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Nonfiction for Students 2007-03-17 12:21:00 When assessing whether or not a child "likes to read" I think that we often are evaluating whether or not they like to read novels. To be fair, I think that most bookworms are/were avid novel-readers as child. I know that this bookworm and the daughter bookworm certainly are. But is this really the hallmark of a "reader?" I've noticed when I volunteer at my daughter's school library that many Read more:Nonfiction
Read to Me 2007 Coming to a Close 2007-03-18 12:18:00 The official mission is coming to a close, but I hope that new habits have been borne and will continue into 2007. On Monday, the Mr. Linky will go up, and you can link up to your results. You don't have to cover all of these areas, but I would love to hear about
how the mission helped you actually read morethe changes you made in order to do thishow your attitudes and/or your children's Read more:Close
Instructing and Inspiring the Writer 2007-03-20 11:35:00 Last Spring, when I decided to further explore that little urge to write, I began to read and study books on writing. One philosophy is that if you read enough books on writing, you don't actually have to write, but I don't think that's my fixation. I find these books fascinating, probably for the same reason I love memoir: someone is sharing a passion with me from their point of view. Many Read more:Writer
Did You Read to Them? 2007-03-19 11:48:00 The month-long commitment is over.
Did it work? Did you enjoy it? Did the kid(s) enjoy it?
I gave some suggested topics in this post to cover in your final wrap-up that I am curious to read about, but the basic questions are how did you match up with your goals? If you didn't match up with your goals, did you at least do something? If you "failed," why? Is it still a goal you want to
They Asked, I Committed, We Read 2007-03-19 11:30:00 It worked, it worked!
My overall goal was simply to do that which I knew was important--to read more to the kids by overcoming my own selfish ideas for the use of my time. Committing to read, publicizing my commitment on my blog, and trying to change my mindset really has worked to change our reading habits. I hope that the change will stick and continue, and I think that it will, since it is Read more:Committed
Spring Reading Thing 2007-03-21 16:01:00 I like to read books in several genres, and often at the same time. I sort of have a master to-be-read list going, so I want to stick to that, with the exception that I would like to read at least one book that I find on someone else's list. I see SO many good books reviewed in the blogosphere, and then it just goes on that long master I-will-never-get-to-read list. So, I am going to take at Read more:Spring
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Free Books 2007-03-21 12:09:00 Here are a few tips I have up my sleeve for supporting my book-buying habit. I think that I will be especially glad for it after reading through the great to-be-read lists that will be posted beginning today for the Spring Reading Thing that Katrina is hosting.
Amazon Credit Card--I signed up for this several years ago. For every $2500 I spend, I get a $25 amazon gift certificate (and I get Read more:Books
Thank God for Grandparents 2007-03-22 12:45:00 I was in our local toy store, and the cashier (a man in his early 70's) was talking to a woman. He came back over to the check out lane where I was waiting and told me that he had known her forever. Their kids grew up together. He said that she was battling cancer right now for the third time, but she wasn't going to give up.
They had been talking about the toys that were on sale that week. Read more:Thank
Willing to be Made Willing 2007-03-23 16:41:00 A friend recently shared something that she had read about a woman who was struggling with a decision to enter into a particular Christian service. She told God, "I am not willing, but I am willing to be made willing." That is at the core of so many of our issues, isn't it? We think that we are right, and so we are unwilling to change: to listen to another opinion that might sway our thoughts Read more:Willing
What is a SAHM? 2006-12-04 03:01:00 Well, of course it's an acronym for stay-at-home mom. But what I'm really asking is who can call themselves one, and why do they claim the title? It seems to be one of the labels that floats around, and I think that with it comes a bit of a claim to superiority, "I love my children, so I am staying home with them." I know that most people wouldn't say that outright, so I think that sometimes
Groaning Pains 2007-03-25 14:31:00 When I was about fifteen years old, I went with my grandparents on one of our summer road trips in the trailer to Mount St. Helens. It had been six years since it had erupted, but the land had been left as is. No clean up, per se, except for fixing roads and that sort of thing. Trees lay askew, blown down by the power of the volcanic blast. Ash remained like drifts of snow after a blizzard. Read more:Pains
A Valley of Betrayal 2007-03-24 11:21:00 With that title, it sounds like I will be covering something sad and dramatic, doesn't it? No, no, it's just a day with one of the girls, author Tricia Goyer. I am hosting Tricia today for her blog tour for the first novel in her new series, A Valley
of Betrayal
. First, I will admit my stupidity. I had enjoyed the last novel in her World War II series that I read, Arms of Deliverance (click
The Perils of Friendship 2007-03-26 18:39:00 Make a new friend? Not only do you have to leave your home and venture into The Unknown, but what about the perils like germs and the possibility of being bitten? These are elements of friendship that you and I may have long forgotten, but if you are Scaredy Squirrel or a toddler who has been on the receiving end of a nip from a dog or a playmate, you know how real these dangers can be.
I had Read more:Friendship
Good Kids, Bad Habits 2007-03-25 20:34:00 I appreciated that Good Kids, Bad Habits
was full of information that we need to "raise healthy children" (as the subtitle suggests), and yet not full of guilt-inducing criticism. Dr. Jen writes practically, including the facts that we need to make our own decisions about creating a healthy growing environment for our kids (from birth to teens, although I would think that the target audience for
The Real Me 2006-07-14 13:43:00 Laura posted about being genuine on her blog and hoping that her readers would find her the same if they met her in real life. I would hope that's true, and although I don't try to portray myself in some "larger (and better) than life" fashion, I know that I come across differently on my blog (because my real life friends have told me so!).
