On Political Correctness and Learning the Language of Love
On Political Correctness and Learning the Language of Love Today was Halloween, and Halloween is now a holiday, like many others, that brings up the subject of political correctness. Some…
Penny, Seventh Grade
Everyone told me that seventh grade is just the worst. The nadir of self-consciousness and social awkwardness and everything horrible about tween-dom. And it may turn out to be…
What Our Summer Vacation Taught Me
Over the summer we took a family vacation in Europe. It was a wonderful trip where we met up with old friends in a simple cottage on the coast of…
New Rules For Screen Time Pt. 2
I mentioned a while back that I wanted to revise our family's policies regarding screen time in response to a podcast I heard with Heather McFadyen and Andy Crouch. In…
New Rules For Screen Time Pt. 1
When I was a kid, we spent two weeks at my grandparent's beach house every summer. It was a simple cottage with painted wooden floors and sheets and blankets…
Thoughts from May 7-11, 2018
Once a week I compile the short reflections I've offered on my Facebook Author Page into one blogpost. If you benefit from these thoughts, please pass them along to your…
Thoughts from April 23-27, 2018
Once a week I compile the reflections I’ve offered on Facebook into one blogpost. Here are the thoughts from the past five days: Monday, April 23, 2018 Do you ever…
Thoughts from April 16-20, 2018
Once a week I compile the reflections I’ve offered on Facebook into one blogpost. Here are the thoughts from the past five days: Monday, April 16, 2018 Such a wonderful…
Eight Ideas to Help Your Child Develop a Love of Reading
Here are 8 ideas for how to help your child enjoy reading more than they do right now. (Lots of people asked me how Penny became such a strong…
A Serious Pleasure: Free Ebook with 30 Book Recommendations to Read with Your Children
"Don't think you need to become a bookworm in order to enjoy these books or this time with your kids. Just read, a little bit, and…
