tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4381423588474520645.post6989992243036497238..comments2023-05-21T06:16:10.477-05:00Comments on Not by Might: From the Backseat # 6 A KeyKrista Sandershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13213297629628526140noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4381423588474520645.post-18646210478702619592008-08-28T21:03:00.000-05:002008-08-28T21:03:00.000-05:00How sweet! I love that Julia was even thinking as...How sweet! I love that Julia was even thinking as far ahead as her own children!!!Shannonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06369672260501798436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4381423588474520645.post-51682591736243068812008-08-25T12:44:00.000-05:002008-08-25T12:44:00.000-05:00hmmm...will have to store this away in my memory t...hmmm...will have to store this away in my memory to pull out when needed. <BR/>Thanks for sharing such a sweet story. <BR/>Very cute and very touching. <BR/><BR/>It brought back memories when you said you could recite several books in your sleep. My poor grandmother, Memo, said she had to hide a book from me because she was tired of reading the same story every day. I can’t believe my grandmother would do such a thing! So good for you sticking with those same books and stories. <BR/><BR/>Shhh….but for me that is amazing that you have given up TV!! I know several people who have done this (well the dad usually sneaks in some sports and news at night) but they all have very positive things to say about cutting it out. <BR/><BR/>Greg and I were talking about child rearing and how his family only allowed him 1 hour a week to watch TV and that is what he suggests when we have a family. I just had to laugh as I informed him that he watches more than 1 hour in a day, let alone a week. <BR/><BR/>Well that is wonderful to see how you and your family have been rewarded with such great memories that will not be lost in TV land.andreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04907465667858063945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4381423588474520645.post-78265545330946100842008-08-24T15:16:00.000-05:002008-08-24T15:16:00.000-05:00t and bits- I can't believe God gave them to me so...t and bits- I can't believe God gave them to me sometimes.<BR/>nik- I think it is one of those cute anderson kids??<BR/>noisy friend and pasta girl- always glad you "writers" read me<BR/>lesli and priscilla- thanks for encouraging me to keep reading (and for a longer book list!)<BR/>grace- hi!! Thanks for reading - saw a beautiful picture of you on Sara's photography site!<BR/>E!!!!!!!!!! I need to make this clear-- they still watch from time to time but it is NOT the norm as it once was. (I did go cold turkey for a while.) Sometimes it just seems to be the best choice and even helpful...Krista Sandershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13213297629628526140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4381423588474520645.post-25962561916189357212008-08-24T08:31:00.000-05:002008-08-24T08:31:00.000-05:00Hi Krista. I'm impressed that y'all have t...Hi Krista. I'm impressed that y'all have totally quit TV. I wish I had more willpower to really lay down the law on that. We still do Saturday mornings and then times when I'm too frazzled to do otherwise. However, we are loving reading a lot. Meredith did the same thing on reading books to herself. It has just been in the past couple weeks that something clicked and she started reading on her own. She loved Daniel's Duck and Billy & Blaze. I love your blog! See you soon. ElaineElainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06171196986791358775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4381423588474520645.post-91684411137740014182008-08-23T20:02:00.000-05:002008-08-23T20:02:00.000-05:00Krista, Hi, this is Grace! Just wanted to let you...Krista, Hi, this is Grace! Just wanted to let you know how much I enjoy reading your blog when I get a few moments. Hearing from such a sweet Mom is so encouraging to me! Love, GraceThe Mitchell Familyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14887955654558528116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4381423588474520645.post-5746630891495024702008-08-23T01:23:00.000-05:002008-08-23T01:23:00.000-05:00Hi Krista -it's Priscilla -- Brighton's fr...Hi Krista -it's Priscilla -- Brighton's friend from the crawler room @ Wee Care CCBC... I love catching up with your blog!! Your pictures from your vacation to Florida were so beautiful, by the way...<BR/><BR/>I have no sweeter memories of my children's childhoods than the hours, dare I say days, or days upon days, of reading to them, reading with them, having them read to me,... and, yes, even having them read to their younger siblings..<BR/><BR/>From the first Little Golden Books, to Little Critter and Richard Scarry books, Margaret Wise Brown, Tasha Tudor, Robert McCloskey, Eloise Wilkins, Curious George, the Berenstein Bears, The Billy & Blaze series (Billy & Blaze was the first book my oldest, now 27 and with her own toddler, read out loud to me), and many, many others... on to The Secret Garden, The Little Princess (w/my daughter & me both crying as I read these) The Wizard of Oz, The Whipping Boy (I LOVED this book... it's a great children's book & it really helped me to talk to the children about how Christ is, in essence our "whipping boy", The Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler (my favorite as a girl), and many, many other books, with the last that I can remember reading to my daughter being "Little Women". [I would be underlining these books, as is proper, but I STILL don't know how to underline on a computer!! :) ] I wish I could say that we continued this tradition, but it tapered off as they entered the middle (school) years...<BR/><BR/>I homeschooled my oldest until 5th grade, and my son was home-schooled for 1st, 5th and 6th grades... I struggled with confidence in my abilities and in my calling to this and with whether I was doing a service or an injustice to my children in most areas as I often felt very inadequate... But reading was the one area where I felt like the kids (and I as well) really thrived... my motto seemed to be "when in doubt, read"...<BR/><BR/>I have a friend who homeschooled all five of her children (now ages almost 30 to age 15), and who has spent the years since writing curriculum as well as speaking to and counseling a new generation of home-schoolers in the East Texas area (where we lived at the time), who told me early on that the most important tool as a home school mom that I could give my young children was a good foundation in and love for reading...