This Moment: April 17
by Stacey
“I am going to try to pay attention to the spring. I am going to look around at all the flowers, and look up at the hectic trees. I am going to close my eyes and listen.” -Anne Lamott
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Happy Ninth Birthday Katherine
by Stacey
Katherine often asks to hear her birth story. When I tell it, I think her favorite part is that I went in for a regular doctor’s appointment, two weeks before her due date, and came home two days later with a baby. I think she likes the element of surprise. Somehow, I feel equally surprised […]
Read moreNew-to-Me Authors
by Stacey
There are thousands upon thousands of books published each year. Therefore, I don’t know why I am surprised every single time when I find amazing new authors but I am. Recently, I stumbled upon two authors that are just genius that I want more and more people to know about. Carin Berger commented on my […]
Read moreLet The Readers Choose
by Stacey
This summer I am teaching a class through The Writers Circle called “A Reader’s Writing Club.” The goal of the class is to connect children as readers and writers and to help them learn from each other through discussion and from both art forms. A writer must read and a reader should write, or so […]
Read moreApril Love: My Favorite Color (or colors!)
by Stacey
I always have a hard time choosing my favorite color. Sometimes I say blue. Sometimes pink. Sometimes orange. Luckily this picture from our trip last week allowed me to use one picture to fit today’s ‘favorite color’ prompt.
Read moreApril Love: Shadows
by Stacey
We traveled to Clearwater, Florida last week and the sunsets were truly spectacular. And then I read the best quote ever about sunsets… “There’s a sunrise and sunset every day, and you can choose to be there for it. You can put yourself in the way of beauty.” – Cheryl Strayed Here are some of […]
Read moreApril Love: An Inspiring Quote
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April Love: My Favorite Flowers
by Stacey
Today I’m continuing on with Susannah Conway’s April Love. Today’s prompt: My Favorite Flowers For a long time, my favorite flowers were tulips. Yellow especially. I was really disappointed when I realized that I would not be able to carry tulips in our wedding. Turns out when it is June in New England there just […]
Read moreApril Love: My Morning View
by Stacey
I love anything that Susannah Conway does from her journaling class to her August Break series to her Blogging from the Heart classes. When I read that she was kicking off a new series called April Love, I did a little happy dance. I can’t wait to see what she brings to us this month. […]
Read morePicture Book Favorites: March Edition
by Stacey
I usually post about picture books at least once a month and often twice but somehow I haven’t written about our latest favorites since early February. I don’t know exactly what this winter did my productivity but it was nothing good I can tell you that! I’m still not sure that spring is on it’s way […]
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