January 2010

giveaways

Steady Days giveaway winner!

by Megan

I’m excited to tell you that the winner of the signed copy of Steady Days: A Journey Toward Intentional, Professional Motherhood by Jamie C. Martin is Betsy, who commented: My favorite thing about being a mom? Hands down, hearing and watching the laughter of my three little girls. Congrats to Betsy! Again, I absolutely and [...]

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books and music

Help for Struggling, Reluctant Readers

by Megan
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Today’s focus on reading is a guest post from author Max Elliot Anderson who offers encouragement to parents of reluctant readers: As a child, I never liked to read. When I mention this to someone today, I can anticipate the reaction.  Mouths drop open in disbelief, followed by a gasp. “You’re kidding!” often follows.  That’s [...]

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books and music

What We’re Listening To: New Year, New Music

by Jennifer
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Jennifer returns today with suggestions for your family’s playlist for the coming year . . . It’s officially a new year and I feel certain our family will be looking for some new music to brighten those gray winter days.  I plan to allot a portion of gift money we received for Christmas to add [...]

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Meet Jamie C. Martin and Steady Days: A Journey Toward Intentional, Professional Motherhood

by Megan
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By now, many of you have heard the buzz surrounding the release of author Jamie C. Martin’s book Steady Days: A Journey Toward Intentional, Professional Motherhood. Jamie provided me with a copy of this book to review and share with the Simple Kids audience, and I can tell you without hesitation that I highly recommend [...]

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Simple Kids: Weekend Links

by Megan
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This has been a great week for discussion here at Simple Kids, and I am looking forward to getting involved in the conversation in the comments just as soon as I can! I thought you might enjoy these for your weekend reading: A free e-book called Smooth and Easy Days at Simply Charlotte Mason (link [...]

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