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…
One of my goals last year was to read at least two new books each month. And I’m pretty happy that I DID IT, even with an extra one to make it 25! Ok, I actually listened to most of them (Audible rocks!), but hey, sometimes you have to cling on to accomplishments like this…
How’s that for a long title? Ha! But I wanted to take a minute to talk about my very favorite part of Christmas every single year: children-gift-exchange on Christmas Eve. Can you see how excited Claire was to give this gift to Lucy years ago? Ok sorry had to include a few more. Because it…
My friend Vanessa (yes, the one who started Chatbooks…she’s pretty awesome!) asked me to talk with her on her #momforce podcast about the “one word” dealio I do each year. She figured it would be a good way for moms to start into their pondering about the big 2020 right around the corner. Not the…
Ok I have really been holding firm to my goal to read at least two books each month in 2019 and I’m loving it. (My memorization goal, on the other hand, isn’t going quite so hot, but we don’t have to talk about that right now! ha!) I can’t quite keep up here writing about…
This summer some friends came to town. They were staying a little distance from us, so we packed up for the drive we had ahead of us to go visit with them. On the way out the door I grabbed a couple books I had been meaning to read with my girls that a generous…
I have read more books than ever before this summer, and I’m anxious to write and recommend a bunch of them, but there were three that I’ve been wanting to group together here because they made a huge impact on me over the last few months. They all happened to be on the New York…
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…
**post edit note…I wrote this fast. I wish I had more time to take on this, but I don’t so I hope it somehow conveys how I feel…and what I learned from these books. We have read three really great books lately in my book club. I love love love when a book takes you…