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Sep. 16, 2015

3 Ways Reading Aloud Together Strengthens Your Family

By Laura Lee Ellis

Ever had a moment with friends when someone quotes a movie or book you love, and suddenly all those who have seen or read it join in, throwing out their favorites lines? (Cue your favorite Anne of Green Gables quotes … Continue reading →

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Jun. 18, 2015

25 Years (& 16K books) Later: My Favorite Part of Making Sonlight

By Sarita

As we gear up for our 25th anniversary celebration next week, I've been thinking about the joys of being part of Sonlight all these years. This post shares one of my highlights. My parents didn't oversee much of what I … Continue reading →

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Jan. 27, 2015

Top 10 Favorite Books

By Karla

Were you able to get in on our Inspire 25 event last week? It was such an encouraging evening, with lots of great tips from Sarita Holzmann, Heidi St. John, and Crystal Paine. I loved listening to the ladies share … Continue reading →

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Oct. 28, 2014

How do you read?

By Karla

Yesterday, during my lunch break, I pulled out my Kindle to read a few pages of the book I had started over the weekend. As it turns out, I didn't end up getting much reading done because about that time … Continue reading →

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Oct. 8, 2014

Changing the world one bed time chat at a time

By Luke

The title of this blog post, and the inspiration thereof, is blatantly, unabashedly, and completely stolen from the Sonlight Moment of the same name. Please go enjoy that post first. <smile> I don't remember bedtime chats except for the whispered … Continue reading →

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Sep. 8, 2014

What Can Your Children Do This International Literacy Day?

By Luke

Reading is important. You need to be able to do it to get through school -- though, of course, we find workarounds if we struggle with reading. But as a student growing up, that was it. I needed to read … Continue reading →

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Jul. 22, 2014

Sonlight on Pinterest

By Karla

During the past few months I've been building Sonlight's Pinterest boards. It's been a lot of fun organizing Sonlight's books and materials into various categories. Over the years as my family built our Sonlight library I kept the books organized … Continue reading →

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