Jan 13, 2011 Posted by sweetie

Read Aloud Thursday – in the kitchen

My children love to help out in the kitchen. I have a couple of kiddos who have moved beyond the helping stage and can work solo in the kitchen. A couple of years ago I gave them this cookbook: The girls read it often as if it were a novel. Imagine my delight when i stumbled across this book at the library: A picture book about Fannie Farmer and how she began her culinary teaching. She comes to work for... read more

Jan 10, 2011 Posted by sweetie

Lady in Waiting

I recently had the opportunity to read Lady in Waiting by Susan Meissner. Mrs. Meissner is a new to me author and I couldn’t wait to see how the story would unfold. In Lady in Waiting we get to journey with two women in two different time periods. We meet Jane, who content in her marriage, is shocked when her husbands suddenly leaves her. As Jane is dealing with this emotional trauma, she discovers... read more

Dec 30, 2010 Posted by sweetie

Radical

Radical: Taking Back Your Faith From the American Dream by: David Platt 219 pages http://www.waterbrookmultnomah.com/ ISBN: 978-1-60142-221-7 Several of my friends have read Radical by David Platt over the past few months. At first I had little interest in jumping on the “latest Christian change your life” bandwagon. Water-downed, shallow change your life books aren’t quite worthy of my... read more

Oct 18, 2010 Posted by sweetie

The table has turned..

Last week when we were at the library I stumbled across this cute little book and brought it home: Cute, yes? I knew as soon as I saw it that Hannah would love it. Tonight, the big kiddos were all busy and it was just the little kiddos and me. Hannah rounded up a few books and asked if I could read. I almost said no. Tsk, tsk. My head hurt, my nose was stuffy and I was tired. Thankfully, the Lord... read more

Sep 13, 2010 Posted by sweetie

A cute little find…

We made a trip to our library this past week. Before I help the big kiddos on their quest for quality literature, I take a bit of time to find a few books for my younger crew. I love a good picture book and sometimes you can find a treasure hidden on the shelves. I think I found one. Deep, thought provoking literature? Um, no. A fun book to share with the kiddos and have some giggles? Yes! I mean who can... read more