MORE RECOMMENDED READING FOR PARENTS
& References for the Home
More Hours in My Day, Emilies's
Creative Home Organizer, and Fill my Cup, Lord
by Emilie Barnes. See http://www.emiliebarnes.com/
for other books and speaking schedule.
You will also find helpful articles on this site about organization, hospitality, decorating, etc.
Not for Packrats Only: How to Clean up, Clear out, and Dejunk Forever and
Is There Life After Housework? by Don Aslett. See http://www.cleanreport.com/
for a list of his books, videos, and cleaning supplies.
The Wholehearted Child and Seasons of a Mother's Heart both
by Sally Clarkson http://www.wholeheart.org/.
"Every Wise Woman Buildeth Her House" by Lynn Pyles Bruce.
Read online at http://www.pb.org/pbdocs/wisewom.html.
Created to be His Help Meet a new book by Debi Pearl has been highly
recommended to me for scripturally based instruction about being a godly wife.
See Michael and Debi's home page at http://www.nogreaterjoy.org.
James 1:5, "If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth
to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him."
Luke 24:45, "Then opened he their understanding, that they might
understand the scriptures,"
Proverbs 2:6, "For the LORD giveth wisdom: out of his mouth cometh
knowledge and understanding."
The Mother at Home by John S.C. Abbott
A Mom Just Like You by Vickie & Jayme Farris
GODLY FEMININITY: Celebrating biblical femininity in an age of secular feminism
by Reb Bradley and other tapes for women by Beverly Bradley, Virginia Fugate, etc.
Click "Women & Motherhood" on the left at
http://www.familyministries.com/productsframes.html.
Heart and Home: a Reaffirmation of Traditional Mothering by Debra Evans
1 Timothy 5:14, "I will therefore that the younger women marry, bear children,
guide the house, give none occasion to the adversary to speak reproachfully."
Mommy Diagnostics: The Naturally Healthy Family's Guide to
Herbs and Whole
Foods for Health and The Naturally Healthy Pregnancy both by Shonda Parker
http://www.naturallyhealth.org/.
None of These Diseases by S.I. McMillen, M.D.
Hearth & Home: Recipes for Life by Karey Swan
The Way Home: Beyond Feminism Back to Reality and All the Way Home
both by Mary Pride
Shepherding a Child's Heart by Tedd Tripp - to read about the author
see http://shepherdpress.com/the_authors.htm.
Proverbs 22:6 says, "Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old,
he will not depart from it."
Colossians 3:21 says, "Fathers, provoke not your children to anger,
lest they be discouraged."
The Heart Of Anger: Practical Help for the Prevention and Cure of Anger in Children
by Lou Priolo
Ephesians 4:31, 32 says, "Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and
evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice: And be ye kind one to another,
tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ's sake hath forgiven you."
For more information about dealing with anger, see audio/visual materials available from
Dr. S. M. Davis entitled "Freedom from the Spirit of Anger" and "Deliverance from the
Destructiveness of Anger" at http://www.drsmdavis.com.
Dr. Davis was the featured speaker at the MHEA Spring Conference in 2001.
"Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation of my heart, be acceptable in thy sight,
O LORD, my strength, and my redeemer." Psalm 19:14
"The Case Against Anger" (parts 1 & 2) and "Overcoming Anger" (parts 3 & 4), by
Teri Maxwell can be read at http://www.titus2.com/corners/index.html.
(These are archive articles for March through June, 2002, Mom's Corner.)
James 1:20, "For the wrath of man worketh not the righteousness of God."
Ephesians 4:26, "Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath:"
Proverbs 16:32, "He that is slow to anger is better than the mighty; and he that ruleth
his spirit than he that taketh a city."
Christian Modesty and the Public Undressing of America
by Jeff Pollard
What's the Difference?: Manhood & Womanhood Defined According to the Bible
by John Piper
The Five Love Languages and The Five Love Languages of Children both by Gary Chapman
Of Knights and Fair Maidens by Jeff and Danielle Myers is the funny, heart-warming
story of how Jeff and Danielle "got to know each other through courtship--the way people
used to meet and fall in love before dating was invented."
Decent Exposure: How to Teach Your Children About Sex by Connie Marshner.
She's Catholic and a longtime pro-life and pro-family activist in the nation's capital.
And the Bride Wore White: Seven Steps to Sexual Purity by Dana Gresh
1 Corinthians 6:18 says, "Flee fornication. Every sin that a man doeth is without
the body; but he that committeth fornication sinneth against his own body."
2 Timothy 2:22 says, "Flee also youthful lusts: but follow righteousness, faith,
charity, peace, with them that call on the Lord out of a pure heart."
