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Again and Again Review
Creative God Colorful Us by Trillia Newbell This is such a timely and wonderful resource for any family. With all the talk of racial...

Valerie
Mar 29, 20212 min read


Are You Ready??
I can’t believe it’s time to tell you what I’ve been working on. To tell you what you can bring in to your home come September/October....

Valerie
Mar 22, 20211 min read


Test to Testimony
How many of you read or watched the Hunger Games series? Well let’s think back to the moment Katniss and Peeta first get lifted into the...

Valerie
Mar 15, 20214 min read


Why do we read the Old Testament?
At one point in my life, I asked the question above. And I’ve heard the question from my own kiddos a couple times. How is circumcision,...

Valerie
Mar 7, 20212 min read


The Things Kids Say
Did you ever see the show, Kids say the Darndest Things? It has been a show rebooted several times, originally hosted by Art Linkeletter, an

Valerie
Mar 1, 20213 min read


Again and Again Review
This month we're taking a look at MJ Thomas The Hidden Scrolls Series The Secret of the Hidden Scrolls series follows siblings Peter and...

Valerie
Feb 22, 20211 min read


Wrestling with Myself
It’s a good thing people in their twenties don’t listen to anyone older than themselves. Why? Well, if twenty-year olds actually listened...

Valerie
Feb 14, 20212 min read


The Art of Being Bored
I know as parents we’ve heard this phrase a million times. The ‘I’m bored’ phrase can almost be as bad as nails on a chalk board. But you...

Valerie
Feb 8, 20212 min read


What Creativity Isn't
Creativity isn’t what we think it is "Oh, I'm just not a creative person." or "Wow, you're so creative", are two extremes I seem to hear...

Valerie
Feb 1, 20212 min read


Again and Again Reviews
I’ve noticed a trend in children’s books where the last sentence contains the word Again. Which leads to the child listening to say again a

Valerie
Jan 25, 20212 min read


Goals and Plans
Okay, in truth I am afraid to write this blog post. Because if I put my plan out there in the cyber-void, I might be expected to follow...

Valerie
Jan 18, 20211 min read


Three Steps to Eat an Elephant
This time of year, is always exciting. Oh, sure Christmas is exciting, but there is something intoxicating about a fresh start and a new...

Valerie
Jan 11, 20213 min read


Why Resolutions Don't Work
Happy New Year Yall! We survived 2020!! That alone is something to celebrate. It is that time of year to look ahead and make some goals....

Valerie
Jan 4, 20213 min read


2020 In Review
I think we can all say that 2020 has been a Bingo Game of catastrophes. Fires, Murder Hornets, Double Hurricanes, Pandemic, everyone is...

Valerie
Dec 28, 20202 min read


A Box for Christmas
a Poem by Valerie Fentress We snuck downstairs In the hush of night With boxes and teddy bears Packaged up just right We tucked them...

Valerie
Dec 21, 20202 min read


Prepping for Christmas
Christmas season is officially here. Excitement is everywhere, trees are up, and the busy buying season is underway. In all the hustle...

Valerie
Dec 14, 20203 min read


The Christmas Book Challenge
Are your Christmas decorations up yet? There seem to be two camps those that put decorations up the day after Thanksgiving, and those...

Valerie
Dec 7, 20202 min read


Nanowri-WHOA!
It has been both the longest and shortest month ever, and I am choosing to be proud and thankful for what I’ve accomplished.

Valerie
Nov 30, 20202 min read


Don't Forget Thanksgiving
At the heart of Thanksgiving is humility and God. Neither of which are very welcomed in our culture now a days.

Valerie
Nov 23, 20203 min read


Reading and beyond...
Books create warm emotional bonds between adults and kids when they read books together.

Valerie
Nov 16, 20203 min read
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