A Tiny Dickens Village Grew My Grinchy Heart
In my young adult homemaking days, I turned up my nose at frou-frou things that lacked purpose or function.
Inspiration
What George Bailey Taught Me About Cozy Mysteries
It’s that time of year when I snuggle up to watch It’s a Wonderful Life. You know that heartwarming tale of George Bailey, the man who learns that his existence matters more than he could have ever imagined. Did you know the town where the movie was filmed is actually the real-life Seneca Falls, New York? The local museum hosts an annual It’s a Wonderful Life festival and it’s totally on my bucket list to attend someday.
Death 101: Extra Credit (or How I Learned to Stop Stewing and Finish My Fourth Novel)
You might think that Death 101 was an easy A for me.
After all, it’s my tenth book and fourth novel – piece of cake, right? Nothing could be further from the truth, and now I’m finally ready to heave a sigh of relief.
September Online Book Club: The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis
I’m excited to read this series aloud to my grandkids! But they’re still young for the recommended 8-12 age group, so I’ll have to bide my time. I wish someone had read them aloud to me as a kid.
5 Visual Language Tips for Parents with Deaf or Hard of Hearing Children
Every child benefits from visual cues in their home and school. For Deaf and Hard of Hearing students, they can be a key component of developing skills in written, verbal and signed languages.
August Online Book Club: The Coroner by Jennifer Dornbush
After thirteen years away, Emily Hartford finally came home. Estranged from her father, grieving her mother’s death, and heartbroken, in high school she escaped her hometown to live with an aunt in Chicago and continued with her life, never looking back.
Guest Chick: No Reader Left Behind
Today I’m sharing about a few services for readers with print disabilities.
DIY Graduation Gifts
Sure, you could just write the happy grad a check, but where’s the fun in that? Between our four kids, their friends, and our church teen group, we’ve given over a hundred graduation gifts the last ten or so years. The key to graduation gifts is usefulness and being able to mass produce them quickly.
Four Gifts: A Simpler Way to Give
The Four Gifts idea has been around for a while and with everyone doing more online shopping this year, simple is more relevant than ever.
Never Mind (Duke the Deaf Dog Series)
It took more than 40 years to make this book! I don’t mean I worked on it for forty years straight. Truth is, the seed of Never Mind was planted in my brain on Christmas Eve of 2018.