Chicken-hatching update
Yes! Success! We feel like such good surrogate mama hens. Five out of our 6 eggs hatched and the chicks are thriving! Two had to be helped out of their shells. When it looked after about 24 hours that they weren’t making any progress, I decided to take a chance and give them a [...]
Our chick hatching story
When my husband and I built our house over 10 years ago, little did we know we would someday yearn (yes, yearn!) for chickens!! Had we known then, we probably would not have built in an area with covenants. BUT we did, and so here we are, unable to own chickens. With at least one [...]
MomsKidsBooks Update
We’ve been busy bees behind the scenes here at the MKB home office—here’s an update: First off, MomsKidsBooks is excited to have official MKB Mavens*! Over a dozen new Mavens have been voting on whether the 1300 books on the website are the “best-of-the-best” and as of April 15, 2012, we will only list those [...]
Happy Pi Day!!
Unless you are a math geek, a teacher of littles, or a student yourself, you might not even have realized that March 14 is Pi day! (3.14—see, get it? ) Nonetheless, it is, and here are a few fun links for celebrating such a momentous occasion: Pi Day website – see one million digits of [...]
Book Giveaway: Show Me How!
I had the pleasure of meeting a delightful new friend recently, Vivian Kirkfield. We met at a festival where she was promoting her new book, Show Me How! Build Your Child’s Self Esteem Through Reading, Crafting and Cooking. This book is packed with cooking and craft ideas that correspond to 100 really great children’s books. [...]
How to Send a Hug Around the World
Step 1: Sponsor a child (or two!) through Compassion International. Step 2: Write letters to start building a relationship, then excitedly wait for your letters from them! Step 3: Get your kids involved! Let them write letters, draw pictures, pray. It makes the world a little bit smaller to know there are kids just like [...]
What Books Do at Night
For those of us who have been suspicious that great books really have lives of their own, here’s confirmation… This also reminded me how much I miss the local, family-owned bookstore that used to be downtown in Colorado Springs. Does anyone have the privilege of shopping at a local (non-chain) bookstore anymore? If so, [...]
Family Reading Journal 1/10/12
What I read this week: Heart of Anger by Lou Priolo, on the advice of a very wise friend with whom I shared some struggles we were having with one of our children (it’s an excellent book—wish I would have read it years ago!). Last year I read Radical by David Platt and this [...]
Why Relevant11 was relevant for me, a newbie
I attended my first blogging conference, Relevant11, last weekend. I’m still processing all that took place there. So many passionate, all-about-God women. Writers, mommas, sisters in the faith. Speakers…Ann Voskamp, reminding that all turns us to God…the longings, the difficulties, the triumphs. We can all be the voice of thunder, calling to others that [...]
New from the Creators of Veggie Tales “What’s in the Bible”—50% off Christmas deal!
Have you seen these DVDs yet? They’re so much fun! Like the Muppets with a Christian worldview! All ages of kids will enjoy these—catchy songs, solid biblical teaching and funny characters. The video below includes excerpts of the Christmas special, Why Do We Call It Christmas? Take a peek! This isn’t another Christmas story, it’s [...]
