my biggest struggle with the foster care system – FOSTER CARE UPDATE – foster care awareness month

We’ve been learning all about pirates for the last week in preparation for Talk Like a Pirate Day and of course I had to share a pirate book list! This list includes a bit of everything, picture books, chapter books, fiction and non-fiction. If you are interested in continuing to learn about pirates you can check…

I was hoping this would be my final post-surgery update but alas, it seems as though there will be one more. Last week Raeca had another post-surgery appointment with the neurosurgeon (she had one at 6 weeks post-op, then 6 months, and now at 2 years which is 15 months post-op).  (I also wrote a…

Here we are at the end of monthly book lists! I can’t believe how fast this year went by! For this month’s book list I wanted to stick with the reason behind this season and focus on books that prepare us for the Christmas season. I am always looking for more great Christmas books that…

March has such great readathons! I thought this year I would split the month evenly so I could make an effort to focus on both March Mystery Madness and Middle Grade March.     BOOKS MENTIONED The Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle The Mystery of Mrs. Christie Collision of Lies Enola Holmes – The Case…

There has been this fear creeping in over the last few years. To try to put it into words, it’s the fear of living an insignificant life mixed in with having life pass by without enjoying it. I realize we are not going to enjoy every minute of every day, bathrooms need to be cleaned…