{"id":84701,"date":"2025-06-02T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-06-02T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/?p=84701"},"modified":"2025-05-31T11:25:11","modified_gmt":"2025-05-31T16:25:11","slug":"ong-winter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/2025\/06\/02\/ong-winter\/","title":{"rendered":"The Long Winter (&amp; More May Reads)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/May-Reads-IG-copy.png?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1025\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/May-Reads-IG-copy.png?resize=1024%2C1025&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"All of Grace and Other May Reads\" class=\"wp-image-29445\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/May-Reads-IG-copy.png?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/May-Reads-IG-copy.png?resize=100%2C100&amp;ssl=1 100w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/May-Reads-IG-copy.png?resize=600%2C601&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/May-Reads-IG-copy.png?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/May-Reads-IG-copy.png?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/May-Reads-IG-copy.png?resize=768%2C769&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/May-Reads-IG-copy.png?resize=400%2C400&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/May-Reads-IG-copy.png?resize=500%2C500&amp;ssl=1 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I finished reading eight books last month, including Laura Ingalls Wilder&#8217;s <em>The Long Winter. <\/em>Read on for my impressions of each title.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-the-8-books-i-read-in-may\">The 8 books I read in May:<\/h2>\n\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id84701_570ec1-09 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id84701_570ec1-09 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id84701_570ec1-09 > .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-id84701_570ec1-09 > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id84701_570ec1-09 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr) minmax(0, 2fr);}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id84701_570ec1-09 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id84701_570ec1-09 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-column84701_f6d554-c5 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column84701_f6d554-c5 > .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-column84701_f6d554-c5 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column84701_f6d554-c5 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column84701_f6d554-c5 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column84701_f6d554-c5 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column84701_f6d554-c5{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column84701_f6d554-c5 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column84701_f6d554-c5 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column84701_f6d554-c5\"><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\/2025\/05\/Golden-Goblet.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"341\" height=\"522\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Golden-Goblet.jpg?resize=341%2C522&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-84702\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Golden-Goblet.jpg?w=341&amp;ssl=1 341w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Golden-Goblet.jpg?resize=196%2C300&amp;ssl=1 196w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 341px) 100vw, 341px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column84701_c10c26-67 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column84701_c10c26-67 > .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-column84701_c10c26-67 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column84701_c10c26-67 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column84701_c10c26-67 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column84701_c10c26-67 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column84701_c10c26-67{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column84701_c10c26-67 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column84701_c10c26-67 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column84701_c10c26-67\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-theme-palette-4-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-cdbc85c365c9dc61c3c49f0a0674bcfc\" id=\"h-the-golden-goblet-by-eloise-jarvis-mcgraw\"><em><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/42H44vy\">The Golden Goblet<\/a> <\/em>by Eloise Jarvis McGraw<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><em>I read Eloise Jarvis McGraw&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/42H44vy\">The Golden Goble<\/a>t aloud to the kids and grandkids I&#8217;m homeschooling last month. We&#8217;d congregate in the living room every day after lunch to read a chapter or two. However, the writing is so well-paced and the story so interesting that even my college students started joining in to listen.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Set in ancient Egypt, the book tells the story of a young boy named Ranofer, the orphaned son of a master goldsmith, After his father&#8217;s death, Ranofer finds himself unhappily apprenticed his half-brother, a greedy and abusive stonecutter<\/em> with a dark secret. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ranofer learns not to ask probing questions, but his keen eye and sharp mind slowly start to put the puzzle pieces together as he begins to suspect his half brother is hiding a crime.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id84701_0b8faa-d1 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id84701_0b8faa-d1 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id84701_0b8faa-d1 > .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-id84701_0b8faa-d1 > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id84701_0b8faa-d1 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr) minmax(0, 2fr);}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id84701_0b8faa-d1 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id84701_0b8faa-d1 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-column84701_458be4-1c > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column84701_458be4-1c > .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-column84701_458be4-1c > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column84701_458be4-1c > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column84701_458be4-1c > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column84701_458be4-1c > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column84701_458be4-1c{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column84701_458be4-1c > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column84701_458be4-1c > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column84701_458be4-1c\"><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\/2025\/05\/Favorite-Poems-Old-and-New.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"350\" height=\"522\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Favorite-Poems-Old-and-New.jpg?resize=350%2C522&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-84704\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Favorite-Poems-Old-and-New.jpg?w=350&amp;ssl=1 350w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Favorite-Poems-Old-and-New.jpg?resize=201%2C300&amp;ssl=1 201w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column84701_5fad72-f8 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column84701_5fad72-f8 > .