I love to read my own books, as much as I love reading to my kids, so I thought I would write another post sharing some of my favorite books. With holidays and breaks around the corner, it's always nice to have some good books to look forward to reading. Some of the books I'm sharing today are newly-discovered, and some are age-old classics, but I hope you'll at least find a few to add to your list. 15 Favorite Books for Your Fall Reading List Top Romantic Books Lovely War, by Julie ...
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Children’s Books About Choices & Consequences
The last few weeks I've been sharing some resources for the schoolwork we'll be doing at home, and some favorite books, as well. This is my first year sending a little one to school. She absolutely loves it, but it's been a hard adjustment. More than anything it's hard to have her developing so many social relationships without me nearby. I feel like it's such an important skill for her to be developing, but it's also hard to be losing that control, as a parent. I've found that books are some of ...
20 Favorite Children’s Books with Diverse Characters
Teaching my children about other cultures and the importance of diversity in our world has always been important to me. The past few months, I've been even more focused on these topics and on finding good children's books to read with them. Here I'm sharing 20 of our favorite children's books with diverse characters and cultures. Reading books about historical events and heroes who have fought for equality is a great way to introduce heavy and difficult topics to little ones. It is equally ...
French Toast with Homemade Bread
As a family, we love breakfast foods; we love brunch we love breakfast for dinner! These are just some of our favorite foods. I've made french toast often, but this Father's Day was my first attempt at making french toast with homemade bread. Let's just say, I honestly felt like it was Kneader's-quality french toast. It was so good! What better way to celebrate the incredible dad that Kurt is, than with a delicious breakfast in bed. I just wanted to share some additional info about the ...
3 Simple Steps for Creating a Living Trust & Will
*For full disclosure, this post is sponsored and includes affiliate links. If you're anything like me, seeing the words "Trust" and "Will", immediately invoke feelings of guilt and anxiety. I feel guilty, because, as a mother, this is something I've always known I needed to do; however, the complexity, expense, and overall lack of understanding has lead to the "I don't even know where to start" anxiety. If you've felt all these feelings too, then I've got some great news for you! Creating ...
16 Books for Your Summer Reading List 2020
I love books and I love to read! I have been so nervous to put together a book list, because it's intimidating and lot of work. Once I got started on it though, I had so much fun putting it together. I hope you've read a few of these, or will give them a try; but most importantly, I hope you enjoy what I've put together! I'll split the books up into a few different categories, so you can skip to topics that interest you. Romance Books 1. Persuasion, by Jane Austen Personally, this is ...