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A Reader’s Review
By Kelly Benedict
Have you ever heard of home schooling being associated
with peanut butter? If you’re like me, I hadn’t
either until I read this book years ago. In fact, I’ve
read it several times now, over the years, because of the
author’s sense of humor and witty reflection, of what
life is sometimes like for a home school family. He reveals
that home schooling “is full of surprises, challenges,
and blessings.”
Okay, but what is the connection with peanut butter you
ask? Bill Butterworth associates home schooling and peanut
butter with life. He feels life is very much like peanut
butter. At different times it can be smooth or crunchy.
But most importantly, like peanut butter on two slices or
bread (or anything else it touches), home school families
stick together.
Now, what would you call the house of a home school family
that buzzes with constant activity, houses 4 young children,
2 adults, and a new baby on the way? Why Union Station,
of course! As Bill says, “What else could you possibly
call a home that’s like a train depot? It fits so
well. Our home has all the craziness of a terminal, yet
it also provides the place to rest between trips. So it
was settled: Union Station.”
The chapter titles of this book are rather intriguing
as well. Try to picture in your mind, Heppie Bread, Home-School
Trivial Pursuit, Return to Walton’s Mountain, The
Tale of a Whale, The Union Spy Station, and the list goes
on.
As Pastor, radio Bible teacher, and author Chuck Swindoll
states, “I happily cast my vote for the real-life
Peanut Butter Family. It is warm-hearted, fun-loving, always-
encouraging statement of affirmation on the value of being
in touch with your kids. What I appreciate most is that
it comes from a home where the parents practice a lot more
than they preach. You’ll love it.”
Do you want a book that makes you smile? Read this one!
I’m glad I did!!
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