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-column84701_5fad72-f8 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column84701_5fad72-f8 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column84701_5fad72-f8 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column84701_5fad72-f8 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column84701_5fad72-f8{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column84701_5fad72-f8 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column84701_5fad72-f8 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column84701_5fad72-f8\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-theme-palette-4-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-9737a2a9dec5d22dfd555a06e4c3a065\" id=\"h-favorite-poems-old-and-new\"><em><a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/4dShc4P\">Favorite Poems Old and New<\/a><\/em><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><em>I&#8217;ve been reading <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4dShc4P\"><u>Favorite Poems Old and New<\/u><\/a> aloud to the children as part of our literature studies (again). I&#8217;ve read lots of books of poetry over the years &#8212; many to myself and even more to my children &#8212; but this remains my all-time favorite collection.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>It offers an easy and enjoyable way to expand one&#8217;s vocabulary, enrich one&#8217;s education, and develop a greater appreciation for language.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Poems are grouped by topic, and the book includes a wide variety of styles. Our family has discovered several favorites in the pages of this book which we&#8217;ve subsequently committed to memory. Some individually by the child who was especially fond of it. Some as a group so that we can review and recite together.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id84701_e4f321-fa > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id84701_e4f321-fa > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id84701_e4f321-fa > .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-id84701_e4f321-fa > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id84701_e4f321-fa > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr) minmax(0, 2fr);}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id84701_e4f321-fa > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id84701_e4f321-fa 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-column84701_8260b9-d4 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column84701_8260b9-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-column84701_8260b9-d4 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column84701_8260b9-d4 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column84701_8260b9-d4 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column84701_8260b9-d4 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column84701_8260b9-d4{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column84701_8260b9-d4 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column84701_8260b9-d4 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column84701_8260b9-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\/2025\/05\/Weakness-is-the-Way.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"318\" height=\"445\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Weakness-is-the-Way.jpg?resize=318%2C445&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-84703\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Weakness-is-the-Way.jpg?w=318&amp;ssl=1 318w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Weakness-is-the-Way.jpg?resize=214%2C300&amp;ssl=1 214w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 318px) 100vw, 318px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column84701_984554-01 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column84701_984554-01 > .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-column84701_984554-01 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column84701_984554-01 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column84701_984554-01 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column84701_984554-01 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column84701_984554-01{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column84701_984554-01 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column84701_984554-01 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column84701_984554-01\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-theme-palette-4-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-695ec4a9c3155f68596342223aa24aac\" id=\"h-weakness-is-the-way-by-j-i-packer\"><em><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4d52hEk\">Weakness is the Way<\/a> <\/em>by J.I. Packer<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>In <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4d52hEk\">Weakness is the Way<\/a>, J.I. Packer expounds upon the second epistle to the Corinthians and, in so doing, reminds us that God&#8217;s economy stands the world&#8217;s idea of wisdom completely on its head. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Christ sets the example for us. He &#8220;came not to be served but to serve, and to give His life as a ransom for many.&#8221; (Mark 10:45)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And Paul sums it up succinctly in 2 Corinthians 12:10, &#8220;That is why, for Christ\u2019s sake, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties. For when I am weak, then I am strong.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The book is a good reminder to examine ourselves and see that we are operating in God&#8217;s wisdom, not earthly wisdom.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id84701_f01e43-e4 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id84701_f01e43-e4 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id84701_f01e43-e4 > .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-id84701_f01e43-e4 > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id84701_f01e43-e4 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr) minmax(0, 2fr);}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id84701_f01e43-e4 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id84701_f01e43-e4 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-column84701_08279a-82 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column84701_08279a-82 > .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-column84701_08279a-82 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column84701_08279a-82 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column84701_08279a-82 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column84701_08279a-82 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column84701_08279a-82{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column84701_08279a-82 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column84701_08279a-82 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column84701_08279a-82\"><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\/2025\/05\/French-Kids-Eat-Everything.