Long before I was even married, I started collecting books for children. Some of the first new books that went into my stash was a set by Dandi Daley Mackall. I fell in love with her books because every one of them had such beautiful, sweet pictures, and simple stories. I hoped that one day I'd ... Read More about The Legend of the Easter Robin { a book review }
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When Your Friends Write Books { Reading Challenge Update)
I can't believe that we are about to wrap up May. My plans for blogging were interrupted when the three of us came down with a nasty bug. It was one of those mutating viruses that kept changing forms and kept us down for a little more than three long and miserable weeks. I have been playing catch up ... Read More about When Your Friends Write Books { Reading Challenge Update)
Happy is the new perfect
As an outsider, we tend to judge moments of messy faces, meltdowns and mid store bribes on a scale of how perfect each mother is. We say things like "I'll always" and "I'd never" and we mean it too. We mean to give our future children the very best. And from over there it is so easy to see ... Read More about Happy is the new perfect
Why I love March {plus a reading challenge update}
I absolutely love March. Winter is finally over, and spring in Dixie land is one of the most beautiful things I have ever seen. Redbud, tulip trees, dogwood, daffodils, violets and fruit trees all burst out one after the other. It's like a grand celebration of warmer days, sunshine and ... Read More about Why I love March {plus a reading challenge update}
What’d You Dream the Next Night?
My grandpa has always been one of my favorite people. He never says a lot of words, but that doesn't matter. Ever since I can remember, being around him has made me feel warm and loved. And when he laughs, it's contagious. For most of my life, I've lived thousands of miles away from Grandpa and ... Read More about What’d You Dream the Next Night?
The Homemade Kitchen {a book review}
One of my favorite things in the whole world is cooking. There are few things I find more satisfying personally than preparing a delicious meal for my family and making the plates as pretty as I can. To me, food is art. It takes skill to prepare a good meal. It takes something special to ... Read More about The Homemade Kitchen {a book review}
When Love Surprised Me
I met him just minutes before we walked down that aisle together. We were young, and it was a happy day, but I didn’t love him then. He was a stranger, and I was a stranger, randomly brought together by a wedding. We had fun that day; My childhood best friend was to marry his older brother. Best ... Read More about When Love Surprised Me
Simply Tuesday and my return to fiction
I've been trying to write this little Reading Challenge update for weeks now, but I keep sitting here with a strange problem. I read a book that was so good I don't know how to review it. In January, I read a book called Simply Tuesday. It's by an author I've been meaning to read for a long time, ... Read More about Simply Tuesday and my return to fiction
Goodnight, Little Love –a book review
If there ever was a child who loved her books, it would be mine. If there ever were a child who wasn't really great at sleeping, it would be mine. So...bedtime books? I think they should come with some sleep inducing magic that would make sleep a little easier. A mom can wish, right? We all ... Read More about Goodnight, Little Love –a book review
Reading Challenge 2016
Is anyone up for another installment of my annual Reading Challenge? I hope so, because I would love a few accountability partners! It is past time for me to start reading more again. I'm excited for a fresh start after a couple rough years in the reading department. And because last year, I ... Read More about Reading Challenge 2016
