{"id":83059,"date":"2024-06-01T19:47:56","date_gmt":"2024-06-02T00:47:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/?p=83059"},"modified":"2024-06-01T19:47:59","modified_gmt":"2024-06-02T00:47:59","slug":"undistracted-more-may-reads","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/2024\/06\/01\/undistracted-more-may-reads\/","title":{"rendered":"Undistracted (&amp; More May Reads)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/May-Reads-Picnic-FB.png?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"680\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/May-Reads-Picnic-FB.png?resize=1024%2C680&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Undistracted and More May Reads\n\" class=\"wp-image-83060\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/May-Reads-Picnic-FB.png?resize=1024%2C680&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/May-Reads-Picnic-FB.png?resize=300%2C199&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/May-Reads-Picnic-FB.png?resize=768%2C510&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/May-Reads-Picnic-FB.png?resize=400%2C266&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/May-Reads-Picnic-FB.png?resize=600%2C399&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/May-Reads-Picnic-FB.png?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I finished seven books during the month of May: Undistracted by Bob Goff plus six others. Read on for my impressions of each:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-6-books-i-read-in-may\">6 Books I Read in May<\/h2>\n\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id83059_93d479-37 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id83059_93d479-37 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id83059_93d479-37 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr) minmax(0, 2fr);}.kb-row-layout-id83059_93d479-37 > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id83059_93d479-37 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr) minmax(0, 2fr);}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id83059_93d479-37 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id83059_93d479-37 alignnone wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-2-columns kt-row-layout-right-golden kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-mobile-layout-row kt-row-valign-top\">\n<style>.kadence-column83059_f1096e-d4 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column83059_f1096e-d4 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column83059_f1096e-d4 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column83059_f1096e-d4 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column83059_f1096e-d4 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column83059_f1096e-d4 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column83059_f1096e-d4{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column83059_f1096e-d4 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column83059_f1096e-d4 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column83059_f1096e-d4\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/The-Anxious-Generation.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"343\" height=\"522\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/The-Anxious-Generation.jpg?resize=343%2C522&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-83061\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/The-Anxious-Generation.jpg?w=343&amp;ssl=1 343w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/The-Anxious-Generation.jpg?resize=197%2C300&amp;ssl=1 197w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 343px) 100vw, 343px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column83059_34d8b2-76 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column83059_34d8b2-76 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column83059_34d8b2-76 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column83059_34d8b2-76 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column83059_34d8b2-76 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column83059_34d8b2-76 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column83059_34d8b2-76{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column83059_34d8b2-76 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column83059_34d8b2-76 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column83059_34d8b2-76\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-the-anxious-generation-by-jonathan-haidt\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4e5GUCJ\">The Anxious Generation<\/a> by Jonathan Haidt<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Subtitled <em>How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness<\/em>, <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4e5GUCJ\">The Anxious Generation <\/a>takes a scientific look at how digital devices in general and social media in particular have damaged our children and robbed them of the carefree childhoods that were so much more typical before eyes were glued to screens for so many hours a day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Bleak though the statistics are, the author outlines a way back to sanity. Individuals, families, and schools who&#8217;ve adopted his simple, straight-forward suggestions for restricting smart phone until children are older and less impressionable, have seen noticeable improvement in mental health and stability, as well as greater engagement in real-world activities and face-to-face interactions.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id83059_d690bb-4a > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id83059_d690bb-4a > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id83059_d690bb-4a > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr) minmax(0, 2fr);}.kb-row-layout-id83059_d690bb-4a > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id83059_d690bb-4a > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr) minmax(0, 2fr);}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id83059_d690bb-4a > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id83059_d690bb-4a alignnone wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-2-columns kt-row-layout-right-golden kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-mobile-layout-row kt-row-valign-top\">\n<style>.kadence-column83059_ef2cff-09 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column83059_ef2cff-09 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column83059_ef2cff-09 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column83059_ef2cff-09 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column83059_ef2cff-09 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column83059_ef2cff-09 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column83059_ef2cff-09{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column83059_ef2cff-09 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column83059_ef2cff-09 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column83059_ef2cff-09\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Love-Not-the-World.