Sometimes my hopes get foiled. Life gets in the way as I try to figure out what is good, better and best to do with my time. Back at the beginning of the year I had a goal to read ten “actual” physical pages of a book each day, inspired by Max who was doing…
I want to share ten beautiful quotes from a new favorite book. It’s called Everything Sad is Untrue It is the (mostly) true story of an Iranian refugee, written from what he would remember from his perspective as an 8-year-old. I love how it’s written with humor and also so much wisdom, giving me a…
Lu and I finished our book (An Old Fashioned Girl) last week and we both loved that thing. (It’s one of Louisa May Alcott’s lesser-known books.) I love books that just teach goodness. And sensibility. And grit. And, of course, the heroine in this one exhibited all three quite beautifully. There is something so velvety…
Clear back here I told about a little deal some other bloggers and I are doing to send out information about the Mormon church to those who are interested. Because people ask a lot about what I believe and why. I must admit I was a little bit paralyzed with the response. So it took…
Last year Lucy’s speech therapist introduced her to a new app on her iPad. “The Monster at the End of this Book .” And from the first instant she was head-over-heels in love with that thing. Of course, I was in love with it too. Because I can totally remember reading that thing when I…
I think there are some books every family should have on their book shelves. They are some of my favorite children’s books. I’m sharing some of them here. They are little jewels I’ve raised my kids with, some battered and torn from all the love and use they’ve seen over the years. This one makes…
Giving is the BEST. I remember one Christmas years ago when I made a photo quilt for my parents. It took me hours upon hours with babies crawling over me to make that thing and my heart was beating so hard when I finally had the opportunity to hand over that wrapped up treasure. They…
I’ve mentioned this like 734 times before, but I LOVE a good book. I love how it can make you think. I love how it can take you into a different world. There are two that I’ve read lately that I keep thinking about. The first is Educated. I chose it when it was my turn…
I’d love to hear more Christmas book suggestions if you have time to share. We try to read a Christmas book under the Christmas tree every night once we have our Christmas tree up. It’s trickier and trickier as kids get older but I usually at least have Claire and Lu with me, and I love how it…