Looking to pass the time? Look no further. Each Monday I will highlight a kid-friendly activity to keep the “Mommy, what can I do?” requests down to a minimum.
Week One: The Dover Sampler
Check your inbox every Friday for a weekly email from Dover Publications. The email features a variety of printable samples from [...]
Yesterday I took Paul to see Rosco’s Reading Can Be Fun show at the library. Rosco The Clown is a local icon. He has been clowning around Macomb County for over twenty five years to support literacy in partnership with Macomb Literacy Partners. The goal of the show is to increase [...]
Congratulations to Amy, winner of Karen Kingsbury’s Let’s Go on a Mommy Date book. (Read my review here.)
I had fun reading the comments of everyone who entered the giveaway. We all agree that a mommy date doesn’t have to be extravagant. It can be any amount of quality time that you spend [...]
Congratulations to Lindsie, winner of Phil Joel’s Deliberate Kids CD.
I had forty great responses to my book giveaway for Let’s Make a Joyful Noise: Celebrating Psalm 100. The winner is Kilikina at Live Each Moment…to the Fullest. My favorite part of every giveaway is reading the comments. I asked you to tell me how you or your child likes to make [...]
Sometimes books imitate life and other times life imitates books. I’ve written before about the unusual names that Paul and Megan gave their kittens last summer. I thought it would be fun to provide an explanation of how Paul’s cat, Explorer Firecat McLane, got his name.
“Kittens love to explore.” So begins The Kitten [...]
The spring Bloggy Giveaway Carnival is going to be a “Boom-Chaka-Laka” Rockin’ Good Time thanks to Phil Joel’s Deliberate Kids album. In 2006 Phil Joel stepped down from playing bass guitar for the Christian Rock group, the Newsboys. He and his wife used their local church children’s ministry experience to write and produce [...]
You may have been living under a rock if you haven’t heard of bestselling author Karen Kingsbury. Nine of her thirty plus novels have been #1 on national bestseller lists. I have read my fair share of Karen Kingsbury novels and I have to tell you that they are the ultimate “keep a [...]
Psalm 100:1
Shout for joy to the LORD, all the earth.
Karma Wilson (author of the bestselling children’s book Bear Snores On) has written a beautiful new book based on Psalm 100. It is one in a series of Scripture based books. In Karma’s own words she writes:
The [...]
As a brand new member of Team Mom I recently received two new Baby Jamz products. Baby Jamz is the first ever hip-pop/rhythm-inspired product line for infants and toddlers. It is the creation of father-daughter team, Solange and Matthew Knowles (Beyonce’s sister and father). I received both a Baby Jamz Music Crew [...]
