Ode to Abe
It’s President’s Day here in the United States. In tribute to our most beloved President, here’s a little Lincoln roundup QUOTES “I do the very best I know how, the very best I can, and I mean to keep on…
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Yesterday was SO much busier than I expected. The project I am working on didn’t get done so, instead I’ll share a couple of our favorite books right now. The first is a book my husband is reading to the…
Books Ideas for Boys
“So please, oh PLEASE, we beg, we pray, Go throw your TV set away, And in its place you can install, A lovely bookshelf on the wall.” — Roald Dahl, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Do you have boys on…
More Scary Stories to Read in the Dark
“Will you walk into my parlor? said the spider to the fly….” So begins the old and familiar poem by Mary Howitt. But one look at The Spider and the Fly and you’ll know, there is nothing ordinary about it.…
Time to Read
Is it just me, or has it been near impossible to find time to read this summer? I just want my laundry to be done (for once), and to have a quiet hour to read under the shade of a…
Read Aloud Books for my Girls
Over the last few weeks, I’ve had the pleasure of reading aloud The Penderwicks: A Summer Tale of Four Sisters, Two Rabbits, and a Very Interesting Boy to my girls. We are nearly to the end of the book and…
Christmas Book Favorites: Red Ranger Came Calling
Every year, since my husband and I were married we have bought a new Christmas book. We’ve bought some wonderful books over the years, but Red Ranger Came Calling by Berkeley Breathed is one of our most beloved books. My…
Scary Stories to Read in the Dark
I love Halloween books to read aloud. OK… so my favorites aren’t a bit scary… just funny and even inspirational. Take the poetry book Frankenstein Makes a Sandwich by Adam Rex for instance. Turns out, Frankenstein is a “Make it…
Civil War Row Quilt
I wanted to share one of my favorite things… a quilt made and given to me by my mother. I have this quilt hanging on the wall of my family room and I love it… quilts really do make a…
Plain and Simple
I have been reading the book Plain and Simple: A Woman’s Journey to the Amish. So even though I am only about half way through, I wanted to share a few of the bits of wisdom from the book. It…
Read me a Story Daddy
With Father’s Day coming up, I asked the kids what they loved best about their Dad. Without hesitation Ben said, “I love when Daddy reads to me.” Every night since Ben was a baby, Drew has read him a story. …
Summer is for Reading…
Are you ready for summer? My kids are out of school at the end of next week. Yikes! There goes my “free” time. With finances tight… we aren’t going on any big vacations and expensive summer day camps are out. …