Spring is almost here!! I know technically it's not spring until the 20th, but we've got tiny flowers growing under the tree in our front yard and muddy ground at the park. I would not be too heartbroken if Punxsutawney Phil is wrong this year. While going from one kiddo to two has not been … Continue reading March
It's taken me a while to finish this book, but it was so good. The author writes about when God asked them to do what seems almost unthinkable in today's society. Her husband had a great job, they were living their dream in the middle of "God's country", and everything seemed perfect. But then … Continue reading Book Review – Falling Free
Elmo Loves You Elmo's Daddy Llama Llama Hoppity-Hop by Anna Dewdney I Am a Big Sister! by Caroline Jayne Church Noah, Noah, What Do You See? by Bill Martin Jr and Michael Sampson Another Monster at The End Of This Book by Jon Stone Curious George in the Big City by Margret and H. … Continue reading Library Haul – Week of 2-8-17
Curious George's ABCs illustrated by H. A. Rey The Three Little Pigs by Paul Galdone Curious George Goes Camping by Margret and H. A. Rey Curious George at the Fire Station by Margret and H. A. Rey My Name Is Elmo by Constance Allen Happy Valentine's Day, Mouse! by Laura Numeroff and Felicia Bond Elmer and Butterfly … Continue reading Library Haul – Week of 1/25/17
Lots of Curious George this week! One of the books is one she actually just checked out about three weeks ago and then picked up again last week. --- The Three Little Minions: A Not So Nice Fairy Tale Monkeys Swing Curious George Goes Fishing by Margret and H. A. Rey Curious George's Opposites by Margret … Continue reading Library Haul Week of 11/18/17
Yeah, yeah. "Week of--" is supposed to start on Sunday. Whatevs. We've made a few library trips in the past, usually on Saturdays, but Emmy would never look through the books herself and didn't want to sit for story time. She love to read together at home, but at the library there was too … Continue reading Library Haul – Week of 1/11/17
Anone who listens to contemporary Christian music has heard of Natalie Grant. She has a wonderful, strong singing voice. She founded an anti-human-trafficking organization. She herself admits to being caught up in her accomplishments. In her book Finding Your Voice, she talks about her singing career and how she has learned to look past that and … Continue reading Book Review : Finding Your Voice
Semi Serious is a nonfiction book written about the author's decision to quit her teaching job to become a truck driver. She writes about the things she saw while driving, such as animals she passed and weather conditions, and how they helped her grow in her faith. While my summary sounds dreadfully boring, I … Continue reading Book Review – Semi Serious
Southern Spirts covers the history of alcohol in the southern US states. The first colonies imported a lot of their alcohol, and created very rudimentary methods of making their own locally. This book takes a look at how these processes changed and improved over the years as people wanted better quality, easier access, or something new … Continue reading Book Review – Southern Spirits
I know, it's way too early for Christmas books, and believe me, I know. I'm a Halloween girl, myself. But, this book showed up in an email I got from BookLook Bloggers and it looked too cute to pass up. I'm glad I requested it! The book tells the story of a little donkey who was chosen … Continue reading Book Review – One Small Donkey
Life is Better at the Beach is a simple little book that reminds the reader to take life slow. With calming pictures, and quotes and Bible verses, this book talks about a beach vacation and how to continue that mindset in daily life. At the beach, you don't worry about how you look or what work … Continue reading Book Review – Life is Better at the Beach
A Month of Sundays seeks to provide insight on what it means to truly rest on the Sabbath, and it goes further than simply phyiscally resting on Sunday. The author talks about the state of mind that she feels should is necessary for real rest. She tells short stories from her own life, and also … Continue reading Book Review – A Month of Sundays
This book contains 100 short devotionals geared towards moms. Each devo is quick and to the point, so that busy moms can easily carve out some time to stop and take a moment to read one a day. There is a Bible verse at the beginning of each devotional, followed by a short devo … Continue reading Book Review – Pressing Pause
Brian "Head" Welch was a guitarist for KoRn until 2005. KoRn was popular, edgy. He was a rock star. And of course this lifestyle had a lot of perks. They had a lot of fans, they made a lot of money, they toured all over. But there was also a down side. Welch knew all … Continue reading Book Review – With My Eyes Wide Open by Brian “Head” Welch
Emmy likes to take the water bottles off the shelf and roll them around, so I thought we'd try to put a few things in one for fun. She put the pom poms in the bottle and then I poured in some glitter. I showed her how shaking the bottle made the glitter move around. … Continue reading Toddler Activities: In and Out
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