I’ve just finished reading Sky Blue by Travis Thrasher. To be honest with you, I put off reading this novel for several months. For one thing, it is thick. A book had better be good if I’m going to commit to reading almost 400 pages. The second deterrent was when I [...]
A couple weeks ago I did something very uncharacteristic of me… I signed up on a blog (that I had never read before) to participate in a travel swap. I’ve noticed that many blogs host swaps - book swaps, craft swaps, Christmas ornament swaps and even a Valentines Day Goody Swap but this [...]
My WFMW tip today is really a book review and a fun project to go along. Because if the cold and snow are keeping your family indoors (like they are here in Michigan), then chances are your children could use a fun indoor project right about now.
The book is The Secret Science Project [...]
This is funny stuff circulating on the Internet. I found it on this blog. It came from here but the original picture was taken from here. Got that?
This has been on my mind a lot. My four year old son has recently decided that he does not like television characters whose skin color is different than his own. I have engaged him in several conversations explaining that God made people of all different skin colors and each person is equally [...]
Amazon is having a Winter Clearance sale with up to 70% off kid’s and baby’s apparel. I had no idea that clothing from The Children’s Place, Limited Too, Macy’s and Lands’ End (and more) were available on Amazon (I know now thanks to this link). The Children’s Place has some great deals on [...]
This story gives me shivers. A woman called 911 to report three men breaking into her home. She hid in her bedroom closet where the burglars opened the door twice…and didn’t see her. When the police arrived, one of the burglars hid in the closet just inches away from the woman and [...]
Tonight in small group (we are studying the Beatitudes) we were discussing Biblical characters whose lives demonstrated meekness. Two of the examples we thought of were Joseph and John the Baptist. We started to compare and contrast the two and quickly realized that they received two very different “rewards” for their attitudes of [...]
My first stop at the library is always to peek at newly acquired books. I have just a few minutes to scan the shelves before I’m dragged into the children’s area. One of the books that caught my eye this week was a collection of recipes called The World of Street Food: Easy [...]
Last week Adam and I shopped at Costco for the All-Nighter. We decided to serve bagels with cream cheese for breakfast. The problem? The smallest package of cream cheese available was a 3 pound box. We now have 2 pounds of cream cheese sitting in our fridge at home. Thankfully, [...]
