Life is taking a toll on everyone nowadays. So the experts tell us to handle all the stress by being more self-aware. They say slow down. Take care of yourself first, then you will have more stamina to help care for others. Sounds pretty good and then you read...
Elizabeth George Speare not only wrote The Sign of the Beaver, but also another book that many girls, including me, have loved reading during elementary and middle grades, The Witch of Blackbird Pond. I bought The Sign of the Beaver when my son was young, and we...
I chose a new book to review for this blog in which the heroine was a fourth grader. It seemed a sweet book about a little girl who loved books and her favorite place to escape was the school library. Wonderful! Right? But, as I read, I began to have red flags...
My letter board. My word for 2021 was NEW. In the last few years, instead of making resolutions, it has become popular to come up with a word, phrase, or verse for the year. A lot hangs in the balance as you look for this word, because it represents your hopes and...
"A man shall not be established by wickedness: but the root of the righteous shall not be moved." Proverbs 12:3 "But if some of the branches were broken off, and you, although a wild olive shoot, were grafted in among the others and now share in the nourishing root...