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Wild and Wonderful: Our Summer in Five National Parks
My family has been continuing our journey around our country to visit the US National Parks. This summer we visited five more, bringing our total up to 18. As we have seen so many of these wonderful places I have found myself contemplating how amazingly different each...
Family Photos Downtown
Family Photos by Randy Yeats Photography
Floating Through Summer
Photos from our family trip to North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee. Plus, thoughts on quitting social media.
Win Bedtime Battles: Build a Better Bedtime Routine
The pain of change is valuable and good. In change there is always pain and learning and growing. I love things to stay the same and comfortable but if they always stay the same, I would never grow and become braver and stronger and wiser.
Embrace the Storm: Finding Value in the Pain of Change
The pain of change is valuable and good. In change there is always pain and learning and growing. I love things to stay the same and comfortable but if they always stay the same, I would never grow and become braver and stronger and wiser.
Boost Your Child’s Imagination
Tips for encouraging your child’s imagination, project updates, and book reviews for the month of February 2024.
Picture Book Showdown: Corduroy vs Guess How Much I Love You
📚Time for a LOVE-filled Picture Book Showdown, just in time for Valentine's Day! Today's showdown is between "Corduroy" written and illustrated by Don Freeman and "Guess How Much I Love You", written by Sam McBratney and illustrated by Anita Jeram. Both books are...
Planting the Future
When I was a little girl, my family moved across the country. It was also the year my first little sister was born. I was in kindergarten, so it was also probably the year I learned to read and write. I lost my first tooth as we drove across the country. It was a big...
What picture book should be in every Christian home?
In this video, I’ll provide a heartfelt review of the book, Corderoy. Exploring its Christian symbolism, and discuss how it resonates with the theme of adoption. I’ll also share my personal connection to this book.
Picture Book Showdown: “Hello in There” vs. “Little Miss, Big Sis”
Welcome to a baby-themed episode of our Picture Book Showdown, where two heartfelt tales collide! In this corner, we have “Hello In There!” written by Jo Witek and beautifully illustrated by Christine Roussey. And in the opposite corner, we have “Little Miss, Big Sis” crafted by the talented duo of Amy Krouse Rosenthal (Author) and Peter H. Reynolds (Illustrator). Get ready for a delightful duel between these two captivating picture books!
The Last Rays of Summer…
It’s been a summer. Pool time. Lazy reading time. There was a lot of cleaning up after three children and feeding them and ALL the things.
I even missed my newsletter last month because, well, summer.
But I’m back and ready to get to work. I’ll be dropping kids off at school in a few weeks, and suddenly — or finally — I can take a whole hour in a row and do some work.