The Running Rooster—Book Review

Do you remember the first hand-sewing project you ever did? If memory serves, my first project was a very ungainly doll who never received her final touches—including hair! Unless, of…
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Do you remember the first hand-sewing project you ever did? If memory serves, my first project was a very ungainly doll who never received her final touches—including hair! Unless, of…
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Hi everyone! Welcome back to the Five Fall Favorites blog party. As promised, our party room today is—blankets! If you don’t believe blankets are a room, you need a large…
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What kind of story do children actually enjoy? Hetty’s Thanksgiving by Isabella Alden is a story that got me thinking about this question recently. As adults, we place a lot…
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Of all 30 books we’ve selected for the Five Fall Favorites blog party, Tabby’s White Hyacinth has to be the one with the most unusual backstory. As we were trying…
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Tired of children’s Thanksgiving books that forget the true meaning of the holiday? Stories that hinge on a generic message of “be thankful” without any reference to the true Giver…
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A Pioneer Thanksgiving by Barbara Greenwood is a story that has been part of my family’s Thanksgiving celebration since I was a child. It was the special accompaniment to “cranberry…
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What would you do if you were punished for something you didn’t do? And were expected to be sorry for a fault you didn’t commit? Would you sulk and feel…
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Welcome back to the Five Fall Favorites blog party! Our party room today is the very best in the whole Literary Lodge—the books room. Just think about it. A whole…
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Do you ever wonder whether God really will provide? Whether He still works miracles today in the lives of His people? All of us face moments when our world seems…
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We all know that there are times when we are helpless. When we have to surrender control to those who are better able to act that we are. But what…
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