Tag: books

Get Your Kids Reading with These Children’s Book Recommendations

My niece is preparing to start her last semester of college in a rigorous Communications program. While on an internship in Germany this summer...

Why Family Reading Time Should be on Your Summer Bucket List

I had a mother who read to me Sagas of pirates who scoured the sea. Cutlasses clenched in their yellow teeth; "Blackbirds" stowed in...

How Disciplining My Child Changed My Marriage

"Get in the car or I'm going to lose my ever-living mind!!" Toddlers push buttons. Some toddlers are super master-level craze-inducing minions {balanced with being...

Why Your Kids Will Love the Public Library + A Free...

April 8-14, 2018 is Library Appreciation Week. Some of my fondest memories of childhood were our weekly trips to the public library in our small...

Thank you, Judy Blume

Dear Judy,  This week, you celebrated your 80th birthday. How can this be? Your books and stories have been a part of the fabric of...

Searching for Simplicity :: The Closet Cleanout

"As any half-awake materialist knows - that which you hold, holds you." - Tom Robbins I filled two trash bags with stuff.  They were not...

The HMB Team’s 2017 Book Recommendations

I love to read.  Some of my earliest memories involve running into the tiny bookstore at our mall and begging my mom to buy...

How To Read More Books {Yes, You Can Do It!}

Are you one of the many moms who would like to read more books? It's possible! No really, it is! I love reading - it's...

Texas-Themed Books For All Ages

In honor of Read Across America Day {AKA Dr. Seuss's birthday!}, we are featuring one very special spot in America: Texas. So grab a pen...

Memoirs on Motherhood

I spend a lot of time reading. Well, wait, let me be clear. I don’t have a lot of time these days. The time...