by Brooke Turbyfill | Jun 1, 2023 | Literature
My mom and I switched off driving through the mountains on our trip from Atlanta to Asheville, North Carolina. It was my first excursion into full-time homeschooling, and my kids were entering fourth grade and first grade. This was the road trip to kick off a new...
by Natalie Nyquist | Jun 1, 2023 | Literature
Sometimes bravery is nothing more than gritting your teeth through pain. —Veronica Roth, Allegiant, p.509 We always remember the moments when reading changed us. Books that nestled deep, becoming companions for years into decades. Words received from someone who owned...
by Sheila Wise Rowe | Nov 29, 2019 | Faith and Culture
Finally, I see you. Weathered black, white shades of brown. I weep from longing. You are eighteen with furrowed brow wearing your Sunday best. It’s Accomack County graduation day 1935. Did you know your arms, legs crossed, could not shield you from...