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  • A Picture Really is Worth a Thousand Words

    This title may sound contradictory to what I’m trying to do with this post!  The purpose of this weekly BLOG is to provide ideas of how we can use BOOKS to help our kids!– reading books- but please keep going,… Continue reading

  • Bring Back a Book (from “vacay”)

    Summer has arrived and here in NC, many of us hope to spend a bit of time at the beach or on vacation.  Many of you may call this “the shore”- same thing- we like the whole vibe of those… Continue reading

  • Create an Alternate Ending

    We have favorite stories and hopefully, they’re not all from movies….right?  Hopefully, we have lots of favorite BOOKS that we share with our littles! An idea to initiate conversations and to spark creativity is to challenge our kids to create… Continue reading

  • A Holy Christmas Eve

    Christmas Eve at Weddington Church Christmas Eve may be my favorite night of the year.   My parents and grandparents always made it so memorable. We had many family traditions on this night growing up in Indiana. December in Indiana was… Continue reading

  • 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