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"290\" height=\"445\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Love-Not-the-World.jpg?resize=290%2C445&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-83062\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Love-Not-the-World.jpg?w=290&amp;ssl=1 290w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Love-Not-the-World.jpg?resize=196%2C300&amp;ssl=1 196w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 290px) 100vw, 290px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column83059_dc4b3f-df > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column83059_dc4b3f-df > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column83059_dc4b3f-df > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column83059_dc4b3f-df > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column83059_dc4b3f-df > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column83059_dc4b3f-df > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column83059_dc4b3f-df{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column83059_dc4b3f-df > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column83059_dc4b3f-df > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column83059_dc4b3f-df\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-love-not-the-world-by-watchman-nee\"><em>Love Not the World <\/em>by Watchman Nee<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>\u200b<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4b5wjGj\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Love Not the World<\/a>&nbsp;by Watchman Nee is a brief but challenging book that is well worth the read.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One of my favorite quotes from this work: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><em>&#8220;Every glory that is not glory to God is vain glory, and it is amazing what paltry successes can produce vain glory. Wherever we meet pride, we meet the world. And there is an immediate leakage in our fellowship with God. O, that God would open our eyes to see clearly what the world is. Not only evil things but all those things that draw us ever so gently away from God are units of that system that is antagonistic to Him.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<cite>Watchman Nee<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p> &#8211;<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id83059_9e1d0a-21 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id83059_9e1d0a-21 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id83059_9e1d0a-21 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr) minmax(0, 2fr);}.kb-row-layout-id83059_9e1d0a-21 > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id83059_9e1d0a-21 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr) minmax(0, 2fr);}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id83059_9e1d0a-21 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id83059_9e1d0a-21 alignnone wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-2-columns kt-row-layout-right-golden kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-mobile-layout-row kt-row-valign-top\">\n<style>.kadence-column83059_8b92c0-2a > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column83059_8b92c0-2a > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column83059_8b92c0-2a > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column83059_8b92c0-2a > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column83059_8b92c0-2a > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column83059_8b92c0-2a > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column83059_8b92c0-2a{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column83059_8b92c0-2a > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column83059_8b92c0-2a > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column83059_8b92c0-2a\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/The-Cat-Who-Wished-to-Be-a-Man.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"281\" height=\"443\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/The-Cat-Who-Wished-to-Be-a-Man.jpg?resize=281%2C443&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-83063\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/The-Cat-Who-Wished-to-Be-a-Man.jpg?w=281&amp;ssl=1 281w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/The-Cat-Who-Wished-to-Be-a-Man.jpg?resize=190%2C300&amp;ssl=1 190w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 281px) 100vw, 281px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column83059_b014ef-1d > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column83059_b014ef-1d > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column83059_b014ef-1d > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column83059_b014ef-1d > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column83059_b014ef-1d > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column83059_b014ef-1d > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column83059_b014ef-1d{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column83059_b014ef-1d > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column83059_b014ef-1d > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column83059_b014ef-1d\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-the-cat-who-wished-to-be-a-man-by-lloyd-alexander\"><em><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3V4OdCe\">The Cat Who Wished to Be a Man<\/a> <\/em>by Lloyd Alexander<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>We have lots of longtime Lloyd Alexander fans in our family, including me, but this was my first reading of <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4bFGOjz\">The Cat Who Wished to Be a Man<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tired of his cat begging relentlessly to be turned into a man, a wizard finally grants Lionel&#8217;s request, giving him strict instructions to come straight home after he&#8217;s had a chance to explore the nearby town. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Lionel gets into all kinds of trouble when he reaches his destination and his return home is inevitably delayed. But he makes a few new friends, and when they too get into trouble, he feels obliged to stay and do what he can to help. Will Lionel ever make it back to the wizard&#8217;s cottage? And will he be content to resume his life as a cat if and when he finally does make it home?<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id83059_f49761-22 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id83059_f49761-22 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id83059_f49761-22 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr) minmax(0, 2fr);}.kb-row-layout-id83059_f49761-22 > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id83059_f49761-22 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr) minmax(0, 2fr);}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id83059_f49761-22 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id83059_f49761-22 alignnone wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-2-columns kt-row-layout-right-golden kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-mobile-layout-row kt-row-valign-top\">\n<style>.kadence-column83059_ce96f1-63 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column83059_ce96f1-63 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column83059_ce96f1-63 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column83059_ce96f1-63 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column83059_ce96f1-63 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column83059_ce96f1-63 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column83059_ce96f1-63{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column83059_ce96f1-63 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column83059_ce96f1-63 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column83059_ce96f1-63\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Stuart-Little.