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Think Upon These Things
(edited) “Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable–if anything is excellent or praiseworthy–think about such things” Philippians 4:8. Let’s just face it. There is a battle for our… Continue reading
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Numbering Our Days
“Teach us to number our days aright, that we may gain a heart of wisdom” Psalm 90:12. A constant challenge in most of our lives is how to spend our time….wisely. WISELY is the challenge. We all have the same… Continue reading
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Teach Them to Pray
Was there ever a more urgent time? I’ve been a believer for almost 50 years, but my prayer life has never been more active than this past year. I’m not bragging; I’ve needed God like never before- this is actually… Continue reading
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About Books and Kingdom Business
This term has had quite the impact on me and I keep hearing it in the Tuesday Teachings I participate in with HopeWriters; we are in the “Kingdom Business” as Christians. It’s a simple phrase but can affect everything about… Continue reading
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Utilize the Senses
Remember learning about the five senses?- sight, sound, touch, taste and smell? We definitely take them for granted as adults, but if we have little ones in our lives, we are naturally focusing on these senses frequently. As we plan… Continue reading
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Books and Beginnings
September is around the weekly corner. Even for us Nanas, there is anticipation of new beginnings at this time of year. It’s not the beginning of an actual “new year” but it’s certainly the beginning of much activity if there… Continue reading
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Consider the Season
I appreciate and look forward to the changing seasons of the year. I’ve learned that there are certainly seasons of life as well, but the annual and regular seasons of the year that we call spring, summer, fall, and winter… Continue reading
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Recognizing Rhymes!
It’s such a simple strategy that we can use early on- and it helps wire the brain for more complex strategies as future readers: leaving out key words as we read to our littles. It works. It work for both… Continue reading
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Give Yourself Grace
Okay, so there are days when we just won’t be able to sit down and read a book with the kids. There are days that just don’t seem to hold enough minutes. I remember. There are days when we’re just… Continue reading
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The Value of Village
It may be one of the things we long for most in life, companionship. We long to be loved by others and to love; this is the way we are designed. Rarely will we find a good book, for children… Continue reading
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Begin with BOOKS!
Summer is upon us and all kinds of family adventures await. When our kiddoes are young, we have to consider what will be realistically “fun” and what will be, well, just too much work! There are all kinds of manageable… Continue reading
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Books and Backwards
A dear friend gave me a beautiful book by Colleen Chao after the sudden passing of my hubby, In the Hands of a Fiercely Tender God. The focus of the book is how we can find joy and hope, even… Continue reading
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What Doesn’t Dolly Do?
LINK to register for IMAGINATION LIBRARY When our first grandson was born, my lovely DIL Ashley told us about Dolly Parton’s Library. At first, I felt guilty about signing up, knowing that we had ample access to books and libraries.… Continue reading
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Building Book Interaction
We know as parents and grandparents that reading to our kiddoes is good for them, and even good for us. But, sometimes we just can’t seem to get our kids to stay focused as we try to complete a story.… Continue reading
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Holy Week at Home
The Days of Holy Week and What They Mean, JerseyCatholic.com PALM SUNDAY: on this day, Christians commemorate Jesus’ ‘triumphal entry’ into Jerusalem where the Gospels tell us He was greeted with crowds waving palm branches and crying “Hosanna! Blessed is the… Continue reading
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More of Me
I’ve noticed something when I am with my daughter and her husband, and it makes me very happy. When the work day ends, and they pick up their litte guy, the phones are put to the side. They are choosing… Continue reading
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The Best of Loves
We experience love in various ways. With today being Valentine’s Day, it’s a day to focus on those we love. I’ll have to admit, this is a tough day for me personally as it’s my first Valentine’s Day without my husband in… Continue reading
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Learning from Teaching
During my time teaching in public school, I spent many years teaching Ancient World History. There were five basic themes within our history curriculum: culture, history, economics, geograhy, and human-environmental interaction. Honesty, I absolutely loved what I taught. Why? Well, because the curriculum was interesting!… Continue reading
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Winter Weeding
When I was initially thinking of a title for this week’s blog, I thought of “Winter Weading” with weading implying reading. Our son used to say W for R when he was a little guy, so cute. Then I thought, well maybe… Continue reading
Nina Wheeling 