I’ve heard it said before that people who read are also people who write. Basically, if you are a reader you are also someone who puts pen to paper and thoughts to scribble. If this thought is correct than in my case, it is absolutely true. I Fell head over heels in love with stories from a very early stage, even before I could understand what all the scribbles, lines, and dark ink represented. I come from a heritage of science based people. Individuals that focused on maps a

My sister recently had a very sweet baby shower. In place of cards, she opted for people to bring her books. Cue music here!! I love books! I love the way they feel, I love the way they smell, the way weight, the paper. I usually visit a bookstore or the library on almost ever single vacation we go on. To me it is the most important stop in our journey. My sister asked me for my list of the top children books she should have. This is of course my personal list and not an exha

Summer is only about 10 to 12 weeks here in the south. Before we can blink the lazy mornings and pool days turn into school shopping and cramming your reading list into the last two weeks before football season starts back up. So what should we be doing with this time? How do we maximize it with out it maximizing us? There have been many  a summer that I have gone back into fall with exhaustion and sunburn, wondering how I allowed my most precious and favorite time to be eate

Rest is something I am not good at. Truth be told I don’t think anyone is great at it. Lots of people may argue that point with me. Saying they are great at throwing on the PJ’s and binge watching tv for days on in while eating Doritos. Some will tell me that they can sleep till 11 am on weekends to “catch up” on rest. Neither one of those is rest. It’s a bad self-induced rehab. It is trying to recover from a life wrecked by not resting well, tying to implement these tactics

School seemed to be the thing I just powered through. It was not what I loved, in the least. Some people would say I kinda hated it. And I was in the posh setting of homeschool! Homemaking classes, art appreciation, and literature were fascinating  – sometimes. I loved to read but not school read. Text books are just not enjoyable in my book. Cough this all up and you would think I have never stretched myself to learn anything else after high school (since college is a choice

I told you guys a couple a weeks ago that I was writing. Not just journaling or blogging but writing. For real writing. Its something for me that has been very big. I’m awful at grammar. I’m re-learning where to put ” and where to use proper :, (), /, . The thesaurus is my best friend! The task has been overwhelming. It has given me neck aches and a caffeine problem. I am also not anywhere finished. I wanted to be. I’m not. Big goals and not enough time….I tend to do this to

I love to read! I am currently behind in a bunch of books and I am constantly picking up new titles. I have a reading goal every year and this year is no different. However I came across something that I though was fascinating and have modified it for my year of reading. I hope it encourages you to pickup a book! A book recommended by a librarian – An audio book A book involving travel -A book of letters….(I’m working on one personally and should be complete by mid-year if yo