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Book recommendation
Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story
Recently my book group read Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story, and I was inspired to work hard and be better. The autobiography (well, he had help from Cecil Murphey, but I don’t know if that makes it a biography … Continue reading
Posted in Learning, school, Sunny, Teenagers
Tagged Ben Carson, book, book for teens, doctor, neurosurgeon, read, recommend, review, stay in school, temper, Think Big
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Beyond-the-Bunny Easter Baskets
What can you put in an Easter Basket that actually represents what you believe about the holiday? Because I consider my faith in Christ precious and an integral part of my every day life, I don’t like it when it’s … Continue reading
Posted in Easter, Sunny
Tagged Anne of Green Gables, believe, books, bunny, Burnett, C.S. Lewis, candy, Christ, Easter, Easter Baskets, eggs, read, Resurrection, scriptures, swim goggles, The Great Divorce, The Screwtape Letters, The Secret Garden
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Zen Ghosts, by Jon J. Muth–
a different picture book for Halloween
With beautiful watercolor illustrations and a ghostly tale that mysteriously finds itself leaving the story, Zen Ghosts is a Halloween book that delights children and their parents as well. There’s nothing gory or scary in this Halloween book, but there … Continue reading
Posted in Halloween and Autumn, Holidays, Learning, Sunny
Tagged art, book, ghost, halloween, muth, paint, read, story, watercolor, Zen
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Back-to-School Homework for Parents
One thing I don’t enjoy about beginning the school year is the piles of paperwork the kids bring home for me to do. Emergency cards, volunteer surveys, and most of all, (we get this most with the middle schoolers) the … Continue reading
A High School Grad
Don’t You Wish You Were ’1 2 ?!
I’ve been seeing that around lately. I can honestly say I do not wish I were a 2012 high school graduate, but I am really happy with the fact that I have one. Can you pick him out? That’s my … Continue reading
Posted in Children, Family, Finding a Balance, Relationships, school, Sunny, Uncategorized
Tagged '12, 2012, children, family, fire alarm, graduate, graduation, high school, learning, love, memories, mistakes, mothering, parenting, read, reading, summer, teenagers
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Real Tears, by Carol Lynn Pearson
In honor of National Poetry Month, I decided to share some poetry with you. It’s not long, and it’s nothing they tried to make you read in high school, so you can go ahead and read it without that worry. … Continue reading
Posted in For You, Learning, Me Time, Sunny
Tagged April, Carol Lynn Pearson, learning, National Poetry Month, poem, poetry, read, Real Tears
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Helping Children Learn to Read
Do your kids love getting lost in a book? Like Janae, I have been asked many times what I have done to have my kids reading so early. Sure, I know kids who have read earlier. Ours have all been … Continue reading
Posted in Children, Learning, Sunny
Tagged book, children, early readers, early reading, emergent reader, emergent readers, gifts, learning, library, read, reading, sign language, Signing Time, skills, talents, teach, teaching
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Book Recommendation-
My Grandfather’s Blessings, by Rachel Remen
Today on my walk I was listening to Rachel Remen’s book My Grandfather’s Blessings. This is actually my second time through it because it is packed with nuggets of wisdom and thoughts that need reflection, more attention that I could … Continue reading
Posted in All Writers, Finding a Balance, For You, Goals, Hobbies, Relationships, Sunny
Tagged book, feelings, goals, gratitude, learning, love, My Grandfather's Blessings, others, Rachel Remen, read, self, service
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Would You Rather . . .
We have a picture book titled Would You Rather… by John Burningham. I don’t remember where we got this odd, large book, but as my kids have grown older, they still look at it and think about what their answers … Continue reading
Posted in Challenges, Children, Family, Finding a Balance, For You, Fun, Learning, Me Time, Relationships, Sunny
Tagged book, children, choices, decisions, learning, motherhood, parenting, read, reading, think, Would you rather . . .
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Exercise and Jane Eyre
As a parent, I’m all for being “in the moment.” But in reality, during most of our waking moments, we’d better be multitasking as much as possible. (I haven’t figured out how to do it during sleep, or I would. … Continue reading