I suppose it might be a bit early to write about Christmas shopping and gift giving, but the stores and advertisements are already beginning to point in this direction. My post has to do with thinking ahead rather than shopping. … Continue reading →
Halloween has become a somewhat controversial holiday. As a matter of fact, some readers are probably bristling right now because I just called it a holiday. I have mixed emotions about it. I know Halloween’s background is dark. But I … Continue reading →
Sometimes finding parent-approved, child-desired book for Christian kids can be a challenge. Great book are out there, but it can take a list of strategies to find just the right ones. No one wants to buy a book just to … Continue reading →
It’s tough to imagine when our children are little and so needy that there will ever come a day when they aren’t begging for our attention. But it happens faster than blinking your eye. Before you know it, the little … Continue reading →
Today’s interview with New England based, Margaret*. Margaret is a teacher and is married to a painter. She has been doing foster care for seven years now, including long term, short term, respite and emergency care placements and is also … Continue reading →
“TO – om! Come HOME Tom!” I can hear the opening lines today, more than eighty years after my mama read the book Tom Sawyer to us when we were kids. I loved to hear her read and wished she would read … Continue reading →