Okay I knew this would be goo for my TBR but bad for my budget and it absolutely was both. I gave up all non essential spending for lent so Thank God for the Libby app.
I love your honesty about how hard winter has been, especially as it relates to being further out. One of our family’s dreams is to move onto some land in the next 5-10 years and it’s easy for me to romanticize that and think about all the ways that would be “better” than the burbs without thinking much about the ways it has its own challenges.
Haha! That's how I feel about the Internet in general: let's read all the books! And also, how do I keep from buying ALL the books?!? The Libby App is indeed a budget-saver. ;)
There are so many wonderful things about being in the country (the silence! the nature! the inability to blow your budget on takeout because it would take longer to hit a drive-thru than it would to cook!). And there is a LOT of work involved. Making sure to stack your errands to not waste gas, making sure to have enough of an emergency fund so if the well breaks you can dig a whole new one, not being able to rely on any takeout at all in a busy season... It can be very isolating, especially over the last three years. Our community disappeared with a church transition in 2019, and it's hard to build a new one when getting together is not convenient for either person involved. If I had to make the choice again with little kids in tow, I'm not sure I'd make the same one. So I wonder if having a strong community in place before making the move -- one you are going to be able to keep even after the move! -- would negate some of the hard that has stymied us. Happy to share our experience if you ever find you need an in-depth consult. Ha!
Ahh I always love to see what you're reading! I have been wanting to read Krispin Mayfield's book (I love how he writes about attachment theory in our relationship with God. SO interesting to me). And Teaching from Rest / Read Aloud Family are ones I've also been eager to dive back into recently. That chicken soup looks amazing, too. I'm definitely going to try that this month! So many great gems here!
Mar 11, 2023·edited Mar 11, 2023Liked by Abbigail Kriebs
Oh gosh, so many things. For myself: lots of poetry from Ada Limón and Mary Oliver, James Crews's anthology "How to Love the World", Shauna Niequist's "I Guess I Haven't Learned That Yet". With my children: Magic Treehouse for read alouds, Jon Klassen's picture book "hat" series, "The Seven Silly Eaters", and some Beatrix Potter/James Herriot. :)
We just pulled some Beatrix Potter off the shelf the other day! I loved them as a kid, and I think my crew is finally old enough for that slower storytelling.
Here’s to more lambs and lots of gentleness for the month ahead!
Thanks, Kim! Can't wait to be sharing your book next month. ;)
So glad you found Toot and Puddle. I’m hoping that March is a lot more mellow for your whole family.
This shout out made me oddly emotional. We’re having a lion day over here, but I am praying for more lamb days in our future!
We love Toot and Puddle!!! I’m fact I wrote a fun little essay about that book a while ago. https://www.carastolen.com/blog/mud-season
Oh, and guess what’s on the menu for tonight? 😅
YUM.
Yes! I am Puddle, too. ;)
Okay I knew this would be goo for my TBR but bad for my budget and it absolutely was both. I gave up all non essential spending for lent so Thank God for the Libby app.
I love your honesty about how hard winter has been, especially as it relates to being further out. One of our family’s dreams is to move onto some land in the next 5-10 years and it’s easy for me to romanticize that and think about all the ways that would be “better” than the burbs without thinking much about the ways it has its own challenges.
Haha! That's how I feel about the Internet in general: let's read all the books! And also, how do I keep from buying ALL the books?!? The Libby App is indeed a budget-saver. ;)
There are so many wonderful things about being in the country (the silence! the nature! the inability to blow your budget on takeout because it would take longer to hit a drive-thru than it would to cook!). And there is a LOT of work involved. Making sure to stack your errands to not waste gas, making sure to have enough of an emergency fund so if the well breaks you can dig a whole new one, not being able to rely on any takeout at all in a busy season... It can be very isolating, especially over the last three years. Our community disappeared with a church transition in 2019, and it's hard to build a new one when getting together is not convenient for either person involved. If I had to make the choice again with little kids in tow, I'm not sure I'd make the same one. So I wonder if having a strong community in place before making the move -- one you are going to be able to keep even after the move! -- would negate some of the hard that has stymied us. Happy to share our experience if you ever find you need an in-depth consult. Ha!
I always look forward to these posts! We’ve been reading Lost & Found this month and love it!
The Vanderbeekers are just a pure delight. 😍
Ahh I always love to see what you're reading! I have been wanting to read Krispin Mayfield's book (I love how he writes about attachment theory in our relationship with God. SO interesting to me). And Teaching from Rest / Read Aloud Family are ones I've also been eager to dive back into recently. That chicken soup looks amazing, too. I'm definitely going to try that this month! So many great gems here!
That is the problem: there are SO MANY good books!
What are you reading lately, Krista?
Oh gosh, so many things. For myself: lots of poetry from Ada Limón and Mary Oliver, James Crews's anthology "How to Love the World", Shauna Niequist's "I Guess I Haven't Learned That Yet". With my children: Magic Treehouse for read alouds, Jon Klassen's picture book "hat" series, "The Seven Silly Eaters", and some Beatrix Potter/James Herriot. :)
We just pulled some Beatrix Potter off the shelf the other day! I loved them as a kid, and I think my crew is finally old enough for that slower storytelling.