The pool and the library are my favorite places to be in the summer. It is tempting to lazily avoid activity and learning when long summer days …
walking on water
A few months ago, I wrote a children's book. I am working on a non-fiction book based on this blog. I have begun contacting literary …
Ten Great Non-Fiction Reads
Books can be dangerous. The best ones should be labeled "This could change your life." ~Helen ExleyOur house is a book ranch. We have …
laura’s burnt toast
I read an article interviewing Gallup CEO Jim Clifton about the job market the other day. One thought from the article has stuck in my head: …
top ten favorite picture books
In college I took a children's literature class. When we talked end papers, illustrators, and poetry, I fell in love with children's picture …
the heart and the bottle
This is the new book on my list of favorite fiction books. The Heart and the Bottle by Oliver Jeffers. I swooned when I read it.It is very …
the value of words
Books are so valuable. The ideas, thoughts, and dreams of whole generations are inside the covers. To read is to learn, to learn is to grow. …
God bless Pa and the Sabbath
I am going to brag for a second. Please forgive me. I know it's horribly prideful, but there is something I am so grateful for and I think it is so …
