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RWM: What motivates your child to read?
Reading is one of those critical ways to nurture a child. One summer, I decided to draw this picture of a yellow brick road leading to a magical city. (I think I chose that theme because we had been...
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Whatever you nurture, grows.
As I was pulling out of the driveway this morning, I saw the trenches that my oldest son had dug for me on Saturday in the front flower garden. It had taken two months to get them dug–not his...
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“Tiddelipom and piddeliday,” said Pippi contentedly.
Yippy skippy, we finished Pippi! It was a very fun read. So glad Elder Clayton helped us get back on track by reading aloud before bed at night. My oldest and I were walking yesterday when I told her...
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RWM: Why Should I Take My Child to the Library This Summer?
I feel at home when I walk into a library! Last summer, when I got to go on a business trip with my husband, I spent the day–the DAY! (well, much of it!) in the Boston Public Library! It is GORGEOUS!...
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RWM: Where the Red Fern Grows
Yesterday, as we drove to our lunch destination and while the rain poured, we finished reading aloud Where the Red Fern Grows. I was crying too hard to keep reading, so I passed the book to Nate, who...
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RWM: Miracles on Maple Hill
Just today I was thinking that one of the lessons I learned from getting quite sick nearly 7 years ago was that for mothers, there is only one person who is in charge of taking care of mother, when it...
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RWM: The Velveteen Rabbit
Some children’s books really help you feel the Spirit as you read them because they discuss a true principle and our hearts resonate with it. When I read this book to Anna recently, she cried. I know...
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Mmmm: Lemon Drop Cookies
If you like lemon drops, chances are good you will like these cookies. Lemon drops rank high on our family’s favorite candies, and so when we were introduced to these cookies, the recipe also became...
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