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"347\" height=\"522\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/French-Kids-Eat-Everything.jpg?resize=347%2C522&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-84707\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/French-Kids-Eat-Everything.jpg?w=347&amp;ssl=1 347w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/French-Kids-Eat-Everything.jpg?resize=199%2C300&amp;ssl=1 199w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 347px) 100vw, 347px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column84701_439bf9-4f > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column84701_439bf9-4f > .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-column84701_439bf9-4f > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column84701_439bf9-4f > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column84701_439bf9-4f > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column84701_439bf9-4f > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column84701_439bf9-4f{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column84701_439bf9-4f > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column84701_439bf9-4f > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column84701_439bf9-4f\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-theme-palette-4-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-dc08a0028e11edf07cb1b3d052b9060d\" id=\"h-french-kids-eat-everything-by-karen-le-billon\"><em><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4d844Ze\">French Kids Eat Everything<\/a> <\/em>by Karen le Billon<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>One of my subscribers recommended\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4d844Ze\">French Kids Eat Everything<\/a>\u00a0<\/em>several months ago, and I finally got around to reading it this week. It was delightful!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When the author moved with her husband and children to a small French village to be closer to her in-laws, she was totally unprepared for the culinary culture-shock that awaited her there.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Not only did the cuisine differ dramatically from that to which she and her kids were accustomed, but the whole French mentality toward food, fine dining&#8230; and the most effective way to deal with finicky eaters.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Parents of picky eaters everywhere would do well to give these French food practices (and the included recipes) a try.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id84701_c08b28-cb > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id84701_c08b28-cb > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id84701_c08b28-cb > .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-id84701_c08b28-cb > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id84701_c08b28-cb > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr) minmax(0, 2fr);}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id84701_c08b28-cb > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id84701_c08b28-cb 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-column84701_d078e2-00 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column84701_d078e2-00 > .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-column84701_d078e2-00 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column84701_d078e2-00 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column84701_d078e2-00 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column84701_d078e2-00 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column84701_d078e2-00{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column84701_d078e2-00 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column84701_d078e2-00 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column84701_d078e2-00\"><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\/2025\/05\/The-Long-Winter.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"308\" height=\"445\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/The-Long-Winter.jpg?resize=308%2C445&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-84706\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/The-Long-Winter.jpg?w=308&amp;ssl=1 308w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/The-Long-Winter.jpg?resize=208%2C300&amp;ssl=1 208w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 308px) 100vw, 308px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column84701_26eea9-fd > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column84701_26eea9-fd > .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-column84701_26eea9-fd > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column84701_26eea9-fd > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column84701_26eea9-fd > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column84701_26eea9-fd > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column84701_26eea9-fd{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column84701_26eea9-fd > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column84701_26eea9-fd > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column84701_26eea9-fd\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-the-long-winter-by-laura-ingalls-wilder\"><em><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3Ss35JU\">The Long Winter<\/a> <\/em>by Laura Ingalls Wilder<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The old Indian warned the people of DeSmet they were in for a very long, bitterly cold winter, and he was right. Blizzards dumped so much snow on the settlement that the trains couldn&#8217;t get through with supplies. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>No coal. No groceries.Very little contact with the outside world for seven months. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But the Ingalls pulled together. They milled gain by hand in a small coffee grinder. They twisted hay into sticks to burn once the coal ran out. And by using their wits, perseverance, and resourcefulness, they managed to survive <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3Ss35JU\">The Long Winter <\/a>against all odds, while simultaneously finding creative ways to stay entertained and forge sweet memories through it all. <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id84701_2d3189-78 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id84701_2d3189-78 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id84701_2d3189-78 > .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-id84701_2d3189-78 > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id84701_2d3189-78 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr) minmax(0, 2fr);}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id84701_2d3189-78 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id84701_2d3189-78 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-column84701_cbd759-4c > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column84701_cbd759-4c > .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-column84701_cbd759-4c > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column84701_cbd759-4c > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column84701_cbd759-4c > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column84701_cbd759-4c > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column84701_cbd759-4c{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column84701_cbd759-4c > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column84701_cbd759-4c > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column84701_cbd759-4c\"><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\/2025\/05\/Memorization-Toolbox.webp?