by Brooke Romney | Jun 28, 2017 | Books
Wonder was a phenomenal book that touched all of our hearts and helped us walk in someone else’s shoes for a few hundred pages. If you are looking for something similar, something that is touching with an atypical hero who beats the odds, this is a great list...
by Brooke Romney | Jun 26, 2017 | Books
All kids have such different taste in books, and the key to keeping them reading is to find what they love for the moment, give them plenty of it, and then introduce them to other types of books as they feel ready. If your kids are like mine, the love humor and very...
by Brooke Romney | Jun 26, 2017 | Books
Harry Potter opened the door to reading for my oldest. It was the first time I saw him really LOVE to read. After he finished the series, I was at a loss about what to recommend but didn’t want that fire to burn out. After some trial and error, here are a few...
by Brooke Romney | Jun 21, 2017 | Travel
Last month we were overwhelmed by the love and selfless service given when we asked for your help for Haiti. We thought we would fill 6 suitcases with donations of clothing, formula, diapers, wipes, toys, shoes and other supplies and instead we needed over 30...
by Brooke Romney | May 11, 2017 | Parenting
I have been thinking a lot about stones lately. At my grandmother’s funeral, my uncle told of a time when he couldn’t wait to share a juicy bit of neighborhood gossip with his mom. Her immediate response was, “People who live in glass houses don’t throw stones.”...
