On The Incarnation, Saint Athanasius Little Men, Louisa May Alcott A Christmas Carol, Dickens The Dean’s Watch, Elizabeth Goudge The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, CS Lewis Thank you for these wonderful recommendations !
Hello Mrs. Kern! Even though I'm currently high school senior with no children in sight, your videos on classical education + 'human living' have been utterly fascinating to me these past few months and I want to thank you for opening that wardrobe door a bit wider with your videos and podcast, even for someone like me who probably isn't your intended 'audience'. One Christmas/Winter book rec I have (especially as a good read aloud for kids) is Treasures of the Snow by Patricia St. John! Lots of lovely food for thought in it, especially about forgiveness. Even as a kid, I felt like Patricia St. John's stories were some of the few that demonstrated Christian messages without feeling so overbearing/preachy :)
I love that you're here! Everything I talk about is for persons and if you can take the principles and apply them to your current season, you're right on track. These are ideas for persons! I've been recommended Patricia St. John before and now I'll certainly have to follow up! Thank you so much for the recommendation!
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Goudge is one of my favorite authors. Ever. For me, her books are “soul-mirrors”: they show me my weakness and striving. They are my anti-twaddle, overflowing with living ideas, goodness, truth, and beauty, while also being real about human foibles. They are some of my most marked, “commonplaced” books ever. I am so happy E.G. has made an appearance on your channel.
Soul mirrors! Yes. I’ve never read a book that pulled on my imagination as much when I wasn’t actively reading it. Any bit of free time and my mind ran straight to the characters-those I’m like and don’t want to be, those I want to be like, what made one’s pain a gift and another’s a curse. I can’t wait to read more of her work.
How you describe the Goodge book reminds me of the teachings of St Benedict- ‘The Way of St Benedict’ is all about living a sacramental life wherever you are. I saw my home and my role within it in a very different light when I began to view it as my cloister or enclosure, in which worship of the Lord is central to every act from laundry to bathtime.
Ooh, thank you. I read his monastic rule when I was completely Tsh Oxenreider's Rule of Life course and enjoyed it. I'd like to know more about his way of living!
Since recording this a few weeks ago, I am now fully invested in reading whatever Dixie Dillon Lane writes. Read it! I will wait patiently for it to weave into your written work.
A friend let me borrow The Dean's Watch months ago and it has just been watching me from my TBR shelf...for such a time as this apparently. When I'm done with The Hobbit anyways. Love these ideas, thanks Autumn!
Goudge is brilliant! I’ve read a few of hers including The Dean’s Watch this year. The Little White Horse was another of hers I read this year and it’s technically a children’s book. I think it would be brilliant for a pre-teen or teen. I think I saw it on AO’s year 3 booklist and this video reminded me to think over if I want to read that to my 8 yo or hold off for a couple of years. Thanks for the recommendations and the reminder about The Dean’s Watch! I want to reread it soon.
I read Little Women for the first time last Christmas (also a perfect Christmas read) and was considering Little Men this Christmas time :) now definitely bumping that up.
Also got into Goudge this year. The Little White Horse captured my girls and I so much. And then I read The Rosemary Tree - which wasn’t extremely captivating, but I also found myself continually thinking about the characters!
Currently reading Little Women but now I’m thinking of abandoning it for Little Men! It sounds like something I really need right now (always wondering what am I doing wrong!?!) And thanks for the reminder to not be a Scrooge. I’ve been struggling with too much accounting lately.
Love this book list! Can I recommend an author I think of as the Victorian Elizabeth Goudge? Charlotte Mary Yonge! Her books are so good at showing sacramental living without feeling saccharine. C.S. Lewis was also a huge fan.
Nooooo! Don't dog ear your books! Once those get older those bits will fall off! I learned the hard way. (Let me tell you, it's no fun trying to tape those little triangles back on.)
I really ought to stop watching your videos, i feel like every time i do there are several new books added to my wish list. 😉 Little Men has been sitting in my shopping cart/saved for later for quite a while, and now i must go complete the purchase. So thanks for that!!
Could you please do a children’s version of this video?? Our family celebrates Jolabokaflod and I need ideas for boys 7-10 and girls 3-6. I would love to see your recommendations.
I had to look up that term. That sounds like it was invented just for me! I NEED TO MOVE TO ICELAND! EDIT: Oh, it has books AND chocolate?! That's it. I'm packing today.
I love the idea of the harvest, I’ve never heard this language around parenting before and knowing you, I’m guessing you weee introduced to it in a book? If so, I’d love to hear about it!
Hi! Yes around 6 min you start talking about doing the good work to help your children form good loves to reap a good harvest. It’s just lovely phrasing, upon watching it again it might be an Autumn thought! Love the imagery either way!
@@teresacarpenter7266 I was probably thinking of "Do not grow weary in doing good for at the proper time you will reap a harvest". It sounds like a spin on that!
