book lists
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Checklist for Together Time
Also Known as Morning Basket Time: Together Time is the creamy center of our homeschooling day. It’s the time we learn together, discuss together, and delight together. If no other formal instruction happens, for the day, together time keeps us on track and focused as a family. So, how do we run our Together Time? We keep it simple with the following few steps. 1- Start with the Spirit Bible and/or Devotions come first. They don’t have to include a craft or an object lesson. God’s word is truly all you need. The ultimate open and go curriculum. We’re working through the 90 days through the New Testament Challenge at…
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Another Visit to Honey Pot
Coming soon! Lydia Everett wants nothing more than to regain her youth before she turns forty. Strapping on her running shoes, she challenges herself to complete the Lavender Lane 5K. Her path to the finish line is thwarted when she stumbles upon Averie Stardust. She finds the tender-hearted relaxation artist , and internet celebrity, bleeding in the middle of the race track. There are no witnesses and no way she crawled out there on her own. How did she get there? Who wants to hurt her? Lydia races to find the answers knowing Averie’s attacker will only rest once she’s dead. Follow Sarah Hualde on Amazon for updates and possible…
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Hang Out With Me
Too tired to read another blog post but still need encouragement and information? Come hang out at my new Channel on YouTube. I’m the same crazy coffee lady just in a different format. For now, the schedule is the verse of the week Mondays, to do list Tuesdays, Write with Me Wednesdays, Book Chat Thursdays and Free for all Fridays. Sometimes I wear makeup. Sometimes I don’t. I strive to be real with you and cheer you on. We talk about books, coffee, curriculum, coffee, mom life/stress, and coffee. Watch my video skills grow, laugh at my hair, be heard, and lift each other up in the comments. Visit my…
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Pathway Readers & Dyslexia
I sat on the floor, criss-cross applesauce, cradling my sobbing eleven-year-old. I prayed, patted her hair, and tried to be the encouraging mama. But nothing soothed my student. What caused all the tears? A boring reader. Dyslexia is hard. When your child enters tweendom the differences between kids show more fiercely. My child was noticing. Not body types or fashion sense but her lag in reading ability and speed. Then, on top of all of that, after battling with dyslexia through a tutoring session her reward was a boring, kindergarten reader. The same boring and senseless sentences. It was so hard on my student I began writing my own short…
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Victory Drill Book
How our family uses Victory Drill Book for reading remediation. This post might contain affiliate links. Just thought you’d like to know. We’ve used many, many, MANY tools, sets, and kits to help teach reading. I could cheer for several curriculum and program providers. Some work quickly and then fizzle. Others take too long to integrate and discourage my students. In our home, reading curriculums work until they don’t. Changes in hormones, changes in mental capacity, and changes in attention span interfere and morph our remediation routines and needs. This mama is tired of stalling and running off to purchase the next package that promises to help, only to reach…
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Time to Read (24 hours of it)
What’s a 24 hour read a thon? It’s exactly what it sounds like. 24 hours of reading, for fun and relaxation and retreat. In years past our family celebrated Valentine’s Day by having a candlelit dinner at our local Chick-Fil-A. When the tradition fizzled we scoured for something unique to replace it. We stumbled upon the 24 hour read a thon and are just about to start our 2nd round. Here’s how we do it. On Friday night, at 9 pm, all electronic distractions are shut off. Armed with amazing snacks and lots of coffee, we collect our new bookventures and dive in. Mom has her huge pile of prospective…
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Books for your Morning Basket
Words, words everywhere and not a book to read. Sometimes the task of bringing it altogether for morning basket time is a daunting one. The amount of book lists cluttering the internet can clog the mind like confetti down a kitchen sink. I love books that clump one or more subjects together. They make my morning reading time instantly more successful. Here are a few of my favorites. (Pst… this post contains affiliate links. Just thought you’d like to know) Prayers that Changed History By Tricia Goyer This book blends faith with action and impact. It demonstrates the power of prayer to change the world with historical examples of prayers…
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Christmas in Honey Pot
Ever wished, come Christmastime, that you lived in a small town. You know the type you see in Hallmark movies. White snow, sparkling community tree, town hall Christmas pageant, all the major seasonal dressings. Maybe you can’t live in a Norman Rockwell painting or even next door to Linus and Charlie Brown. But you can visit a small town at Christmas, without shedding your Snuggie. Welcome to Honey Pot, the small town of mystery. Sure, they have frost and Main Street decorations. They have a pageant complete with wise men and donkeys. But Honey Pot also plays host to small-town drama and big time trauma. From now until the end of…
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Find Your Writer Mojo
Don't feel like writing? Love to write but don't want to make it a burden? Find and create your writer mojo.
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Newbie Author Successes
This post might contain affiliate links. Just thought you’d like to know. The first year of author life is hard. In fact, it can be downright shocking. But don’t be discouraged. Royalties and reviews aren’t the only way to mark your success, as a writer. 1- New Contacts Writing and publishing cannot be accomplished on one’s own. There are cover designers, editors, reviewers, formatters, readers, lovers, haters… the list goes on and on. Behind each job lies a person. I know it’s strange. But a real, live human being is on the other end of your emails and job offers. Even the most introverted of writers must branch out and…
