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I've been invited--and you're being invited now--to take part in a challenge of reading on ...

I want to share with you an exciting new project that I am privileged to be a part of. ...

I've thought the past week about what I could write about after reading a book (in one ...

This is a letter to my younger self. It is unedited and I don't care. I have so muc ...

And when I think I'm done, I should keep writing. I often wonder why I can't think of a ...

Signs of Life by Natalie Taylor Over the past few weeks, I have tried to process some ...

When a girl has a sister-friend, things are never quite as scary. You see, when I felt lik ...

Today, a federal appeals court said what so many of us have said a million times over: ...

I loved their home. Everything smelled older, worn but safe; the food aroma had baked it ...

I have been overwhelmed as of late at the thought of so many obligations I've signed up fo ...

I tend to put my head in the sand when a difficult situation arises and I'm slowly try ...

I am the oldest of six siblings: there are four boys and two girls in the Allen family. I' ...

It's Groundhog Day! Do you believe the legend of Punxsutawney Phil? Will there be six more ...

Yesterday, I spoke about three reasons why I love my mother. Today, I'm sharing three reas ...

There are many reasons why I love my mother. Today, I'll share three of those reasons. ...

As a small child, I had it in my head that I was going to be a teacher when I grew up to b ...

My number-one goal this year is to write more; to be more in-tune with who I am and what I ...

How do you get your kids excited about reading? How do you make reading fun for your kids ...

How are you spending the first few days of the new year? I'm over at Mom It Forward with m ...

Mary Ellen Snider Finch was (and, truly, always will be) my grandmother. My mother remembe ...

The holidays should be a time of peace and enjoyment. Here are five tips to help you enjoy ...

If you feel like you are 'all work and no play' these days, you're not alone. With so much ...

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This is my first Project Life Tuesday! I am cheating a bit using pictures from just one da ...

It happens every autumn. Millions of young children start school for the very first time. ...

I have strawberry blonde hair. I wear eyeglasses. I have blue eyes. I am the olde ...

Teaching a child to read gives them the gift of a lifetime. The National Institute for ...

Experts in literacy and child development have discovered that if children know eight nurs ...

I spent the day at The Hambletonian.  There were a couple of cakes made by Carlo's Baker ...

“The things I want to know are in books; my best friend is the man who'll get me a book I ...

There are some people in our world who think it's their God-given right to complain abou ...

At what age is a person an adult? Why do you think  so? Ethan (age 9):  I don't know!   ...

Chick lit: A genre of fiction that often recycles the following plot: Girl in big city des ...

My parents loved to read books to me and my siblings while we were growing up.  Some o ...

Whether you are just getting started blogging, or you are a seasoned vet wanting to learn ...

Hello, I'm Desiree -- and I suffer from OPSD: org porn stress disorder.  I get an emotiona ...

I met a woman last night at a blogger get-together in Manhattan.  Actually, I met a few, ...

As Twenty-Ten nears to a close, I'm taking a bit of a time-out and thinking back on some o ...

Even with all the variety of artists and songs on my iPod Nano, I tend to listen to the sa ...

This holiday season, I'm remembering some of the good times with my grandma, including wha ...

As a single parent with two kids in elementary school, my life is in constant disarray -- ...

Can you recall the last time you saw acrobats?  Or dancing horses?  What about the last ti ...

I’ve been called a “social butterfly” on more than one occasion since I was a little girl ...

I have an 8-year-old son and 6-year-old daughter who are just now beginning to use the fam ...

Throughout the course of his career, Michael Bolton has sold over 53 million records. He ...

I've been a lover of music for a long time. People who know me best are those who know I w ...

This past November, I wrote a post on Writing to Sanity about encouraging literacy in our ...

This was originally posted on March 1, 2010 for New Jersey Moms Blog. There are T ...

"Men often hate each other because they fear each other; they fear each other because they ...

This was originally posted on December 22, 2009 for New Jersey Moms Blog, under the titl ...

This was originally posted on November 24, 2009 for New Jersey Moms Blog, under the ti ...

This was originally posted on November 1, 2009 for New Jersey Moms Blog, under the title ...

M had her first follow up appointment with the surgeon's PA this past Thursday. She had h ...

May 16 - 18 (Days 2-4) The night before wasn't all roses, I assure you. Periodically, I ...

May 15 (Day 1) I texted D.P. in the afternoon, saying how much I was wishing it was Frid ...

Found another post today on the NazNet forums that sparked a thought or two. Jim Franklin ...

While I was visiting the NazNet forums just now, I came across a post by Joanne Vergin tha ...

Break out the burgers and fruit cake--why celebrating the beloved holiday in summer will h ...

“Prepare healthy food for our household” Proverbs 31:15 One of my downfalls as a parent ...

I've recently become somewhat fascinated with Proverbs 31, and have thought, "Could I ever ...

I've been feeling really guilty lately because I have been to (maybe) one church service s ...

Buy Nothing Christmas Bible study guide for high school youth by Erin Morash Introductio ...

Being a virtuous woman - a woman of great worth and beauty - is about being a well rounded ...

A Help to Domestic Happiness by John A. James, 1828 "Wives, submit to your husbands, as i ...