Bookworm Wednesday: Wonder

I just finished this book and loved it so much! It should be required reading for every middle-school age child and every parent. It subtly taught so many important lessons like kindness, love, integrity, intelligence, empathy, and honesty. I cannot say enough great...

Bookworm Wednesday: Unbroken

One of the best books I have ever read. It will make you feel patriotic this 4th of July week and incredibly amazed and grateful to the soldiers who have literally given everything for the freedoms we enjoy today. This deserves every ounce of praise it has received. A...

My Minivan…a Sacred Place.

image via HERE While growing up, there were a few places you could always find me: the trampoline, where I was free and strong; the living room heating vent, where I was warm and safe and my very favorite place, the car, where I felt my parent’s love. In the...

Bookworm Wednesday: NurtureShock

I love books that force me to re-think the way I do things with my children and make me want to up my game. NurtureShock was just that. It turns many of our much beloved ways of parenting upside down and allows the reader explore new ways of thinking. The book is full...

Bookworm Wednesday: The Anatomy of Peace

image via goodreads.com   This was an incredible book. Categorized as “self-help” which usually turns me right off, but this one was so different. The book centers on an allegory, which makes the writing and story much more interesting. As you read...