Passion and Purity, The Mark of a Man, Let Me Be a Woman, Keep a Quiet Heart,
A Path Through Suffering, and others by Elisabeth Elliot
Not Even A Hint: Guarding Your Heart Against Lust (now has new title)
by Joshua Harris (author of Boy Meets Girl and I Kissed Dating Goodbye)
Preparing Your Children For COURTSHIP and MARRIAGE: From Toddlers to Teens
6 tape set by Reb Bradley. Click "Courtship & Dating" on the left at
http://www.familyministries.com/productsframes.html
Missing from Action by Weldon M. Hardenbrook - for dads!
Genesis 18:18, 19 says, "For I know him, that he will command his children and his
household after him, and they shall keep the way of the LORD, to do justice and
judgment; that the LORD may bring upon Abraham that which he hath spoken of him."
1 Samuel 3:13 says, "For I have told him (Eli) that I will judge his house for ever
for the iniquity which he knoweth; because his sons made themselves vile, and
he restrained them not."
Seasons in a Man's Life, Fathers: Saving the Next Generation, Understanding the Heart
of Your Wife, and others. Tapes by Reb Bradley; click "Men & Fatherhood" on the left at
http://www.familyministries.com/productsframes.html.
Some excellent articles about true manliness and husbandry by Douglas Wilson can be found
at http://www.credenda.org/cgi-bin/search/search.pl?Terms=title:husbandry.
The Homeschooling Father: How You can Play a Decisive Role in Your Child's Success
and How a Man Prepares His Daughters for Life both by Michael P. Farris
"Hear, ye children, the instruction of a father, and attend to know understanding."
Proverbs 4:1
Raising a Modern-Day Knight: A Father's Role in Guiding His Son to Authentic Manhood
by Robert Lewis
The Hands-On Dad: the Father's Role in Christian Home Education by Rick Boyer
"And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but bring them up in the
nurture and admonition of the Lord." Ephesians 6: 4
On the Back of the Stallion: Stories & Comments on a Man's Life by Robert A. Green
The Hidden Value of a Man: the Incredible Impact of a Man on his Family
and The Gift of the Blessing both by Gary Smalley and John Trent, Ph.D.
"Furthermore we have had fathers of our flesh which corrected us, and we gave them
reverence: shall we not much rather be in subjection unto the Father of spirits, and live?"
Hebrews 12:9
Wisdom's Way of Learning by Marilyn Howshall
A Charlotte Mason Companion: Personal Reflections on the Gentle Art of Learning
by Karen Andreola
The Original Homeschooling Series - 6 Volumes by Charlotte Mason
(written in the late 1800's; challenging; difficult reading) It can be read online.
Repairing the Ruins: The Classical and Christian Challenge to Modern Education
and Recovering the Lost Tools of Learning both by Douglas Wilson
50 Veteran Homeschoolers Share ... Things We Wish We'd Known edited by Bill & Diana
Waring author of History Alive Through Music http://www.dianawaring.com/index.html.
The Well Trained Mind: a Guide to Classical Education at Home by Jesse Wise and
Susan Wise Bauer (a little different from Charlotte Mason; author says that no one
can do everything in the book; the scheduling lists were required by the publisher.)
The Language Wars and Other Writings for Homeschoolers, You Can Teach Your Child
Successfully (Grades 4-8), A Strong Start in Language, A Home Start in Reading, and
An Easy Start in Arithmetic (3 volumes for K-3, The Three R's) These Ruth Beechick
books are full of good, common sense ideas!
Understanding the Times by Dr. David Noebel (world views - very needed for older students)
We recently ordered "Symposium on Understanding the Times" with Dr. Noebel & Jeffrey
Myers from Christian Liberty Press - conference series. We can heartily recommend it!
How Should We Then Live? by Frances Schaeffer (the rise and decline of
Western thought and culture - video set also available for older students)
The New Foxe's Book of Martyrs by John Foxe
The Dictionary of Cultural Literacy by E.D. Hirsch, Jr., Joseph Kett, and James Trefil
(23 sections - not from a Christian worldview but a helpful reference tool)
The Kingfisher History Encyclopedia (History overview from the Ancient World to the
Modern World - some evolution but good reference tool; colorful illustrations)
A Child's History of the World by V.M. Hillyer (some evolution, but good overview for
young children; can request at your local library. Reprints offered by Veritas Press.)
G.A. Henty novels - outstanding historical fiction written in the late 1800's.
Handbook of Nature Study by Anna Botsford Comstock (reference tool for studying nature)
Who Should We Then Read? by Jan Bloom (resource about good books & their authors)