My sister-in-law said that she liked my blog, and it
Tips for the Blogger 2006-07-12 13:00:00 Isn't the Blogosphere great? We get tips each Wednesday, we find people who are like us, and who we wish we were like, and what we think we are like. But there can be a lot of clutter. I am relatively new at reading and writing blogs, but I've figured out some tips that help me out. I'm sure that some are old hat, but I hope that you learn one new trick. If you have some other great tip or Read more:Blogger
For my Bliends 2006-07-08 04:24:00 I've heard the term "bleader" for blog reader. Today I began to think of you as my "bliends," blog friends.
I was listening to this CD, which I love, and thinking about transparency and friendship and so much more. I hope that this is an encouragement to you, because we have all been
weak and lost,
washed and freed,
stumbling and afraid,
lonely and dark,
overflowing with joy.
I don't know
My Gift is Wrapped 2006-05-31 14:51:00 I admitted before that I am a sucker for goodbyes. As I was turning on the TV so that my daughter could watch Cyberchase before heading off to school, it was tuned to NBC. Today is Katie Couric's last day on the Today show. It was the top of the hour when I turned on the TV, and Katie was saying a few words of goodbye, so I had to pause and listen. She began by quoting that "feeling gratitude and Read more:Wrapped
Quiet is a Virtue 2007-03-27 13:52:00 Laura exudes the quiet Here and Now. It comes through in each post that she writes, although she's pretty clever as well, proving that being quiet does not mean being boring. In this post she writes about making a commitment not to complain for 21 days. I was just thinking along these lines this weekend. I don't want to complain. I don't want to portray a sense of discontent or grouchiness, Read more:Quiet
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Fledgling 2006-12-01 18:44:00 The baby eagle tests his wings, staying close to mama bird until he's ready to fly.
n 1: any new participant in some activity [syn: newcomer, fledgeling, starter, neophyte, freshman, newbie, entrant] 2: young bird that has just fledged or become capable of flying
I think that we are potty training here. Kyle is 2 1/2. He has been showing signs of readiness for several months actually (and I
Righteous Anger? 2006-11-03 12:56:00 Sometimes my unbridled tongue comes out of nowhere, but sometimes it really feels warranted. I find myself wondering, "Is there such a thing as righteous anger?"
Recently Amanda did something, and I can't for the life of me remember what it was. But my response to her was something like, "Did any part of you think that would be a good idea?!?" I really do try to live up the standard of Jesus.
A Child's Obedience 2006-08-28 20:32:00 I found this great article by Elisabeth Elliot called A Child's Obedience
on Michelle's sidebar at This One's For the Girls (she's really a fount of information and that sidebar is a great overview of her parenting wisdom). It's short, and I highly recommend you checking it out. You can read it now. I'll wait.
The short article talks about training your young toddler to obey. It seems quite
Dull Knives 2006-08-11 17:44:00 Proverbs 27:17 As iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another.
I'm helping out with the kids this summer at our midweek church service. That night has always been a disaster, partially because it's been understaffed, and partially because of the inertia in the fact that it's always sort of been a free for all. My friend who is leading now has done a great job of giving them some structure Read more:Knives
Parenting in Philippians 2006-07-31 14:30:00 With my children I seek to obtain first time obedience. That's what I want, but that's not always what I expect. This is what you might hear in our household on any given day:
"Amanda, when you're finished with your lunch, put your plate in the sink."
Ten minutes later, after she's left the table and plopped down in front of the TV, or flipped open her latest read, "Amanda, I asked you to put Read more:Parenting
My Job Review 2006-07-02 20:35:00 If I had my job review based on my performance this week, I'd probably get a promotion. Wait--mothers don't have reviews, we don't get promoted, we can't retire, and we can't quit. But this was a good week.
This was Amanda's first week of summer. Yes, I think that school here in Connecticut went the latest in the whole country. Last summer, I had grand plans: themed weeks, weekly field trips,
The Marble Jar 2006-06-28 13:00:00 I'm once again joining in Works for Me Wednesday hosted by Shannon at Rocks in My Dryer. You can go over there each week and see links to many posts with great tips, or try to post one of your own next week. It's open to everyone.
I have figured out a way to give my 7 year old daughter incentive to do things routinely (without being reminded) and also encourage her to be extra helpful as well. Read more:Marble
Thankful for Coffee 2007-03-29 13:13:00 Each morning that I get the grind size and the amount of water just right to make a perfect pot of coffee, and manage to get the perfect amount of half and half into the cup, when I take that first sip of the first cup of the day, something hits me. I will often as not speak aloud: Thank You for coffee (because I am the only one up and no one will think twice of it--they probably wouldn't think Read more:Thankful
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Happy Bloggiversary to Me 2007-03-28 13:51:00 When Amanda was one, I sent out an invitation to my neighbors inviting them to a backyard barbecue, in honor of them for helping us make it to that point. That's how I feel about making one year in the blogosphere as well. There are many blogs that come and go, but passing that one year mark is something. I would never have done it without the great blogging community who encourage me as I Read more:Happy
God Has Heard 2007-03-28 13:26:00 Do you worry about your child?
Do you trust God do take care of your child?
Is there a Biblical example that we can follow?
Click over to Faithlifts to read my post addressing these questions today: Read more:Heard
This and That--Announcements and Updates 2007-03-30 16:41:00 Check out Buy a Friend a Book Week. I'll send you my address if you need it, friend. . . .
I loved reading all of your kind thoughts and results pertaining to the Read to Me mission. I'm glad that even if you didn't meet your goals, that you made an effort, and plan on continuing in that vein. I did give out some prizes, as promised and the winners are. . .
Baseballs and Bows has been sent
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