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Backyard Scavenger Hunt

Now that the weather has gotten warmer, this is the perfect time of year to do fun outdoor activities. I know that this is the time of...

Middle Grade-Level Fantasy Reading List

If you liked the Disney Twisted Tales series, you’ll also love these turned-around back-to-front fairy tales! With enchanted forests,...

DIY Fluffy Slime

My granddaughter and I love to do crafts together. When she was visiting recently we made a list of all the crafts we wanted to complete...

Dear Evan Hansen by Val Emmich

Musicals are some of my favorite things to watch and I love listening to the audio recordings as well. Sometimes a musical is based on a...

Easy DIY Orange Sugar Scrub

Summer weather is here and it’s time to get out the sandals and flip flops. I have always liked to buy products to pamper myself and...

Every Soul a Star

I read this book when I was a child and loved it. Stories centered around nature and the night sky have always been some of my favorites....

The Seat Beside Me by Nancy Moser

When I read Christian fiction, I tend to feel very encouraged and uplifted afterward. During this turbulent time, I felt as though I...

All Over But the Shoutin' by Rick Bragg

I stopped by a thrift store last winter and happened to arrive during their big book clearance event. They marked down all their books...

Black: The Birth of Evil by Ted Dekker

I know during this time in our lives, post-apocalyptic books have risen in popularity, but I actually read this book last year. I was...

Middle School Adventure Book List

Need an adventure this summer? Try these books! From kidnapping to getting marooned on desert islands, zombie apocalypses to plane...

Kindred by Octavia E Butler

While I was in college studying to get my degree in history, I took several English classes. I love to read of course, and I also...

Let's Make a Fairy Garden

When Spring comes my granddaughter always gets excited that it’s time to make a Fairy Garden. We have to schedule a shopping trip for all...

How to Make a Pine Cone Bird Feeder

One thing I loved as a child was watching the birds from my kitchen window. We had a few bird feeders when I was a kid but we loved to...

Newspaper Blackout by Austin Kleon

I remember taking a poetry class in high school and it was for one semester. During that time, I was taught not only what poetry was, but...

How To Make Homemade Seed Bombs

Last Spring I came across these seed bombs at a local shop in Monroe.  I purchased a few for gifts and thought to myself these look...

How to Encourage Your Kids to Read

With all schools reverting to online teaching for the rest of the school year, kids are home more than ever before. This means children...

Annihilation by Jeff VanderMeer

I enjoy a good psychological thriller from time to time, especially when there is a mystery to be solved. I don't watch horror and rarely...

Resistance Women by Jennifer Chiaverini

Historical fiction is a genre that seems to have something for everyone. Some stories are based simply based in a certain time period...

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