We live in the country, so I get to avoid this purchasing thing altogether!
However, I do struggle with having it in the house and the consequent sugar high...and the constant begging for candy...and the -- well, you know how it is with little kids.
I'm a sucker for scrawled crayon drawings and grade school water colors. This is just a little spot where you can scan and share your kids' art projects.
Oh yes, I dearly love a good book club! I belonged to one at the library for many years, and was exposed to books and authors I would have never "met" otherwise. Then, after grad school, a group of us stayed together and read some books together.
I…
Hi Sarah. I get in some good reading everyday by designating "quiet time" for my kiddos. My 6 yr old can read, write, or color, so long as it's quiet... I put the 2 yr old down for a nap while I sit with her and nurse my 9 month old. I either take a…
Lisa, I don't travel lightly either. :) Though I blame having small children for much of that, the fact of the matter is that I am dreadfully bogged down by attachment to things of this world. Do I rely on God enough?
No.
But by His grace I'm gett…
I read before bed, and some days I admit I look forward to spending time with my latest book before sleeping, after all the business of motherhood is done.
Because I review Catholic books, I can justify my time that I'm working (even though most tim…
I never, ever leave the house without a book. Anytime I have a few minutes, my face is in it. I read while waiting in line at the grocery store, while waiting to pick up the kids and during the last few minutes of the workday while I'm waiting to pu…