Here are three of my favorite kids’ books published last year. If you don’t have them, check them out. I think you’ll like them as much as your kids do. And if you’re interested in my other Top 3’s, check out my recommended blogs for moms and apps for traveling toddlers. Have your own Top 3 … More Top 3: Kids’ Books of 2012
We talk a lot about what we did and what happened to us at the close of a year. But what about what we’ve learned? As I step into 2013, I take with me the lessons I gleaned from 2012. Included below is my personal list of 12 for ’12. But I’m curious: How would you complete … More 2012
I’m always amazed by the human spirit’s agility in the face of unending change, and never more so than at the start of a new year. What will 2013 hold for you, for me, for the world? New jobs, news discoveries, new inspiration? New losses, new challenges, new hope? This poem captures that adaptation better … More The Passing of the Year (Poem)
This year, as with any year, we all had our ups and downs, some higher and lower than others. To remember one is to reverently honor the other. The good and bad arrive—and depart—hand in hand. “Should we continue to look upwards?” Victor Hugo asked. “Is the light we can see in the sky one of … More New Year, New Hope (Video)
My Castle Heart Publications 