Danny has wanted to take a vacation at the beach since I moved to Virginia 11 years ago. Since my family is in Michigan area, our vacations inevitably take place someplace to the North West. Danny’s long wait is about to come to an end. We are headed to Myrtle Beach on Memorial Day and [...]
#25 ~ March
23 May By 2 Comments
March by Geraldine Brooks I have loved Little Women for as long as the first time I picked the book up to read it. My parents gave me a beautiful set of Louisa May Alcott‘s books for Christmas one year. Those books remain my most treasured gift from them (I ought to let them know). [...]
The Big 3-0 = A Free Book for You
22 May By 6 Comments
I created 52 Books or Bust as a way to document the challenge I gave to myself to read a book a week this year. Along the way, I’ve made up only two rules for myself: I won’t use quick reads to bump up my numbers (I’ve actually read three of Janet Evanovich’s books [...]
Reading in the Workplace
15 May By Leave a Comment
I often use my breaks and lunch hours to read. Being a mother with young children, this can be some of the only uninterupted time I have to read each day. I don’t like read at my desk, so I usually take a seat in the kitchen at times when it is less likely that a co-worker [...]
When Encouraging Reading Brings Up Parenting Issues
8 May By 9 Comments
I love to read and hope that one day my daughters will as well. While reading to them this weekend, I encounter text that negatively mentioned adoption. My oldest daughter was domestically adopted at birth. Here is what happened to me over the weekend… Every Saturday morning we have a young woman come to the house to [...]
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