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"470\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Memorization-Toolbox.webp?resize=300%2C470&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-84708\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Memorization-Toolbox.webp?w=300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Memorization-Toolbox.webp?resize=191%2C300&amp;ssl=1 191w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column84701_2b611b-16 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column84701_2b611b-16 > .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-column84701_2b611b-16 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column84701_2b611b-16 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column84701_2b611b-16 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column84701_2b611b-16 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column84701_2b611b-16{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column84701_2b611b-16 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column84701_2b611b-16 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column84701_2b611b-16\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-theme-palette-4-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-893a5f2cfb71477d284dd9cecb9fa38d\" id=\"h-the-memorization-toolbox-by-abigail-martin\"><em><a href=\"https:\/\/store.generations.org\/products\/memorization-toolbox\">The Memorization Toolbox<\/a> <\/em>by Abigail Martin<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>One of my newsletter subscribers recommended I read a slim but extrememly practical book by Abigail Martin called <em><a href=\"https:\/\/store.generations.org\/products\/memorization-toolbox\">The Memorization Toolbox <\/a><\/em>which I most happily did. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Inside its covers are 168 tried-&amp;-true tips on committing large portions of God&#8217;s Word to memory, shared by an author who has memorized entire books of the Bible that way. In fact, she challenges readers to memorize just one new verse a week. By doing so, you could have the entire book of Jonah memorized in a year. Keep that rate up for five years, and you could memorize the books of Jonah, Colossians, Titus, Philemon, Jude, and III John.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But with Martin&#8217;s helpful suggestions for making Bible memory work easier, you&#8211;like I&#8211; will likely surpass the one verse weekly goal many times over.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id84701_6193d4-66 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id84701_6193d4-66 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id84701_6193d4-66 > .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-id84701_6193d4-66 > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id84701_6193d4-66 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr) minmax(0, 2fr);}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id84701_6193d4-66 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id84701_6193d4-66 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-column84701_d181f7-6c > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column84701_d181f7-6c > .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-column84701_d181f7-6c > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column84701_d181f7-6c > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column84701_d181f7-6c > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column84701_d181f7-6c > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column84701_d181f7-6c{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column84701_d181f7-6c > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column84701_d181f7-6c > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column84701_d181f7-6c\"><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\/2025\/05\/The-First-Four-Years-.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"298\" height=\"445\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/The-First-Four-Years-.jpg?resize=298%2C445&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-84705\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/The-First-Four-Years-.jpg?w=298&amp;ssl=1 298w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/The-First-Four-Years-.jpg?resize=201%2C300&amp;ssl=1 201w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 298px) 100vw, 298px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column84701_1681e1-53 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column84701_1681e1-53 > .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-column84701_1681e1-53 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column84701_1681e1-53 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column84701_1681e1-53 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column84701_1681e1-53 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column84701_1681e1-53{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column84701_1681e1-53 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column84701_1681e1-53 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column84701_1681e1-53\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-the-first-four-years-by-laura-ingalls-wilder\"><em><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/43bs9dg\">The First Four Years<\/a> <\/em>by Laura Ingalls Wilder<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>My daughter and I also finished <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/43bs9dg\">\u200bThe First Four Years\u200b<\/a> in May. 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Then you better not read this book.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If, however, you&#8217;d like to know how deep the corruption goes or the extent to which certain pharmaceutical companies put profit ahead of public safety, Gardiner Harris&#8217;s eye-opening book,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4jon9b8\">No More Tears<\/a>, delivers such details big time. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It&#8217;s based on decades of investigative journalism, internal memos, courtroom testimonies, clinical trials, and firsthand accounts of people whose lives were forever altered by the pernicious products peddled and the perilous cover-ups perpetrated by one of America&#8217;s most trusted companies, Johnson &amp; Johnson.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-more-tips-amp-resources-for-my-fellow-bookworms-or-wannabes\">More tips &amp; resources for my fellow bookworms (or wannabes):<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/2021\/05\/10\/10-ways-to-find-more-time-for-reading\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"757\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Make-Time-for-Reading-Books-FB.png?resize=1024%2C757&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Make Time for Reading\" class=\"wp-image-29042\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Make-Time-for-Reading-Books-FB.png?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Make-Time-for-Reading-Books-FB.png?resize=600%2C444&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Make-Time-for-Reading-Books-FB.png?resize=300%2C222&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Make-Time-for-Reading-Books-FB.png?resize=768%2C568&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Do you love to read as much as we do? 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