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"351\" height=\"522\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Stuart-Little.jpg?resize=351%2C522&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-83064\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Stuart-Little.jpg?w=351&amp;ssl=1 351w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Stuart-Little.jpg?resize=202%2C300&amp;ssl=1 202w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 351px) 100vw, 351px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column83059_ada9be-b5 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column83059_ada9be-b5 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column83059_ada9be-b5 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column83059_ada9be-b5 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column83059_ada9be-b5 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column83059_ada9be-b5 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column83059_ada9be-b5{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column83059_ada9be-b5 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column83059_ada9be-b5 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column83059_ada9be-b5\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-stuart-little-by-e-b-white\"><em>Stuart Little <\/em>by E.B. White<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>My daughter and I finished E.B. White&#8217;s children&#8217;s classic\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/click.convertkit-mail.com\/mvu40r3p22h5hgzrg3wfmhe9vo0qq\/x0hph3uwxk274dbg\/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuYW1hem9uLmNvbS9TdHVhcnQtTGl0dGxlLUItV2hpdGUvZHAvMDA2NDQwMDU2NS8=\">Stuart Little<\/a>\u00a0last month. She&#8217;d read a page, then I would read a page. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Neither of us liked it as much as\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/click.convertkit-mail.com\/mvu40r3p22h5hgzrg3wfmhe9vo0qq\/6qhehou70xr23da9\/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuYW1hem9uLmNvbS9DaGFybG90dGVzLVdlYi1Ucm9waHktTmV3YmVyeS1XaGl0ZS9kcC8wMDY0NDAwNTU3Lw==\">Charlotte&#8217;s Web<\/a>, but the book still holds a special place in my heart. It&#8217;s the book I was reading to our first couple of children 30+ years ago when my husband came home early from work and got so drawn into this tale about a meticulous little mouse born into a loving human family that he asked us to wait to read more chapters until he got home from work each evening, so he could hear them, too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>By the time we finished the story, he took over the nightly read-alouds and a wonderful family tradition was begun of sharing great books together, which we&#8217;ve continued to this day.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id83059_edb7f3-cc > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id83059_edb7f3-cc > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id83059_edb7f3-cc > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr) minmax(0, 2fr);}.kb-row-layout-id83059_edb7f3-cc > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id83059_edb7f3-cc > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr) minmax(0, 2fr);}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id83059_edb7f3-cc > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id83059_edb7f3-cc alignnone wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-2-columns kt-row-layout-right-golden kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-mobile-layout-row kt-row-valign-top\">\n<style>.kadence-column83059_6f9f13-a4 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column83059_6f9f13-a4 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column83059_6f9f13-a4 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column83059_6f9f13-a4 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column83059_6f9f13-a4 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column83059_6f9f13-a4 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column83059_6f9f13-a4{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column83059_6f9f13-a4 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column83059_6f9f13-a4 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column83059_6f9f13-a4\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Undistracted.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"348\" height=\"522\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Undistracted.jpg?resize=348%2C522&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-83065\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Undistracted.jpg?w=348&amp;ssl=1 348w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Undistracted.jpg?resize=200%2C300&amp;ssl=1 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 348px) 100vw, 348px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column83059_9300b2-04 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column83059_9300b2-04 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column83059_9300b2-04 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column83059_9300b2-04 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column83059_9300b2-04 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column83059_9300b2-04 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column83059_9300b2-04{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column83059_9300b2-04 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column83059_9300b2-04 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column83059_9300b2-04\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-undistracted-by-bob-goff\"><em>Undistracted <\/em>by Bob Goff <\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>IBob Goff&#8217;s newest book, <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3K4QiJ2\">\u200bUndistracted\u200b<\/a>, was a timely read, as I&#8217;ve been contemplating and praying about ways to improve my focus on the things that matter most by laying aside, at least for a time, things that are not as vital.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Bob&#8217;s quirky sense of humor and surprising stories have gently prodded me in the direction I know I need to go. 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id=\"h-god-bless-america-by-jennifer-flanders\"><em>God Bless America <\/em>by Jennifer Flanders<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>This patriotic primer is another in my series of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3NBqtj6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">devotional journals<\/a>. 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I&#8217;ve gathered all my best resources for bibliophiles onto&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/books\/\">this page<\/a>, or you can read more of my book reviews by following&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/tag\/book-review\/\">this link<\/a>&nbsp;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-theme-palette-8-background-color has-background\">PLEASE NOTE:&nbsp;<em>This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase through any of those links, we may receive a small referral fee, at no extra cost to you. Such fees help defray the cost of running this website. This, in turn, allows us to continue offering our readers a wealth of FREE printable resources. 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