<BR/><BR/>And oh how sweet to think that you and Julia might still be reading together until she grows up and gets married!! I have another friend, a pastor's wife here in the metroplex, who although she didn't homeschool, read aloud to her whole family every night throughout at least their middle school years, if not longer... I know they read through much of the great literature together...<BR/><BR/>You know, my son, James,also often had other uses for books when he was little, as Brighton does, but who knows what seeds are being planted in Brighton's head... someday he might design the next great bridge or highway, or invent a great machine... James started reading pretty late, at age 7, and didn't really care for fiction or novels until he was much older, and often didn't seem to be paying attention as I read to him... but, once he got hooked on the right kind of books, that being any thing having to do with science, nothing could STOP him from reading... He would read through whole books (I'm talking the genus, species, phyllo[is that what it's called??] type... Now, as a 25 year old graduate student in organic chemistry at the Univ. of Texas he is preparing to go before a committee in the spring in hopes of moving to the next level, that being a Ph.D. doctural candidate... This from the boy who COULDN'T sit still to read or be read to... I'm talking about until he was about 13 or 14!!<BR/><BR/>A great series for him was "The Great Brain" books @ a boy who is always thinking of clever schemes (nothing sinister, mind you) and ploys to entertain himself in his quite dull days of living in the town of Salt Lake City in its early days... My friend, Anne, the pastor's wife mentioned above, told me about this series...<BR/><BR/>Lastly, I have saved most all of the books from our children's "library"... Our kids have always accused me of being too sentimental, and they're right... but, now they think it's pretty neat that I've held onto these tresures and that I (or they) will be reading them to a new generation in the years to come... I'm also adding to our "inventory"... buying every classic children's book, Little Golden Book, and Caldecott award winner (at least the ones that have great stories to go along with the great illustrations) that I can afford to get my hands on... And now that our 17 month old granddaughter, Amelia, "Millie" is in our lives, I'm preparing a reading corner in our bedroom, complete with two child's heighth bookshelves, a stepstool, and two childsized rocking chairs (that I bought at Mudpuppy :> ) along with the collections of books, both new/used and new/old so that they can "read" or pick out a book to be read to... I, like you, hope that this is a tradition that will be passed on to the next generation, and in turn will become a sweet memory for my children and childrens' children.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for letting me "crash" in on your blog from time to time, and thanks if you take time to read this...<BR/><BR/>I'm going to go back to your old posts now before I go to bed and see if I can find that list you had of yours and your children's favorite children's books...<BR/><BR/>One last thing, I'm sure you know about "Honey for a Child's Heart" -a book that lists great books for kids... there is also "Books Children Love" by Susan Schaeffer MaCauley (I think that's the spelling)... She's the daughter of Francis Schaeffer...You've probably heard of it... I was always using one or the other or both of these books as a reference for good, "safe", moral books for my kids...<BR/><BR/>Take care,<BR/><BR/>Love,<BR/><BR/>Priscilla RobertsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4381423588474520645.post-18118021164912877442008-08-22T23:36:00.000-05:002008-08-22T23:36:00.000-05:00Julia and Brighton remind me alot of my kids. My 5...Julia and Brighton remind me alot of my kids. My 5 yr old daughter has always been a reader. Loves, loves storytime. She especially loves reading chapter books with me. We are currently working on the American Girl series. She listens so well, doesn't even need pictures. Then there's my 3 1/2 yr old son who loves to talk through the whole book and can't sit still for more than 60 secs at a time. His favorite books are the No David series if that's any indication...LOL Great story, thanks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4381423588474520645.post-71965617262524452672008-08-22T22:45:00.000-05:002008-08-22T22:45:00.000-05:00I loved your thoughts and thanks for sharing that ...I loved your thoughts and thanks for sharing that story. I never would have thought about that, but now that you share it, it makes a lot of sense.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4381423588474520645.post-60218090146617862932008-08-22T22:27:00.000-05:002008-08-22T22:27:00.000-05:00Lovely lovely, K. Fabulous that you're getting all...Lovely lovely, K. Fabulous that you're getting all this down in words for them to read one day.TJ Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13179321482841363753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4381423588474520645.post-59669898603724223972008-08-22T17:44:00.000-05:002008-08-22T17:44:00.000-05:00so sweet...this is a great lesson- so glad i can l...so sweet...this is a great lesson- so glad i can learn it too (from you!) who's that darling baby sitting next to juila on the couch???nikkihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05175240892784289817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4381423588474520645.post-55262916890992135102008-08-22T12:23:00.000-05:002008-08-22T12:23:00.000-05:00I agree with Tanya! We serve such an awesome God ...I agree with Tanya! We serve such an awesome God who put that story in your path and allowed you to recall it at just the right moment!Alyssahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17324510248543290901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4381423588474520645.post-83541900201975958962008-08-22T10:25:00.000-05:002008-08-22T10:25:00.000-05:00Krista, This post did me in. I'm fighting back the...Krista, <BR/>This post did me in. I'm fighting back the tears and the tears are winning. Makes me want to crawl on the couch and snuggle with my Mom! Julia and Brighton are blessed to have you!tanyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11242270712713339559noreply@blogger.com