Last night while brian was reading to Ewan I decided to pop in to see how it was going, mostly I wanted to see if Ewan was asleep yet. I opened the door and found Ewan reading Hop On Pop and Brian asleep. So I layed down behind Brian and listened as Ewan continued to [...]
Archive for the ‘Books’ Category
24 Jun
Hop on Pop
4 Jun
What we are reading
Here is what we have been reading as of late:
Brian:
- Java Books
- Grails books
- How to talk so your kids will listen and listen so your kids will talk
Ewan:
-We have been reading the The Tale of Despereaux at night.
-The Lion, The Witch And The Wardrobe
Anwen:
What ever book she happens to pick up [...]
7 May
Read a good book lately?
I am looking for some good book recommendations! I just finished the Host by Stephanie Meyer (which I really loved!), and am at a loss for what to read next. So, if you have any suggestions please let me know, I am desperate for a good read:)
Thanks!
11 Mar
Devotional for kids
Brian and I have always had a sit down dinner with our kids and we always pray before dinner, but we wanted to incorporate a devotional into the time as well. I had looked at several devotionals and been unable to find a good fit and then I found these two devotionals. We love them [...]
2 Mar
Book three
So as I said before I am reading the Twilight series and I have just finished book three out of four books. I am still loving the books but I am really ready to be done with them, I want my life and my brain back. I am getting tired of thinking about these characters [...]
25 Feb
Twilight
You know the book that has been made into a movie about Bella Swan and Edward the vampire. This is the book that last summer my sister could not stop talking about and that she told me I had to read. I would respond to her with things like, yeah I will read it [...]
29 Jan
Magazines
After I had Ewan I realized quite quickly that reading a book was a much greater challenge then it had been before. When I got the time to read sometimes I could only get through a few pages before falling asleep. When I tried to read while Ewan was awake I would only get through [...]
15 Dec
The Road
This book is amazing and wonderful and sad and terrifying and beautiful and it is the best book I have ever read! The Road is the story of a man and his son and their struggle to survive in a post-apocalyptic America. Cormac McCarthy is a master of words and writes the desolate landscape and twisted earth into [...]
5 Mar
Books we are reading
So, since decided to adopt we have been reading books to help us prepare. Here are some of the books that we are currently reading.
“In Their Own Voices, Transracial Adoptees Tell Their Stories”
“A History of Ethiopia”
“10 [...]
9 Jan
There is no me without you
“There is no me without you” is a book that I am reading that was recommended to me by a friend that is also in the process of adopting. It the amazing story of Aids in Africa and Ethiopia, and one woman’s fights for the children that are left orphaned by it. It is a [...]
