If you’re looking for a creative present for a booklover, don’t settle for just any old book. Instead, be creative and buy them one of many inventive “bookish” gifts! Sure, they might have bookmarks, journals, mugs with quotes on them, etc. But these 10 gifts below are ones that even the greatest of booklovers probably
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“Charm is the glue that holds marriages together. Charm is your passport to the best houses and the best bedrooms in those houses. . .Every day begins with a couple of people getting out of bed. Every day ends with those people crawling into it again. . .even if you don’t carry it (charm) around
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With all the free time that the summer allows, reading just one book is not enough. Whether your kids are six years old or thirteen, these 12 series for kids are perfect to add to your summer reading list. 1. The Judy Moody series by Megan McDonald Focusing on the ever-moody Judy, this series
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Ever since I was little, my family has been traveling. I lived in a house until I was two, then on a boat for five years. I spent a year in Virginia, a year with my grandparents, and then another five years on a boat sailing around the Pacific. But even before my sailing years,
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Helping your child discover their creativity should be fun. Being motivated and interested in learning are key elements for children. Creativity begins naturally in a child; all you need to do is teach them how to be mindful of it. Begin by appealing to your child’s senses: “Look over here!” “Taste this!”
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One of the greatest problems, however, is deciding what exactly you should eat! In this article, we’ve put together a few recommendations that should help your patio meals shine. The trick is to stick with light, summery foods, and the proof is in the pudding! Or, in this case, the barbecue. Proteins Burgers and hot
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Christmas is coming and with it, the usual questions about Santa, posed by kids young enough to still believe but old enough to begin to wonder and question and doubt. Or posed by kids young enough to still believe but old enough to worry: “How is Santa going to get into our house? We don’t have
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As a little girl, Easter always was a time of happiness for me. It was Springthe weather was perfect, flowers were blooming, and the world just seemed better. On Easter morning we would wake up to baskets full of candy, bubbles, chocolate eggs, and other random gifts my mom would find. We would eat
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Something that has always fascinated me about Father’s Day is the movies trotted out in the weeks leading up to that Sunday in June, filling a shelf or two at Walmart, Costco and other stores that carry DVDs. Typically, they are westerns and war films. How’s that for fulfilling a stereotype? And they are often
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My husband wanted to pray together when we married, and I thought it was a lovely idea. It quickly became habitone which is still alive 36 years later. Our children learned to kneel for prayer as toddlers, and it quickly became a special time of the day for us. Family prayer is not always easy.
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