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    Four on Friday: Celebrating Rosh Hashanah

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    Rosh Hashanah begins at sundown this evening and like many other celebrations this year, it might look a little different. But, there are always great books to share with the family about this special time of year. L’Shana Tova! Four on Friday: Celebrating Rosh Hashanah It’s a Mitzvah! by Julie…

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    Top Ten Tuesday: Strong Female Character Covers

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    Since it was a cover freebie this week for our Top Ten Tuesday theme, I decided to focus on strong female characters! I love all of these books and the characters in them. If you’re looking for characters that must grow and learn about themselves, and stand up for who…

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    It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? 9/14/2020

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    What I Read Finally! I’m back in the reading game. I’ve had to very purposefully set aside time to open up a book over the past few weeks. And it’s working, I’m trying to go to bed earlier or take time during my morning or lunch time to read at…

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    12 Titles for Healthy Eating

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    Every Sunday morning I walk the pup and then come home and sit down to plan my meals for the week and get my grocery list together. I find that we’re much better about eating healthy when we put a little thought into it. With that in mind today I…

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    Four on Friday: Hiking

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    Today I’m sharing a fun Four on Friday: Hiking edition. Now that it’s finally cooling down a bit from the mid-90s to a more reasonable temperature, I’m excited to get out on some hiking trails in our area. We’re so lucky to live around some great state and national parks,…

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    Top Ten Tuesday: Books for My Younger Self

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    As a kid, I loved reading historical fiction and grew up reading the American Girl stories, Little House on the Prairies, and many others. Today I pulled together a list of historical fiction titles that are perfect for middle grade readers. These are all great books about a variety of…

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    Campfire & Flashlight Titles

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    Since I’m spending the weekend outdoors at my parents’ cabin, I thought a list of of books perfect for campfires and flashlight use would be perfect for today! So snuggle up tonight with one of these great books and don’t forget to grab a flashlight! Campfire & Flashlight Titles A…

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    Black Panther Tribute

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    The death of Chadwick Boseman rocked the world as fans of his work can’t imagine what this means for the Marvel Universe and other projects for which he would make the perfect character. I loved Black Panther, it was probably one of my favorite Marvel movies. I loved the story…

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    Top Ten Tuesday: Books that Make Me Hungry

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    This was one of my favorite Top Ten Tuesday themes! If you can’t tell already from other posts on my blog, I love to cook and bake and eat! Today I’m sharing middle grade titles with great recipes (and a cookbook to get everyone started off on the right foot!)…

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    It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? with Josh Funk

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    Today I’ve got a super special IMWAYR post! Josh Funk is here today as part of his “Long & Savory” Tour for his most recent title – Short & Sweet the fourth title in the Lady Pancake and Sir French Toast series! He’ll be sharing some of his favorite reads…