So this one isn’t technically a holiday read but the wintry vibes and the sweet themes of neighborly generosity and tender father/son relationship make it a top contenedor in my book. And Gary D. Schmidt is a co-author. Need I say more? 📖🤓 It
Afternoon exhale: 💫 New to us Christmas books (including a Patricia Polacco one!) 💫 Matcha lattes 💫Catching that waning winter light The Advent season is always a tension of 'all the things' whilst simultaneously craving 'all the still'. Holdin
So much wisdom here, I can’t do it justice, but these words seemed especially fitting as for my family, as gratitude and grief collide and co-mingle today. ✨ “Even a wounded world is feeding us. Even a wounded world holds us, giving us m
Sometimes anticipating a read is as exciting to me as reading it...I know you bookworms out there understand exactly what I'm talking about! 🤓 So I'm going ahead and introducing bookticipation as a THING. Here are ones that I'm looking forward to re
How do you get through so many read-alouds with your kids? How do they sit still chapter after chapter? That's probably one of the top questions I receive each time I post about reading aloud. If you have been for a while, you are probably aware of a
I’ve always said that books come at the right time in one’s life and these were no exception. I had Remarkably Bright Creatures on hold for months and it finally came in last week. I try not to read reviews in depth before I myself get in
'Set your heart on pilgrimage'. It's the last thing I expected to hear at a women's retreat on Psalm 23 this past weekend...especially in regards to the Valley of Baca, which in scripture refers to the valley of grief, of lament and weeping. But it's
Iced coffee and al fresco reading on this warm late Michigan October day 🍂📖 Wrapped up Horse and highly recommend it! I’ve loved Geraldine Brooks since Year of Wonder and Horse didn’t disappoint. I went into this not knowing much about
We’ve been deep in Asia these past months and our reading reflects it! We finished up A Single Shard (12th century Korea setting) last month and are currently reading Bronze & Sunflower (China). My oldest (13) read Brother’s Keeper-a
I know I haven't been around here much, and I hate writing these words because they just make the horrible reality sink in all the more: earlier this month my beautiful 24 year old niece lost her battle with mental illness. My sister and brother in l
Fiction, memoir, biography and nonfiction. September was a reminder of how much I love to read across genres! While some genres will always come more naturally to me, reading widely challenges me and it starts such great talking points with the kids