I wasn’t keen on posting this on Rainy Days and Mom Days at first, because it isn’t quite a mommy/parenting topic. Then I realized that 1. I am a Mommy; 2. Promoting literacy and love for reading should be something important to all moms; and 3. If this post somehow prompts a reader to […]
Review: Thank You , God, for Blessing Me
February 8, 2012 by 5 Comments
When we got our copy of Thank You, God, for Blessing Me, Breeze immediately commandeered it and declared it her “favorite book ever”. It’s a sturdy little board book, perfectly sized for her, and we are familiar with Max Lucado’s Hermie and friends characters, so I can see why she immediately took to it. […]
Review: My First Hands-On Bible
January 6, 2012 by 5 Comments
I have been trying to incorporate the Word and Bible reading into the girls’ daily life (and mine—but that’s another story). Raine’s had several Bible story books over the years, and we’ve been reading those off and on, but I wanted something deeper and more meaningful. We also tried memorizing one verse a week, […]
Memorizing Bible Verses
September 28, 2011 by 4 Comments
Raine and I have started our more formal homeschooling this year. Thanks to the generosity of Trina, Rene, Nitoy and Inga, Raine and I have the Core K + Grade 1 Readers + Grade 1 Science from Sonlight. Of course, it’s the 2008 edition, and the workbooks are used, but oh my, we are so […]
The Wise Woman Speaks
February 22, 2011 by 14 Comments
When I was a kid—thin-skinned and therefore (at least in my mind) always getting picked on—my mom taught me a little ditty she hoped would help me deal with the drama: “Sticks and stones may hurt my bones, but words can’t even touch them.” I have since learned that yes, words can’t break your bones—but […]
Why Motherhood is Like Playing Dominoes
March 11, 2010 by Leave a Comment
Contributed by Marlene Legaspi Munar Not all of you may be mothers, but definitely, you all have mothers. Some of you may have pleasant memories of your mothers, some may have forgettable ones. It may not be Mother’s Day, but it’s always timely to hear a story from a mother. I flagged down […]
