Lessons at Blackberry Inn: Adventures with the Gentle Art of Learning (TM)

Could you use a few soothing moments of Mother Culture®? The pages of Lessons at Blackberry Inn calm the soul. You will find yourself sweetly transported to the village of Appleton, in the 1930s. Here Carol serves her family with Christian faith, hope, and love.

Carol is the friend who upholds your desire to:

• love your husband
• treasure your children
• recapture the joys of home learning
• value the work of homemaking

The culture which surrounds a homeschooling mother is against her. Other tensions of the modern world create stress. Therefore, the author provides a neighborhood of characters that serve one another with Christian kindness, truthfulness, cleverness, and hard work. This makes the story especially uplifting.

On top of this, are ideas for living the educational life with practical suggestions and the inspiration to carry them out.

In Lessons at Blackberry Inn, Carol’s busy days are spent teaching her children in the mornings and canning their bountiful harvest in the afternoons. Guests at Blackberry Inn appreciate Carol’s delicious country meals served family style on the long table.

When her feet ache or her emotions begin to get the better of her, Carol’s husband, Michael, has a calming effect. She is supported by his ongoing devotion. Therefore, it is no surprise that when the pastor of the church asks a big favor of Carol, Michael has a heart-to-heart talk with her about her involvement. She is expecting their third child and he is concerned that she may be already doing too much.

As learning is not limited to the schoolbook, life’s lessons impart wisdom to a variety of characters, both young and old, all living in the country village of Appleton.

Nigel Andreola, the author’s son, painted and designed the cover. He decorated each chapter with pencil drawings.

Readers Write:

"Such an encouraging and edifying story - refreshment to my soul after a long day of homeschooling." Sarah

"Keep writing. The kids and I want the stories to continue. We have fallen in love with the characters." Tonya