I had two sets of goals this year: personal and writing. Here is a mid-year check in on the goals — what is working, what isn’t working, what I’ve already accomplished, and what it getting abandoned. Finish house projects: kitchen, living room, office/cubbie, master bath: phase 1 Two rounds of whole 30: January, October Get piano Buy more plants 12 Family Selfies… Read More
Around Here: June
Around here, I think we’re finally settling into summer. The kids are finally not waking up before 8 AM, and I’m getting a couple hours of work done before they get up. I’m getting into a groove of working/not working — and I’m not going lie. Not working every day is a little weird (and I’ll probably get used to… Read More
In Review: Song of Leira
Note: This review contains affiliate links. Confession time. I generally don’t read high fantasy. I preface that because I’m about to highly recommend a fantasy novel (series really), and if I do that, you know it has to be that good. Song of Leira is the third (and final) book in Gillian Bronte Adams’ Songkeeper Chronicles. It’s one of those series that… Read More
Spotlight: God Bless America: The Story of an Immigrant Named Irving Berlin
Title: GOD BLESS AMERICA: THE STORY OF AN IMMIGRANT NAMED IRVING BERLIN Author: Adah Nuchi, Rob Polivka (Illustrations) Pub. Date: June 5, 2018 Publisher: Disney-Hyperion Formats: Hardcover, eBook Pages: 40 Find it: Goodreads, Amazon, B&N, iBooks, TBD An inspiring portrait of an immigrant and the gift he gave his new home. Persecuted as Jews, Izzy Baline and his family emigrated from Russia to New York, where he fell in love with… Read More
In Review: The Penderwicks at Last
This post contains a couple affiliate links — basically meaning if you click on a link and purchase something, I get just a little bit of commission (it helps to, just a little, fund my book addiction…) Thanks to the publisher and Rockstar Book Tours, I received a copy of this book free of charge in exchange for an honest… Read More
In Review: Falling for You
This post contains a couple affiliate links — basically meaning if you click on a link and purchase something, I get just a little bit of commission (it helps to, just a little, fund my book addiction…) Thanks to Bethany House Publisher, Becky Wade, and Prism Book Tours, I received a copy of this book free of charge in exchange… Read More
In Review: Listen Up
I have always enjoyed Marty Machowski’s books. Listen Up: 10 Minute Family Devotions on the Parables is no exception. This book is perfect for the family that wants to dig a little deeper than just reading a Bible story each day. Each week begins with an activity to complete that will make the parables come alive (for example on week one… Read More
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