Mommy Grace by Dr. Shelia Schuller Coleman

by Carol1 Comment
Mommy Grace by Dr. Shelia Schuller Coleman The book is based on the premise that all mom's tend to feel mommy guilt over not being the perfect mother. Sometimes we yell, sometimes we stop for fast food because there's absolutely nothing in the cupboards at home, sometimes we make hollow threats, and sometimes we even want a break. To be honest, I don't feel guilty about any of those things and never have. I'm not big on guilt. You do the best you can in life, apologizing and making corrections along the way when you need to. So, why was I reading this book? I love the cover, those two open hands layered with paint captured me, reminded me of my own daughter. I do feel I got something out of Coleman's honest and occasionally touching accounts of her own and others' experiences, screw-ups and all. I found instances I could relate to as I'm sure every mother will. Each of the chapters...
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Write the Right Words by Sandra Lamb with a Giveaway

by Carol20 Comments
Write the Right Words by Sandra E. Lamb I'm a believer in sending good old-fashioned greeting cards. E-mail notes and texts and even phone calls have their places, but nothing beats a card for the big happy occasions, like birthdays, holidays. Card can also express sympathy, thanks, and love. But while I may spend hours searching for just the right card, or at least it seems like that to my husband, Lamb has reminded me that what matters even more is the handwritten note that, sadly, I usually don't include in the card. I don't know what to say or feel like I don't need to bother. A quick scribble of my name is so much easier, but not nearly as personal. The challenge comes when you are the sender. How do you write a greeting-card message to someone that will infuse your words with that special bit of care? With your own voice? With a hug that's warm and beating and...
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Making a Family Home by Shannon Honeybloom

by Carol7 Comments
Making a Family Home by Shannon Honeybloom, photographs by Skip Hunt When this book arrived at my house, I wanted to read it immediately. It's a truly beautiful book that captured my attention. The jewel-toned photographs on the front are gorgeous and I was delighted to find lively pictures accompany the text throughout the book. And the paper is smooth and thick, which sounds silly now that I write it, but it's one of the first things I noticed about the book; the quality really struck me. I like Honeybloom's attitude throughout the book, that a home can be much more than just a house, that every room can provide true benefits to the people, especially the children who live there. For me, I found that paying attention to my home was (and is) a way to ground myself in the center of all the information and noise of my life. Home is the place that forms the basis for a child's future....
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