With Easter quickly approaching, I want to share my top 10 Easter books as well as a few recent flops… In looking for Easter books (or any book for that matter), I look for ones that are well-written, beautifully illustrated, and give a clear message that supports what I want to communicate with my children. Oftentimes, finding […]
Inspired Learning
Rainy Day Reading
Incentive was high today to get through the basics quickly. It was raining and that is cause for celebrating here in the desert! Late morning, we piled into the car with our umbrellas in tow. As we headed out to the mountain range near our home to hike, the rain picked up. With the streets […]
Motivating – No One Size Fits All Solution
Potty training has to be my least favorite part of parenting. It is messy and stressful. And oh the pressure I felt from friends, the culture and myself. Ugh. After a couple of messy starts with my oldest, I waited until he was good and ready and then accomplished the feat of diapers-to-underwear, in a […]
Reading About Heroes of History and Faith: the Sower Series
Not only do we drink tea or eat popcorn while we read… We also love to draw and paint! This week served as a fresh reminder that busy hands, help encourage focused minds… As I mentioned last week, we are reading about Johannes Kepler. It is a pretty heady book, especially for the 4 and 6 […]
Teatime Talk and Popcorn Reading
Any other tea drinkers out there? Winter weather, even here in the Arizona desert, has a way of bringing out the teapots. In this B.O.Y. heavy house, I try every once in a while to help civilize them. My husband just rolls his eyes. I look at it as a way to not only prepare them for marriage […]
But WHY Shouldn’t We Look at the Sun?
I’m a ‘why’ person. That is probably one of the main reasons why I ended up studying biology in college. It is why I ended up with my research and teaching position while an undergrad. Ha, ask enough questions and they’ll invite you in to ask even more… I love to ask ‘why’. Now in the […]