Recently, I was at my daughter’s school for a meeting and I happened across a project displayed in the hallway that tugged at my heart. A section of the hallway wear festooned with leaves from the paper Tree of Smiles. Each leaf was an individual student’s contribution of something they’d done recently to make someone… Read More Skittles and a Smile
Mama, you are enough. Stop doing that to yourself. You are enough They were encouraging words that I had just shared with one of my coaching clients.She had been lamenting that she’d gotten “nothing done” this week and her business-building task list was still (in her mind) a “mile long.” “Whatever you did to move… Read More Get off my football field
April 20, 2019, marks the 20th anniversary of the Columbine High School shooting; a tragic event that, at the time, was the deadliest high school shooting in U.S. history. As the years marched on since that horrific day, memories for on the outside looking in may have faded a little, but those who were caught… Read More Remembering Columbine | Over My Shoulder by Kacey Ruegsegger
So as you can tell from prior posts, I am elbow deep in my initiative embrace my new inner Green Thumb. However, if past history repeats itself, it will more likely be an outer Black Thumb….but I am willing to give gardening another try. Last year was the first year I kinda felt like “I… Read More Confessions of a Crappy Gardener
Anyone who knows me knows that adult coloring is my jam. Anything that is line-art-inspired, that can be colored with coloring pencils or Sharpies makes my heart sing. And then I came across a fellow Minnesotan that offered up a project that made my heart sing even louder. Terri Birnbaum’s The RealGirls Revolution was created out… Read More A Girl Power Coloring Book for all ages: RealGirls Revolution
Time Sandwich by Matt Brennan with illustrations by Jonathan Reich This young adult graphic novel is quite the hoot! I knew I was going to be in for a treat when I saw the tagline of “A Start in the Middle Book” on the front cover. When Tuckie and Huggs discover a time machine, they have… Read More Sandwiches, Time Travel, Dinos, OH MY #GraphicNovel
Welcome to #DiverseKidLit ! Please join us in sharing your diverse children’s book links and resources, as well as visiting other links to find great suggestions and recommendations. What Is #DiverseKidLit? Diverse Children’s Books is a book-sharing meme designed to promote the reading and writing of children’s books that feature diverse characters. This community embraces all kinds of… Read More Diverse Children’s Book Recommends (add yours too!)
Welcome to #DiverseKidLit ! Please join us in sharing your diverse children’s book links and resources, as well as visiting other links to find great suggestions and recommendations. What Is #DiverseKidLit? Diverse Children’s Books is a book-sharing meme designed to promote the reading and writing of children’s books that feature diverse characters. This community embraces all kinds of… Read More November’s Attitude of Gratitude and a #DiverseKidLit Linkup
Ah, Halloween. It used to be such a big deal at our house! But now as the kids have entered their teens, the interest in costumes, trick-or-treating and Halloween decorating has fallen by the wayside. I, however, still get a kick out of decorating, watching All Hallows Eve TV shows and reading up on “monster-related”… Read More From the Vault of Frankenstein; 200 Years of SCARY!
Welcome to #DiverseKidLit ! Please join us in sharing your diverse children’s book links and resources, as well as visiting other links to find great suggestions and recommendations. What Is #DiverseKidLit? Diverse Children’s Books is a book-sharing meme designed to promote the reading and writing of children’s books that feature diverse characters. This community embraces all kinds of… Read More Fall is in the Air. Let’s celebrate with a #Diversekidlit Linkup
We all have our personal stories. We all have “been through the” stuff. Some of it was good “stuff”…some of our life “stuff” was pretty awful. Good or bad, its all part of the history that weaves together the story of our life. And part of this process of living, aging and being a “human… Read More Capture your epic awesomeness: The Legend of Me DIY biography
Love kids’ books? Especially ones with diverse or multicultural themes? Do you have a blog or a social media account like a Facebook Page, Twitter, YouTube, Instagram and Pinterest? PERFECT. Multicultural Children’s Book Day 2019 wants to give YOU a FREE book to review for their 2019 online celebration!! Diverse Children’s Book Reviewers -We need you… Read More Book reviewers needed for Multicultural Children’s Book Day 2019!
