Summer Reading - Camping in the Wild

Today I'm happy to let you know about a fun, new book from Kids Can Press, by Nicholas Oldland - Camping in the Wild! This is a book which will capture the attention of the children you love - and one you will enjoy reading as well!

World Elephant Day!

 

Today is a special day, it is World Elephant Day! I personally love elephants - especially Pygmy Elephants (which, yes, are a real thing), so a day to focus on and celebrate these amazing animals is certainly a day worth celebrating! Let's start with some fun elephant facts, did you know . . .

Summer Reading - Created 'Just Right! Look What Lives in Australia & New Zealand

During COVID my grands and I put together the twelve books in the  Life on the Goldilocks Planet series which help us see how animals show us God is real because He made everything "just right". In these books (which I have shared with you over the past couple weeks), you find full-color photos, fun facts, along with crafts, science projects, and recipes for the entire family to enjoy as they learn about the animals and discover how they help them have a confident faith. These books (The Life on the Goldilocks Planet series) are ideal for children ages four through fourteen - and the entire family.

But, since younger children enjoy picture books, I took animals from these books and combined them into six picture books which show animals and include just a couple of the fun facts for each animal to make books for younger children ages three through seven. These new books - "Created 'Just Right!'" are now available in both print and kindle ebook formats!  

Summer Reading - A Walk in the Park

I recently received a box of books from Kids Can Press, so this week I will be very happy to let you know about some of their new books. Today I'm writing about, A Walk in the Park by Ashley Spires.

Today is Son & Daughter Day

I do not need a special day to be thankful for and to remember the joy my daughter, son, daughter-in-law, and grandsons bring to my life, but today is Son & Daughter Day . . . the day to celebrate our sons and daughters! 

It also happens to be a great evening to watch the Perseid meteor shower and, since yesterday was also 'Smores Day, one way you might celebrate together is by making 'smores - it won't matter for it to be one day after 'Smores Day.

So, on this Sons & Daughters Day, let's take a moment to look at some interesting, fun facts - did you know . . .

Summer Reading - Grasshopper Mice, Laughing Kookaburras, Jawfish & More!

     

Today I am happy to share about the twelfth book in the Life on the Goldilocks Planet book series - Grasshopper Mice, Laughing  Kookaburras, Jawfish & More! In this book you will find  Grasshopper Mice, Glasswing Butterflies, Bee Hummingbirds, Servals, Laughing Kookaburras, Spectacled Bears, Cuban Painted Snails, Hooded Seals, Marbled Polecats, Keas, Jawfish, and Green Basilisk Lizards - which of these have you never heard of before? I was afraid I would not find interesting, surprising animals for the final book, but these are all very interesting and surprising - especially the Grasshopper Mice - yes, the Grasshopper Mice! They are fierce predators - even venomous spiders, scorpions, centipedes, and snakes are afraid of these tiny mice!

Today is National S'mores Day

Today is National S'mores Day, and if you are looking for a fun recipe you could make with your grandchildren to celebrate children and fun, look at this recipe  for S'mores I found on  Pinterest! Follow the link for the recipe and plan to make these with your grandchildren on Children's Day! 

Summer Reading - Aardvarks, Coelacanths, Colugos & More!

     

Have you ever heard of a Coelacanth? They were thought to be extinct - the oldest fossils of these fish date back 410 million years! But, imagine how surprised fishermen were when a live Coelacanth was discovered off the coast of South Africa in 1938! From time to time they are found, but not often as they live in deep waters.  Aside from still being alive, two more surprising things about Coelacanths are they typically live 100 years and mom Coelacanths are pregnant for five years! Yes, five years! I'm SO glad I'm not a Coelacanth.

Tomorrow - August 10th - is National Bowling Day!

Tomorrow is National Bowling Day so if the children you love are like my grands, then this is a day to celebrate for sure! Yesterday, in fact, my grands all chose for us to bowl for our yearly "Day of Fun"! (We also went out for lunch, then watched a movie, and today we are extending the "fun" by making fudge!) At any rate, since bowling is enjoyed around here, I thought it would be fun to share some fun facts about bowling - did you know . . .

Today - August 8th - is International Cat Day

If you have a feline family member, then today is a day for you to celebrate as it is International Cat Day! Candy is the cat in the photo - she is our cat. Three years ago my grands went with their poppa and I to the Humane Society to get a cat - they chose her - or she chose us? Either way, she is the one who came home with us and we are very happy to have her as part of our family!

So, today I thought it would be interesting and fun to look at some cat facts, did you know . . . 

Summer Reading - Jaguars, Lilac-Breasted Rollers, Nautiluses & More!

     

We parents and grandparents tend to do a decent job when it comes to teaching the "whats" - what the Bible says and therefore "what" we believe. But, we do not teach the "whys" - why we are able to believe God is real, the Bible is true, God and science DO go together, and God is good. When we do not teach the "whys" we open the door for someone to question what we believe and for the ones we love to turn away from their faith when they do not know the answers. We must teach the "whys" so they know the answers and are able to have a confident faith.

Skydiving . . . in Six Years!

Today is my husband's and my 44th anniversary - we met on an active volcano in Northern California! In six years this will be me as we are going skydiving with our daughter, son, and three grands to celebrate our 50th anniversary! When this happens, we will join the two percent of grandparents who have been skydiving - it will be SO much fun!

Summer Reading - Polar Bears, Purple Gallinules, Numbats & More!

      

As parents and grandparents we certainly are able to be inspired and motivated to hand down confident faith to the children we love - yes, it absolutely matters today what we do with them to hand down confident faith - and the Life on the Goldilocks Planet books will help you do exactly this!

Happiness Happens Month & Day & Fudge

  

August is, "Happiness Happens Month" and tomorrow - the 8th - is Happiness Happens Day. I personally think every month and day should be when we celebrate what makes us happy, but apparently August is a time to be sure to do so. So . . . take time today to bring happiness to your life and the lives of those you love.