The way she delights in finding and sharing new garden discoveries warms my heart.

Maybe it is because of all the mornings I have watched one of my daughters dash outside before breakfast to see if anything new has sprouted or grown or changed, or if anything edible can be harvested. Slowly but surely he has reworked what was once an unloved lawn and motley bunch of bushes into a sweet space for our girls to play, for our family to sit and eat, and for me to school during the warmer months. Maybe it is because I have watched my husband totally transform this garden over the three short years that we’ve lived in our little home. I can't imagine any parent reading this book and not walking away feeling refreshed and ready to keep on giving their all for their family.Something about our small patch of outside space has wormed its way into my mother’s heart. And I took it all to heart because I have also read the work of all four of Sally's children (yes they are all published authors) and I have seen the fruit of her years of labouring to build a home that immersed her family in the best of literature, art, philosophy, research, and above all, genuine faith. I loved every word, from the idealism to the practicality. It is alive with passion and grace, with the reality of hard days parenting and the deeper reality of God's great gift of being a parent. As Sally rightly attests, if you are a parent you are a teacher and mentor, and your home is a canvas upon which you paint the backdrop of your children's lives. And although this book is about homeschooling, it is not necessarily for homeschooling families.

It is a book that looks at what it takes to create a family culture and home atmosphere that loves learning because in it there is a deep and genuine love for the Creator of all knowledge. I had the great pleasure of listening to it as an audiobook read by the author, and even the simple sound of Sally's voice has such a richness of a life well lived, full of faith and genuine love.Īwaking Wonder is Sally's reflection on her heart posture and general philosophy behind homeschooling her four, now grown, children.

Her new book, Awaking Wonder, is one of my all-time favourites. She is the mentor I have always longed for and her writing never disappoints.

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