5:04 finally somebody else who was devastated that Jo didn’t marry Laurie!! 😂 But I haven’t read Little Men. Perhaps I should given that I am now a mom to 3 boys!
I'm actually really happy to know others are still feeling the sting. I wondered if my devastation was a sign of my immaturity. But, 100%, you love Father Bhaer in Little Men; he is the perfect classical husband. Ha!
Do you know "The Runaways " by Elizabeth Goudge? One of her children's books but I came across it a couple of years ago and enjoyed the sacramental and redemptive qualities. Perhaps it is also an insight into her views on education! I do enjoy your videos, Autumn. Im not a homeschooling mum but a retired teacher who appreciates your philosophy of education.
The Dean's Watch is so very lovely! I like your idea of reading Dickens with your husband. Goudge and Dickens have other short Christmas stories as well. I plan to read I Saw Three Ships by Goudge which I haven't read yet. I do love a good book of poetry this time of year, too. Thank you for helping us nurture mother culture. Always a delight!
This was so fun! As a mom of two girls and one boy, it is very true that no one considers you a “boy mom” if you’ve had daughters first 😂 Currently reading Little Women and didn’t even know there was a sequel! Adding all of your recommendations to my ever growing TBR list.
Haha, isn’t it funny? For a long time, the “boy moms” only had two and would make these comments to me-a mom of a girl and two boys!-about how I just couldn’t understand. Oh, I understand.
On The Incarnation, Saint Athanasius
Little Men, Louisa May Alcott
A Christmas Carol, Dickens
The Dean’s Watch, Elizabeth Goudge
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, CS Lewis
Thank you for these wonderful recommendations !
Ah, thank you for listing them! So often the detail I forget.
Hello Mrs. Kern! Even though I'm currently high school senior with no children in sight, your videos on classical education + 'human living' have been utterly fascinating to me these past few months and I want to thank you for opening that wardrobe door a bit wider with your videos and podcast, even for someone like me who probably isn't your intended 'audience'.
One Christmas/Winter book rec I have (especially as a good read aloud for kids) is Treasures of the Snow by Patricia St. John! Lots of lovely food for thought in it, especially about forgiveness. Even as a kid, I felt like Patricia St. John's stories were some of the few that demonstrated Christian messages without feeling so overbearing/preachy :)
I love that you're here! Everything I talk about is for persons and if you can take the principles and apply them to your current season, you're right on track. These are ideas for persons!
I've been recommended Patricia St. John before and now I'll certainly have to follow up! Thank you so much for the recommendation!
Goudge is one of my favorite authors. Ever. For me, her books are “soul-mirrors”: they show me my weakness and striving. They are my anti-twaddle, overflowing with living ideas, goodness, truth, and beauty, while also being real about human foibles. They are some of my most marked, “commonplaced” books ever. I am so happy E.G. has made an appearance on your channel.
Soul mirrors! Yes. I’ve never read a book that pulled on my imagination as much when I wasn’t actively reading it. Any bit of free time and my mind ran straight to the characters-those I’m like and don’t want to be, those I want to be like, what made one’s pain a gift and another’s a curse. I can’t wait to read more of her work.
How you describe the Goodge book reminds me of the teachings of St Benedict- ‘The Way of St Benedict’ is all about living a sacramental life wherever you are. I saw my home and my role within it in a very different light when I began to view it as my cloister or enclosure, in which worship of the Lord is central to every act from laundry to bathtime.
Ooh, thank you. I read his monastic rule when I was completely Tsh Oxenreider's Rule of Life course and enjoyed it. I'd like to know more about his way of living!
It is indeed Dixie Dillon Lane! She’s delightful. …And now I absolutely have to read this book, since both of y’all recommend it so highly.
Since recording this a few weeks ago, I am now fully invested in reading whatever Dixie Dillon Lane writes. Read it! I will wait patiently for it to weave into your written work.
A friend let me borrow The Dean's Watch months ago and it has just been watching me from my TBR shelf...for such a time as this apparently. When I'm done with The Hobbit anyways. Love these ideas, thanks Autumn!
The time is nigh!
I’m going to be having a baby in December and I have been thinking about shifting my focus and heart on what matters . Thank you for this video!
Many congratulations to you!
I really liked your talk and reflections. It got me thinking, have a nice holiday!
Perfect! Exactly my hope!
Goudge is brilliant! I’ve read a few of hers including The Dean’s Watch this year. The Little White Horse was another of hers I read this year and it’s technically a children’s book. I think it would be brilliant for a pre-teen or teen. I think I saw it on AO’s year 3 booklist and this video reminded me to think over if I want to read that to my 8 yo or hold off for a couple of years. Thanks for the recommendations and the reminder about The Dean’s Watch! I want to reread it soon.
