I love the internet. Twice in the past week, I have posted pictures of my sick little ones and almost immediately, I’ve gotten tons of messages wishing them well. And then today, I was reminded of how great the internet is for making connections with fellow readers. Sure people asked how Caroline was doing when […]
Read moreWhen Sally at my favorite children’s book store, Books, Bytes and Beyond, told me there was a book I had to read, I bought it immediately. Sally has never steered me wrong. But I was not totally convinced this time. The book she gave me was Endangered by Eliot Schrefer. A book about a young […]
Read moreC. Christopher Smith of the Huffington Post has issued readers a hefty challenge. He proposes that for every current book you read, you read a classic. Pause for heavy sighing… As I read on in to his post, however, I felt a bit better. Smith quotes John Ruskin who says, ” “All books are divisible into […]
Read moreThe other day, as a stood in the kitchen, I wondered why the girls were being so quiet. And so I walked in a beautiful discovery. Katherine was reading a book on her own for the very first time. Well, maybe not the first time… I was just looking through old blog posts and I […]
Read more“If you want to ask yourself one question each night that would be the best barometer of how well you’ve parented that day, use this one: If my child had only my actions to watch today, what would he have learned? Your honest answer will be your signal as to what behavior you should consciously […]
Read moreI love turning the calendar to January for a number of reasons. I love the feeling of a fresh start, the excuse to look through pictures and to think back on the year that has passed. And I love Cybils season. This will be my third year with the Cybils and my second year as […]
Read more* Image: Nishant Choksi I spent the holidays pouring over new books and old. My Christmas gifts consisted primarily of books, both the real kind and a new Kindle Paperwhite so I can read outside and in the dark. And my list of Best Books of 2012 just kept growing and growing. Check out this great […]
Read more*Image courtesy of Elisa Kleven In place of resolutions this year, I have chosen a word. Peace. As I thought about what my word would be, the word peace jumped immediately to mind but I wasn’t sure why. I knew I want to see, live and know peace in the world and in myself but […]
Read moreThe blogosphere has been quiet this week. Blogs have observed moments of silence and the tragedy in Sandy Hook is all anyone can write about. Cooking blogs, decorating blogs, mommy blogs, children’s lit blogs. They are all filled with thoughts, prayers and memories. It is hard for me to transition from it. I sat down […]
Read moreSource: zulily.com via Vicki on Pinterest Last evening, I received an e-mail from Caroline’s fourth grade teacher that brought a new round of tears to my eyes.With each correspondence from the girl’s school I am more and more impressed with how beautifully they are handling the tragedy in Newtown with our children. Caroline’s teacher […]
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