Living Unabridged

My sincere apologies for the tardiness of this post. It turned out to be an eventful Saturday for us.

Just in summary: we bought a new to us minivan (capable of seating 8), we left our old van at a mechanic friend of my grandparents because it was making a horrible sound and it was seriously dangerous to be driving it (THAT was a fun trip across town), we went Easter outfit shopping (I'd say dress shopping but the iBoy got new duds too), the kids attended an activity at my grandparents' church, we went to eat, then we got our old van back (mechanic friend was able to fix us up to drivability for much less $ than we thought), we drove both vans back across town, we've started the Saturday evening bath routine, and...somehow that doesn't quite describe how exhausted we are. We need another Saturday to recover from this one.

Since that's not going to happen, let's get on with the linkage:

Learning

• How to Get Your Interest-Led Learners Back on Track by Melissa Camara Wilkins for Simple Homeschool. Helpful reminders, even if your homeschool is not exclusively "interest-led".
• Learning to Read Without Books: Supporting Your Dyslexic Homeschooler by Shawna for Simple Homeschooler. This applies even to students who aren't dyslexic, if they're late or reluctant readers.
• Please Don't Take My Scholé Away: How to Keep Restful Teaching in Your Homeschool by Chelli at The Planted Trees.

Living

• The Grace in Going to Church from The Cripplegate. Good reminders.
• The Desolation of Smug from Come to Christ. Convicting. I'd encourage every Christian to read this one.
• The Introverted Evangelist by Seth McBee. I love posts that remind us we don't all have to be the same and introverts don't have to be "fixed".
• 8 Things Christians Need to Do More on Social Media by Neal Samudre for Relevant. Yes, we are accountable for these words too.
• Parenting Your Middle School Girl: On Rollercoasters by Christy Fitzwater at The Better Mom. Best quote (but read the whole thing!):
  

  She is going to go on a ride.

  You do not have to go with her.

Loving

• The Science of Why Stepping on Legos Makes You Want to Die at Quartz. Legos and Barbie shoes go for the kill every time. This is why.
• In Defense of Planet Fitness by Scott Yenor at The Federalist. Food for thought on this week where we've heard so much screaming about discrimination.
• Culture's Worst Lies About Falling in Love by Rachel Watson at Relevant. It's not like the movies? Who knew?
• Asking the Insufficient Questions: In Some Ways 'Fifty Shades of Grey' and 'God's Not Dead' Aren't All That Different by Alissa Wilkinson for CT. I shared the lengthy subtitle in the hopes that it would provoke some who might have skipped this post to actually read it.
• dc Talk and the Influence of Faith Fortifying Songs by Trevin Wax. Mr. Wax and I are of an age (and for a time we grew up in the same hometown with the same piano teacher) so it's no wonder I enjoyed this nostalgic look at the CCM of my youth. (And yes, we still have some dc Talk CDs in our house, why do you ask?)
• What Hath Overprotection Wrought? by Lenore Skenazy at Free Range Kids. I know this blog has been around for a while but I just stumbled on it a few weeks ago. It is brilliant.

Here at Living Unabridged I shared a March recap and my take on Schedules, Routines, and Real Life. (All of which: schedule, routine, and real life, went out the window today. What a crazy Saturday.)

So, what caught your eye this week?