Sarah Clarkson is a homeschooling mom of 4, author and blogger who explores topics of literature, faith, and beauty. Sarah studied theology at Oxford and is the author of several books including Book Girl: A Journey Through the Treasures and Transforming Power of a Reading Life and This Beautiful Truth: How God’s Goodness Breaks into Our Darkness. Her latest book is called Reclaiming Quiet: Cultivating a Life of Holy Attention. Sarah can often be found with a cup of good tea and a book in hand in her old English vicarage home in Oxford, where she lives with her Anglican vicar husband, Thomas, and their four children.
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Grab your copy of Sarah’s new book, Reclaiming Quiet: Cultivating a Life of Holy Attention
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Books Mentioned by Sarah in This Episode
- The Practice of the Presence of God by Brother Lawrence
- Patricia Polacco books, especially Chicken Sunday
- The Little House on the Prairie series
- Mouse Books from Torben Kuhlmann
Check out Sarah’s Books
- Reclaiming Quiet: Cultivating a Life of Holy Attention
- This Beautiful Truth: How God’s Goodness Breaks into Our Darkness
- Girls’ Club: Cultivating Lasting Friendship in a Lonely World, co-authored with Sally Clarkson and Joy Clarkson
- Book Girl: A Journey Through the Treasures and Transforming Power of a Reading Life
- The Life-Giving Home: Creating a Place of Belonging and Becoming, co-authored with Sally Clarkson
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If you enjoyed this conversation with Sarah, here are some other episodes of the Homeschool Compass Podcast you might enjoy:
- Episode 28: Teatime Discipleship with Sally Clarkson
- Episode 40: Habits for a Sacred Home with Jennifer Pepito
- Episode 50: Nurturing the Inner Life with Tales of Boldness and Faith with Leah Boden
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