Books

JEI {5}:  Mom Self-Care

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Welcome to the weekly link up, Just Enough Info (JEI).  The internets can be a great source of community, and I’d love to get to know you better!  Feel free to share your answers in the comments or link up if you have a blog.  You can see our first link up here. The topic of the week […]

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SQT {13}:  Anti-Boredom Board Books

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Seven Quick Takes Just to be clear, the title of this post refers to the sweet spot in children’s literature wherein the reading parent doesn’t go crazy and the child asks for more. -1- Little Feet Love by Bendon Inc. Honestly, this book doesn’t even have an author, and it makes me die inside a little […]

The Zelie Group Kickoff

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  St. Zelie was the mother of St. Therese the Little Flower.  Somehow, simple Zelie Martin raised a Doctor of the Church.  It wasn’t because she was extraordinary– quite the contrary.  She seems especially ordinary from what I’ve read.  But she had faith.  She did her motherly duties with great love even in times of […]

Yes Day

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  After seeing My Little Poppies‘ post about having a “Yes Day,” I checked out the source of inspiration from the library. The premise? There’s one day a year that Mom and Dad can’t say no.  At all. The book doesn’t involve any outlandish requests for ponies or trips to Disneyland, but pizza for breakfast, piggyback […]

SQT {7): Creating a Homeschool I Love

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We’re coming out of 3 years of survival mode homeschooling due to Cee’s illness.  The kids and I have enjoyed parts, and we’ve learned too…but “loving our homeschool” hasn’t been a major focus.  It’s more of a fortunate occasional byproduct. I’ve been devouring a new-to-me blog lately.  I don’t really know the author, but she’s […]

A Staycation: Australia!

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We use CHC’s Explore the Continents as a general guide for our staycation to Australia. We checked out all the books we could about Australia from the library.  The nonfiction books were all sort of standard, but there were some fiction books that we read and re-read. Best of Australia in Children’s Literature (We started […]

The Year of Mercy in Picture Books

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If this is your first time stopping by, don’t forget to follow Sweeping Up Joy on bloglovin or subscribe via email! Pope Francis declared a Jubilee Year of Mercy that will wrap up in November.  In looking to ways to mark this special year, I know that my kids learn best through stories.  They have memorized the […]