books and music

books and music

Weekend giveaway: Sparkle Stories

by Kara
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Today’s weekend giveaway is very fitting as it is for  one of our family’s favorite non-television activities:  Sparkle Stories! If you are on the lookout for a unique gift for the kids in your life, may I suggest Sparkle Stories, original tales told by an engaging story teller? The tales are entertaining, soothing to listen [...]

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We love books! A good read and giveaway winners

by Kara
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The following post is by editor Kara Fleck. Whoops!  I realized earlier this week that I never announced the winners from our recent Mother Bear Project pattern and Naturally Fun Parties for Kids giveaways.  I apologize. I also have a fun and unique book to share with you today for this month’s We Love Books: [...]

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Yarn Along

by Kara
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The following post is by editor Kara Fleck. This week’s Wednesday post is going to look a little different than usual.  I wanted to join in with Ginny of the lovely blog Small Things and share what I’m reading and what I’m knitting this week in the Yarn Along link up. As my ten year [...]

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Announcing the Simplify Your Family Life ebook sale

by Kara
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I‘ve got a fun and budget-friendly opportunity to share with you today if you’ve been considering adding to your family/parenting book collection.  Corey from Simple Marriage and Mandi from Life…Your Way have brought together some of the top authors in the family life space with 38 ebooks covering a variety of topics related to family [...]

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A Book for Budding Geologists: If You Find a Rock by Peggy Christian

by Emily
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Please enjoy the following post by contributor Emily Carter of The Pilot’s Wife, which originally appeared in May of 2010. Do you have a budding geologist in your family? In my neck of the woods, Spring has sprung and it seems summer will be right at its heels.  While there is certainly a multitude of [...]

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