Dear Auntie Leila, I have a bunch of kids, the oldest two are 16 and 14. The oldest attends public school and thankfully, has not had a weekend social life with his classmates yet. For years, I have been repeating, “no dating until you are 18” and we have had some good conversations about… Read More »
A spirited woman, a strong marriage ~ In the Library Project!
Title: Hannah Fowler Author: Janice Holt Giles File Under: Historical Fiction, True Love, Spirited Woman Age Group: Adolescent girls and up. Sometimes I venture into the treacherous waters of marriage advice, but not often. As some other bloggy friends have noted, it does seem like as soon as you make a pronouncement, that’s… Read More »
The final secret to destruction-proofing your family.
Well, of course there are many secrets. Who am I* to say that I’ve identified the four most important things? All I can promise is that, at least in this post, I will not mention any others. I’ve thought of four and I’m sticking to that! So, to recap these secrets of fabulousness to date:… Read More »
The Third Secret to Destruction-Proofing your Family
{This post is so long. As you can tell, dear reader, I’ve struggled to get it here, and finally I’ve given up on making it short. Please read right to the end before commenting, though! The post with the other two secrets is here — they are not as tricky to navigate as this one, but… Read More »
{bits & pieces}
The weekly “little of this, little of that” feature at Like Mother, Like Daughter! But first — drumroll! And the winners of our Minted giveaway, chosen by a random number generator, are —Erin: “The Book of Isaiah Christmas photo card caught my attention. I like anything that is a reminder of why we… Read More »