March is National Reading Month! National Reading Month is an important opportunity to encourage reading every day and to foster a love of books for children across the country. 5 Tips to Encourage Kids to Read More In an era dominated by screens and digital entertainment, fostering a love for reading in children can be challenging. However, instilling the joy of reading in young minds not only enhances their academic skills but also nurtures their imagination and creativity. Here are … [Read more...]
Signs of Anxiety in Children
As parents, we strive to provide our children with love, care, and support to help them grow into strong and resilient individuals. Yet, in today's fast-paced and demanding world, children can experience anxiety, just like adults. Anxiety is a natural emotion, but when it becomes overwhelming and persistent, it can affect our children's well-being and hinder their emotional development. As a Christian family, we have the unique opportunity to guide our children through these challenges, relying … [Read more...]
Teacher Amazon Wishlists
This post contains Amazon Associates links. I know so many teachers that have teacher Amazon wishlists. So, this month, we're bringing you a fabulous giveaway while raising awareness for teachers in need! One lucky reader will win $50 in Amazon eGift Cards provided by Contest Corner and Versatileer! Our Teacher Feature Blog Hop Participants are Contest Corner, Teacher's Market, Versatileer, My Chaotic Ramblings, Long Wait for Isabella, It's Free At Last, and Emily Reviews, all helping to … [Read more...]
Helping Children Find the Words for Big Emotions They are Feeling
As parents, we all want our children to grow emotionally intelligent, and capable of understanding and expressing their feelings effectively. However, young children often struggle to find the words to describe their emotions, leading to frustration and misunderstandings. As a Christian family, we believe in nurturing our children's emotional well-being, teaching them to navigate through the complexities of emotions with love, compassion, and faith. Let's explore some practical and … [Read more...]
How Daily Affirmations Improve Self Worth
If we could tape our inner voice for even one hour, many of us would realize how often we criticize ourselves and fill our minds with negativity. Whether our criticisms are valid or not, they tend to diminish our self-esteem even more than the criticisms of others. We can always choose to ignore our other critics by walking away or hanging up the phone. But we live with our inner voice 24-7. Daily affirmations can help us to retrain our inner voices to be kinder and more encouraging. A … [Read more...]
7 Steps to Positive Thinking
Keep your face always toward the sunshine - and shadows will fall behind you. Walt Whitman This thought says it all. Positive thinking can change the outlook and the outcome. A person's positive outlook on life helps them to reduce tension, and stress and makes them healthy. On the other hand, negative thinking can affect the physical image, increase stress, increase blood pressure, and other health conditions, so below are some easy steps to thinking in a positive way and ultimately cutting … [Read more...]
Twilight Movie Cheese Board
Excerpted from Once Upon a Rind In Hollywood by Rachel Riederman. Copyright © 2023 Ulysses Press. Reprinted with permission from Ulysses Press. New York, NY. All rights reserved. As you know, we are big Twilight fans in the Long House. We've visited Forks and La Push, Washington many times and brought many family and friends on a self-guided Twilight movie tour. So when I saw this new book that had a fun Twilight movie cheese board - I knew that I wanted to share it with you. THE … [Read more...]