Someone in Common House described Goudge as one who could "write the soul of each thing" and I think that about sums it up!
I read Little Women for the first time last Christmas (also a perfect Christmas read) and was considering Little Men this Christmas time :) now definitely bumping that up.
Also got into Goudge this year. The Little White Horse captured my girls and I so much. And then I read The Rosemary Tree - which wasn’t extremely captivating, but I also found myself continually thinking about the characters!
There's a whole Goudge world opening up to me. Probably should just make a Goudge category in my 2024 lit life plans...
Currently reading Little Women but now I’m thinking of abandoning it for Little Men! It sounds like something I really need right now (always wondering what am I doing wrong!?!)
And thanks for the reminder to not be a Scrooge. I’ve been struggling with too much accounting lately.
Just read straight through! Both are excellent reads for mothers!
Love this book list! Can I recommend an author I think of as the Victorian Elizabeth Goudge? Charlotte Mary Yonge! Her books are so good at showing sacramental living without feeling saccharine. C.S. Lewis was also a huge fan.
100% you can make excellent recommendations!
Is it suggested to read Little Women before Little Men or can you skip Little Women for the time being?
You could read Little Men on its own but you’d miss some of the depth/backstory without Little Women!
You’re the best. ❤
I hope you find a good read from this!
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We need to make you a badge, Janelle!
Nooooo! Don't dog ear your books! Once those get older those bits will fall off! I learned the hard way. (Let me tell you, it's no fun trying to tape those little triangles back on.)
I believe you. I will do better.
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Oh, do not worry. I got ya.@@Yesica1993
I really ought to stop watching your videos, i feel like every time i do there are several new books added to my wish list. 😉 Little Men has been sitting in my shopping cart/saved for later for quite a while, and now i must go complete the purchase. So thanks for that!!
I would say I’m sorry, but I’m not. 😉 ENJOY!
Could you please do a children’s version of this video?? Our family celebrates Jolabokaflod and I need ideas for boys 7-10 and girls 3-6. I would love to see your recommendations.
I’m actually sharing all of the books we’re gifting for Christmastide in a few weeks! I think it’s scheduled for 2-3 weeks from now!
I had to look up that term. That sounds like it was invented just for me! I NEED TO MOVE TO ICELAND!
EDIT: Oh, it has books AND chocolate?! That's it. I'm packing today.
@@Yesica1993haha right?? Perfection. We have tea, a platter of fruit, cheese, and meat, and lots of candles and chocolate. It’s so much fun.
I love the idea of the harvest, I’ve never heard this language around parenting before and knowing you, I’m guessing you weee introduced to it in a book? If so, I’d love to hear about it!
Ah, on a video this old, I'll need a little more context or a timestamp to help me remember the phrasing!
Hi! Yes around 6 min you start talking about doing the good work to help your children form good loves to reap a good harvest. It’s just lovely phrasing, upon watching it again it might be an Autumn thought! Love the imagery either way!
@@teresacarpenter7266 I was probably thinking of "Do not grow weary in doing good for at the proper time you will reap a harvest". It sounds like a spin on that!
5:04 finally somebody else who was devastated that Jo didn’t marry Laurie!! 😂 But I haven’t read Little Men. Perhaps I should given that I am now a mom to 3 boys!
I'm actually really happy to know others are still feeling the sting. I wondered if my devastation was a sign of my immaturity. But, 100%, you love Father Bhaer in Little Men; he is the perfect classical husband. Ha!
Do you know "The Runaways " by Elizabeth Goudge? One of her children's books but I came across it a couple of years ago and enjoyed the sacramental and redemptive qualities. Perhaps it is also an insight into her views on education! I do enjoy your videos, Autumn. Im not a homeschooling mum but a retired teacher who appreciates your philosophy of education.
I'm so glad you're here! I haven't come across that one yet but I'm very new to Goudge. I'll add it to my list!
The Dean's Watch is so very lovely! I like your idea of reading Dickens with your husband. Goudge and Dickens have other short Christmas stories as well. I plan to read I Saw Three Ships by Goudge which I haven't read yet. I do love a good book of poetry this time of year, too. Thank you for helping us nurture mother culture. Always a delight!
You’re the second to mention Goudge’s Three Ships…I might need to follow suit.
This was so fun! As a mom of two girls and one boy, it is very true that no one considers you a “boy mom” if you’ve had daughters first 😂 Currently reading Little Women and didn’t even know there was a sequel! Adding all of your recommendations to my ever growing TBR list.
Haha, isn’t it funny? For a long time, the “boy moms” only had two and would make these comments to me-a mom of a girl and two boys!-about how I just couldn’t understand.
Oh, I understand.
I just love how you always pour into us. So motivational. Thank you!!!
So happy to have you here, Andrea!
Love your take on Little Men! Definitely plan to read
It was such a delight. Definitely now a top recommendation for moms!