As an adult, I’ve discovered a passion for both reading and listening to audiobooks. While reading wasn’t my go-to activity as a child, it has now become a purposeful pursuit for me—with a goal to expand my knowledge and be inspired. Truly, what better goals could there be? I have three kids—one enjoys reading for …
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As a Christian mama, my top priority during the holiday season is to spend time in the Word with my kids, teaching them about the true meaning of Christmas—the celebration of Christ’s birth. But alongside this, we also cherish our beloved Christmas traditions, including family movie nights. In today’s world, finding good, family-friendly movies can …
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A story Let me tell you a story of a boy who hated reading. It was a struggle to get him to pick up any book, let alone one his mom wanted him to read. His mom decided to try offering a reward for every handpicked book he read. After trying many kinds of rewards, …
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Encouraging Reading: A Balanced Approach I have often written about the struggles I face in getting a certain child of mine to read. While we would all love to have book lovers in our homes, the reality is that not all children will naturally gravitate towards books. So, do you let your child off the hook or …
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Despite the busyness of having the kids at home this summer, I managed to exceed my reading goals. Last year, I didn’t have any any, and most of my reading happened in the second half of the year. This year, I’ve read 29 books so far, eight more than last year, 10 of which I read over …
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I’ve been working hard to keep up with my reading goals this year, but April was a challenging month due to some health issues. Despite this, I managed to continue reading, although I didn’t get through as many books as I had hoped. In this post, I’ll be sharing my list of books that I …
I hope that you are having an incredible reading journey and keeping up with your book goals. I have to say that I feel pretty proud that I have read more books in two months than I did in half a year last year. If you are new to my blog, welcome. I am on …
I have a reluctant early reader at home. Reading is not exciting to this child, and the likelihood of picking up a book for pleasure is outside his current DNA. It can be discouraging to a mama who taught her kids to read but cannot motivate them to read for pleasure. I get it because …
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Hello Friends, Is it February already? I had a successful reading month in January and read 6 out of the 7 books I had signed up for. The one book I did not read is now on my February book list. I have quite the spread this month. I hope you will find a book …
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Hello Friends, I’m thrilled to kick off this monthly blog post adventure. I would love to share with you some terrific books that I have crossed paths with, and I’m eager to dive into them – fingers crossed I’ll finish them faster than expected. Either way, my goal this year is to read a variety …
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