We hope to make summer fun for our kiddoes, and we hope to build special moments and memories with them. At the same time, we want to encourage reading fluency and help prepare them for the next educational year. One… Continue reading

I do believe that almost all of us can fit in a few minutes of reading with our kiddoes a day. We just have to believe it’s important and make it a priority. We all juggle a lot of things… Continue reading

As I’m thinking about summer reading ideas for our young kiddoes, I keep going back to my own childhood summers. Daily life really was simpler and slower. My brother and I literally had to choose ONE HOUR a day of… Continue reading

These two concepts have taken on an entirely new meaning for me in “retirement” —which has been incredibly busy. Life really hasn’t slowed down, but I personally am learning to slow down. Learning being the key word here. As a… Continue reading

A few months back, I wrote a blog titled “Incorporate (your idea of) Good Music” and talked about music and reading both being good for the soul.   I also shared ideas about using music during reading time, often instrumental music. … Continue reading

We know it’s important to read to our children and we know that it is also good for us as adults.   “Good” may be an understatement though.  Taking time to read can literally change brain function.  Yes, it is one… Continue reading

Why is reading to our little ones so important, and do we really need to start when they are babies? You decide!  Following are some of benefits of why we should promote reading.  I’m going to focus on these benefits… Continue reading

Yes, there is a song by this title by Lauren Daigle that I have listened to 100 times, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sIaT8Jl2zpI;  it is simply beautiful.  That song probably influenced this BLOG title, but there is a totally different intention behind it. This… Continue reading

Christmas is upon us!  It’s time to celebrate the birth of our Savior.  All of the “other stuff” really doesn’t matter.  I decided years ago to focus on Christ and gradually let the hustle and bustle go. The main thing… Continue reading

An author creates a TONE within his or her story, based on the purpose of the book.    Some authors write mysteries of intrigue to keep us guessing, other write to inspire and give hope, and other write simply to entertain… Continue reading

POUR OUT YOUR HEART LIKE WATER BEORE THE FACE OF THE LORD.  LIFT YOUR HANDS TOWARD HIM FOR THE LIFE OF YOUR YOUNG CHILRDEN~ Lamentations 2:19 I don’t even recall how I found out about her (it may have been… Continue reading

Our little ones may have lots of ideas and thoughts spiraling through their minds, thoughts that we may not even be aware of.   Reading together is important and impactful, but sometimes taking the role of the author can be revealing… Continue reading