Robin Gilman

Maria

“Maria” by Maria von Trapp is the autobiography of the woman many of us know from “The Sound of Music.” This book takes us from before her birth until fifteen years after her earlier book “the Story of the Trapp Family Singers” which, as the title suggests, is focused on the whole family. Getting to […]

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Celebrating is Educational (so celebrate as you educate, and have fun!)

Celebrate: to acknowledge (a significant or happy day or event) with a social gathering or enjoyable activity. One way to add joy to the education of your children is to be intentional about celebrating. Celebrating is educational. Educational and fun! A great combination. You can turn absolutely anything into a celebration, but to keep celebrations

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Celebrate!

I identify as an optimist, who has tended to see the glass not just half full, but mostly full! However, the last few years have seen not only myself, but other extreme optimists, disheartened by events unfolding in our country and in the world. The other day, however, I was reading a children’s picture book

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Jamberry

“Jamberry” by Bruce Degan, with its joyous pictures, pleasing rhythm, and celebration of berries, is the perfect book for the summer season (or to cheer us up in winter.) It is the favourite of so many young children who will not tire of your reading it “again!”

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Change Within

There are many different places in the Bible where Jesus says a similar thing – it’s something we all know pretty instinctively: “For no good tree bears bad fruit, nor again does a bad tree bear good fruit, for each tree is known by its own fruit. For figs are not gathered from thornbushes, nor

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The Chosen

“The Chosen” by Chaim Potok, was a best-seller when it came out. It is about the relationship between two fifteen year old boys fromtwo different Jewish traditions They begin as adversries, but that changes as they get to know each other and become close friends. Fifteen year olds to adults will enjoy this well-written book, that shows

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