by Marissa | May 8, 2011 | Aneliese, Cecily, Image-Update, Parenting, reading/literacy, Uncategorised
Once during a search for some good children’s books I came across a book blog by Simple Mom that begins with this quote by CS Lewis, “No book is really worth reading at the age of ten which is not equally worth reading at the age of fifty.” I agree, mostly. I have...
by Marissa | May 5, 2011 | Home, Image-Update, Life, Parenting, Uncategorised
Now I know that many of these suggestions seem obvious and may have some of you shaking your heads wondering why I have even spent time sharing them and maybe that is true. But some of them didn’t occur to me right away; I either learned them the hard way (4, 6,...
by Marissa | May 4, 2011 | Image-Update, Life, Parenting, Uncategorised
I had always planned on having lots and lots of books in our house for our kids to read. For baby gifts or birthday gifts if I am asked, I usually say books or art supplies. I still like having books that we own, but as we have began trying to live more simply and...
by Marissa | Apr 26, 2011 | Image-Update, Life, Parenting, Uncategorised
I have always loved to read. Well mostly, I think that I actually disliked it when my mom first started teaching me. But, I remember very clearly the day that I learned to love it. I was reading to my mom and struggling to sound out the words. It was a story about a...
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