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Book: Bride of the RockiesAuthor: Angela BreidenbachGenre: Historical RomanceRelease date: January 1, 2022For botanist, Bettina Gilbert, mining is an offense against God’s green earth. With the shortage of women in Montana, Luke travels to Chicago to manage the Montana mining exhibition hoping to also find a wife. Only that pretty botanist keeps disrupting his mining presentations … and his chances of meeting the right woman! A city girl who despises his way of life would be the worst choice for a miner’s wife, wouldn’t she?Uplifting, wholesome romance set in the Gilded Age during Chicago’s World Fair. Written by bestselling author...

I have a serious chef in my house.  He’s only nine years old, but the boy can cook! When I see a natural motivation like this in one of my children, I make sure there are plenty of opportunities to foster its growth. So…he cooks.  Because our goal is to have healthy kids in the kitchen, he cooks healthfully (most of the time.) I allow him to experiment with ingredients as often as I insist that he follows a recipe. I allow him to do as much of the chopping and stove work as he’s ready to handle. He’s just...

What’s so funny about parenting? The fact that you have to deal with one too many wildings each day, from dusk until dawn? The preaching of the always tired gospel? Or the fact that you’ve forgotten what it's like to have a moment for yourself? Well, to be honest, none of these things are funny, but since most of us go through this process, we’ve found a way to cope with the state of parenthood. You know what we mean - laughter is the best medicine and the best way to take it is to laugh at some parenting jokes...

To read more about Charlotte Mason picture study and see the other Picture Study Aids I have available, click here. People discuss my art and pretend to understand as if it were necessary to understand, when it’s simply necessary to love. Claude Monet As I mentioned last month, I’ve been updating my older Picture Study Aids by adding another piece to each of them (bringing the total up to seven) and offering printed versions of those that were only available as PDFs before. This week, I am posting the final one, and the artist who receives the most searches on my...

Please follow me on iTunes or your favorite cell phone app!   The Best Experiential Gifts – Special Replay   What are the best experiential gifts you can give? The ones that last a lifetime in memories!  Whether the gift is for graduation, birthdays for that hard to buy for person in your life. While opening presents can be fun, the glamor soon wears off and the gift is forgotten. In fact, how many times can you remember wanting a gift, only to receive it and see that it wasn’t worth the wait! In this episode, I explore various trips,...