When my oldest child was a toddler, my husband and I moved to Hawaii to live with my grandparents. We helped my grandmother out…
When my oldest child was a toddler, my husband and I moved to Hawaii to live with my grandparents. We helped my grandmother out…
Lately, I have found that my kids are very drawn to stories and books about community. With the loss of some community in their…
Ever since I started this blog, I’ve been thinking of featuring some version of the story of “The Little Red Hen”. This story is…
I am a morning person. I love to be up before anyone else enjoying the morning sun (or the chilly dark in winter), getting…
I meant to write this post sometime in February or March, traditionally the beginning of maple syrup production in North America. However, like many…
We have had a very snowy winter here in Colorado. There are flurries of snowflakes blowing outside the window as I sit here writing…
When my kids were preschool aged, there were only a few books that I could count on to keep their attention when I needed…
Wintercake by Lynne Rae Perkins is a heartwarming story about two woodland friends who set out to make a wintercake. When Thomas discovers that…
My sister introduced me to Sharing the Bread by Pat Zietlow Miller a few years ago. It is one of her family’s favorite Thanksgiving…
My family didn’t really celebrate Halloween much when I was growing up. We would wear costumes to school and have a party there, but…