about this on the news lately so I appreciate this explanation.
- The British Royal Family looked a little grouchy at the Trooping of the Color this year. But you will probably still want to see pictures, because, Prince George. Here are two posts to get you started: Prince George Makes First Appearance on Palace Balcony and Kate in Catherine Walker for Trooping of the Colour.
- And Now, a Picture of a Raccoon Riding an Alligator Through a Swamp. Disney has already started their screenwriters on this script, I presume...
Here on Living Unabridged I shared some of our new favorite fact cards and my first post about our NICU experience: Unabridged Emotions.
What caught your eye this week?
